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By Sarah Anderson Up until 2022, Colombia had never had a left-wing president, at least not in modern history. But, for some reason, it tried to experiment with one between 2022 and 2026. Not only did they vote in a leftist, but they voted in a corrupt socialist clown. Four years of Gustavo Petro was, apparently, enough.  As I wrote on Friday , the Colombian presidential elections were held on Sunday, May 31, and it was down to three candidates:   On the left, you have Petro's hand-picked candidate, senator, and human rights activist Iván Cepeda. He'll be more of the same: heavy spending on social programs and pointless peace talks with gangs and guerrillas that go nowhere, instead of actually cracking down on crime. He's leading in the polls right now, anywhere from 35 to 42%, depending on which poll you believe.  But don't panic. One reason why he's leading in the polls is that the ...

By Danny Zaken A new framework agreed upon by Iran and Qatar marks a path around US sanctions and the naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Qatar has approved a $6 billion line of credit for Iran, intended for the purchase of goods through Doha. The sum is part of the aid network Qatar is providing Iran as it seeks ways to bypass the economic restrictions. According to diplomatic sources in the region who spoke with  Israel Hayom , the details of the line of credit were finalized during last week's visit to Doha by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the governor of Iran's Central Bank. The discussions between the sides focused on $12 billion deposited in  Qatar . These funds, originating in South Korea, were already mentioned yesterday in an  Israel Hayom  report as part of the understandings taking shape. The deposit had previously been frozen because Iran failed to meet the conditio...

By Bob Hoge A huge boom was heard over parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire on Saturday, freaking out New Englanders and causing them to wonder if war had broken out or a factory had exploded. But on Sunday, NASA explained what it really was: a sonic boom from a meteor breaking apart in our atmosphere. The phenomenon is also known as a “fireball,” and it was travelling pretty darn fast : NASA told ABC News in a statement that the meteor, also known as a "fireball," was detected around 2:06 p.m. and was traveling at a speed of 75,000 mph. New England residents were rocked Saturday after a fast-moving meteor in the Earth's atmosphere sent a loud boom that was heard in parts of the state. https://t.co/9APx6PAIk6 pic.twitter.com/upcVswLeTh — ABC News (@ABC) May 31, 2026 That's a pretty big boom, as the space agency explained: #MeteorSighting : Eyewitnesses in New England and @NOAA...

By The Times of Israel The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said Monday. Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike, while Kuwait said it had intercepted incoming drone and missile fire. The dueling attacks reflect the fragility of a weekslong ceasefire in the Iran war, which has been marred by repeated strikes even as American and Iranian officials try to negotiate a deal to extend it. Iran has maintained its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in the meantime, disrupting global energy supplies, as a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. Tehran was, meanwhile, making amendments to a draft Memorandum of Understanding to end the war with the US, after US President Donald Trump reportedly sent back a hardened version of a possible memorandum, even as he insisted that Iran wanted to make a...

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By Lilach Shoval The campaign in Lebanon is escalating:  The Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday that it had launched a broad operation in southern Lebanon, including ground activity on the Beaufort ridge and in Wadi Saluki, alongside extensive airstrikes. As part of the operation, the forces crossed the Litani River and are working to strike Hezbollah infrastructure built in the area. The operation involves forces from the Golani Brigade, Givati Brigade, 7th Brigade, Fire Brigade and the Multidimensional Unit, operating under the 36th Division and with guidance from the Intelligence Directorate. The operation was approved by the IDF chief of staff, and after preliminary operational preparations, including extensive airstrikes, the forces began offensive activity to expand the forward defensive line. According to the IDF, the main operation is focused on gaining control of the Beaufort ridge and the Wadi Saluki area, which in recent years were considered major Hezb...

By Ward Clark Signs and portents of Iran's leadership coming apart? Maybe. A report on Sunday from the Jerusalem Post claims that Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has tendered his resignation to the supposedly still above-ground Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. If this is true, it could be a sign that Iran's civil government is coming apart at the seams .  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sent a letter to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei 's office submitting his resignation, London-based anti-regime outlet Iran International reported on Sunday. An anonymous official told Iran International that the letter had called out the fact that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had effectively taken over large portions of the government, and that the president and other high-ranking officials had been cut out of vital decision-making. Pezeshkian, the letter emphasized, was unable to run the government or fulfill his responsibilities under the circumstances, and as ...

