articles 21 jun

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Trump warns Tehran ‘we will take over your country’ if the Strait of Hormuz is closed
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-strait-of-hormuz-tolls-switzerland-talks-b2999833.html

Iran warns US to 'be careful' after Trump threat
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/live-us-and-iran-confirm-peace-accord-signing-set-friday-geneva

TRUMP VOWS IRAN WILL NEVER CHARGE FEES for HORMUZ STRAIT /Lt Col Daniel Davis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRM8FBo-AgM

"Stop your proxies in Lebanon": Trump finds a pretext for new threats against Iran 
https://en.topwar.ru/284963-ostanovite-svoi-proksi-v-livane-tramp-nashel-povod-dlja-novyh-ugroz-iranu.html

The US expects negotiations with Iran to fail and hostilities to resume. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284969-v-ssha-ozhidajut-provala-peregovorov-s-iranom-i-vozobnovlenija-boevyh-dejstvij.html

Israel’s security cannot hinge on unfinished US-Iran diplomacy - editorial Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-900082

Ship traffic plunges after Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz following Israeli strikes on Lebanon
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-900090

Fidan (Turkish FM Hakan Fidan): Israel may try to sabotage Iran-US deal, technical hurdles remain
https://en.yenisafak.com/turkiye/fidan-israel-may-try-to-sabotage-iran-us-deal-technical-hurdles-remain-3719842

Iranian media: IRGC denies permission for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz 
https://en.topwar.ru/284946-smi-irana-ksir-ne-daet-razreshenij-na-prohod-sudov-cherez-ormuzskij-proliv.html

Iran refuses to continue negotiations with the US as long as the war in Lebanon continues. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284958-iran-otkazyvaetsja-prodolzhat-peregovory-s-ssha-poka-prodolzhaetsja-vojna-v-livane.html

Iran delegation left talks venue after Trump threat — state media
The Iranian delegation left the venue of talks with the United States seeking to permanently end the Middle East war after President Donald Trump threatened to strike the Islamic Republic, state media confirms.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-delegation-left-talks-venue-after-trump-threat-state-media/

US and Iran publicly trade threats as talks take place in Switzerland
Trump on Sunday threatened to strike Iran if it did not stop Hezbollah from "causing trouble", while Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the US to "be careful with their statements". 
https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/21/us-and-iran-publicly-trade-threats-as-talks-progress-in-switzerland

Foreign Ministry: NATO and the EU are preparing for a clash with Russia at the turn of 2030
https://ria.ru/20260622/stolknovenie-2100218846.html



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Iran threatens Israel with a repeat of the "shameful" withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/v-irane-prigrozili-izrailyu-povtoreniem-pozornogo-ukhoda-iz-livana-v-2000-godu

Yedioth Ahronoth Hebrew Newspaper - Yossi Yehoshua:
Lebanon is just the beginning. If this trend continues, tomorrow they will demand a ceasefire in Gaza, and then they will restrict activities in the West Bank. In the Middle East, conceding freedom of action has become an established precedent. This is the strategic victory that Iran seeks.
https://x.com/ME_Observer_/status/2068570003519991931

Israel faces growing aging crisis amid warnings over future welfare deficit: Report
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-faces-growing-aging-crisis-amid-warnings-over-future-welfare-deficit-report/3974010

Israeli occupiers attack Palestinian vehicles as army moves to halt West Bank construction
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-occupiers-attack-palestinian-vehicles-as-army-moves-to-halt-west-bank-construction/3973993

Israel PM Says Troops to Stay in South Lebanon ‘as Long as Necessary’ 
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5286696-israel-pm-says-troops-stay-south-lebanon-%E2%80%98-long-necessary%E2%80%99

JNS Policy Summit to kick off in Israel
 JNS International Policy Summit gathers over 200 security experts, politicians, diplomats, legal scholars, policy experts and journalists
https://israelpalestinenews.org/jns-policy-summit-to-kick-off-in-israel/

Fatalities From Israel’s Vast Gaza Genocide Deliberately Undercounted
https://israelpalestinenews.org/fatalities-from-israels-vast-gaza-genocide-deliberately-undercounted/

‘Reproductive genocide’ in Gaza; death toll in Lebanon tops 4,000 (during a ceasefire) – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/reproductive-genocide-in-gaza-death-toll-in-lebanon-tops-4000-during-a-ceasefire-daily-update/

Hamas: Targeting journalists in Gaza reflects Israel’s disregard for international law
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/21/365337/

Israeli authorities issue stop-work orders for 13 residential structures in Beit Surik
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/21/365334/

From Gaza to Sde Teiman: A book documenting the experience of Palestinian prisoner in Israeli prisons
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/21/365323/

Israeli plan to expand settlements, build Haredi city east of West Bank
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/21/365306/

