articles 18 jun.

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

US says Vance not yet leaving for Switzerland, as Friday talks with Iran apparently delayed
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-19-2026/

We Are a Long Way from a Peace Deal - Paul Craig Roberts
https://paulcraigroberts.org/we-are-a-long-way-from-a-peace-deal/

Diplomatic agreements may lead to Israel-Iran escalation, former Navy commander warns
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-899906

US lifts naval blockade on Iran — CENTCOM 
https://tass.com/world/2148569

Iran will not bow to US demands in discussions of its nuclear program — Supreme Leader 
https://tass.com/world/2148583

Larry Johnson: BREAKING: $150 Billion of Iran’s $300B Reparations Is ALREADY Spent!  - Dialogue Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mPS8rP_Oxc

Facing bipartisan criticism of Iran deal, Trump lashes out at "fools"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-deal-reaction-trump-republicans-democrats/

Vance slams Israel for strikes on Lebanon, some officials’ criticism of deal
https://www.ms.now/liveblog/iran-news-trump-israel-war-june-18-2026

Israel bombed southern Lebanon killing three people, despite the deal between Washington and Tehran.Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/israeli-attacks-on-southern-lebanon-kill-three-despite-us-iran-deal

US-Iran deal leaves core sticking points unresolved as $300 billion question takes shape
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/12436afc-f9f7-460d-8d82-6bb5e4db7159

Iran announces plans to bring in maritime fees for strait of Hormuz
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-announces-plans-to-bring-in-maritime-fees-for-strait-of-hormuz

Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-peace-deal-us-trump

Iran gets Trump concessions, empty promises in return for little
Here’s a point-by-point breakdown of some of the promises laid out in the deal’s MOU – and the biggest problems 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/iran-gets-trump-concessions-empty-promises-in-return-for-little/

Iran’s parliament speaker signals tough response to any breach of deal with US, excessive demands
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/iran-s-parliament-speaker-signals-tough-response-to-any-breach-of-deal-with-us-excessive-demands/3971471

Netanyahu fumes, allies rage over Trump's Iran deal
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/18/israel-reaction-trump-iran-deal-netanyahu

Poll: 71% of Israelis don’t trust Trump to look out for them in Iran deal; just 11% say Israel won war
https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-71-of-israelis-dont-trust-trump-to-look-out-for-them-in-iran-deal-just-11-say-israel-won-war/

Times of Israel: Trump’s unfiltered commentary on Lebanon is leaving Israel with an impossible choice
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-unfiltered-commentary-on-lebanon-is-leaving-israel-with-an-impossible-choice/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

ISRAEL USES DOG TO ATTACK OLD PALESTINIAN WOMAN! - Syrian Girl
https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/2067525210136592826

Israel will not withdraw from southern Lebanon until security restored, Netanyahu vows
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-899856

Lebanese health ministry: 3,912 killed and 11,873 injured since start of Israeli offensive
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/19/365162/

Israeli occupation authorities serve demolition notices to nine inhabited houses in al-Khalil (outh of the West Bank)
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/18/365156/

Gaza ceasefire ‘failing’ as hunger, rats and rubble define daily life, UN humanitarian chief warns
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2647761/middle-east

JD Vance tells Iran deal critics in Israel: Trump is your only ally left in the world
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/19/jd-vance-israel-iran-deal-critics

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox men demonstrate against the Israeli draft
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/thousands-ultra-orthodox-men-demonstrate-155632947.html

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block traffic, set fire on road near Jerusalem's Shabbat Square 
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-899880

JD Vance tells Israel ‘you can’t kill your way out’ of security problems
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/jd-vance-tells-israel-you-cant-kill-your-way-out-of-security-problems

Why US presidents end up cursing Benjamin Netanyahu
While that’s an old story, being annoying has more serious consequences now that support for Israel has collapsed in the US 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/why-us-presidents-end-up-cursing-benjamin-netanyahu/

Trump escalates pressure on Israel to exit Lebanon, raises threat of arms embargo… 
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2564013/trump-escalates-pressure-on-israel-to-exit-lebanon-raises-threat-of-arms-restrictions.html

Israeli officials fear rift with US could lead to arms embargo: Report
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-officials-fear-rift-with-us-could-lead-to-arms-embargo-report/3971473

