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Daylight reveals the extent of damage caused to Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) and the surrounding area of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, following last night’s massive explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn during a Static Fire Test. Significant fire damage to the launch pad, tower, and other infrastructure can be seen - which will undoubtably require months of repairs - while debris from New Glenn lay scattered around LC-36.

Photo credit: @asherbphotos @tweetsiphotos @LaunchHeavenX
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells CBS News that Ukraine sees Russia preparing for a “big massive attack” using drones, cruise and ballistic missiles to take place today or tomorrow at night, with reports that large waves of one-way attack drones have already been launched at Ukraine.
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According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, a meeting will happen now in the White House Situation Room to make a final determination on a potential U.S.-Iran deal. Per President Trump, the U.S. blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports will now be lifted. According to Trump, Iran will also remove mines and commit to allowing the removal enriched material under the watch of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Additionally, per the statement, "Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to.”
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An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to the “Green Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), lands on the flight deck of the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), currently deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area-of-Operations, May 26, 2026.
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According to the Financial Times, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has told them that Kazakhstan has proposed that they take Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpiles during a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev earlier this week.
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During the Iran War, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out dozens of airstrikes against Iran in coordination with Israel and the United States, beginning in the early days of the war and continuing through the day after the ongoing ceasefire was announced, targeting both military and energy infrastructure in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a much deeper involvement in the conflict than was previously known, people familiar with the matter tell The Wall Street Journal.
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The Commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Gen. Francis L. Donovan, met with Army Corps General, Gen. Roberto Legrá Sotolongo, First Deputy Minister of the Chief of the General Staff, and other senior leaders from the Cuban military today in an exceedingly rare meeting at the perimeter of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Eastern Cuba. During the meeting, the military leaders held a brief exchange on operational security matters in Cuba.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has notified mariners and airmen in the area north of the Musandam Peninsula (Oman) in the Strait of Hormuz of impending dangerous military activities to address Iranian mines, according to a notice from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.
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Following a ruling today by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on the Kennedy Center, in which he stated the rebranding of the institution that honors President John F. Kennedy as the “Trump-Kennedy Center” violated the clear language of federal law and sidestepped Congress, ordering the name be change within two weeks back to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. President Donald J. Trump has published a several-paragraph-long statement attacking Judge Cooper and Democrats, while stating that he will be working with Congress to transfer the “failing institution” back under the control of the House and Senate.
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According to a release from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), at the direction of SOUTHCOM Commander General Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that was operated by a designated terrorist organization. Per the release, the vessel was operating in known narco-trafficking routes. 3 narco-terrorists were killed in the strike.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew over Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today, accompanied by Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Dave Limp, inspecting the damage caused by last night’s explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn.
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After over half of the artists meant to perform pulled out of the event, President Donald J. Trump has now said that he is considering canceling the planned series of concerts on Washington’s National Mall commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the United States. Instead, Trump states that he, calling himself the “Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar,” as well as the “Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!),” has ordered his representatives to look into replacing the concerts with a speech and what he calls an “AMERICA IS BACK Rally”.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that yesterday, May 29, forces operating in the Gulf of Oman, enforcing blockade measures against Iran, fired on and disabled a Gambia-flagged cargo vessel, identified as the M/V LIAN STAR, after it refused several warnings and continued sailing towards an Iranian port in the Gulf. According to CENTCOM, a U.S. military aircraft, likely an AH-64E Apache, disabled the vessel by firing an AGM-114 “Hellfire” Air-to-Surface Missile into the engine room of the Lian Star.
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Dashcam footage from Boston captured the unexplained explosion being reported over the last hour throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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