August 13th, 2025

• Keir Starmer presses ahead with his UK plan to revive two-state solution - Diplomats from the UK, France and Germany reportedly frustrated by the Trump's failure to engage with peace plans
• Progressive rabbis booed off stage at UK hostage rally after backing Palestinian state
• Infamous Palestinian terrorist admits 'there is no peaceful solution' - Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades leader confesses to NYT that decades of violence achieved nothing
• France slams Israel's fresh Gaza plans as 'disaster,' Italy mulls sanctions - Macron says he's pushing for creation of 'UN-mandated stabilization mission' in Strip; Italy's defense minister says Netanyahu's methods 'dangerously similar' to Putin's
• 'Focus on Hamas': Former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warns Western actions 'reward terror' and 'prolong the war'
• Netanyahu confronts the eighth front: The global war of lies - Netanyahu's analogy was stark: You would not have left the Nazis in Berlin in 1945; neither will Israel leave Hamas in Gaza in 2025
• Netanyahu says will 'allow' Palestinians to leave Gaza amid Israel's push for control
• Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan
• Israel sends report to Red Cross on abuse suffered by hostages, warns they're in grave danger
• Smotrich says he'll stay in government despite PM's war strategy being 'off the rails' - Finance minister says taking Gaza City won't secure victory if it leads to partial hostage deal, and Netanyahu may buckle under pressure, but hopes the course can yet be corrected
• Hostage families fight back: Sue ICC prosecutor for shielding terrorists
• 'Systematic torture and terror': Health Ministry gives ICRC report on 12 freed hostages
• Sex abuse, dehumanization: Health Ministry report to Red Cross details accounts of freed hostages
• 24 countries call for urgent action in Gaza as humanitarian crisis reaches 'unimaginable levels'
• 'It's a horrible picture': Gaza faces new threat from antibiotic-resistant disease - Fatal infections more likely due to malnutrition, injuries and lack of medical facilities under Israel's blockade
• IDF says 97 tons of food airdropped into Gaza today by five countries
• Israel says review shows Hamas inflating Gaza hunger data in 'orchestrated campaign'
• IDF exposes Hamas 'starvation campaign': Most alleged 'malnutrition' deaths were caused by pre-existing conditions - 'Hamas cynically exploits tragic images and misuses them for propaganda'
• Huckabee: Hamas Used Aid to Build Tunnels in Gaza
• American Jewish federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid through Israeli rescue nonprofit
• 'There's no solution': Ex-terror chief Zubeidi laments failed Palestinian strategies - Zubeidi, who organized dozens of attacks during Second Intifada and was freed in January truce, says Palestinians must 'reconsider tools'
• UN chief puts Israel, Russia 'on notice' over conflict-related sexual violence accusations
• Israel dismisses UN secretary-general's sexual violence report threat as 'baseless'
• Trump administration softens criticism of Israel in overhauled human rights report
• France stops renewing work visas for El Al security staff amid strained Israel ties
• French source: Visas for El Al security staff suspended due to 'difficulties' for French diplomats at airport screenings
• Israeli airline's Paris offices daubed with red paint, slogans
• Paris air traffic controller radios 'Free Palestine' to El Al pilots just after takeoff - Incident comes after El Al's Paris offices were defaced last week; Dutch police arrest three after Israeli embassy in The Hague vandalized and doors smashed
• Antisemitic graffiti prompts hate crime probe at Israeli-American Council HQ in Los Angeles
• Trump admin rips George Washington University in DC as 'deliberately indifferent' to antisemitism
• Pregnant Jewish woman and her husband attacked in Venice
• Activists Storm Live Broadcast of Israeli Big Brother to Protest Gaza Conflict War
• World's largest wealth fund rolls back Israeli investments over West Bank, Gaza concerns
• Largest UK aliyah in 15 years: 44 British Jews moved to Israel on ICEJ-sponsored flight last week
• High birth rates and education gaps among ultra-Orthodox population could endanger Israel's future, economist warns - It could undermine the country's long-term stability and prosperity. "If Israel does not halt the combination of high birth rates, inadequate education, and widespread workforce non-participation, the country risks its long-term survival"