Kidnapped at Sea: Thiago Ávila Reveals Brutality Inside Israel’s Detention System Chris Hedges Report 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/06/18/kidnapped-at-sea-thiago-avila-reveals-brutality-inside-israels-detention-system-chris-hedges-report/

Hezbollah Forces Israeli Withdrawal as Trump Scrambles for Iran Agreement 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/06/18/hezbollah-forces-israeli-withdrawal-as-trump-scrambles-for-iran-agreement/

What Ceasefire? Israel Has Now Killed Over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Since October
https://israelpalestinenews.org/what-ceasefire-israel-has-now-killed-over-1000-palestinians-in-gaza-since-october/

Netanyahu’s Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli Ingratitude
https://israelpalestinenews.org/netanyahu-mouthpiece-turn-on-trump/

Trump ended his idiotic Iran war. Good.
https://israelpalestinenews.org/trump-iran-war/

Israel accuses the Belarusian president of anti-Semitism
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/06/18/israel-accuses-the-belarusian-president-of-anti-semitism/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Lavrov announced the serious threat of nuclear strikes between Russia and NATO. What actions of the West lead to this?
Lavrov: A direct clash between NATO and Russia could escalate into a nuclear exchange
https://lenta.ru/news/2026/06/19/lavrov-zayavil-o-serieznoy-ugroze-yadernyh-udarov-mezhdu-rossiey-i-nato-kakie-deystviya-zapada-vedut-k-etomu/

Following the attack on Moscow, the State Duma declared that Russia must begin fighting in earnest. 
https://en.topcor.ru/72163-posle-udara-po-moskve-v-gosdume-zajavili-chto-rf-dolzhna-nachat-voevat-vserez.html

Ukraine hit a refinery in Moscow for the second time in three days during a massive drone strike. – The Kyiv Independent
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-oil-depot-in-rostov-oblast-hit-by-drones-locals-say/

MFA warns NATO countries of devastating response in event of attack on Russia 
https://tass.com/politics/2148513

Russian troops liberate Rai-Aleksandrovka community in Donetsk region over past day 
https://tass.com/politics/2148467

One killed in Rostov Region as air defenses down 555 UAVs across Russia 
https://tass.com/politics/2148247

UK to Deliver 150,000 Drones 350 Air Defense Missiles and Radars to Ukraine by 2026.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/uk-to-deliver-150000-drones-350-air-defence-missiles-and-radars-to-ukraine-by-2026

UK Royal Marines Board Russian-Linked Oil Tanker in First Military Sanctions Enforcement.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/uk-royal-marines-board-russian-linked-tanker-in-first-military-sanctions-enforcement

Sweden Allocates $108 Million Through NATO’s PURL Program for U.S. Weapons to Ukraine 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Sweden-Allocates-108-Million-Through-NATOs-PURL-Program-for-US-Weapons-to-Ukraine/

Germany Announces $400 Million Air Defense Package for Ukraine, Funds Patriot PAC-3 Missiles 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Germany-Announces-400-Million-Air-Defense-Package-for-Ukraine-Funds-Patriot-PAC-3-Missiles/

Ukrainian Armed Forces officer: After Konstantinovka, Liman and Slavyansk won't hold out for long. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284810-oficer-vsu-posle-konstantinovki-nedolgo-proderzhatsja-liman-i-slavjansk.html

France reports second incident in a month at Kyiv's drone production plant 
https://en.topwar.ru/284821-vo-francii-vtoroj-za-mesjac-incident-na-zavode-po-proizvodstvu-bpla-dlja-kieva.html

Lavrov: Verbal statements and diplomatic notes alone are no longer enough 
https://en.topwar.ru/284819-lavrov-odnih-slovesnyh-zajavlenij-i-diplomaticheskih-not-uzhe-nedostatochno.html

Putin officials threaten to escalate attacks after Moscow oil refinery blown up in Kyiv drone strike
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-trump-zelensky-g7-news-b2998092.html

Journalist (Candace) Owens spoke about Kyiv's use of the West for money laundering
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/zhurnalistka-ouehns-rasskazala-ob-ispolzovanii-kievom-zapada-dlya-otmyvaniya-deneg



