April 30th, 2025

• UN chief says countries must take 'concrete steps' toward supporting two-state solution 'before it's too late'
• UK government minister rejects MPs calls for recognition of Palestinian state - Middle East minister Hamish Falconer notes recognition by 147 other countries 'has not called it into existence'
• Palestinian March of Return cancelled for first time in decades due to Israeli threats - Organisers cite 'unreasonable' demands from Israeli authorities, including limiting the number of attendees and a ban on raising the Palestinian flag
• Egypt's Nasser said he had 'no interest' in Palestinian cause, recording reveals - Audio released by Nasser's son of 1970 conversation with Libya's Gaddafi said to raise questions among president's critics over his publicly militant persona
• 'Stop the hatred': As Israel marks Memorial Day, Herzog pleads for peace within
• 'No one is born into hatred': Kibbutz Be'eri massacre survivor urges compassion at joint Israeli-Palestinian ceremony
• Peace activists express hope for better future at joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial event
• On Israel's Memorial Day, Sara Netanyahu says there are 'fewer' than 24 living hostages
• Experts warn: Remains of 35 deceased hostages at risk of becoming unrecoverable
• Former hostage Arbel Yehoud says captors threatened to kill her if IDF approached
• Israeli official: Reports of breakthrough in hostage-ceasefire talks 'inaccurate'
• Hamas considers accepting Israeli disarmament demands
• Dermer predicts war will be over in a year, regional peace deals will follow - Strategic affairs minister says victory in seven-front conflict is key to future agreements, recalls he had to tell Trump that not all Gaza hostages were dead
• In first 100 days, Trump falls short on vow to quickly end wars in Ukraine and Gaza
• ICC prosecutor reportedly ordered to keep silent on arrest warrants for Israelis - Judges tell Karim Khan behind closed doors that public announcements putting pressure on international body investigating alleged war crimes, Guardian reports
• Unrwa says Israel has abused detained staff and used some as human shields - Accusation from UN agency comes as Red Crescent medic held since deadly Israeli attack on ambulances is freed
• Hamas used 2021 ceasefire to prepare for Oct 7 massacre while luring Israel into believing it was deterred
• Poll: Over half of Gaza's residents would consider leaving if given the opportunity - A large minority of 39% say they would prefer to stay in Gaza
• Sara Netanyahu tells Hungarian magazine 'deep state' aiming to overthrow government
• Government reverses its dismissal of Shin Bet chief Bar after he announced his resignation
• Government approves resolution canceling decision to fire Shin Bet chief
• Ben Gvir agrees to sweeping limitations on his ministerial powers in bid to fend off legal challenges
• WZO elections marred by alleged widespread voter fraud, abuse of voting platform - As many as 6% of all ballots may be thrown out, in fateful vote by US Jews that helps determine how billions of dollars will be spent on Jewish and Israeli causes
• Security establishment shocked Netanyahu spilled secret details of pager op - PM regales conference audience with details on how Israel bombed Hezbollah scanner, killed its operator, to prevent explosive beepers being checked after terror group became suspicious
• Japanese hotel forces Israeli tourist to sign 'war crimes' declaration
• After 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah' video, Irish band Kneecap denies supporting terror groups
• Nike apologizes after causing uproar with 'Never Again. Until Next Year' marathon ad - Footware giant said it meant to inspire runners with London banner, as Jewish figures express shock that nobody on staff had realized it trivializes the Holocaust
• Long-awaited Harvard antisemitism report shows intense campus hostility to Jews, Israelis
• Harvard Promises Changes After Reports on Antisemitism and Islamophobia
• Syria launches investigation after vandalism of prominent Jewish mystic's tomb - Desecration of Rabbi Chaim Vital's grave triggers outrage and renewed calls to safeguard country's religious and cultural sites
• Desecrated Jewish grave & attacks on Druze: Syria's gov't struggles to rein in Islamist forces - At least 13 dead in clashes between Sunnis and Druze in Damascus suburb
• Kurdish Distrust of Syria's New Government Runs Deep
• Syria's Kurds call for a democratic state that protects their ethnic rights
• Report: Israeli officials now believe US-Iran nuclear talks are likely to succeed
• Israeli convicted of plotting assassinations for Iran sentenced to 10 years