• Syrian government vows to 'hold accountable' gunmen seen shooting man in Suweida hospital in viral video - Druze and human rights group accuse government forces of carrying out the 'summary execution'
• Israel and US seek to abolish UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon over failure to confront Hezbollah - Israeli official sees 'once-in-a-generation moment to act against' Hezbollah
• IDF conducts anti-Hezbollah pressure campaign through leaflets and radio broadcasts in southern Lebanon - Israeli military accompanies airstrikes with psychological warfare
• Lebanon replaces intelligence chief in Hezbollah stronghold, in a move seen as tied to government efforts to curb Hezbollah's influence
• Iran's top security official heads to Iraq, Lebanon amid plans to disarm its proxy Hezbollah
• Netanyahu to the citizens of Iran: 'Take to the streets - A free Iran is not a dream'
• Netanyahu vows Israeli help on water crisis once Iran is liberated from 'tyrants of Tehran' - Prime Minister Netanyahu urges Iranians to fight for freedom, promising Israeli solutions to Iran's water crisis once Iran is free
• Iranian dissident, pro-Israel activist survives violent attack at London rally for Israeli hostages
• Holocaust survivor dies weeks after being wounded in Iranian missile strike on Rehovot
• Iranian police says it arrested at least 21,000 'suspects' during war with Israel - Law enforcement spokesman does not specify vast majority of allegations, says 261 suspected of espionage, 172 detained for unauthorized filming; 2,774 illegal migrants rounded up
• The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming - Both countries' strategic calculus suggests it will be even more violent
• Yemen's Houthis claim attempted drone attack on Israel today
• Zelensky Pressures India to Stop Buying Russian Oil in Call with PM Modi
• Azerbaijan Pours Money into Ukraine After Trump-Brokered Armenia Peace Deal
• Russia has "strong incentive" to deploy more destructive nukes: Report
• Russia breaks through Ukrainian frontline as Putin sends 110,000 troops into the meatgrinder days before Trump summit - It comes as Russia accused the UK of trying to sabotage upcoming peace talks between Trump and Putin
• Report: Exhausted Ukraine Is Ready to Cede Territory Held by Russia in Exchange for Peace
• Ukraine ready to give up land to Russia if Vladimir Putin agrees to one key condition: It is understood that any peace deal would require substantial security guarantees, including ongoing weapons supplies and a pathway to Nato membership
• Trump says both sides in Ukraine war will need to cede territory
• Zelenskyy not invited to upcoming Trump, Putin talks - 'The goal of this meeting for the president is to walk away with a better understanding of how we can end this war,' Leavitt said Tuesday
• 'Must Respect International Law': European Union Makes Bid to Insert Itself Into Trump-Putin Alaska Talks
• South Korea arrests wife of impeached former president Yoon
• South Korea's Ex-First Lady Is Arrested on Corruption Charges
• China Vows to Help Brazil Defend 'National Sovereignty' Against Trump
• China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal
• Colombian President Gustavo Petro Orders Military to Defend Nicolas Maduro After U.S. Bounty of $50 Million
• US deficit grows to $291 billion in July despite tariff revenue surge
• US national debt hits record $37 trillion
• Trump threatens Fed Chair Jerome Powell with lawsuit for being 'grossly incompetent'
• President Trump Threatens a "Major Lawsuit" Against Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Unleashes Fire On Him After Seeing Latest Inflation Data
• Politico: Former Vatican Auditor Alleges System Enabled Money Laundering
• Project Veritas: Whistleblower Outs Deep State Scheme Connecting Mayor Adams, Senator and Media Figure to Foreign Bribes
• Jamie Raskin Says Trump Seeking to 'Exact Revenge' on D.C. Voters, Will File Resolution to End Federal Takeover
• 'Donald Trump has 24 hours': Gavin Newsom threatens Trump over California, Texas redistricting - "You are playing with fire, risking the destabilization of our democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize any gains you hope to make."