NATIONAL  2

U.S. Whole-of-Government Takeover by Israel
FY27 Intelligence Authorization Bill, FY27 NDAA, H. Res 1339, H.R. 7540, S. 3855, The U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act, The U.S.-Israel FUTURES Act, US-Israel intelligence sharing enhancement
Section 622 of the FY2027 Intelligence Authorization Act Locks America into Permanent Unbreakable Intelligence Entanglement with Israel
https://israelpalestinenews.org/u-s-whole-of-government-takeover-by-israel/

Senate wants to force US to share sensitive intel with Israel
https://israelpalestinenews.org/intelligence-sharing-tom-cotton/

Look who’s losing it over Trump’s Iran deal
ben shapiro, John Bolton, Lindsey Graham, Marc Theissen, mark levin, MOU, neoconservatives
https://israelpalestinenews.org/look-whos-losing-it-over-trumps-iran-deal/

Former Top DEA Official Says Israel Spies on US Law Enforcement
elbit systems, Israeli spying, Mossad
https://israelpalestinenews.org/revealed-former-top-dea-official-says-israel-spies-on-us-law-enforcement/

Khanna Becomes First in Congress to Sign ‘Peace Pledge’ Promising to Reject AIPAC Funds
https://israelpalestinenews.org/congress-reject-aipac/

Trump shares post claiming he is the ‘most powerful person that has ever walked this planet’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-powerful-truth-social-post-b2998151.html

Trump says there are ‘no limits’ to his power after Iran war
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/trump-says-there-are-no-limits-to-his-power-after-iran-war/3971487

JD Vance calls out ‘immaturity’ of many conservatives… 
https://revolver.news/2026/06/jd-vance-calls-out-immaturity-of-many-conservatives/

New Mexico Epstein probe subpoenas US Attorneys’ offices
https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/06/18/new-mexico-epstein-probe-subpoenas-us-attorneys-offices

Shelter-in-place ordered in LA as blaze engulfs roof of 500,000 sq-ft warehouse
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/los-angeles-warehouse-fire-ammonia

US Security Chief Says One Suspected Terrorist Is Arrested At Canadian Border 'Almost Weekly'
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-security-chief-says-one-suspected-terrorist-arrested-canadian-border-almost-weekly

Harvard Students Are Twice as Mentally Ill as the General Population Amid Ivy Psychological Meltdown 
https://freebeacon.com/campus/harvard-students-are-twice-as-mentally-ill-as-the-general-population-amid-ivy-psychological-meltdown/

“Stupid, Stupid, Stupid”: Justice Department Memo Further Tarnishes Record of Merrick Garland
Memos Show Merrick Garland's DOJ Targeted Parents
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/06/17/stupid-stupid-stupid-justice-department-memo-further-tarishes-record-of-merrick-garland/

Trump’s blue paint at the Reflecting Pool is already chipping off as renovation costs soar to $14.7M
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reflecting-pool-blue-paint-costs-b2998735.html

Daughter charged after her 76 year-old father with dementia is killed in pit bull attack at family home
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/janna-stephen-campbell-pit-bull-death-b2998524.html

Obama’s DREAM boy is the ringleader of the UFC terror plot… 
https://revolver.news/2026/06/breaking-obamas-dream-boy-is-the-ringleader-of-the-ufc-terror-plot/

White House UFC terror plot ‘ringleader’ is a Mexican illegal immigrant, DHS confirms… 
https://www.aol.com/articles/white-house-ufc-terror-plot-110039000.html

DOJ announces 11 of 15 people charged in a $1.4 million food stamp fraud ring in Massachusetts are illegal aliens… 
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2067653750697718226

Atlanta man charged with murdering a pregnant mother and her unborn son was released early from prison for murder just two years ago… 
https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2067558009123828219

Minor League Baseball Players REFUSE to Wear ‘Pride Night’ Jerseys, Leading Team to Forfeit Game
They tried to make the players bend the knee. The players made them forfeit.
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/minor-league-baseball-players-refuse

MLB Shoots Itself in the Foot While Bending Knee to Woke Left — Again
They have room for politics on the field. Just not Christianity.
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/mlb-shoots-itself-in-the-foot-while

