August 12th, 2025

• ​Australia to recognize Palestinian state, leaving US increasingly isolated among key allies
• Australia's Albanese says Netanyahu 'in denial' over suffering in Gaza
• Commentary: Western recognition of Palestinian state is a betrayal of Israel
• Blinken: Western countries morally right to recognize Palestine, but they're doing so hastily
• Sudan: Where the Abraham Accords Face Their Fiercest Trial
• Macron: Israel's plan for Gaza is a disaster waiting to happen - Israeli hostages and the people of Gaza will be the first victims of the tragedy, he said
• 'Free Gaza from Hamas': PM Netanyahu defends decision to expand Gaza war, blasts media for spreading 'malignant lies' - 'Only ones being deliberately starved in Gaza are our hostages,' says Netanyahu
• Trump, Netanyahu discuss plan to control Hamas strongholds in Gaza
• Trump says Hamas can't be allowed to stay in Gaza: 'Remember Oct. 7'
• PM said to rule out partial hostage deals, as Trump backs more military pressure on Hamas
• Sen. Graham to Israel: 'Enough Already, Destroy Hamas'
• IDF conducts surprise readiness exercise as it prepares plans to carry out takeover of Gaza - Exercise tests 'multi-arena scenarios' in preparation for escalations due to Gaza war
• Former Palestinian Authority PM Calls Oct. 7 Massacre 'Courageous,' Calls for Hamas-PLO Unity
• International outcry after Israel kills Al Jazeera reporter it says was Hamas terrorist
• Middle East: UN chief condemns killing of Gaza journalists
• IDF says Al Jazeera reporter it killed, along with 5 other journalists, was receiving Hamas salary
• Former Mossad official in hostage deal talks under investigation for 'Qatargate' affair - report
• Madonna urges Pope to visit Gaza 'and bring your light to the children before it's too late'
• Madonna calls on pope to visit Gaza: 'As a mother, I cannot bear to watch the suffering'
• Greta Thunberg to sail to Gaza again as part of new flotilla - The Swede was deported from Israel in June after sailing on the widely mocked 'Selfie Yacht'
• Thunberg heading to Gaza 'with dozens of boats'
• Fmr IDF Spokesman: Israel Losing Propaganda War in Gaza
• 'ZioNazi' scrawled on kosher meal delivered to Jewish JetBlue passenger
• 'Holocaust in Gaza' graffiti sprayed on Western Wall, reportedly by troubled Haredi man - Officials and politicians across the aisle condemn the act; judge reportedly orders the 27-year-old suspect, a resident of Jerusalem, hospitalized in psychiatric ward
• Western Wall graffiti suspect freed by judge: 'I do not ban Jews from the Wall'
• U2 Says 'We Are Not Experts' but Want Fans to Know Gaza Is in 'Uncharted Territory' After 'Evil' Hamas Attacks on Israel
• US woman charged for 'terroristic threat' on NY high school with 'Zionist' students
• Smotrich says he'll stay in government despite PM's war strategy being 'off the rails'
• Herzog, Netanyahu appear to spar, as president makes tacit jab at judicial overhaul
• Israeli forces arrest arms dealer, seize weapons in southern Syria - The IDF's 210th Division continues to act against hostile elements across the border that could pose a threat to the Golan Heights
• 'It's scandal': Israel refuses to fully compensate passengers stranded by Iran war
• Vance: Ukraine Peace Talks in England Made 'Significant Progress' Toward Ending War
• Putin Tries Damage Control After Trump Wins over Longtime Russia Ally Armenia
• US Lists Pakistani Group as Foreign Terrorist Organization
• Chinese warship crashes into own coast guard vessel while chasing Philippines boat in South China Sea - Footage shows Chinese coast guard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with Chinese warship near contested Scarborough Shoal
• Chinese research ships in US Arctic draw Coast Guard response
• Trump postpones China tariff deadline 90 days after touting 'very good' relationship with Xi
• Trump says gold will not be tariffed amid rumors it might be following US Customs and Border Patrol ruling
• Average U.S. household debt reaches $152K; Here's a breakdown of what Americans owe
• Judge rejects unsealing Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts
• Special Ops Forces Deployed to Texas - Ghislaine Maxwell's Life is Now in Danger - "It raises the question: Who wants Ghislaine Maxwell silenced?"
• Democrat whistleblower told FBI that Schiff okayed leaking classified intel to hurt Trump - FBI Director Kash Patel releases bombshell documents to Congress showing how agents traced classified leaks to sources but DOJ didn't act
• Judge Boasberg Orders Release of Documents Related to Jack Smith Classified Docs Case and Trump's Attorney-Client Privilege Fight
• Marlow: Investigation Season - Why the DOJ Should Investigate Judge Juan Merchan Next
• Socialist Zohran Mamdani says he will be Trump's 'worst nightmare' as NYC mayor
• Google staffers, big tech workers top list of donors to socialist Zohran Mamdani's campaign
• 'Censorship is not freedom': State Dept slams EU over 'Orwellian' Digital Services Act
• Computer Science Graduates Struggle to Find Jobs During Tech Layoffs and AI Boom
• Hollywood Rocked by Amazon-Backed AI Tool, Showrunner, that Allows Viewers to Create Their Own Shows
• AI Is Talking Behind Our Backs About Glue-Eating and Killing Us All
• Far-Left Jew-Hating Grok Suspended on X
• Chatbot Grok Calls Trump 'Notorious Criminal'
• The dangerous ChatGPT advice that landed a 60-year-old man in the hospital with hallucinations
• Man poisons himself after taking ChatGPT's dietary advice - A 60-year-old man was hospitalized for bromide poisoning - The man asked ChatGPT for alternatives to salt
• Amazon's Starlink Competitor Tops 100 Satellites. What Project Kuiper Means For Amazon Stock.