• Report: Major explosion at defense facility in Iran
• Report: One dead, two injured in explosion at gunpowder warehouse in central Iran
• Iran says port fire may take 15 to 20 days to fully extinguish
• Iran blames 'negligence' for port blast as death toll rises to 70
• Iranian authorities say 'failure to observe safety procedures' at port where explosion killed at least 70 people
• Iran explosion: Tehran regime accused of cover-up as 'rocket fuel blast killed over 100'
• Iranian journalists say they are being muzzled over reporting port explosion - Criminal charges against media outlets have raised concerns about press freedom
• Fact check: Viral PMO notification of PM Shehbaz's hospitalisation is fake
• Can Pakistan Even Afford To Have A War With India? Its Economic Crisis Explained
• Debt In Billions, Crippled Foreign Reserves: Why War With India Is Economic Suicide For Pakistan - Intelligence sources also predict that a conflict would necessitate diverting funds to military expenditure, leaving Pakistan with no liquidity for debt servicing
• India's Modi gives army freedom to act as tensions rise with Pakistan after deadly terror attack - Tensions are escalating between the nuclear-armed powers
• Drone downed: Pakistan-India tensions soar over Kashmir
• India Deploys GPS Jammers Near Indo-Pak Border; Pakistan Relocates F-16s Amid Escalating EW Warfare
• Chinese defector exposes chaos in Russian military ranks
• Trump 100 days: 'unpredictable' US alienates allies and disrupts global trade - Trump has cut off Ukraine aid, brokered and lost a ceasefire in Gaza and took a sledgehammer to world commerce
• Oil Prices Slip Further as Market Remains in Grip of Tariff Fear
• Trump China Tariffs Set to Unleash Supply Jolt on US Economy
• 'Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperate
• Port Of Los Angeles Warns 'Difficult Decisions' Ahead As Shipments From China Cease
• Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week as China tariffs start to bite
• Empty Retail Shelves Could Disrupt Back-To-School And Holiday Shopping
• Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain - Toy makers and stores are freezing holiday orders, predicting shortages and higher prices. Some are consulting bankruptcy lawyers, fearing their firms won't survive.
• Treasury Sec. Isn't Worried About Empty Shelves as 'Empty Cargo Ships' Push Americans to Panic Buy
• China caves on 125% tariff for major US export after White House predicts Beijing can't keep up
• Tariff War: How China, the EU, Mexico, and Canada Rely on the U.S.
• Israel seeks to upgrade trade deal with US amid tariff dispute
• US consumer confidence plummets to Covid-era low as trade war stokes anxiety
• Bezos Backtracks - Denies Reports that Amazon will Display China Tariff Costs on All Chinese Products After Stock Price Dip
• GOP Sen. Rand Paul Says He Has the Votes to Block Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs - White House Fires Back, Threatens Veto
• Carlsberg reports drop in Coca-Cola sales in Denmark amid U.S. boycott
• Elon Musk Lost 25% of Fortune During His Quest to Gut the US Government
• Speaker Johnson Plans Vote to Curb Congressional Oversight of Trump, Musk - Congress will vote on new rules to shut down its own investigative powers of the executive branch
• House GOP blocks Democrats from forcing votes on Signal scandal, Musk conflicts of interest
• Senate Democrats to mark Trump's '100 days from hell' with marathon speeches
• Over 200 lawsuits launched against the Trump admin in first 100 days - Federal judges have issued over 70 rulings blocking Trump's efforts
• FBI to polygraph test employees to find source of leaks: report
• Canada Elects Liberal Prime Minister Who Immediately Takes a Shot at Trump and Accuses US of 'Betrayal'
• In his victory speech, Mark Carney warns Canadians that 'Trump is trying to break us'
• Canada will 'never' yield to Trump's threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
• Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Loses National Election and His Seat in Parliament after He Started Trashing Trump on Regular Basis
• Christopher Bucktin: Canada just humiliated Trump and exposed arrogant America's decline - Canada's rejection of Trump is far bigger than one man or one election. It marks a sobering turning point in the world's relationship with the United States of America
• US Citibank Suffers Nationwide Outage, Users Locked Out Of Savings Accounts
• Strong M6.8 earthquake hits Macquarie Island region
• Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits off the west coast of South Island, New Zealand