Clinton Blames Biden for Trump Presidency 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_america/americas-current-economy/clinton-blames-biden-for-trump-presidency/



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

COVID-19 Vaccination During Early Pregnancy Linked to Major Birth Defects
The timing is what makes this study so alarming.
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/covid-19-vaccination-during-early

Epic Scandal: Bill Gates Gave Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to NIH to Advance His Own Agenda
The problem isn’t just who got paid. It’s what changed after the money arrived.
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/epic-scandal-bill-gates-gave-hundreds

Doctors were astonished to discover two live worms while operating on a tumor in the arm.
https://www.vietnam.vn/en/bac-si-kinh-ngac-phat-hien-2-con-giun-song-khi-mo-u-tay

Tick Safety Tips From Lyme Disease Experts at Tufts 
https://now.tufts.edu/2023/05/02/tick-safety-tips-lyme-disease-experts-tufts

Alpha-Gal Syndrome: What We Know and Don’t Know 
https://now.tufts.edu/2026/05/27/alpha-gal-syndrome-what-we-know-and-dont-know

India: Kerala reports uptick in dengue
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/india-kerala-reports-uptick-in-dengue

Guatemala measles outbreak tops 7,000 confirmed cases
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/guatemala-measles-outbreak-tops-7000

Iraq CCHF (Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever) cases rise as Kurdistan reports first cases of the year
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/iraq-cchf-cases-rise-as-kurdistan

A daily probiotic may help relieve depression and anxiety, new trial finds
https://www.vespernews.com/en/articles/health/ebea43ab-15b0-41f8-afb3-eae447b219c6

Analysis of 352 probiotic supplements finds mismatched microbes across marketed health benefits
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-analysis-probiotic-supplements-mismatched-microbes.html

Scientists Discover Aging Brains Can Still Grow and Improve - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/scientists-discover-aging-brains-can-still-grow-and-improve

A New Threat - The Emerging Yezo Virus - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/a-new-threat-the-emerging-yezo-virus

Autoantibodies May Be Damaging the Brain and Nerves in Long COVID - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/autoantibodies-may-be-damaging-the-brain-and-nerves-in-long-covid



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Meet Sophia the singing robot, as Hong Kong leads the way in musical machinery
https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3357588/meet-sophia-singing-robot-hong-kong-leads-way-musical-machinery?pgtype=live

14 Jun '26 - China approves world's first commercial brain implant Neo
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sciencesquadgroup/posts/1996191164336417/

The future of cars on display at International Automotive and Supply Chain Expo in Hong Kong 
https://www.scmp.com/photos/today-photos/3357565/future-cars-display-international-automotive-and-supply-chain-expo-hong-kong?page=9

(Australia) Northern Territory smart-meter rollout botched: bills delayed months, government admits failure
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/b55c3fb1-48e3-4522-af0c-f9d4a4043003

AI coding agents taught robots to install GPUs and tie cable bindings
https://www.vespernews.com/en/articles/tech/065acdc5-c492-4066-9950-9452d03aad68

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer leaves Alphabet to join OpenAI
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/c06f7ec5-fc65-4727-8a33-dcd286e9d898

Is New England’s new hydropower transmission line paying off?
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/new-england-hydropower-transmission-line

Bad News Overload? News Avoidance On The Rise
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bad-news-overload-news-avoidance-rise

Screens dominate the dinner table, with 77.6% of parents using devices
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-screens-dominate-dinner-table-parents.html

Boston neighbhorhood frets as towering ‘dungeon’ data center looms over homes
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/boston-neighborhood-data-center-lawsuit-b2998660.html

Midjourney, the AI image generator, develops a full-body ultrasonic scanner… 
https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/midjourney-ai-image-generator-developing-062019857.html

Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world… 
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/jeff-bezoss-prometheus-raises-12b-to-build-an-artificial-general-engineer-for-the-physical-world/

New EV battery system uses internal signals to detect cell damage in real time
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/ev-battery-system-detects-hidden-damage-aging

US greenlights floating wind that could slash turbine installation time by 50%
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/squid-system-approved-abs

Mobile small reactors on ships: UK firm explores floating nuclear power plants
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mobile-small-reactors-on-ships-uk-firm-explores-floating-nuclear-power-plants

