April 21st, 2025

• ​Pope Francis: The first Latin American and Jesuit to lead the Roman Catholic Church - Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring 'common touch' and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately on the need to address modern concerns like the climate crisis as a moral imperative
• Pope Francis dies at 88: The end of a transformative era for the Catholic Church - Pope Francis was a progressive pontiff who transformed the Catholic Church. Despite warm embrace of Jews and repeatedly stating "never again", after Oct. 7 he suggested a "genocide investigation" Francis sparked Jewish outrage, straining relations with Jerusalem
• Jewish leaders pay tribute to the Pope following his death, aged 88 - He had emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St Peter's Square in Vatican City
• Herzog mourns death of Pope Francis, who 'saw great importance in fostering strong ties with the Jewish world'
• Hamas claims it won't develop weapons, dig tunnels during long-term truce with Israel
• In defiant message, Netanyahu says ending fighting in Gaza would be 'surrender to Hamas,' endanger Israel's security
• Turkey hosts senior Hamas officials, condemns Israeli operations in Gaza
• Israel to indict 22 Hamas terrorists for Nir Oz massacre in unprecedented legal case - Israeli prosecutors ask US not to file indictments against the terrorists before Israel does
• Hamas said to recruit 30,000 Gaza youths into its military wing
• Hamas pushes to recruit 30,000 fighters after losses to IDF - Saudi media said the new terrorists lack military expertise, all the while the organization faces a severe economic crisis, with officials not being paid for months
• Israel's new unmanned bulldozers 'changing the paradigm' of war in Gaza
• Admitting 'errors,' IDF fires officer over killing of 15 rescue workers in Gaza's Rafah
• IDF dismisses & reprimands 2 senior officers for responsibility in killing of 15 Palestinian rescue workers in Gaza - Code of ethics wasn't violated but 'professional errors' happened, probe said
• Palestinian Red Crescent says Israeli report into Gaza medics' killings 'full of lies'
• Hamas releases new cruel propaganda video of Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot, claims fate of Edan Alexander unknown
• Pope makes Easter appearance, deplores rising world antisemitism and deaths in Gaza
• Swedish police investigate Nazi flag display on highway outside Stockholm - Three Nazi flags hung over Stockholm highway on Hitler's birthday, April 20; police remove them soon after; 'I was in shock,' says witness; Israeli ambassador condemns act: 'Something we never thought to see in Europe again'
• Israel cancels entry visas for 27 left-wing French lawmakers days before trip - Officials outraged at 'collective punishment,' say they were invited by French Consulate; Interior Ministry cites law allowing it to ban people who may act against state
• Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to submit affidavit against gov't to High Court, confirm resignation date
• Lapid warns 'crazy incitement' against Ronen Bar could lead to 'political murder'
• Intel. shows Israel heading toward political assassination, Lapid warns - The opposition head laid the blame at the feet of the government, and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the incitement
• In public spat, lawyers for Qatargate suspect accuse Netanyahu spokesman of 'hysteria'
• Syria's Easter Celebrations Pass Peacefully, in Early Test of New Government
• Hezbollah open to dialogue on disarmament despite recent threats, say officials close to Lebanese president
• In 50 overnight strikes: US hits Houthi bases, weapons depots - A Yemeni economic analyst estimated that Thursday night's attack on the Ras Issa fuel port caused roughly $700 million in damage to the Houthis
• Iran seeking 'balanced agreement, not surrender' as second round of nuclear talks ends
• Iran gains from widening rift between Israel and US, experts say - The New York Times claimed Trump blocked a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites, favoring negotiations for a deal instead
• Mossad director, Dermer seemingly unable to deter Witkoff from Iran nuclear strategy - There has been deep concern that Trump's admin does not understand the importance of the details of setting back Iran's nuclear program
• In Iran Talks, Trump Is Edging Toward Reviving an Old Deal
• Trump may get a nuclear deal - on Iran's terms - Given Tehran's weakened state and Washington's eagerness for a deal, success is possible. However, it's more likely to resemble the 2015 one Trump abandoned
• Source close to White House: US-Iran talks expected to collapse
• Report: Israel Willing to Ignore Trump and Proceed With 'Limited Attack' on Iranian Nuclear Facilities
• Senior Israeli official admits: Iran deal will undermine ability to attack - The official stressed that despite the political difficulty that such a deal would create, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not hesitate to act, even with President Donald Trump in the White House
• After blows to proxies, Iran advances huge space program with Russian assistance
• Molotov cocktails thrown at synagogue in Ukraine - The Jewish community in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, is facing escalating antisemitism after Molotov cocktails were thrown at their central synagogue following Passover celebrations, just one week after vandals defaced a community vehicle bearing Jewish symbols
• Zelenskiy tells Ukraine on Easter: 'Evil may have its hour but God will have his day'
• Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of countless violations of one-day Easter ceasefire
• After day of 'ceasefire': Russia resumes strikes on Ukraine
• Trump says he hopes Russia and Ukraine will strike a 'deal this week'
• RAF fighters scrambled twice to intercept Russian planes last week - Incidents over Baltic Sea come after UK's deployment of six jets to eastern Poland to defend Nato airspace
• Report: China developing advanced hydrogen bomb
• Who Needs China: Apple Ramps Up iPhone Production in Brazil
• China threatens huge car shortages and shutdowns in Trump trade war
• Pierre Poilievre, Canada's rightwing leader, has a Donald Trump problem - The opposition is engaged in infighting just a week before elections
• Conservative Poilievre seemed poised to be Canada's next leader. Then Trump declared economic war
• Jeffries: Trump Is 'Crashing the Economy in Real-Time'
• First shockwaves of Trump's tariffs are about to hit the world economy
• Bill Maher rooting for recession again to make Trump change tariff policy - Maher drew backlash in 2019 for hoping for recession in order to hurt Trump
• Hegseth shared attack plans in Signal chat including wife, brother, personal lawyer: NYT
• "Unnamed Pentagon Officials Have Slandered Our Character with Baseless Attacks": Hegseth Aides Ousted in Leak Probe Fire Back, Say They Were Never Told What They Were Accused Of
• Macho Man Trump Cutting Funds to YMCAs After Using Village People Song to Promote Campaign, Houston Club Shutting Down
• Photos Show Massive '50501' Anti-Trump Protests Across the Country
• Rep. Jamie Raskin Promises Retaliation For Those Unleashing 'Fascist Chaos' on America When Democrats Return to Power
• David Hogg donates $100K to DCCC after plan to primary 'ineffective' Democrats ignited civil war in party - James Carville called David Hogg's initiative 'insane'
• Trump sends Happy Easter wishes, then blisters judges and 'liberal lunatics' blocking his agenda
• 'A Very Happy Easter!!!' Trump Destroys 'WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Judges' and 'Radical Left Lunatics' in Bizarre Easter Sunday Message
• Klaus Schwab steps down as World Economic Forum chairman after 55 years, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe named interim chair
• Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfare
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Fakfak, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits north of Ascension Island
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 24,000ft
• Bezymianny volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Ulawun volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 10,000ft
• Severe storms spawn 15 tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma, Enhanced Risk forecast for Mississippi Valley on Sunday
• At least 3 dead and dozens of 'high-water incidents' reported amid dangerous flooding in Oklahoma
• Large swells batter Victoria and New South Wales over Easter weekend, leaving 5 dead and 2 missing
• Single-engine plane crashes in Illinois, killing all 4 people aboard - The crash occurred just one day after another fatal incident in Nebraska where a plane plummeted into a river and left no survivors
• The man helping Silicon Valley find God - Religious app Hallow has 23 million downloads, A-listers and JD Vance as fans, and now a growing flock in the UK. So what's its secret?
• Christian Revival: Record Number of Adults Baptized in France on Easter
• Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids
• SCOTUS Showdown: Justice Alito Issues Scathing Rebuke of Politically Motivated Order Blocking Trump from Deporting Foreign Terrorists Under Alien Enemies Act
• Alito blasts 'unprecedented' SCOTUS move to halt Trump's Venezuelan deportations: 'Legally questionable' - Alito said the SCOTUS decision did not allow the lower courts 'a chance to rule'
• Alito's dissent in deportation case says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night order blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law
• As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows
• U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
• Anxiety at US colleges as foreign students are detained and visas revoked
• Emmer: Dems Are Representing Illegal Aliens over Constituents
• Rep Jasmine Crockett claims Trump is bigger criminal than MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia
• GOP senator says Trump shouldn't send Americans to foreign prisons: 'We have our own laws'
• Sen. Kennedy: Not Legal, Appropriate or Moral to Send U.S. Citizens to Foreign Prisons
• Mike Lee on Trump Birthright Citizenship Case: 'It's a Close Case - It Can Be Won'
• San Jose Considers Arresting Homeless People Who Refuse Housing
• Gunmen kill 56 people in Nigeria - report
• Harvard issues shelter in place advisory after gunshots heard near campus
• Woman arrested for sending poisoned Easter eggs to ex's family in alleged 'revenge' plot, killing 1 child
• The vegan trans 'death cult' turning geniuses into accused killers - The Zizians are allegedly linked to string of murders across the US, including the death of Curt Lind in Vallejo, California
• Teen Girl Cries While Describing Being Ogled by Trans Athlete, School Board Pres. Tells Her to 'Wrap It Up'
• Biden-Appointed Judge Orders State Dept to Provide Passports to Trans People Using Chosen Sex Marker, Against Trump Order
• Transgender Brazilian Lawmaker Slams Trump's 'Hatred and Fixation' After U.S. Visa 'Detransitions' Her to Male
• Trump said to target Harvard health research in threat to cut further $1 billion in funds
• Case of measles found in Tel Aviv area as virus resurges globally