August 11th, 2025

• ​Australia caves to pressure to recognize Palestinian state: "Australia will recognise the State of Palestine at the 80th Sessions of the United Nations General Assembly in September, to contribute to international momentum towards a two-state solution, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages"
• Australia to recognize a Palestinian state, joining France, Canada and U.K.
• Australia to recognize Palestinian state next month; New Zealand weighs following suit
• Finland breaks from Western trend, delays recognition of 'Palestine' amid Israeli defense ties
• Netanyahu rebuffs 'shameful' European plans to recognize Palestinian state
• Salon: There is no "two-state solution." Can we stop pretending? No meaningful Palestinian state will exist anytime in the foreseeable future. Facing that truth is crucial
• Egypt & Qatar continue attempts to revive ceasefire talks with Hamas amid looming Israeli Gaza offensive
• Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced
• 'I have lost faith in Netanyahu' - Following Cabinet's decision to takeover Gaza, Finance Minister Smotrich threatens to leave government - Religious Zionism, Jewish Power MKs threaten elections if Netanyahu plan falls short of total Hamas defeat
• 'Not in our name': Fury grows in Israel over Netanyahu's defiant bid to 'finish the job' in Gaza
• Hundreds of officers and reservists: Path to defeating Hamas requires resettling Gaza
• Nimer Sultany: Netanyahu's Gaza City outrage fulfils his messianic fantasy of a Greater Israel. The world must stop him
• Families of captives fume at Netanyahu for only vowing to free '20 hostages' in Gaza
• Netanyahu defends Gaza City plan as UN warns of 'calamity' and starvation - Israeli PM says taking over city is 'best way' to end war, despite condemnation from within Israel and around world
• 'Open your eyes, Hamas lies': Netanyahu slams int'l media for reporting false starvation claims
• Netanyahu: We May Sue New York Times for Defamation over Fake Starving Gaza Photo
• IDF coordinates Gaza aid drops with 6 countries, including Italy and Greece
• Iran's Jewish community holds aid drive for Gaza: 'Solidarity with oppressed people' - Isfahan Jews prepare aid packages, framing the effort as a spiritual act of solidarity with Palestinians and a rejection of Zionism
• Author of IDF's ethical code: I haven't seen any act of genocide in Gaza
• After soccer star killed in Gaza, IDF says it's unaware of casualties in the area that day
• Outrage as Israeli troops kill Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza City
• Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif among five journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
• IDF strike on Gaza City kills Al Jazeera reporter accused of being a Hamas cell leader
• Hamas terrorists disguised as journalists confirmed killed by IDF
• Opposition pans Netanyahu as a 'failed prime minister' who 'lies with brazen audacity'
• Israel's High Court Judge Solberg issues interim order against gov't's dismissal of attorney general
• Haredi MK Porush warns conscription of yeshiva students could lead to 'civil war'
• Eastern Mediterranean gas boom fuels both cooperation and clashes
• Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians
• New video shows settler shot Palestinian dead during West Bank clash, rights group says
• Threat of West Bank terror down 80%, Katz credits IDF's 'powerful offensive' policy - Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps were "hotbeds of terrorism built with Iranian financing, arms, and guidance, Katz claimed
• Saudi source: No investment in Lebanon without Hezbollah's disarmament
• Iran says it arrested 20 alleged Israeli spies, 'will make an example of them all'
• UN Nuclear Watchdog Official to Visit Iran in Bid to Improve Ties, No Inspections Planned
• Tensions rise between Iran and Russia; Moscow's new drone factory reduces reliance on Tehran
• Marcos says the Philippines will be pulled into any war over Taiwan, despite China's protest
• North Korea Warns of Reprisal Against South Korea-US Drills Amid Signs of Tensions Easing
• Trump Invites Putin to Step Foot in America - The Art of the Deal president hopes he can broker peace
• Russians cheer Putin's Alaska invitation, envision no concessions on Ukraine
• Zelenskyy Warns US Ahead of Trump-Putin Talks: 'We Will Not Allow Russia to Deceive America'
• European Leaders Rally Around Zelensky, Demand More 'Pressure' on Putin Ahead of Trump Summit
• Munir boasts of WMDs, US says its military ties with Pakistan key to nuclear security in South Asia
• "We'll Take Half World Down With Us": Pak Army Chief Asim Munir's Nuclear Threat In US - Pakistan's Field Marshal also threatened to destroy any infrastructure that India builds on the Indus water channels, saying his country has no dearth of missiles