• Texas Senate Officially Passes New Congressional Map - Democrats Storm Out in Protest
• 'Lock Him Up': Texas AG Paxton Seeks to Jail Beto O'Rourke over Alleged Violation of Court Order Barring Fundraising for Statehouse Democrat Fugitives
• Arizona to Pilot Overseas UOCAVA Voting Program Using Voter's "Personal Device," to Include Cell Phones
• US court says Trump's Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data - Court refuses to block 'department of government efficiency' from accessing data such as citizenship status
• CAPTCHAgeddon signals a dangerous shift - How fake CAPTCHA pages replaced old browser update scams and why they're even more dangerous
• Elon Musk's AI bot Grok gives damning verdict on Trump's alleged cognitive decline as he becomes the oldest ever US President
• Musk Draws Apple into Feud with Sam Altman Over AI App Store Favoritism
• Elon Musk vows immediate legal action against Apple over 'antitrust violation' favoring OpenAI
• OpenAI's Altman challenges Elon Musk with plans for Neuralink rival, FT reports
• The Subtle Corruption: What Artificial Intelligence Is Doing to the Word of God
• Till Battery Death Do Us Part: Woman Announces Engagement to AI Chatbot After 5-Month 'Romance'
• Inside San Francisco's Robot Fight Club - A new combat sport has entered the arena
• China deploys robot antelope in Tibet to surveil real herds
• 36,000 km from Earth: Israeli satellite 'Dror 1' enters orbit
• Humans have 116 days until 'alien spaceship' reaches Earth as 'it could save or destroy us' - An unexplained object hurtling through the universe has baffled several scientists - with one professor suggesting aliens could be on the way to Earth, which could 'save or destroy us'
• Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Papua, Indonesia
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Dili, Timor Leste
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Abepura, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Puerto Santa, Peru
• A Massive Earthquake Just Caused a 'Parade' of Volcanic Eruptions
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 39,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Typhoon Podul approaching Taiwan with potential for rapid intensification before landfall
• Nine killed as Tropical Storm Erin floods Sao Vicente, Cape Verde
• 'Recording-breaking Temperatures' Has Become a Cliche - and Humanity's New Routine
• Heat dome drives record-breaking temperatures across France, 52 stations set all-time highs
• Over half of Mediterranean basin and Europe hit by drought since April - Data from the European Drought Observatory comes as Israel copes with an extreme heat wave that is expected to break records
• Car bursts into flames, sparking forest fire on Jerusalem's outskirts - Firefighters gain control over blaze, which spread due to extreme heat and strong winds, says official
• UK Urges Public to Delete Old Emails To Save Water Use in Data Centres Amid Drought
• Zambia says no cause for alarm after toxic mine spill prompts US evacuation
• Texas Train Derailment: 35 Cars Off Tracks, Hazmat Tankers Involved Near Gordon
• Lawless Kingdom: Reform UK MP Pochin Says 'It's No Surprise' That 'Vigilante Groups' Are Patrolling the Streets and Targeting Rampant Crime
• New Info: Gunman Fired 180 Shots at the CDC Headquarters in Atlanta, 150 Windows Shot Out During Attack
• ABC Anchor Kyra Phillips Was 'Jumped' by a Half-Dressed Hobo in DC: 'We're All Experiencing It Firsthand'
• Revealed: Pentagon planning rapid-deploy 'reaction force' to quell civilian dissent
• National Guard Rolls Into D.C. as Trump Crime Crackdown Begins
• Mexico transfers 26 alleged cartel members to US as part of joint crackdown
• Over 100K Americans rush to join Trump's massive ICE hiring spree nationwide, DHS says
• Karen Bass says LA has 'rapid response network' to disrupt ICE arrests
• Golden Age: Trump Cuts Illegal Alien Population by 'Astonishing' 1.6 Million Since Taking Office
• Teen with disabilities reportedly detained by ICE outside L.A. school
• Dem Rep. Delia Ramirez Declares ICE a 'Terrorist Organization'
• MAGA Couple Regrets Trump Vote After Terrifying Border Patrol Stop
• USCIS Director Joe Edlow: Biden Prioritized Illegal Aliens, Leaving Legal Immigration System 'a Complete and Utter Mess'
• Half of farmers are over retirement age. Is our food system at risk?
• Euthanasia Now So Popular in Canada, Doctor-Killers Struggle to Meet Demand
• Major Online Abortion Provider Hit with Wrongful Death Lawsuit
• Elderly San Francisco father kept 6-year-old twin boys, born via surrogacy, in 'human-size cage': police
• Experts issue warning as infected 'Frankenstein' rabbits with 'tentacles' have invaded the US - This hideous virus they're contending with spreads via mosquitoes and ticks
• Parents challenge state's denial of religious vaccine exemptions