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(Background) Spirit Airlines jets sat on the tarmac as the company ceased operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 2, 2026. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP via Getty Images) / U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks at the Semafor World Economy 2026 summit on April 17, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration’s relief plans for Spirit Airlines customers and employees after it ceased operations overnight. Duffy reported at a Saturday morning press conference that Spirit did not have planes in the air, and warned customers against coming to the airport. Over the next several days, the company will “go through an orderly liquidation process.” In an X post on Saturday, Duffy said that four major U.S. airlines, “United, Delta, JetBlue and Southwest, are all capping ticket prices specifically for Spirit customers who now nee...

THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month. (photo credit: Handout Photo by the US Navy via Getty Images) A senior Iranian official said that fighting with the US was “likely” to resume after US President   Donald Trump   said he was dissatisfied with Tehran’s new proposal, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Iran’s Fars cited Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior figure in the Iranian military’s central command, as saying that “a renewed conflict between Iran and the United States is likely.” This comes after  Reuters  reported that an Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open shipping in the  Strait of Hormuz  and end the US blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Tehran’s nuclear program for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. Four weeks since the United States and Israel suspended their bombing campaign against Iran, no deal has been reached to end a war that has caused the bigg...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alon Christian soldiers serving in the IDF. (photo credit: GPO) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  shared a video on Sunday with Christian soldiers serving in the IDF, amid controversy regarding the IDF's operations in Christian villages in southern Lebanon. "I'm here in the Prime Minister's Office with an extraordinary group of young men and women. These are Christian soldiers, men and women, in the Israeli Defense Forces. They fill all the important positions in our incredible military, and they do incredible work,"  Netanyahu  said during the video. "This is completely contrary to what is presented outside. It's not only that Israel fights for the rights of Christians around the Middle East, but that Israel has Christian soldiers who fight for the defense of Israel and for our Christian brethren throughout the area, throughout the region, and beyond," he added. He also explained how he was "impressed by the p...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the motive of the person suspected of carrying out the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is still under investigation, telling NBC News' "Meet the Press" that "preliminary" findings suggest he was targeting administration officials. "We're still investigating a motive, and that's something that will necessarily take a couple of days at least," he told moderator Kristen Welker. "We believe he was targeting administration officials in this attack, attempted attack, but that's again, quite preliminary." Those officials "likely" include the president, Blanche added, "but I want to wait and not get ahead of us on that." The incident has raised security concerns and questions over how the suspect managed to breach the perimeter with a weapon.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry claimed on Sunday that over 2,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since March 2, when Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched an assault on Israel in solidarity with Iran. The health ministry did not disclose whether or not their death count included Hezbollah terrorists who have been killed as a result of IDF operations in Lebanon.

  S gt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed in southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026. (photo credit: Canva, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The  IDF  announced that Sgt. Idan Fooks fell in southern  Lebanon  on Sunday. Fooks, 19, from Petah Tikva, served in the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion. He was killed when an explosive drone fired by  Hezbollah  terrorists hit his position during an operation in southern Lebanon. Six other soldiers were injured in the incident. Out of these, one officer and three soldiers were seriously wounded, one was moderately wounded, and the other was lightly wounded, IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen.  Effie Defrin  wrote on X/Twitter. Fallen soldier receives posthumous promotion Fooks was posthumously promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, the IDF said. Fooks's funeral will be held on Monday afternoon, Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg announced. One of the other wounded soldiers was also from the city, Greenberg noted. Go to the full ar...

Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) Hezbollah  and Israel on Sunday both escalated their attacks and accusations over the other side violating the ceasefire. Leading into Sunday, the first dispute between the sides following the April 17 ceasefire was that Israel said that the ceasefire only applied North of the  Litani River , but not within southern Lebanon. The IDF already controlled southern Lebanon and wanted to continue to destroy Hezbollah's weapons stored in nearby villages as well as kill the terror group's fighters if they remained in that area and refused to surrender. Go to the full article > >

View of the northern Israeli town of Metula and Southern Lebanon, on November 26, 2025. (photo credit: YANIV NADAV/FLASH90) Home Front Command updated its security guidelines for Israel's northern communities on Sunday, in light of the increasing tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. The new guidelines limit gatherings in communities along the Lebanese border to no more than 1,500 people. They come into effect at 22:30 on Sunday and end at 20:00 on Monday. All other security guidelines previously issued by  Home Front Command  remain unchanged. Ynet reported on Sunday that the Conflict Line Forum had decided that, independently of the Home Front Command guidelines, they would declare their communities to be at "orange" alert, and  shut down schools  and education centers beginning on Tuesday. "I am furious at the disconnect of those sitting in the ivory tower from the reality of the parents, students, and residents here," said Moshe Davidovitz, head of the Mate...

(Illustrative) Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, in Ashkelon on August 7, 2022. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Israel sent an  Iron Dome system  and dozens of IDF troops to the United Arab Emirates during the recent war with Iran, according to foreign sources. Multiple Israeli officials have stated that the decision to send the Iron Dome battery and interceptors was made after  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  spoke by phone with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed.  Dozens of Iranian missiles  fired towards the Gulf state were intercepted by the system, according to foreign sources. This is the first instance of the Iron Dome being used operationally outside the United States or Israel, though Singapore has reportedly purchased and received Iron Dome, and Romania is expected to do so as well. Go to the full article > >

A n Iranian nurse prepares medication at a hospital, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 23, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) Iran  is expected to be hit with medical supply shortages should the war continue, the UN warned on Friday, with experts adding that the impact of the conflict will potentially be felt for years. Cristhian Cortez Cardoza, the International Federation of  Red Cross  and Red Crescent Societies’ deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said that the “intense conflict” will continue to be felt by Iranian society “for months and years to come.” The disrupted supply chain has also meant that the factory responsible for suppling 60% of the country’s dialysis filters only has enough raw materials to continue production for the next three months, with an unknown number of filters reportedly already destroyed in medical facilities hit by strikes. Go to the full...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is making a statement after the cancelation of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner after a shooting. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, renewing calls for a dedicated White House ballroom. The president and members of his Cabinet were evacuated by the Secret Service after a  s hooting at the Washington Hilton,  where attendees reported hearing multiple gunshots. Soon after the attack occurred, the president took to Truth Social to reinforce the need for the White House ballroom. President Donald Trump Truth Social post On Sunday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter to the attorney representing the National Trust for Historic Preservation—the group suing the Trump Organization to block constructi...

Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, were evacuated from the Washington Hilton gun shots. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated out of the Washington Hilton ballroom as chaos erupted after gunshots were heard during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. On Saturday, people were seen on camera inside the event hiding under the tables and finding cover as shots were fired outside the ballroom.  Moments after being escorted out, President Trump posted on Truth Social that the suspect had been apprehended, praising Secret Service and law enforcement for their response. “Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely,” ...