• In India, Trump's tariffs spark calls to boycott American goods
• US Inflation to Rise as Higher Tariffs Feed Through
• Restaurants are under threat as costs skyrocket and consumers cut back
• Marlow: Buying Our Democracy - Meet the Billionaire Leftists Behind the Lawfare Chaos
• 15 Democrats Arrested For Election Fraud
• JD Vance Says 'You're Going To See a Lot of Indictments' Over Democrats Attempts to Manipulate 2016 Election
• Marlow: Trump Is 'Robustly' Going After Democrats 'Who Are Clearly Breaking the Law'
• Holder: 'No Factual Basis' for Trump Administrations Investigations into Dems
• Raskin: Trump Is Weaponizing the DOJ for His 'Political Revenge Tour'
• Ex-government officials pen letter blasting Kash Patel's FBI 'purge' - The Steady State group accuses Patel and Bongino of dismantling FBI independence
• Rosie O'Donnell Goes on Weird TikTok Tirade Claiming ABC Will Cancel The View to Appease President Trump
• New chatbot on Trump's Truth Social platform keeps contradicting him
• How Profit-Driven AI Jesus Chatbots Prey On Prayer-Driven Christians
• Sam Altman reveals ChatGPT users want AI to be more personally supportive
• AI is creating new billionaires at a record pace
• Allianz Life Insurance data breach exposes 1.4 million Americans - Hackers accessed customer data through third-party cloud platform
• Magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Turkey causes about a dozen buildings to collapse
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Doctor Belisario Dominguez (La Barra), Mexico
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Ozernovskiy, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 40,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 24,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Weather experts predict shattering of records as extreme heatwave hits Israel
• Milwaukee under State of Emergency after 'unprecedented' flooding, deadly storms slam Midwest
• 'Unprecedented Flooding' Shuts Down Wisconsin State Fair
• Mexico City’s airport suspends operations due to floods
• Wildfires rage across southern Europe amid record temperatures
• Wildfires close Mount Vesuvius trails while fierce blazes continue in France - French officials says heatwave in southern Europe complicates efforts to contain biggest wildfire since 1949
• Remains of Three 9/11 Victims Identified 24 Nearly Years After The Attack
• Shootout at Ecuador nightclub kills 8 as violent crime surges, police say
• FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime
• Trump vows to evict homeless from Washington, official says National Guard may be deployed
• Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC - President demands unhoused residents leave US capital or face eviction and vowed to use officers to make arrests
• One in Five Britons Say They Are Willing to Engage in Political Violence to Stop National Decline
• UK Announces Plans for Immediate Deportation of Migrant Criminals
• Farage Warns of 'National Emergency' as Illegal Boat Migrants Filmed Shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
• Trial to start on whether deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles violated federal law
• Mexican President Defends Accused Narco-Terrorist Maduro - U.S. 'Must Show Evidence'
• Trump asks SCOTUS to allow profiling in California ICE raids
• Counterterrorism and Special Ops Forces Deployed to Protect Ghislaine Maxwell's Life in Texas Prison
• Top Left-Wing Podcaster Slams 'Audacity' of White Trump Voters Who Eat in Mexican Restaurants and Visit Gay Hairdressers
• Former megachurch pastor declares Trump supporters can't be 'good' people in fiery essay - John Pavlovitz called President Trump, 'the very worst humanity has produced' in blog post
• Hegseth Posts Video of Pastor He Follows Calling for Gay Sex Ban
• Drag Queen Show for Kids Advocacy Group Cancelled After Community Backlash
• "Catholic" University Hires Pro-Abortion Former Senator to "Mentor" Students
• New Zealand sees euthanasia, assisted suicide rates climb 37%
• NYT: He Announced His Intention to Die. The Dinner Invitations Rolled In - On Instagram, the artist Joseph Awuah-Darko asked the world to invite him to dinner before he ended his life. More than 150 meals later, he is still going.
• Woman woke from coma moments before her organs were about to be harvested
• CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting - Deadly violence not random as staff have endured 'months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification', says union
• Butter made from carbon tastes like the real thing, gets backing from Bill Gates