Ninety-two percent of Israelis think Iran has won war, new poll finds
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ninety-two-percent-israelis-think-iran-has-won-war-new-poll-finds

Palestinians in Gaza say bank account closures cut off access to vital funds
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-gaza-say-bank-account-closures-cut-access-vital-funds

Colonists block road and attack Palestinian vehicles west of Jericho
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/171903?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Two Palestinians, including a child, killed and several Injured in Israeli airstrike west of Gaza's Khan Younis
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/171880?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Israeli colonists set up settlement tent on Palestinian land east of Bethlehem
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/171877?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

"Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, advised Donald Trump not to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, having called the Ukrainian president a “little fucker”, a “special-needs child” and “Mr Bean on crack”, according to a new book."
https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/2068568597148873005

Ukraine hits Russia-controlled Crimea in deadly drone attack
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-drone-strikes-crimea-russia-war/a-77642973

As Russia advances, soldiers desert Ukraine's front lines
https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-advances-soldiers-desert-ukraines-front-lines/video-77527753

Ukraine Strikes Kerch and Port Kavkaz Fuel Facilities, Crimea Suspends Civilian Fuel Sales 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraine-Strikes-Kerch-and-Port-Kavkaz-Fuel-Facilities-Crimea-Suspends-Civilian-Fuel-Sales/

Russian Su-34 Fighters Strike Ukrainian Drone Control Centers with FAB-500 and FAB-1500 Bombs 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russian-Su-34-Fighters-Strike-Ukrainian-Drone-Control-Centers-with-FAB-500-and-FAB-1500-Bombs/

Russia Unveils Molniya-13 Heavy-Class Drone with 13kg Payload and Enhanced Survivability 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russia-Unveils-Molniya-13-Heavy-Class-Drone-with-13kg-Payload-and-Enhanced-Survivability/

The (Ukrainian) enemy threatens to attack the Crimean Bridge. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284971-kiev-rasschityvaet-izolirovat-poluostrov-vsu-ugrozhajut-udarom-po-krymskomu-mostu.html

New attacks on the energy sector: Russian Armed Forces hit a gas station in Zaporizhzhia and a thermal power plant in Kharkiv. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284962-novye-udary-po-jenergetike-vs-rf-porazili-azs-v-zaporozhe-i-tjec-v-harkove.html

Video: Fuel tanker avoids Hornet drone strike on Crimea-bound highway 
https://en.topwar.ru/284960-video-benzovoz-uvernulsja-ot-udara-bpla-hornet-na-trasse-v-storonu-kryma.html

The Russian Armed Forces have taken control of the southeast of Novodanilovka, a suburb of Orekhovo. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284956-vs-rf-vzjali-pod-kontrol-jugo-vostok-novodanilovki-prigoroda-orehova.html

Zelensky complained about massive strikes by the Russian Armed Forces and requested air defense missiles. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284954-zelenskij-pozhalovalsja-na-massirovannye-udary-vs-rf-i-zaprosil-rakety-pvo.html

Zelensky gives Belarus stark warning as Kyiv’s drones hit Siberian oil refinery 2,000km away
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-zelensky-moscow-drone-attack-trump-b2999837.html

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are increasing the use of aerostats for drone strikes against the rear of the Russian Armed Forces. 
https://en.topcor.ru/72212-vsu-naraschivajut-primenenie-ajerostatov-dlja-udarov-bespilotnikami-po-tylam-vs-rf.html

"Potato Hearse": Belarusians Demand the Destruction of Zelensky's Regime – Political Scientist 
https://en.topcor.ru/72237-kartofelnyj-katafalk-belorusy-trebujut-unichtozhit-rezhim-zelenskogo-politolog.html

How Ukraine's vaunted "fortress belt" is being dismantled piece by piece 
https://en.topcor.ru/72216-kak-hvalenyj-krepostnoj-pojas-ukrainy-razbiraetsja-po-chastjam.html?utm_referrer=topcor.ru

The EU has found a replacement for the US in arms supplies to Ukraine – Politico 
https://en.topcor.ru/72231-es-nashel-zamenu-ssha-v-postavkah-oruzhija-dlja-ukrainy-politico.html

Russian air defense forces intercepted 168 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the territory of Russia in 13 hours
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8761522?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Air defense forces shot down 59 UAVs flying towards Moscow
https://ria.ru/20260622/bpla-2100226380.html



NATIONAL  2

Strategic Oil Reserve Nears Collapse… US Must Choose: Guns or Butter
https://sonar21.com/strategic-oil-reserve-nears-collapse-us-must-choose-guns-or-butter/

Oregon county prioritizes 'BIPOC' and 'LGBTQIA2S+' for homeless services
https://thepostmillennial.com/oregon-county-prioritizes-bipoc-and-lgbtqia2s-for-homeless-services

