April 28th, 2024

• ​Some US officials believe Israel may be violating international law - Other internal submissions to Blinken find Jerusalem's assurances credible, ahead of May 8 report to Congress on whether IDF is lawfully using US arms
• NYT's Friedman: Biden could restrict arms sales if IDF enters Rafah over US objections
• White House: 'Not Clear' Israel Can Have Rafah Offensive Plan That Would Satisfy Us
• White House: There Are 'Too Many Civilian Casualties' in Israel's War, 'The Number Needs to Be Zero'
• Antony Blinken set to visit Israel again next week to discuss hostages, Rafah
• Biden: 'I will not rest until all the hostages are released - they have my word'
• Israel offers to suspend Rafah invasion if release of hostages and ceasefire deal is secured with Hamas
• Hamas says it will study Israel's latest response in truce, hostage deal negotiations
• Hamas releases first proof-of-life video showing kidnapped American Keith Siegel
• Hamas airs clip of 2 hostages, as FM says Israel would delay Rafah op for a deal
• Galvanized by signs of life, thousands rally for hostage deal and against government
• Former MK says Gaza should be split in two: South for war, north for peace
• Ben Gvir said to ask IDF chief why so many Gaza gunmen arrested: 'Can't you kill some?' - Reports say minister complained during briefing that too many terror operatives captured alive; a cabinet member retorted: 'Are you a minister in Israel or a different country?'
• Gaza 'Freedom Flotilla' blocked in Turkey after being denied use of 2 ships
• Ships from Turkey to Gaza Transporting Humanitarian Aid Denied Passage
• Heat Wave Strains Pharmacist's Ability to Get Crucial Medicine to Gazans
• Mass graves found at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel prompt demands for independent investigation
• Israel worried ICC could issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu - The ICC has been investigating Israel's treatment of Palestinians since 2021 and Israeli officials are reportedly concerned arrest warrants could be issued
• Netanyahu Condemns Open Anti-Semitism at US Colleges and Universities - "Reminiscent of What Happened at German Universities in 1930s"
• Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: 'It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable' - US senator says Israeli prime minister is using antisemitism to distract attention from 'extremist and racist government' policies
• Dershowitz Warns the 'Useful Idiots' Now Protesting are Being Groomed for Terrorism
• Maher: College Protests Are for Driving Jews Into the Sea, 'That's What They're Saying'
• US doubles down on Israel support as campus protests rage over Gaza
• White House shuts down GOP calls to bring in National Guard for college protests
• Anti-Israel protesters dig in as some US schools clamp down on encampments
• Crackdowns at Three College Protests Lead to Nearly 200 Arrests
• As USC cancels graduation amid anti-Israel protests, some Jewish students feel unsafe
• Anti-Israel protesters sue Columbia, claiming they're the real victims
• Paris students end Gaza protests after university agrees to 'debate' Israel ties
• Olympics chief says Palestinian athletes to compete in Paris even if they don't qualify
• IDF: 2 Palestinian gunmen open fire at West Bank checkpoint, are shot dead by troops
• 'Everyone knows something's going to happen': fears of a new war on Israel's border with Lebanon
• Hezbollah warns full-scale war may end Israeli presence in north 'once and for all'
• Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon after elimination of terrorist
• IDF says 26 rockets fired in rocket barrage from Lebanon; no injuries or damage
• Hezbollah claims responsibility for latest barrage, says it fired rockets at Israeli towns
• Yemen's Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone
• Iraqi TikTokker shot dead outside home after Baghdad launched campaign against 'offensive' social media content
• Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says
• UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
• Kremlin: No Grounds for Peace Talks With Ukraine
• Putin Didn't Directly Order Alexei Navalny's February Death, U.S. Spy Agencies Find
• Forbes journalist placed under house arrest for allegedly spreading fake news about Russian army
• Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash - Experts say there are several reasons behind the shortage, all somehow related to Cuba's deep economic crisis, one of the worst in decades
• Justice Thomas raised crucial question about legitimacy of special counsel's prosecution of Trump - Jack Smith was a private citizen when AG Garland appointed him as special counsel to investigate Trump in 2022
• Justice Samuel Alito Questions if Criminal Prosecution of Former President 'Destabilizes the Functioning of Our Country'
• 'Keep Biden in the Basement and Trump on Trial': Jim Jordan Says Trump Trial 'Driven by Politics'
• Rep. Keith Self Warns U.S. Constitutional Republic Can't Survive 'Fourth Obama Term'
• Blinken: There's Evidence China Is Trying to 'Influence and Arguably Interfere' in Our Elections Despite Biden's Warning
• Cyberattack forces Georgia county to sever connection to state voter registration system
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he will challenge the TikTok ban, calling it unconstitutional
• 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Bonin Islands, Japan region
• 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Banjar, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Pangai, Tonga
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Mid-Indian Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Massawa, Eritrea
• 2.9 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Multi-vortex tornado strikes China's Guangzhou megacity, leaving 5 fatalities, 141 buildings damaged
• Millions in the Midwest under storm watches as Nebraska and Iowa communities reel from devastating tornadoes
• 'Historic' Nebraska tornadoes, storms leave damage in their wake
• Evacuations ordered after dozens of train cars derailed near New Mexico state line, some carrying propane
• Left-Wing Study: LGBT Couples at Greater Risk of Global Warming Impact
• Russell Brand announces baptism after months-long spiritual journey: 'Taking the plunge' - Brand says many returning to Christianity as world crumbles
• Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after moving to NYC jail - The report follows his move to a New York City jail after an appeals court nullified his previous rape conviction
• 25 Sexual Predators Jailed over 'Shocking' Rape, Sexual Abuse, and Trafficking of Eight Young Girls
• Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail - Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prison
• Woke preacher claims 'drag is holy,' that Jesus is 'God in drag' in viral TikTok video
• White House bolsters transgender health protections, rolls back Trump admin rule
• 'Chestfeeding' to be banned in NHS crackdown - The health service is to limit trans ideology with new constitution
• Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is 'enormous concern', says WHO - Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has 'extraordinarily high' mortality rate in humans