Video: Child-friendly Codey humanoid robot showcases embodied AGI future in education, healthcare
https://interestingengineering.com/news

Inside the White House's AI power center
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/18/inside-white-house-ai-power-center

Forget Critical Metals, Electricity is The Real Bottleneck for AI
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Forget-Critical-Metals-Electricity-is-The-Real-Bottleneck-for-Artificial-Intell.html



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Expanding Uses for Bioengineered Bacterial Spores 
https://now.tufts.edu/2026/06/11/expanding-uses-bioengineered-bacterial-spores

Scientists Create Novel Organism With Primitive Nervous System 
https://now.tufts.edu/2026/03/16/scientists-create-novel-organism-primitive-nervous-system

Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot understanding of how animals adapted to the land
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-fossilized-babies-ancient-crocodile-predators.html

Hidden electric space waves are quietly cleaning Earth's 'killer' electrons
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-hidden-electric-space-quietly-earth.html

Trace additive unlocks faster bioplastic biodegradation without losing transparency or strength
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-additive-faster-bioplastic-biodegradation-transparency.html

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer reveals four cosmic ray classes across 20 elements, defying current models
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-alpha-magnetic-spectrometer-reveals-cosmic.html

Mars life search gets boost as rover test distinguishes mirrored biosignature molecules
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-mars-life-boost-rover-distinguishes.html

Bill Gates’ nuclear firm begins design assessment process in UK for 345 MW Natrium reactor
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/bill-gates-nuclear-firm-natrium-reactor

New membranes strip 99.8% of heavy hydrocarbons from crude oil to save refining energy
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/membranes-strip-heavy-hydrocarbons-from-crude-oil

Israeli drug-free nanomedicine gives fresh hope in battling aggressive breast cancer
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-drug-free-nanomedicine-gives-fresh-hope-in-battling-aggressive-breast-cancer/



MILITARY - AVIATION

String of (US) plane crashes draws national scrutiny. What we know
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/18/plane-crashes-texas-california-missouri-washington/90598218007/

Aviation bosses are tired of reminding you about 2 crucial plane safety rules
https://www.businessinsider.com/flying-safety-rules-passengers-battery-fire-luggage-iata-faa-2026-6

Thunderstorm Ground Stop Caused 700+ Flight Delays At Chicago O'Hare
https://simpleflying.com/thunderstorm-ground-stop-caused-700-flight-delays-at-chicago-ohare/

NetJets Petitions FAA For Longer Pilot Duty Periods
https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=8F0DC314-F41D-457E-878F-52B742BD1C26

New Atlas aircraft targets long-range strikes without runways or large flight decks
https://interestingengineering.com/military/mach-industries-atlas-rimes-contract
  
Music Star Oliver Tree's Deadly Helicopter Crash Explained! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC35bGSAI5w

'Last Ride': US Says Goodbye To Air Force One As Qatari Jet Awaits
https://www.barrons.com/news/last-ride-us-says-goodbye-to-air-force-one-as-qatari-jet-awaits-e505053e

Finland to Equip Future F-35 Fleet with GBU-53/B SDB II to Strengthen NATO Northern Strike Posture.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/finland-to-equip-future-f-35-fleet-with-gbu-53-b-sdb-ii-to-strengthen-nato-northern-strike-posture

U.S. Navy Orders First 50 Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles for Super Hornet Fighters.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-orders-first-50-blackbeard-hypersonic-missiles-for-super-hornet-fighters

Ukraine Unveils SIRENA USV Armed with Sidewinder Missiles and Advanced EW System at Eurosatory 2026 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraine-Unveils-SIRENA-USV-Armed-with-Sidewinder-Missiles-and-Advanced-EW-System-at-Eurosatory-2026/

Finnish Parliament Votes to End Nuclear Weapons Ban, Opening Door to NATO Nuclear Deterrence 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Finnish-Parliament-Votes-to-End-Nuclear-Weapons-Ban-Opening-Door-to-NATO-Nuclear-Deterrence/

U.S. Navy Tests Dual-Use Laser System for Wireless Power Transfer and Counter-Drone Defense 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/US-Navy-Tests-Dual-Use-Laser-System-for-Wireless-Power-Transfer-and-Counter-Drone-Defense/