At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military called
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/21/chicago-shootings-trump

The white working class knows the American project isn’t working. Here’s why that will never matter to them
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/ng-interactive/2026/jun/21/american-racial-anxiety-white-working-class-rights

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships As Unconstitutional
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wisconsin-supreme-court-strikes-down-race-based-scholarships-unconstitutional

Feminists Are Increasingly Joining "Witchcraft Communes" To Fill The Spiritual Void
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/feminists-are-increasingly-joining-witchcraft-communes-fill-spiritual-void

Three-quarters of Americans say they want Iran war to end and it was not worth the cost
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/americans-poll-iran-war-cost-b2999992.html

The WNBA Was Gifted the Biggest Star in Women’s Basketball History — and They’ve Ruined It
https://joehoft.com/wnba-was-gifted-biggest-star-womens-basketball-history/

Schumer Admits the Democrats have Embedded 25 Million Illegitimate Voters in US Voter Rolls
https://joehoft.com/schumer-admits-democrats-have-embedded-25-million-illegitimate/

Is Seth Rich’s Murder the Key? Will the FBI Ever Release the Facts Surrounding His Death?
https://joehoft.com/is-seth-richs-murder-key-will-fbi-ever/

Inside a California Prison Father’s Day Event, Families Share Meals, Laughs, and Memories 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/06/21/inside-a-california-prison-fathers-day-event-families-share-meals-laughs-and-memories/



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Arizona: Maricopa County reports increase in West Nile virus so far in 2026
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/arizona-maricopa-county-reports-increase

Senegal reports first chikungunya cases of the year
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/senegal-reports-first-chikungunya

COVID-19 Exposure Raises Risk of Dementia - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-exposure-raises-risk-of-dementia

Thailand Medical Study Find That Daily Consumption of Watercress Reduces Blood Pressure and Boost Heart Health - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/thailand-medical-study-find-that-daily-consumption-of-watercress-reduces-blood-pressure-and-boost-heart-health

Aging Brain Lipid Imbalance Emerges as a Hidden Trigger of Neurodegeneration - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/aging-brain-lipid-imbalance-emerges-as-a-hidden-trigger-of-neurodegeneration



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Anthropic Shuts Down Mythos and Fable AI Models After AI Nearly Breached All NSA Classified Systems in Hours 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Anthropic-Shuts-Down-Mythos-and-Fable-AI-Models-After-AI-Nearly-Breached-All-NSA-Classified-Systems-in-Hours/

What AI Is and Is Not-- or, When Electrocution of Innocents Becomes Profitable - charles hugh smith
It behooves us to be clear on what AI is and is not, as the confusion of the two is the source of both the giddy hype and the opaque risks. 
https://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2026/06/what-ai-is-and-is-not-or-when.html

Italy Demonstrates Full-Scale Reactor Systems Without Nuclear Fuel Using Molten Lead Coolant 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Italy-Demonstrates-Full-Scale-Reactor-Systems-Without-Nuclear-Fuel-Using-Molten-Lead-Coolant/

US firm unveils 1.5 GW nuclear plant project with 300 MW small modular reactors
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nuclear-plant-project-modular-reactors

New York, California move to ban 3D printers capable of making 'ghost guns'
https://thepostmillennial.com/new-york-california-move-to-ban-3d-printers-capable-of-making-ghost-guns



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Slime Mold and Ants Challenge Our Definition of Intelligence!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsfxdwZdNf0

World’s most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/world-most-sensitive-radio-telescope-100000019.html

Quantum mechanics theory may work without imaginary numbers, new analysis suggests
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-quantum-mechanics-theory-imaginary-analysis.html

Modular nanorobot self-assembles, targets cancer cells and cuts viability
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-modular-nanorobot-cancer-cells-viability.html

Astronomers Want to Build a Swarm of Telescopes to Find LIFE
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-want-to-build-a-swarm-of-telescopes-to-find-life

The best accidents in science: 20 discoveries that changed the world without meaning to
https://qz.com/accidental-discoveries-changed-the-world#the-best-accidents-in-science-20-discoveries-that-changed-the-world-without-meaning-to



MILITARY - AVIATION

Massive Cuts: Southwest Airlines Ends 26 Routes From This Major Airport [Map & List]
https://simpleflying.com/southwest-airlines-atlanta-route-cuts/

Delta Pilots Avert Disaster After American Jet Cleared Into Their Path At Boston Logan
https://simpleflying.com/delta-pilots-avert-disaster-american-jet-boston-logan/

FAA investigates incident that forced Delta flight to abort landing
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between two commercial flights that forced one to abort landing in order to avoid collision
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/faa-investigates-incident-forced-delta-flight-abort-landing-134068903

