Reporter: Did you ask Netanyahu not to hit back?

Trump: No, I said do what's right, but I want you to stop as quickly as you can because they have to stop.

It had to do with Lebanon and it has to stop. We want to get it finished.

Trump on Iran:

You're really going to win it over the next two weeks when we declare total victory.

It'll be a total victory. It'll happen very soon.

Trump:

You remember Venezuela just a short time ago, a one-day war.

We took it over and the relationship's been very good and we've taken billions and billions of dollars worth of oil.

We paid for the cost of that war many times over.

JD Vance admits:

The Israelis and the United States have a lot of shared interests, but we also have some situations where our interests diverge.

JD Vance on Iran:

The Iranians don't want this war to continue. It's not in their best interest.

I think they're coming to the table putting some real things on the table. We'll, of course, verify.

JD Vance on Iran:

Everybody is always trying to play everybody... I don't assume that anybody is acting in good faith.

WATCH: Israel continues to destroy Lebanese villages.

Trump appeared tired during the NBA Finals.

The U.S. Pentagon has expanded its list of Chinese companies it believes are linked to or support China's military, adding major firms such as Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Nio.

While inclusion on the list does not amount to sanctions, it carries significant consequences.

Under U.S. law, the Defense Department will soon be prohibited from purchasing products or services from these companies, either directly or through third parties.

Source: Reuters

A hidden camera was discovered in a UK government building in Whitehall, London.

The find raised espionage concerns because officials there had worked on approving China's new London embassy.

Security services are investigating who placed the device and whether any information was collected.

There is no evidence so far that China, Russia, or any other country was involved.

Source: The i Paper

The Pentagon disclosed in March that elements of the 82nd Airborne were deploying to the Middle East, but not that some were headed to Israel.

An Army deployment order obtained by Ken Klippenstein shows troops from the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment were sent to Israel on temporary duty in April 2026.

A military source says the deployment is linked to new U.S.-Israeli contingency plans involving potential operations against Iran, including seizing Kharg Island.

The 82nd Airborne, the Army’s rapid-response force, is trained for airborne assaults and "forced entry" missions.

Publicly, the Pentagon only said the troops were deploying to CENTCOM, leading many to assume they were headed to bases in Kuwait or Qatar. Officials never acknowledged the Israel deployment.

Source: Ken Klippenstein

Hungary’s Parliament has approved major salary cuts for the Prime Minister, ministers, parliamentary leaders, and MPs.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s monthly gross salary will fall from HUF 7.8 million (€21,667) to HUF 3.8 million (€10,556), a reduction of more than 50%.

Most other senior officials and MPs will see their salaries cut by 40%.

Uzbekistan's national football team was subjected to lengthy, intrusive security checks in New York.

Bags unpacked, metal detectors, tactical whiteboards inspected...

Similar incidents involving Senegal and Iraq have fueled accusations of discriminatory profiling by US security ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The Department of Defense has reduced its official list of recognized religious affiliations from 211 to 31, removing roughly 180 faiths and belief systems.

The new list includes major faith groups such as Christianity (various denominations), Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha’i, Agnosticism, and "No Religion."

Removed categories include Atheist, Humanist, Pagan, Wiccan, Druid, Asatru, and many other minority faith traditions.

Omar Artan has been removed from the list of officials for the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry to the United States.

Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the treatment of activists detained after Israel intercepted a Gaza aid flotilla last month.

Ben-Gvir is being investigated on suspicion of torture and kidnapping involving Italian citizens among the detained activists.

No charges have been filed, and prosecutors would have to seek a trial if they determine there is sufficient evidence.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

Weapons for civilians. All the time, all the time, weapons save lives.

I tell citizens and residents: go arm yourselves. It saves lives.

Bernie Sanders:

I think what happened in Gaza is, in fact — and I say this reluctantly — was genocide.

The suffering of the Palestinian people exists today.

People are living in tent cities. The healthcare situation is a disaster. There are no toilets in many parts of the area. It's really quite horrible and unacceptable.

The United States should not be funding the Israeli military.

Bernie Sanders:

It's not just the right-wing extremist and racist government of Israel.

When you look at American foreign policy over the years, what do you have in Saudi Arabia? You have MBS—a guy who, according to American intelligence sources, is a murderer. He killed Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

In Qatar, how many people know this, 90% of the people in that small country are migrant laborers.

And then you have the UAE, another dictatorship.

You have these dictatorships that do not tolerate dissent and treat women as third-class citizens.

So I think, to say the least, that our policy toward the Middle East needs some fundamental changes.

IDF strikes in Tyre, Lebanon intensified, expanding into new western neighborhoods near the city's Christian quarter.

A morning strike killed 9 people and injured 28.

The ICC Bureau voted to suspend Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan with immediate effect over sexual misconduct allegations.

A full Assembly of 125 member states will now decide on removal.

Khan denies everything, calling the process "unlawful."

Israel is loudest in response.

Israel's UN Ambassador immediately demanded the Netanyahu/Gallant arrest warrants be cancelled, calling the ICC "rotten to its core."