August 14th, 2025

• ​Arab nations fume after Netanyahu says he feels connection to vision of 'Greater Israel' - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Arab League and Palestinian Authority issue statements condemning PM's comment, slamming 'mentality steeped in colonial delusions'
• Knesset Member: Israeli Control of Region Would Bring Peace
• Israel's FM Sa'ar: Palestinian State 'Would Be Suicidal' - Tells France and Canada to 'Establish It on Your Territory'
• 'A two-state solution means our end,' says Israel's FM - "A two-state solution? A Palestinian state in the heart of Israel would indeed be a solution - for those who seek to eliminate us," Gideon Sa'ar said
• Israel Foreign Minister: 2-State Solution More Like '2-State Illusion'
• Smotrich says new E1 West Bank settlement plan will 'bury idea of a Palestinian state' - "The plan is the 'final nail in the coffin' for the concept of a Palestinian state," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich remarked
• Far-left enraged: Thousands of new units to be built in Ariel and Maale Adumim - Peace Now claims government advancing over 4,000 new housing units in Ariel and Maale Adumim, accuses leadership of 'deepening annexation.'
• New Zealand PM says Netanyahu has 'lost the plot' after Palestine recognition debate sees MP ejected
• Huckabee: With Palestine state move, UK and France have joined forces with Israel's enemies
• Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says
• More than 100 groups blast Israel's 'weaponisation of aid' as Gaza starves
• Israel said in talks with Indonesia, Libya, 3 more countries about taking in Gazans
• Hunger, civil wars and corruption plague South Sudan as potential destination for Gaza residents - Israel and South Sudan have reportedly been holding talks about relocating Palestinians to country ranked last globally in corruption index. Juba has called such reports "baseless."
• Netanyahu Says If Israel Wanted Genocide in Gaza "It Would Have Taken Exactly One Afternoon"
• Netanyahu Delivers Defiant Speech at Newsmax Celebration, Vows to Stop 'Barbarians at the Gate'
• Netanyahu: Endgame Is to Free Gazans From Hamas Tyranny
• In southern Lebanon, IDF chief says he has approved plans for 'conquest of Gaza'
• Zamir approves plans for IDF's Gaza City operation - IDF chief gave his blessing to "the central concept for the plan for the next stages" in the war, the army said
• Netanyahu claims IDF abandoned commitment to 'victory' as he assails ex-security chiefs
• Israel's Military Chief Under Fire From Netanyahu Government - A dispute over the Gaza war plan sparks public attacks from the far-right
• Dispute between IDF chief and defense minister escalates: 'No more military without oversight' - Security Minister Ben Gvir accuses IDF chief Zamir of having 'leftist inner circle'
• Coalition, lacking majority, postpones vote to extend call-up of IDF reservists
• Takeover of Gaza City could cost Israel NIS 100 billion, expert estimates
• Gaza talks to focus on releasing hostages all in one go, Netanyahu hints
• Netanyahu: 'No going back' after Hamas torpedoed hostage deal - "We want them all, I want them all, both the living and the dead," said the prime minister
• Report: Toronto Film Festival Cancels October 7 Doc, Supposedly over Hamas Copyright to Murder Footage
• IDF source: Some of the journalists killed with Al Jazeera's Sharif were also terror operatives
• Amazon and Etsy UK stores selling Palestine Action merchandise - T-shirts for children as young as three years old being sold in support of proscribed UK terror organisation
• Israeli minister warns Canada is 'marching toward the abyss' after Jewish man attacked in front of children - 'The Canadian government must do more to fight antisemitism,' Israel's foreign minister warns
• Harlem to Hebron: the long history of Black solidarity with Palestinians
• Copenhagen Fashion Week becomes stage for Gaza solidarity displays
• Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi: 'The army is idolatry, bloodshed and immorality'
• Netanyahu looks to tap an 'Israeli Elon Musk' to slash bureaucratic red tape - Lauding efficiency of Gulf monarchies, PM says he wants to get rid of government regulations by 'deep state' that he claims are stifling initiatives and development