• 'Building cities on the Moon': Chinese scientists develop machine to turn lunar dust into bricks
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Gorontalo, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 35,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Large landslide triggers localized tsunami in Tracy Arm, Alaska
• Tropical Storm Erin forms west of the Cabo Verde Islands, forecast to reach major hurricane strength by August 16
• Tropical Storm Erin forms, to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2025 - Erin will be a long-track storm and will eye the United States next week
• The last time a hurricane was named Erin, it was poised off the coast of New York City on the same morning as the 9/11 terrorist attacks
• Video shows moment straight-line winds tear roof from Nebraska State Penitentiary
• Multiple missing, over 3 million advised to evacuate after extreme rainfall hits Kyushu, Japan
• Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid 'record' heat
• Price of Syria's 'White Gold' soars - Extreme heat and power cuts spark record demand for ice across the war-torn country. Syrians complain: "We need a second salary just to buy ice."
• Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of 'new reality' - More than 470 Canadian fires classified as 'out of control' as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning
• Natural disasters cause USD 135 billion in economic losses globally in H1 2025, led by Los Angeles wildfires
• Jellyfish swarm forces French nuclear plant to shut
• Explosion 'like thunder' at Pennsylvania US Steel plant leaves at least one dead - Two people missing and several injured as rescue operation under way at coking facility in Clairton
• Huge Fireball Erupts After Small Plane Crashes Into Another Plane at Montana Airport
• Greece Seizes $6.5 Million in Cocaine Hidden in Ecuador Banana Shipment
• Colombian senator Miguel Uribe dies after June assassination attempt
• Police: 3 dead in shooting at Target in Austin, suspect detained - The suspect stole and crashed a car, then stole another, when fleeing the scene
• Over 400 acts of hostility against US churches in 2024; gun-related incidents more than doubled: report
• Trump Highlights Assaults of Public Officials in D.C., Lawlessness in Navy Yard
• "This is Liberation Day in DC, and We're Going to Take Our Capital Back" - President Trump Announces He is Invoking Section 740 of DC Home Act, Federalizing DC Police, and Sending in National Guard
• Trump takes over DC police in extraordinary move, deploys National Guard in capital
• U.S. Military Is Preparing to Deploy National Guard in D.C., Official Says - The deployment is part of President Trump's crackdown on street crime in the city
• Pete Hegseth: We've Mobilized the National Guard and Have Other 'Specialized' Units Ready to Address D.C. Crime
• Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police, Citing 'Bloodthirsty Criminals.' But Crime Is Down.
• D.C. Police Union Backs Trump's Move to Federalize City's Police
• Trump Floats Deploying National Guard to New York, Chicago, and LA After DC Crack Down
• Former Capitol Police chief blasts Pelosi for comparing Trump's activation of National Guard to J6
• Former US Capitol Police Chief Slams Nancy Pelosi for Whining After Trump Orders National Guard Deployment in Crime-Ridden DC - Reminds Her She Blocked His Request on Jan. 6
• Companies aiding Trump's immigration crackdown see 'extraordinary' revenues
• ICE arrests 356 illegal immigrant gang members in Houston area during first 6 months of Trump admin
• Whoops! British Government 'Lost Track' of over 150,000 Migrants
• Illegal Alien Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for Raping, Murdering Rachel Morin
• Popular Kids' Game Roblox Bans YouTuber After He Exposes Child Predators on Platform
• Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling - Kim Davis, a former clerk who refused gay couples, brought the appeal
• Macrons hired investigators to research US influencer Candace Owens - Podcaster who claimed French first lady was born male had links to rightwing figures in Europe and the US
• Sex, faith, denials: A Georgia Baptist college faces a reckoning - Ex-student claims sexual abuse, turns over 300-plus emails, many sexually explicit, that police linked to an administrator
• The Bride of 'Chinese Frankenstein' - and the Race to Make Designer Babies
• Will China's new chromosome editing tool unlock new wave of genetic advances? Technique to precisely edit large DNA segments could transform disease research, crop breeding, experts say
• NIH director: mRNA vaccine contracts were canceled because public lacks trust in technology - Explanation does not align with that of health secretary RFK Jr.
• Former Trump surgeon general says "people are going to die" after RFK Jr. halts some mRNA vaccine research
• 3 dead, 90 diagnosed with Legionnaires' Disease in Harlem amid outbreak, NYC Health Department says
• Why so many Legionnaires' cases in NY? Environmental and human factors may play a role.