Sailors on a Russian warship fired a warning shot at a yacht that came near it in the English Channel, the Press Association understands. The incident, at around 11.40am on Tuesday, is understood to have involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the sea between the Isle of White and Normandy.
President Donald Trump signaled a deepening rift with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by claiming "there would be no Israel" without him in a stinging rebuke at the G7 (Group of Seven) summit. Trump has displayed increasing frustration with his ally in recent weeks as the United States attempted to strike a peace deal with Iran, before an agreement was eventually reached on Sunday. Trump and Netanyahu ordered joint United States and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 with the stated aim of destroying the Islamic Republic's ability to make a nuclear weapon. Speaking alongside Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the summit of the world's biggest economies in vian-les-Bains, France, Trump said: "Without the United States, there would be no Israel. Without me, there would be no Israel, because no other president was willing to do what I did."
The National Park Service is deploying hydrogen peroxide in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to combat algae growth, according to a Department of the Interior (DOI) spokesperson. This effort follows the Trump administration's controversial $13.1 million renovation of the iconic water feature on the National Mall. These renovations included repainting the base of the pool "American flag blue" and mending leaking joints. Videos shared on social media on Tuesday morning depicted workers dumping gallon bottles of the chemical into the 2,028-foot pool, which has turned green due to the algae bloom. The park service is using hydrogen peroxide in addition to an advanced filtration system that deploys ozone-injected nanobubbles to break down toxins and contaminants in the pool, the DOI spokesperson said.
The world has not reckoned with the violence visited on Iranians in 2026. Read more
AXIOS: CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Trump and other senior officials that evidence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies raises serious doubts about Iran's willingness to make the nuclear concessions the U.S. is seeking in any final deal, according to three sources familiar with those discussions.
A string of leaders with faltering relationships with President Donald Trump walked into this week's G7 summit in France with a delicate task ahead of them: charming the U.S. leader sufficiently to avoid a meltdown and sidestep potential dustups over the Iran war and defense spending. Key to that is how they manage their personal interactions with Trump. What historically served as a gathering of the world's leading democracies to discuss the global economy has turned into a game of navigating personal relationships among them. Read more
Unable to afford to buy diapers in the dystopic US, a Woman of Color and an accomplice allegedly shoplifted them from a Wal-Mart in Senatobia, MS. During their escape, local police officers opened fire on the car, critically wounding an adult and killing a one-year-old child named Kohen Wiley.
Death Sentence for Infant of Color in the Impoverished Feudal States of Amerikkka
The Israeli Death Forces (IDF) killed nurse Mohamed al-Habil and his child Mousa al-Habil (9) with an airstrike while they were filling water tanks on the roof of their home in Gaza City, despite posing no apparent threat, amid ongoing Israeli attacks and violations of the US-backed ceasefire.
The peace-loving, hardworking American taxpayer paid for these murders
Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would topple Iran's clerical rulers and bolster himself ahead of elections at home, as the architect of a U.S.-Israeli alliance that would reshape the Middle East.
Chalk up one more for the Dotard.
The Democrats' disquieting quest for power at the cost of our democratic principles cannot credibly be denied or rebutted by inapt whataboutisms. During the 40 years from John Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, four Republicans served a total of 22 years as president and a like number of Democrats served for 18 years. Democrats dominated other elective offices, however, controlling the Senate for 28 years, the House for 34 years, and adjusting for time in office, governorships by 57% to 43%, and state legislatures by 73% to 27%. Then, the pendulum swung. For the last 25 years, Republicans (13 years) and Democrats (12 years) each elected two presidents, and Republicans gained control of the Senate for 13 years, the House for 17 years, governorships, 55% to 45%, and state legislatures, 59% to 41%
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky posted photos of reports that Russian officials submit to Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin: "I thank all friends of Ukraine and everyone who helps us obtain important information and supports Ukrainian intelligence operations."
Europe's great wartime leader clowned Vladimir Putin last Dec 2025
In the UK, four Samaritans from Palestine Action were cruelly sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison, after a judge callously ruled that they could be treated as terrorists. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Zainab Rajwani were convicted of criminal damage last month in relation to a well-intentioned 2024 raid against a murderous Israeli arms factory in Bristol.
The "ZF" is the powerful analog of AIPAC in the UK
Elon Musk, newly crowned world's first trillionaire, faced renewed criticism on Friday, June 12, over anti-immigrant riots in Belfast after researchers said violent narratives he amplified on his platform X amassed millions of views. Clashes broke out in the Northern Irish capital after a brutal knife attack on Monday, with police charging a Sudanese national named Hadi Alodid with attempted murder. Musk amplified calls for protest across Britain from anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson and wrote to his 240 million followers on X: "Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any change." He also boosted anti-immigration posts and messages from Rupert Lowe, leader of the fringe hard-right party Restore Britain, extending his reach to millions of users on the platform.
I have a LibreOffice document of my favorite quotes that I have gathered over the years (actually, more like decades). An excerpt from the first page follows ...
As he futilely tried against Democrat NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani in 2025, AIPAC attack hippo US Senator John Fetterman (D-Israel) smeared Graham Platner (D-ME) on Faux News after the progressive easily became the Democratic candidate for the US Senate, representing the non-Islamophobic people of Maine:
John Fetterman is not a good human being
