April 19th, 2024

• US stops UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership - The United States says an independent Palestinian state should be established through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and not through UN action
• US vetoes Security Council resolution granting Palestinians full-member status at UN - 12 nations back statehood bid, including France, Japan, South Korea, which haven't individually recognized Palestinian state; US official: They voted yes because they knew we'd use veto
• Palestinian Authority, Hamas slam US for vetoing UNSC motion on statehood - Israeli FM hails US for opposing measure: 'No rewards for terrorism'
• Former US ambassador to Israel dismisses 2-state solution: 'God gave this land to the Jewish people'
• China Leads the Way - Beijing Supports Full UN Membership for Palestine
• Irish PM says Ireland 'prepared to recognize Palestinian state,' Israel taking 'revenge' in Gaza - Spain, Norway and Slovenia are working with Ireland to recognize 'Palestine'
• Saudi Arabia wants Netanyahu to renew Palestinian statehood talks as part of normalization
• Biden makes new push for historic Israeli-Saudi normalization deal - Discussions with Saudi Arabia encompass a range of issues, including defense cooperation, nuclear power acquisition, and regional stability
• White House Makes Fresh Push for Historic Deal to Forge Saudi-Israel Ties - The long-shot plan offers Biden the chance of a diplomatic breakthrough in the middle of re-election campaign
• PA envoy: Full UN status for Palestinians would ease 'historic injustice'
• Pelosi: I Question if Netanyahu Is 'Capable of Peace'
• EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warns Middle East 'on edge of regional war'
• Israel retaliates as missiles strike a site in Iran, US officials say
• Israel's Strike Was Smaller Than Expected, and So Was Iran's Reaction
• Iranian air base reportedly attacked in 'limited' Israeli reprisal strike - Iran downplays apparent retaliation and Israel keeps mum in sign both sides are looking to climb back from brink of war following international pressure for restraint
• Iranian News Downplays Strike on Military Sites, Claims 'No Damage'
• Iran says no retaliation planned, as both sides seek distance from Isfahan attack
• Iran activates air defence system and diverts flights after explosions heard over Isfahan
• Carriers scramble to reroute flights as alleged Israeli strike hits Iran air traffic
• Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war
• NBC's Bradley: Israel May Have Made 'Deeply Destabilizing Move' for Iran and Whole Region by Striking Back
• Hamas official: Israeli 'aggression' on Iran is an escalation against the region
• Israel's Revenge: Explosions Reported In Iraq, Syria, And In Iranian Cities With Nuclear Facilities
• Iran warns it may revise its 'nuclear doctrine,' threatens to hit Israeli nuclear sites
• Israeli strike on Iran 'limited' in scope, not targeting nuclear facilities - reports
• US got 'last minute' warning from Israel on Iran strike but wasn't involved - Italian FM
• Blinken says US committed to Israel's security, wasn't involved in any offensive
• Report: US agreed to Rafah operation in return for smaller Israeli response against Iran
• Top Iranian official: No immediate retaliation plans against Israel for alleged strike
• US and Britain announce new sanctions against Iran after attack on Israel
• S&P cuts Israel's long-term credit ratings, citing 'military escalation risks'
• Palestinians to call for sanctions against Israeli soccer at FIFA congress next month
• 'Squad' Member Ilhan Omar's Daughter Suspended from Her University for Anti-Israel Protest
• Rashida Tlaib: 'Appalling' Universities Punish Anti-Israel Students Protesting 'Genocide'
• Over 100 arrested in Columbia U unrest as NYPD clears 'Gaza solidarity encampment'
• Police arrest Israeli professor over denial of Hamas atrocities, genocide claims
• Ex-Mossad spy whose novel predicted October 7 fears for Israel's future
• Panel set to publish report Saturday on accusations of UNRWA employees' terror ties
• Israeli warplanes said to take out radar installation in southern Syria
• Argentina: Latin American Neighbors Are Letting Hezbollah Thrive
• IDF hits Hezbollah cell and sites as Lebanon border skirmishes persist
• IDF: 4 troops wounded, several Palestinian gunmen killed in West Bank raid
• Israel braces for 'Freedom Flotilla' set to sail from Turkey to Gaza
• Kenya military helicopter crash kills defence chief, senior officers
• Indian Police Kill 29 Suspected Maoist Rebels in Gun Battle
• Argentina formally requests to join NATO as a global partner - The organization is made up of nine countries considered global partners. Colombia is the only Latin American global partner
• Pentagon speeding up work on first new nuclear warhead in 40 years - Nuclear threats from China, Russia drive work on W93 for submarine-launched missiles by 2030s
