Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 12 in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Mainstream Media Claims Roger Stone Persuaded Trump Not To Fire Tulsi Gabbard Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, President Trump was reportedly on the verge of firing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard — until longtime adviser Roger Stone stepped in at the last minute. According to an Axios report citing ‘advisors’, Trump had grown frustrated with Gabbard’s congressional testimony on threats to the U.S., in which she stopped short of a full-throated endorsement of the ongoing Iran conflict. The sources described the president polling other advisers on her performance and whether she should be replaced. The drama unfolded...

"Make A Deal Before It's Too Late": Trump Threatens Tehran (Again) As Iran/Oman Draft Protocol To Re-Open Hormuz Summary World's most important oil price hits record high as Trump threatens Iran: "make a deal before it's too late" Oil drops on reports of Iran-Oman coordination to reopen strait. Iran issues Israel/Gulf logistics hubs target list; IRGC targets Amazon Cloud computing center in Bahrain US intelligence assessments say Iran is not ready to negotiate given it believes it has the strategic upper-hand, and doesn't believe Trump is 'serious' about talks: NYT Highest bridge in Iran, connecting Tehran...

Spot The Odd One Out... While almost one million people crossed the $1 million wealth threshold in 2025, that growth was far from evenly shared across countries. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks the 31 countries that added the most new USD millionaires between 2024 and 2025, revealing where personal wealth expanded fastest over the past year. The data comes from the UBS Global Wealth Report 2026, which tracks individuals whose net worth exceeded $1 million USD. The U.S. Dominates Global Wealth Creation The United States added 441,078 new millionaires in one year,...