April 9th, 2025

• ​Empty handed? Netanyahu-Trump meeting disappoints with no change to tariffs, no new hostage deal
• 'We owe our lives to you': Former hostages implore Trump to help return the rest
• With Trump's Return, Netanyahu Faces Fewer Restraints On Gaza Than Ever
• Indonesia ready to shelter Palestinians impacted by war in Gaza
• Indonesian president says ready to temporarily house 'wounded, traumatized and orphaned' Gazans
• UN chief rejects new Israeli proposal to control flow of aid into Gaza - Guterres says plan risks 'callously limiting aid down to the last calorie,' Israel as 'occupying power' must ensure Gazans get food and medical supplies
• UN chief says Palestinians in Gaza in 'death loop', demands end to blockade
• Gaza is a 'killing field', says UN chief, as agencies urge world to act on Israel's blockade
• Collapse of civilian infrastructure in Rafah, IDF increases evacuations and security buffer zones across Gaza Strip
• Chief of Staff in Gaza: 'We caught the enemy by surprise, Rafah Brigade will be defeated'
• More journalists are killed in Gaza in latest Israeli airstrike
• Israeli strikes kill 25 people in Gaza as Supreme Court hears Shin Bet cases
• Netanyahu lands back in Israel after week away, heads to court to testify in graft trial
• After chaotic hearing, High Court rules Netanyahu can't fire Shin Bet chief Bar for now
• Starmer calls again for investigation into killings of Gaza medics as he is grilled by MPs
• Diaspora Jews are removing their Jewish symbols as they face rising antisemitism - Post-October 7 antisemitism forces Jews worldwide to hide symbols of identity including mezuzahs, kippahs and stars of David as record aliyah and grassroots solidarity redefine Israel-Diaspora ties amid calls for coordinated action
• Antisemitic Incidents Surged 90% in French-Speaking Switzerland in 2024, New Report Finds
• Far-left Argentine lawmaker indicted for antisemitic, anti-Israel posts
• Iran directed teens who attacked Israel's embassy in Stockholm last May, police says
• 'Hezbollah is a cancer': Lebanon struggles to free itself from terror group's grip
• Hezbollah said ready to discuss disarmament if Israel withdraws from south Lebanon
• Israel and Turkey reportedly establishing direct line to avoid confrontation in Syria
• New Navy chief 'regrets' costly missile interceptors against Houthis, pushes for cheaper Red Sea defense
• U.S. Commanders Worry Yemen Campaign Will Drain Arms Needed to Deter China
• Report: Iran transfers long-range missiles to militias in Iraq
• Israeli delegation was unaware of Trump-Iran negotiations
• Report: US only told Netanyahu it was talking with Iran after he got to DC; Trump did not promise that deal would meet PM's demands
• State Department says talks with Iran are not a negotiation, will be direct
• Iran says talks with US will be indirect, contrary to Trump's words
• US says Iran 'moving in' direction of nuclear deal after Trump announces direct talks
• Iran nuclear deal must include destruction of facilities under US supervision: Netanyahu
• Netanyahu: Iran deal must entail blowing up, dismantling nuclear sites - "The second possibility - that will not be - is that they drag out the talks, and then there is the military option," said the Israeli prime minister
• US to Netanyahu: Iran talks won't repeat 2015 nuclear agreement - Iran's deteriorating economic situation is undoubtedly one of the reasons for Iranian capitulation in agreeing to negotiations with the US, alongside the belief in Iran that it will be possible to buy time through negotiations and possibly reach an agreement that will save both the regime and the economy
• War between US and Iran has never been closer - and Tehran won't back down to Trump, warns ex-UK ambassador - The former diplomat revealed how Iran could hit back, sparking a huge conflict if Trump launches strikes
• US could be bombing Iran by weekend if Tehran doesn't fall in line - Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran should not be dismissed as empty words, an expert has said
• 'Our nuclear program can't be dismantled': Iran defiant ahead of talks with US - Senior official calls Trump's demands 'unacceptable'; another asks, 'How can Tehran disarm when Israel has nuclear warheads?'
• Russia Says It Won't Have to Defend Iran in Win for Trump
• WW3 fears as US ramp up production of bomb '24 times more powerful than Hiroshima'
• South Korea says 10 North Korean soldiers crossed military demarcation line, warning shots fired
• Taiwan says China using generative AI to ramp up disinformation and 'divide' the island
• Two Chinese citizens captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
• The IMF reaches a deal with troubled Argentina on a $20 billion bailout
• Make America Hated Again - Trump is reviled from Canada to China. American tourists are paying the price.