• CIA director warns Ukraine could lose war with Russia by the end of the year unless US sends more aid
• Germany arrests men accused of spying on U.S. military sites for Russia in sabotage plot to undermine Ukraine aid
• Sen. Ron Johnson: Secure Our Own Border Before Ukraine's
• Donald Trump: Ukraine's Survival Is Important to US
• Mike Johnson Defies GOP Critics, Setting Up Ukraine-Israel Aid Showdown - High-stakes vote this weekend could determine the fate of the House speaker's political career
• Mike Johnson Gives Impassioned Ukraine Speech as He Defies MAGA
• Self Proclaimed "Wartime Speaker" Mike Johnson Says His Situation is "Comparable to The Civil War but Maybe Worse"
• US House speaker 'anxious' to pass Israel, Ukraine aid as far-right mutiny brews
• 'Unprecedented': Speaker Mike Johnson Moves to Pass Rule for Ukraine Aid Using Democrats
• Democrats Seize Control of House: For First Time in Recorded History, Speaker Mike Johnson Relies on Minority Party Votes to Advance Foreign Aid Plan
• House GOP leadership discusses raising threshold for option to vacate speaker
• Johnson: Motion to Vacate 'Harmed this Office,' But We Lack the Votes to Change the Rules for Now
• Hawley: 51 Senators 'Voted to Ignore, to Shred the Constitution of the United States' after decision to reject a House impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
• Joe Biden's Gaffe Ridden Campaign Stop - Possible Record for Most Screwups in One Speech
• White House Says Joe Biden Lying About His Uncle Bosey Being Eaten by Cannibals Was a "Proud Moment" For Biden
• "Are You Ready to Choose Freedom Over Democracy? Because That's America!" - Joe Biden Falls Apart in Philadelphia
• Dismissed Trump juror reveals what she discussed with other jurors, says she's 'not sure' jury can be unbiased
• Second Trump juror dismissed after it was revealed he was arrested for anti-conservative vandalism
• Bragg's Prosecutors Claim Trump Violated Gag Order '7 More Times' Since Monday
• Fani Willis Office Warned Behavior Could Land Prosecutors in Jail
• Former MI Senator Files Perjury Criminal Complaint Against Dominion Voting Machines CEO
• Second US civil war becoming 'increasingly plausible' as more insurrections likely
• Elon Musk Blasts New NPR CEO for Her Hatred the US Constitution - After New Video Emerges of Her Trashing Free Speech Rights for Americans
• U.S. likely to enact a law soon that could ban TikTok nationwide
• House Passes Bill to End 'Unconstitutional Sale' of American Data to Intel Agencies
• Josh Hawley Moves to End FBI 'Power Grab' in Spy Powers Bill
• Mobileye founder gives sneak peek into human-like AI robot doing household chores
• The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived
• FBI Warning: Chinese Hackers Preparing to Launch Massive Attack on U.S. Infrastructure - Have Already Infiltrated Several Critical Companies
• 911 Call Sevices Mysteriously Go Down in Four States at Same Time, Hours Before ABC Reported DHS Is Concerned Emergency Services Are Target for Cyber Attack
• 911 Outages in Las Vegas, South Dakota, and Texas Blamed on Light Pole Installation
• Boeing whistleblower warns 787 Dreamliner could 'fall apart' in midair unless safety issues addressed
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Loreto, Mexico
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Sulusaray, Turkey
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits western Xizang
• Ruang volcano in Indonesia erupts to 25,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Potential tsunami risk after major eruption at Ruang volcano, Indonesia
• 'Apocalyptic' Dubai floods shake picture-perfect city
• A meteorologist has warned of potential "weather wars" between countries if cloud seeding gets out of hand: "Using techniques such as cloud seeding to bring much-needed rainfall in one area can cause flash floods and droughts in another."
• Taxing the Super-Rich Is Brazil's G-20 Plan for Climate, Hunger
• NYC provides free airline tickets to illegal immigrants for travel across the US
• Migrants Getting 6 Months of Free Rent Blasted as 'Insufficient'
• Illegal Alien Arrested in Crash That Killed Staffer of Democrat U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
• South American gangs target San Diego homes for burglary after flying to US on Visa Waiver Program
• Trans teen allegedly plotted mass shootings at two schools in twisted plot to become 'famous'
• Woman Who Strangled Pregnant Teen, Ripped Baby from Womb Sentenced to 50 Years
• Biden's EEOC Says Employers Must Accommodate Workers' Abortions
• Longest Covid infection recorded at 613 days - The virus mutated around 50 times during the 613-day period
• Human Cases Of Bird Flu 'An Enormous Concern': WHO
• Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop?
• Dengue cases surge by nearly 50% in Americas amid 'emergency situation', UN agency says
• 'You Better Have A Plan': Dr. Phil Urges People to Prepare Their Resistance Against The Next Lockdowns