• US planning corridor from Israel into Syria for humanitarian aid to Druze
• Turkey and Syria accuse Israel of fostering chaos in Syria
• Syrian Government Vows to Investigate Shooting at Druze City Hospital
• Missile launched from Yemen shot down overnight, IDF says
• Erdogan's unofficial navy: The Houthis in Yemen
• PM Netanyahu: We would have struck Iran even without the US - "They still have 400 kilograms of uranium left, but they are not in a position to advance their nuclear program"
• Netanyahu: Israel, US Strikes Clear Way for Iran Regime Change
• 'A mirage': Iran's president dismisses Netanyahu's water-tech offer amid shortages - A day after PM suggested Iranians 'take to the streets' to protest the situation, Masoud Pezeshkian slams offer from nation 'that deprives Gaza of water'
• South Africa Sends Military Official to Iran to Bond over 'Anti-Colonial' Stance
• S. African, Islamic Republic of Iran officials meet to deepen military ties, pro-IRGC sources say
• China says it 'drove away' U.S. warship near the disputed Scarborough Shoal
• China Fired Warning Shots at US Ally's Warship in Chinese Waters: Report
• Japan denies China fired warning shots at destroyer that breached territorial waters
• World War III: Palantir CEO Alex Karp Says 3-Front War With Russia, China And Iran 'Very Likely'
• Poland Expels 57 Ukrainians for Displaying Nazi Flag During Concert Riot
• Trump-Putin summit to take place at U.S. military base in Anchorage
• US and Russia suggest 'West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine'
• Trump to offer Putin minerals for peace - US president will propose money-making opportunities to encourage Russia to end Ukraine war
• Zelenskyy: Russia Must Return 19,500 Ukrainian Children
• Zelenskyy, European Leaders Hope to Sway Trump Before Putin Summit
• Starmer's UK Warns European Globalists to STOP Disruptive Criticism of Alaska Summit Between Trump and Putin
• Trump told Zelenskyy and allies he won't discuss territory divisions with Putin this week, sources say
• Russia: Trump, Putin to Discuss 'All the Accumulated Issues' in Bilateral Relations
• Russia: Ukraine Stance Unchanged Since Putin's June 2024 Statement
• Trump threatens 'very severe' consequences if Russia doesn't agree to end Ukraine war - Trump refuses to elaborate on punishment if Russia doesn't end Ukraine war
• Netanyahu: If Anyone Can Bring Peace to Ukraine, It's Trump
• Four Chinese Entrepreneurs Recently Jump to Their Deaths - Is China's Economy Crashing?
• Judges Crush Dems' Last Hope to Save USAID Funding as Federal Agencies Face 'Existential Financial Harm'
• Appeals court ruling will let Trump administration cut billions in foreign aid - The decision overrules a lower court's decision that had blocked USAID cuts
• City-funded Missouri grocery store - like those Mamdani proposes for NYC - shutters after viral footage showed rotting produce, empty shelves
• Gabbard declassifies email between James Clapper and Mike Rogers regarding Russiagate
• Newly Declassified Top Secret Emails Show Clapper Pushed to "Compromise" Normal Procedures and Demand Intelligence Community Fall in Line Behind Russia Hoax
• 'Shut it down': Bombshell FBI timeline exposes political interference in Clinton corruption probe - Kid gloves vs. brass knuckles: Newly-declassified timeline shows how the investigation of the Clinton Foundation was hamstrung by FBI and DOJ while baseless Russia collusion marched foward in both agencies against Donald Trump
• Democrat whistleblower told FBI that Schiff okayed leaking classified intel to hurt Trump
• Comey's media mole told FBI he shaped Russia narrative, needed 'discount' to deny leaking intel
• Trump Calls on Bondi to Investigate Schiff and Hillary Clinton - "I'm looking at Pam because I hope something's going to be done about it"
• Former FBI Chief Chris Wray Knew About Adam Schiff Leaking Classified Documents to Press but Did Nothing - It Was Just Another of Chris Wray's Many Possibly Criminal Acts as FBI Director
• Former US Attorney Warns Adam Schiff Could Face 20 Years in Federal Prison and $250K Fine Per Leak in Russia Hoax Conspiracy
• Pam Bondi accused of possible witness tampering with Ghislaine Maxwell's prison transfer
• Melania Trump threatens legal action against Hunter Biden over 'false' Epstein comments