The robot wingmen the US hopes can outlast China’s missiles 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/the-robot-wingmen-the-us-hopes-can-outlast-chinas-missiles/

MQ-9 Getting Airborne Early Warning Radar Is A Huge Deal
https://www.twz.com/air/mq-9-getting-airborne-early-warning-radar-is-a-huge-deal

Pentagon’s Ability To Supply Ukraine With More Patriot Interceptors Questioned By Congress (Updated)
https://www.twz.com/land/pentagons-ability-to-supply-ukraine-with-more-patriot-interceptors-questioned-by-congress

US Air Force deploys Hivemind software to enable autonomous multi-aircraft combat
https://interestingengineering.com/military/shield-ai-hivemind-air-force-cca-contract

One soldier, many drones: US Army tests autonomous drone-control software
https://interestingengineering.com/military/army-tests-ai-swarm-software-reusable-drone

Germany's biggest arms producer wants to produce artillery shells in Poland
https://rmx.news/article/german-arms-giant-wants-to-build-new-factory-in-poland/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Hong Kong’s New Territories battered by rains, floods
https://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong/3357589/hong-kongs-new-territories-battered-rains-floods

Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/ocean-monitoring-system-reversal-trump-administration

Lake Tahoe residents ‘horrified’ by plans to spray cancer-linked glyphosate in public lands
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/lake-tahoe-glyphosate

Smart US tool detects dangerous power line arcing before wildfires can start
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-tool-dangerous-power-line-wildfires

Scientists trace Japan’s mysterious shift to quake waves rebounding from Earth’s core
https://interestingengineering.com/science/japan-earthquake-waves-earth-core-triggered-second-slip

Al Gore Hit With Major Reality Check After Making This Wild Boast About ‘Climate Change’
This is just embarrassing...
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/al-gore-hit-with-major-reality-check

A 'walking shark' was seen crawling along the bottom of the seafloor. It's a new species
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-species-walking-shark-papua-new-guinea

Conservationists 'ecstatic:' Trail cameras spot one of the world's rarest mammals — with a baby in its pouch
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/trail-camera-northern-hairy-nosed-wombat-spotted

Arizona is building its 27th wildlife crossing. Altogether, they've reduced collisions by 90%
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-arizona-wildlife-overpass-crossing

Watch an orangutan swing over a busy road via canopy bridge: 'We have watched and waited for this moment'
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/wildlife-canopy-endangered-orangutan-video

Volcanoes 19 Jun 2026: Etna volcano, Stromboli, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Semeru, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

Re-Opening the Strait of Hormuz Won’t Restore the Status Quo 
https://now.tufts.edu/2026/05/04/re-opening-strait-hormuz-wont-restore-status-quo

New Zealand regional airline Originair posts 'horrific' year as jet fuel surge bites
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/53bd576c-906d-489b-ab69-4eb3de23a5f0

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh puts inflation first, mortgage rates may stay higher for longer
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/c3a11df3-795d-40ff-bb25-7ed0dd34f801

Intel stock jumps 8% after Trump unveils Apple US chip design partnership
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/f56c157e-33d7-4962-8668-865e6fada4ae

Americans are spending $800 just to cool their homes. We are at a breaking point
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/18/heat-air-conditioning-costs

Trump Has Used Taxpayer Money To Purchase Stakes in Dozens of Companies. Congress Is About to Make It Easier.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-used-taxpayer-money-purchase-184015314.html

Iran War cost US consumers $53 billion extra in raised gas prices 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/06/iran-war-cost-us-consumers-53-billion-extra-in-raised-gas-prices/

Sanders bills AI companies for $7T public fund, aims $1,000 payments for US citizens
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/bernie-sanders-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund-bill



EU - UK - CANADA

Why Aren’t Keir Starmer, British Social Workers and British Police Hanging from Lamp Posts? - Paul Craig Roberts
https://paulcraigroberts.org/why-arent-keir-starmer-british-social-workers-and-british-police-hanging-from-lamp-posts/

UK. 250,000 girls raped by Asians. Police, Media and Politicians Complicit
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/06/18/uk-250000-girls-raped-by-asians-police-media-and-politicians-complicit/