By Ward Clark Saturday, President Trump gave his daughter-in-law, Fox News personality Lara Trump, a walk around the White House and described some of the features of the East Wing remodeling that's underway; this includes the new White House ballroom.  First, the president describes the East Wing's planned new structure, including a glass tunnel . . @POTUS shows @LaraLeaTrump where the glass tunnel to the future East Wing will stand upon completion: "It's a gift from me and from great patriots... it's the most secure facility ever built, and obviously with the way the world is now, that's very important." pic.twitter.com/nxVqrTWPCy — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 31, 2026 Here's that conversation: President Trump: This will be the entrance into the ballroom. The ballroom will be right here. This is a glass, beautiful glass tunnel. Beautiful tunnel that goes right into the ballroom, ballroom's right there. Pretty good, right? Lar...

By Sierra Marlee Eileen Li Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, has pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent. Earlier this month, Wang was charged in federal court with “acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)” according to a  Department of Justice  press release. On Friday, he formally pleaded guilty to the charge, which comes with a “statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.” A former mayor pleaded guilty Friday to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government. Eileen Li Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, allegedly acted “at the direction and control” of Chinese government officials between 2020 and 2022, without notifying U.S.…  pic.twitter.com/5YPhndd0vf — Fox News (@FoxNews)  May 29, 2026 “By her own admission, Eileen Wang secretly served the interests of the Chinese government. Let this serve as a clear warning: Individuals who act on behalf of foreign governments to influence our democr...

(Getty) By Itxu Díaz My most loyal readers already know that, as penance for my many sins, I occasionally read The New York Times . It’s painful because its opinion section is home to some of the most spectacularly misguided people I’ve ever encountered. It’s very rare for someone to be wrong about everything. I’m a walking mistake myself, so I know what I’m talking about. But there are columnists there who are always wrong about everything. It’s a real talent. I imagine it takes a lifetime of work: going to a bad school, attending a sufficiently stupid university, listening to unbelievably idiotic radio hosts, and carefully selecting the dumbest and most sinister reading material imaginable. And finally, believing all of it. My admiration goes out to anyone capable of achieving something like that. The intellectual drift of the postmodern left resembles one long LSD trip. Now the Times has discovered that masculinity is in crisis, that the “new masculinity” was a scam, and the...

By Krisztina Maria Understand this. Europe is not losing its soul because Islam is strong. Europe is losing its soul because Christians have become embarrassed by their own faith. The real problem is that we have turned Christianity into a museum. Something you visit at Christmas and funerals. Something you “respect historically” without actually believing it. Something you are expected to apologize for - or be shamed for - if you take it seriously. The result? A cultural vacuum. And nature - and history - hate a vacuum. Islam: A Complete System Islam is not primarily strong theologically. Islam is strong because it is a complete system - law, politics, social order and religion in one. There is no separation. Sharia does not just regulate the relationship with God. It regulates contracts, marriage, punishment, governance, war and peace. Islam is a civilization with its own rules for everything. It is not a private faith. It is a political project. And Muslims own it....

By Sister Toldjah We've written extensively about the out-of-control "protesting" that has been happening outside of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, with leftist agitators pulling out all the stops to try to stop immigration enforcement agents from doing their jobs in keeping American communities safe from criminal illegal aliens. There have been attempted blockades of the agents at the facility, where the criminal illegals are processed for deportation. There has also been violence, along with despicable threats, with one "peaceful protester" caught on tape threatening the lives of an ICE agent and the agent's entire family. The rioter proclaimed that he had seen an agent's face, and that he would "kill your whole f**king family." Fortunately, according to Acting DOJ Attorney General Todd Blanche, the agitator has been arrested. But as history has shown us, this will not stop The Usual Suspects from trying to i...