• First lady Melania Trump puts Hunter Biden on $1B notice over 'false, defamatory' Epstein comments - The Daily Beast retracted an article and James Carville apologized after publishing similar claims
• Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said Democrats would impeach Trump a third time with majority
• Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks prison time for Beto O'Rourke over fundraising for Dems who fled state
• Illinois Judge Denies AG Paxton's Request to Enforce Arrest Warrants Against AWOL Texas Democrats
• Dems accuse JD Vance of 'congressional level shoplifting,' call for more to join AWOL lawmakers - The lawmakers held a press conference in Chicago on Wednesday to protest an ongoing effort in Texas to pass a redistricting bill that would likely hand the GOP five additional congressional seats
• Newsom announces 'Liberation Day' event in gerrymandering fight
• Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to 'END TRUMP PRESIDENCY'
• DeMaio: Newsom's Gerrymander Is 'Illegal and Unconstitutional'
• Trump Admin Report Finds UK Human Rights 'Worsened' Amid Free Speech Crackdown
• Islamic Groups File Discrimination Complaint Against Dutch Populist Geert Wilders, accusing the populist politician of inciting hatred and violence against Muslims
• Huckabee: Americans Should Thank Israel for Intelligence, Tech Advances
• Runway AI Founder on How Hollywood Studios Are About to Become 'Radically Different': Animation Will Go from Weeks to Seconds
• 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton Warns We Must Teach AI Systems to Genuinely Care About Human Beings - Or the Fast-Developing Tech May Destroy Us
• 'Godfather of AI' warns machines could soon outthink humans, calls for 'maternal instincts' to be built in - Hinton left Google in 2023 to speak more freely about potential dangers of AI
• How secret tracking devices follow AI chips all the way to China
• China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation
• Trump orders easing of commercial spaceflight regulations, in boon to Musk's SpaceX
• Rep. Luna: Classified Photos of UFOs 'Not Created by Mankind'
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Neiafu, Tonga
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Bitung, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Yigo Village, Guam
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tual, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 39,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Karymsky volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 15,000ft
• Krasheninnikov volcano on Kamchatka, Russia eurpts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Lewotolok volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Bezymianny volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 10,000ft
• 1 missing, over 100 injured, 8,000 evacuated as Typhoon Podul batters Taiwan
• Storm makes landfall in China after raking Taiwan as typhoon
• Tropical Storm Erin on track to become hurricane soon as sandbag distribution begins in US Virgin Islands
• Erin on track to reach Category 3 hurricane intensity, turn and threaten US beaches with dangerous surf
• Three killed, one missing as flash flooding prompts state of emergency in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Alaska's capital sees record glacier-related flooding as river tops 16.6 feet
• Barriers prevent severe flooding in Alaska capital after glacier outburst - Officials say temporary barriers helped Juneau avoid hundreds of flooded homes from Mendenhall Glacier melt
• Israel's heatwave expected to reach record-breaking highs this week, IMS warns
• Severe dust storm with near-zero visibility closes section of Interstate 10 in New Mexico
• 'It looks like judgment day': Wildfires force mass evacuations across Greece
• Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo's rebels
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio Confirms U.S. Is Moving to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization
• Trump Administration Weighing Immigration Ban on Members of Islamic Extremist Groups
• Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez Says Her Family is in US Illegally
• Kentucky whistleblower claims licensing center sold IDs to illegal immigrants 'under the table' - Kentucky law prohibits providing driver's licenses to non-US residents without proper documentation