250,000 British girls were raped. 87-95% of the perpetrators were Muslim… 
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2067151452758241743

Bangladeshi migrant avoids sexual assault conviction after impregnating 10-year-old girl in Italian asylum hotel after judge rules ‘no evidence of coercion’
https://rmx.news/article/bangladeshi-migrant-avoids-sexual-assault-conviction-after-impregnating-10-year-old-girl-in-italian-asylum-hotel-after-judge-rules-no-evidence-of-coercion/

Sweden: 25-year-old autistic woman allegedly raped by her Iraqi ambulance transporter
Iraqi man can reportedly not be deported due to his residency status
https://rmx.news/article/sweden-25-year-old-autistic-woman-allegedly-raped-by-her-iraqi-ambulance-transporter/

French girl, 11, whose killing sparked outrage was raped: Source
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/french-girl-11-whose-killing-sparked-outrage-was-raped-source

Israel says cutting ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ comments
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/israel-says-cutting-ties-with-top-eu-diplomat-over-apartheid-comments

NATO Secretary General confirmed US plans for an "immediate reduction" of troops in Europe. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284814-gensek-nato-podtverdil-plany-ssha-o-nemedlennom-sokraschenii-vojsk-v-evrope.html

The Rape Gang Inquiry Report
Britain doesn’t have a racism problem, it has an immigration problem.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6810978a41bbc42489eafa81/t/6a314bb1151e511944bd4421/1781615537601/The+Rape+Gang+Inquiry+Report.pdf

Schizophrenic woman who fatally stabbed newlywed in Toronto drugstore is shockingly released: ‘No longer poses threat’… 
https://nypost.com/2026/06/17/world-news/schizophrenic-woman-who-fatally-stabbed-newlywed-in-toronto-drug-store-is-shockingly-released/

Judge granted Jamaican pedophile the right to enter Britain as barring him would ‘breach his human rights’… 
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15907203/Judge-granted-Jamaican-paedophile-right-enter-Britain-barring-breach-human-rights.html

Pro-mass deportation party AfD makes stunning gains in Germany… 
https://x.com/wallstreetmav/status/2067269227342410143

The Labour MPs Determined To Show They Represent Israel, Not The British People 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/06/18/the-labour-mps-determined-to-show-they-represent-israel-not-the-british-people/

Spanish mayor brands Moroccan purse snatcher ‘human scum’ after robbing elderly woman, slams socialist government for mass migration
https://rmx.news/article/spanish-mayor-brands-moroccan-purse-snatcher-human-scum-after-robbing-elderly-woman-slams-socialist-government-for-mass-migration/

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit
https://www.jpost.com/conferences/article-899663



CHINA - ASIA

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong condemns G7 call for denuclearisation as violation of sovereignty
https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/06/18/north-korea-s-kim-yo-jong-condemns-g7-call-for-denuclearisation-as-violation-of-sovereignty

Police rescue hundreds of cats from being eaten in Vietnam with bust of major animal theft ring
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/vietnam-cat-meat-crime-ring-police-rcna350475



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

 Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel admits 'urgent changes' needed to overcome crisis
https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/18/cubas-president-miguel-diaz-canel-admits-urgent-changes-needed-to-overcome-crisis

US military strikes suspected drug vessel in Eastern Pacific
'Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action,' says US Southern Command
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-military-strikes-suspected-drug-vessel-in-eastern-pacific/3971488



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Al Qaeda-linked militants claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/explosions-sustained-gunfire-airport-niger-capital-witnesses-say-2026-06-18/

South African men sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino horn trafficking case
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/south-africa-men-sentenced-rhino-horn-trafficking-case

'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/fear-lives-deadline-migrants-leave-232513429.html

Why are Kenyan kids burning schools and killing their classmates?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/why-are-kenyan-kids-burning-schools-and-killing-their-classmates-060154998.html

At least 29 countries raise alarm about atrocities in Sudan’s el-Obeid
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/dozens-of-countries-warn-of-atrocities-amid-escalation-in-sudans-el-obeid

Ghana pushes for concrete slavery reparations
https://www.france24.com/en/ghana-pushes-for-concrete-slavery-reparations