U.S. Pennsylvania National Guard Expands Drone Warfare Training Center for Modern Combat.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-pennsylvania-national-guard-expands-drone-warfare-training-center-for-modern-combat

U.S. Navy Awards Boeing $880M to Boost P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Against Sub Threats.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-awards-boeing-880m-to-boost-p-8a-poseidon-maritime-patrol-aircraft-against-sub-threats



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Earthquake Strength, Location, Date, Depth

Heat wave grips Europe, triggering alerts and disruptions
https://www.dw.com/en/severe-heat-wave-sweeps-europe-triggering-alerts-and-disruptions/a-77648446

Tiny bees hiding in homes could save India's food supply
https://www.dw.com/en/tiny-bees-hiding-in-homes-could-save-indias-food-supply/video-77507404

Utah wildfire forces evacuation of small town as extreme heat roasts US west
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/21/utah-wildfire-extreme-heat

M&M’s to remove artificial dyes, exclude two iconic colors
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/m-m-remove-artificial-dyes-224823417.html

The cause of oil pollution on Azerbaijan's Caspian coast has been identified. 
https://en.topwar.ru/284964-najdena-prichina-neftjanogo-zagrjaznenija-kaspijskogo-poberezhja-azerbajdzhana.html

Stress gives bees sharper vision and faster reactions, researchers discover
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-stress-bees-sharper-vision-faster.html

Volcanoes 21 Jun 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Reventador, Sakurajima, Lewotobi, Puracé, Sabancaya
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html

Crete's fishermen sound the alarm - The nightmare from the Red Sea spreads in the Mediterranean
They bite their way through nets, fish stocks – and livelihoods. Off the coast of Crete, a highly poisonous intruder is spreading rapidly. For many fishermen, the fight against the pufferfish becomes a fight for survival.
https://www.bluewin.ch/de/leben/dieser-fisch-treibt-kretas-fischer-in-den-ruin-3283617.html



ECONOMY

Musk's SpaceX stake crosses $1 trillion, other billionaire shareholders revealed
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/ca02fad9-f6ca-4cff-b33c-ade0512d31b0

Downtown Seattle Lost 30,000 Jobs Since 2020 Payroll Tax: Report
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/downtown-seattle-lost-30000-jobs-2020-payroll-tax-report



EU - UK - CANADA

15 Jun 26 - We’re ready to fight Russia tonight, vows head of German air force 
Lt Gen Holger Neumann says Luftwaffe would launch devastating strikes if Moscow attacked a Nato ally 
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/15/luftwaffe-chief-warns-russia-german-ready-to-fight-for-nato/

Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/volunteer-under-investigation-cleaning-polluted-140000814.html

The British Foreign and Home Office ministers have called on Starmer to resign.
https://en.topwar.ru/284957-glavy-mid-i-mvd-britanii-prizvali-starmera-ujti-v-otstavku.html

Britain's Greatest Betrayal: The Rape Gang Inquiry Report
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/britains-greatest-betrayal-rape-gang-inquiry-report

British Regime declares de facto war on Russia
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/06/21/british-regime-declares-de-facto-war-on-russia/

The (immigrant) man who tossed toddler to the crocodiles is freed
The 30-year-old male zoo visitor who tossed a UK toddler into a crocodile enclosure was released on bail. The authorities are refusing to disclose the identity of the assailant to avoid anti-immigration protests.
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/06/21/released-the-man-who-tossed-toddler-to-the-crocodiles-is-freed/



CHINA - ASIA

Taiwan Launches Five-Day Combat Readiness Drill to Prepare for Potential China Attack 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Taiwan-Launches-Five-Day-Combat-Readiness-Drill-to-Prepare-for-Potential-China-Attack/

China's MGB: Foreign intelligence agencies are using pop-up ads to collect data 
https://en.topwar.ru/284959-mgb-kitaja-inostrannye-razvedki-ispolzujut-vsplyvajuschuju-reklamu-dlja-sbora-dannyh.html

China conducts live-fire drill of ballistic missiles that deliver advanced battle power
https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-live-fire-drill-ballistic-missiles



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Sheinbaum Opens School, Expands Student Enrollment
https://www.telesurenglish.net/sheinbaum-opens-school-expands-student/

16 Jun '26 - Discontent over US intervention grows in Venezuela: ‘This isn’t getting better: it gets worse every day’ El Pais
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-16/discontent-over-us-intervention-grows-in-venezuela-this-isnt-getting-better-it-gets-worse-every-day.html

Two people were killed in a US strike on a "narco-terrorist" vessel in the Caribbean Sea
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/dva-cheloveka-pogibli-pri-udare-ssha-po-sudnu-narkoterroristov-v-karibskom-more



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo cross 1,000 as new infections recorded
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/confirmed-ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-cross-1-000-as-new-infections-recorded/3974002