• Migrant Uber Driver Arrested for "Aggravated Kidnapping" of Female Passenger
• Woman gunned down in 'safe' DC neighborhood as Trump launches federal police takeover
• CNN's Jennings says same critics of Trump's Smithsonian review were cheering destruction of monuments in 2020
• From the L.A. Olympics to Oakland, California braces for Trump National Guard deployments
• DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says Trump's takeover is 'unsettling and unprecedented'
• Trump claims DC's 'real' crime rates are 'probably five to ten times' more than reported
• MSNBC Contributor Claims He's More Afraid of Climate Change Than Crime in Washington, DC
• Company That Provides Paid Protesters Reports 400 Percent Increase as Trump Cracks Down on DC Crime
• Trump WH touts 103 DC arrests in one week after 'Making DC Safe' EO, federalization
• Trump admin to ask Congress to extend federal control of DC cops past 30-day limit
• Trump to seek 'long-term' extension of federal control of DC police
• Homan: While Under Federal Control D.C. 'Is Not Going to Be a Sanctuary City'
• Trump floats circumventing Congress to maintain control of DC police
• Montana congressman predicts resolving crime in DC will be a bipartisan matter in the House
• MSNBC's Scarborough: 'So Many' Democrats Secretly Cheering Trump's D.C. Crackdown
• Chicago Alderman: Some 'Politicians in My Own Party' 'Enamored with' Criminals, Pritzker, Johnson Blinded by Trump Hate
• MSNBC Host Says Dems Fell for Trump's 'Trap' - He Baited Them Into Defending Violent Crime in DC
• DC mayor says Trump takeover shows why US capital should be 51st state
• "Not Going to Happen" - Trump Calls DC Statehood "Ridiculous" and "Unacceptable" as Mayor Bowser Renews Calls - Says He's Going to Make DC "the Greatest, Most Beautiful, Safest Capital Anywhere in the World"
• Feud intensifies as Chicago group says Illinois officials break laws as they blast Trump - Trump called Pritzker and Johnson "incompetent" on Monday and suggested that he could send the National Guard to reduce violence in Chicago.
• Advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars
• Mother of Former WNBA Star Killed After Head-on Crash with Illegal Who was 'Repeat DUI Offender'
• Homeless lunatic accused of killing pregnant woman and her partner, whose decapitated head was found mounted on a spike
• Black Cincinnati Community Leaders Demand Criminal Charges Against White Man Who Was Viciously Beaten During Downtown Brawl
• 'A whole spectrum of hatred': women face increased violence in Milei's Argentina as rights are eroded - In a country once lauded as a progressive bastion in Latin America, protections are being dismantled by a populist leader, and gender-based offences are on the rise
• Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced
• Harvey Weinstein to be tried for a third time in New York after mistrial on rape charge
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Doctor Federally Charged with Possessing Over 153,000 Images and 470 Videos of Child Sexual Abuse - Victims as Young as Newborns
• Anglican Church of Nigeria cuts ties with Church of Wales over lesbian bishop
• Obama Judge Tosses Lawsuit of High School Girl Who Competed Against Trans Athlete
• MS-13 Gang Member Serving Time for Murder Suing Trump to Be 'Recognized' as Female
• Federal Court Allows Arkansas to Enforce Law Banning Sex Changes for Minors
• Youngkin orders probe into Virginia schools funding abortions for minors without parental consent
• Massachusetts Strengthens Shield Law Protecting Abortionists from Out-of-State Investigations
• Christian woman investigated by police for silently praying in public near an abortion clinic
• Inside Silicon Valley's Growing Obsession With Having Smarter Babies - Tech execs are paying tens of thousands to find brilliant dates or select high-IQ embryos. 'They want to raise high-performing children.'
• Using AI Made Doctors Worse at Spotting Cancer Without Assistance
• Chikungunya virus sparks China pandemic fears as drones and hazmat suits deployed - The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has infected thousands of people in China
• Person infected with brain-eating amoeba after water skiing at Lake of the Ozarks
• Three new cases of flesh-eating infection reported in Louisiana