• US to 'take back' Panama Canal from Chinese influence, visiting Pentagon chief says
• Panama Files Criminal Charges Against Chinese-Linked Canal Port Owner for Breach of Contract
• Stocks slide in Asia as recession fears pummel sentiment, oil hits 4-yr lows
• Trump: China Manipulating Currency to Offset Tariffs
• US forges ahead with 104% tariffs on China, says willing to talk to other countries
• China Censors Hashtags Mentioning '104%,' the Size of Trump's Tariffs
• China Rages at Trump's Tariff Policy: 'Blackmail,' Tool to 'Pursue Selfish Interests'
• China Creates AI Video Mocking American Workers After Trump Tariffs
• Viral AI video: Who wore their tariff best? World leaders turn trade wars into runway moments
• Higher US tariffs on nearly 60 economies take effect
• Art of the Tariff Deal: Dozens of Foreign Powers Negotiate for Free Trade Instead of Retaliation
• Doug Ford announces billions in tax relief, government handouts for Ontario businesses amid US tariff fallout
• Trump: Will Soon Announce Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports
• US fashion companies manufacturing apparel overseas say Trump's tariffs are 'existential threat'
• Musk Calls Navarro a 'Moron' as Trump Tariff Spat Gets Messy
• Elon Musk rips 'moron' Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro: 'Dumber than a sack of bricks'
• GOP Senator Grills Trump Trade Rep on Tariffs: 'Whose Throat Do I Get to Choke' if You're Wrong?
• Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: If you think it's alarming now, just wait for Trump to wreck the bond market - The White House's push for for expanded presidential power threatens US economic stability
• Grassley says Congress 'delegated too much authority to the president' on trade
• Schumer: We Want to Take Tariff Authority from Trump We Allowed Biden to Have Because Trump's 'Going So Overboard'
• Trump tariffs conjure specter of Smoot-Hawley Act, a Depression-era blunder
• Dow tumbles more than 300 points Tuesday as tariff-induced sell-off resumes: Live updates
• DOGE policies, massive fumbles causing tech crashes across agencies
• White House denies a military parade is scheduled for Trump's birthday
• US Intelligence Warns China Is Trying to Recruit Government Employees
• Supreme Court allows Trump to terminate 16,000 probationary federal workers - The court said nonprofits, labor unions challenging the move lacked standing
• Supreme Court slapdown of Judge Boasberg sends message to federal judges on overreach
• Judge Boasberg cancels planned hearing to review Trump deportations
• Amy Coney Barrett Siding Against Trump Sparks MAGA Fury: 'Disgusting Fraud'
• Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice stripped of law license over questioning 2020 election
• Suspect in Trump's second alleged assassination attempt asks judge to suppress eyewitness
• Nolte: 55% of Leftists Believe It's Justifiable to Assassinate Trump Thanks to Apps Like BlueSky
• Communist Cuba Threatens Citizens Who Use Starlink to Access Internet
• Prominent ransomware gang claims NASCAR hack - offers $4 million data bounty - The cybercrime group Medusa said it siezed a terabyte of data
• Saudi's insane plan for world's tallest skyscraper 'The Rise Tower' - a $5b project twice the height of Burj Khalifa - The ridiculously tall structure will be a landmark tower in Saudi Arabia's 'city of the future'
• Comet SWAN25F rapidly brightening as it nears the Sun
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Yonakuni, Japan
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the southeast central Pacific Ocean
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Sarangani, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ollague, Chile
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Yilan, Taiwan
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Eruption at Kanlaon volcano produces pyroclastic flows, ash plume to 4 km (13,000 feet), Philippines
• Philippine volcano spews ash plume into the sky, prompting school closures
• Explosive activity, strong ash emissions observed at Etna volcano, Italy
• At least 25 killed as historic flood disaster leaves towns underwater after deadly barrage of severe weather in seven states
• Record-challenging heat to build over Southwest, including over 100 F in Phoenix
• Wildfires in Siberia destroy 65 buildings, Russia
• Trump admin cuts $4M in Princeton funding related to climate research
• Keystone oil pipeline 'bang' sparks chaos as huge oil spill rocks Fort Ransom
• 98 dead, more than 150 taken to hospitals after roof collapse at Dominican Republic club
• Ex-MLB players Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco among dead in Dominican Republic roof collapse
• China Moves to Formally End Christian Missionary Activity
• Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels
• Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett suggests the United States needs illegal immigrants because 'we done picking cotton'
• Up to 1M migrants who used Biden's CBP One app ordered to deport by Trump admin
• Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
• IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration authorities
• Woke, DEI-Obsessed Navy Vice Admiral Who Allegedly Refused to Put Up Trump's Portrait at NATO Headquarters Has Been Fired
• Air Force pulls back ban on personal pronouns in emails
• Christian Nurse Who Refused to Refer to Male Paedophile as a Woman Suspended
• Trump Admin Cuts Maine Prison System's 'Nonessential' Federal Funds over Trans Inmate in Women's Prison
• Illinois school faces criminal DOJ referral after allegations of forcing girls to change with trans student
• Church Fights State for Abortion-Free Health Insurance as Trump Turns Tables on Abortion Funding
• Alex Marlow: 'Sinister': Democrats Rebrand Abortions as 'Averted Births'
• RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak - Over 500 measles cases have been confirmed in Texas
• Senior CIA Official Who Facilitated Biden's Military COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Fired
• Biden Administration Concealed Congressionally Mandated Report on Earliest Suspected American COVID Cases