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Sola, Vanuatu
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Xizang
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pangai, Tonga
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Macquarie Island region
• Magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocks Alaska amid volcano eruption fears as residents warned of aftershocks
• Mount Spurr in Alaska about to erupt after 66 earthquakes recorded in a week
• Terrified experts say US volcano set to erupt will trigger international travel chaos
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Bulusan volcano in the Philippines erupts to 18,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 10,000ft
• Karymsky volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 10,000ft
• Major agricultural losses after severe hailstorms hit Romania
• FEMA cleared of wrongdoing in probe into anti-Trump bias
• Top energy group demands governor take swift action against radical 'extremists' crippling power grid - The American Energy Institute recently sent a letter to Puerto Rico's Republican governor
• Spain vows to solve massive blackout mystery, prevent it from happening again
• Power mostly restored as Spain and Portugal grapple with fallout of massive outage
• Now Spain opens Sabatoge probe amid chaotic scramble for cause of mass blackout as 'unusual activity' spotted in UK grid - Spain's top criminal court is considering 'an act of computer sabotage on critical infrastructure'
• Did 'induced atmospheric vibration' cause blackouts in Europe? An electrical engineer explains the phenomenon
• Here is the Likely Cause of Biggest Blackout Ever in Spain and Portugal: The cause of the biggest blackout ever in Spain and Portugal is likely due to solar plant breakdowns. Spain's power grid operator Red Eléctrica said it identified at least two power losses to solar plants.
• How Spain's Success in Renewable Energy May Have Left It Vulnerable: The Iberian Peninsula's widespread blackout raises questions about the resilience of the electric power infrastructure in the two countries - and to an extent, the rest of Europe
• Net zero blamed for Europe's biggest power cut - Experts say a reliance on solar and wind power left Spain and Portugal vulnerable
• Trump admin fires climate researchers working on 2028 report
• Trump admin refilling strategic oil reserve as fast as possible after Biden drained it so fast machinery broke
• Horror: SUV Plows Through Illinois After-School Program at Daycare - 4 Dead, At Least 6 Others Injured
• A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe
• SCOTUS Betrays Again - This Time Sides with California Against Gun Owners
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Temporarily Suspends Judge Hannah Dugan's Judicial Powers After Helping Illegal Immigrant Evade Arrest
• Michelle Obama Claims Deportation Issue Keeps Her up at Night - After Her Husband Deported 3 Million Illegals
• ICE arrests over 66,000 illegal immigrants during Trump's first 100 days in office - more than 65,000 removed
• Trump admin cuts 4,000 foreign student visas over criminal activity
• Trump Has Libs So Tangled Up, They Now Support Separating Families at the Border
• Demonic: Radical California Democrats Block Legislation to Make Sex Trafficking of Minors a Felony
• Ex-NYC acting teacher distributed more than 1,500 child porn images - including of infants and toddlers: feds
• Diddy blamed for Bishop T.D. Jakes' resignation: "The Feds must've told him about the evidence"
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers claim he might not have been mentally capable of crimes due to drug use
• Virginia Giuffre's Father Denies Suicide Narrative - Demands Full, Independent Investigation Into Her Death
• Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Turns Up the Heat on AG Pam Bondi - Demands Immediate Release of Epstein Client List Amid Deaths of Two Victims and Dwindling Public Trust
• Harvard renames DEI office amid fight with Trump administration
• A New Era: Major Companies Are Reportedly Reversing Course on LGBT Marketing
• Big Marketers Like Mastercard, PepsiCo and Nissan Are Rethinking Pride Marketing - Brands are shaking up their Pride spending, with some citing political pressure and economic uncertainty
• Florida set to become second state to ban fluoride in public water
• 8 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel in past week, Health Ministry says
• Top virologists urge world leaders to act on rising avian flu threat
• FDA appears to be slow-walking vaccine approvals
• Florida discourages use of mRNA Covid vaccines in older adults