August 15th, 2025

• ​Bowen: Netanyahu is presiding over a divided Israel - the fault lines are now chasms
• Hamas Continues to Praise Western Countries for Recognizing Palestinian State
• Smotrich reportedly set to announce controversial E1 settlement plan for West Bank - Israeli media says finance minister Bezalel Smotrich supports plan to 'bury Palestinian state'
• World largely decries new settlement plan, warns it will scuttle 2-state solution
• UK says Israel's new E1 settlement plan is flagrantly illegal and 'must be stopped now'
• US backs E1 housing plan linking Jerusalem and Maalehmaa Adumim
• German manufacturer mulls relocating to US to avoid arms embargo against Israel - The move comes as Germany says it will halt weapons exports to Israel if they are to be used in Gaza
• British MPs urge Starmer to 'immediately expel' Israeli ambassador - Letter signed by cross-party group of British MPs denounces genocide in Gaza and condemns Israeli occupation plans
• Starmer holds call with Saudi crown prince on plan to ensure 'no role for Hamas in Gaza'
• After public spat, Katz and IDF chief meet, vow to 'act as one fist' on Gaza City plan
• Mossad Chief conducts hostage talks in Doha visit, hostages urge Trump to halt Gaza invasion
• Mossad chief meets Qatari leader in Doha as Israel shuts door on partial hostage deal
• Autopsy of slain hostage Itzik Elgarat revealed he was tortured to death, brother says
• 'Free the hostages': Hundreds of Haredim protest outside prison holding draft evaders
• Pramila Jayapal condemns Israeli strike that killed Hamas terrorist who worked for Al Jazeera - "The latest strike killed 5 journalists, including a prominent Al Jazeera journalist. The US must stop providing weapons for this genocide."
• Trump says he'd like to see Israel allow foreign journalists into Gaza
• Toronto film fest to screen Oct. 7 doc initially nixed over 'copyright concerns'
• Filmmaker alleges 'censorship' after Toronto Film Festival drops Oct. 7 Hamas attack documentary
• UN: 13,000 Gazan kids hospitalized for malnutrition in July; almost no aid trucks reached their destination
• COGAT says over 300 trucks of humanitarian aid entered Gaza via Israeli crossings Thursday
• More Relief Supplies Enter Gaza, but Aid Groups Warn of Bottlenecks
• Aid groups say Israel's new registration rules are 'weaponising aid'
• A word is born - and critiqued: 'healthocide'
• Egypt to train 5,000 Palestinian police officers to restore order in Gaza
• Qatar emerges as regional air power with US and Israeli technology despite terror ties
• Former IDF intel chief appears to blame Shin Bet for failing to foresee Oct. 7 attack
• Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan defends claiming Israel caused both world wars - Kattan accused Israel of being behind World War I, World War II and the Sept. 11 and Oct. 7 attacks in a social media video
• Historic first: 'Miss Palestine' to compete in Miss Universe 2025 - Beauty queen Nadine Ayoub becomes first Palestinian contestant ever in world's largest beauty pageant alongside Israeli competitor
• Hijab-Clad Muslima Wins Beauty Pageant in Wayne County, Michigan - and Now She Wants to Be Miss America
• Amazon vows to Remove all Palestine Action merchandise following JN expose
• Brooklyn woman charged with making 'terroristic threat' to public school over 'Zionist' student body
• Massachusetts man sentenced to 26 months for threats to synagogues, Israel consulate
• US Homeland Security Department accused of tweeting antisemitic dog whistles
• With Arson and Land Grabs, Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Hit Record High
• Messianic Jews Are Seeing 'Massive' Global Growth with Prophetic Implications, Leader Says
• Yemeni forces bust Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthis, including chemical weapons - report
• Report: Israeli airstrikes on Tehran killed inmates in 'apparent war crime' - Human Rights Watch also finds that Iran abused survivors of June attack, which killed 80 people
• Diplomacy or defiance: Iran's rulers face existential choice after US-Israeli strikes
• Report: Iranian leadership regards nuclear talks with U.S. as critical to regime's survival - One source says the leadership now leans towards talks as 'they've seen the cost of military confrontation'
• Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as nuclear program deadline nears
• South African National Defence Force (SANDF) chief visits Iran to discuss 'mutual national interests'
• South Africa's top general under fire for remarks in Iran
• Presidency says action will be taken against SANDF's Maphwanya over his Iran comments, where he reportedly said that South Africa and Iran must strengthen political and military ties
• Syrian regime humiliates Iran's national security chief
• Violence on Syrian Coast Likely Amounts to War Crimes, U.N. Says
• Over 7K Christians killed in Nigeria so far in 2025: watchdog
• Kim Jong-un's sister mocks South Korean attempts to improve relations
• State Department Accuses China of Genocide and Slavery - and Rape, Torture, Starvation of Dissidents
• US briefly deploys warships after Chinese military ships' collision
• US and Philippines discuss more missile system deployments as tensions rise in South China Sea
• Reports: Russia's Revamped Wagner Group Suffers 'Disaster' Defeat by Mali Jihadis
• MSM Forced to Report That Ukrainian Forces Face Dire Lack of Manpower, as Millions of Citizens Will Not Fight for the Kiev Regime
• Shaheen: Putin Will Not Stop Until We Provide Additional Weapons to Ukraine
• Vladimir Putin Calls Kim Jong-un to 'Share Information' Prior to Trump Talks
• Russia & Ukraine exchange drone attacks ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
• Ukraine drones hit Russia's Volgograd refinery ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
• Ukraine says it struck ship at Russian port carrying ammo, drone parts from Iran
• Ukrainians confront prospect of losing Donbas in Trump-Putin talks
• Putin praises Trump's 'sincere' peace efforts, signals possible US-Russia nuclear deal
• US ready to provide Ukraine security guarantees, but opposes NATO membership, Macron says
• European leaders praise Trump for offering US military support for future peace force in Ukraine
• How Alaska is preparing for the new Cold War - Pentagon considers re-opening two military bases amid growing threat from Russia in Arctic
• Trump ramps up his campaign for the Nobel Prize, hoping to cement a legacy as a 'peacemaker' - The White House has increasingly touted Trump's attempts to forge international peace agreements. His meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska will be his biggest test by far
• The 'kingmaker': Trump relishes his diplomacy as he jockeys for Nobel prize
• Trump told Norwegian minister he wants Nobel Prize, newspaper says
• Seven Nations Endorse Trump for Nobel Peace Prize: 'President of Peace'
• Inflation warning: Wholesale prices surge in July
• US producer inflation heats up as goods, services prices soar
• Electricity prices are surging, opening up a new line of attacks against Republicans
• Trump's State Department Slams Romania's Globalist Regime in Human Rights Report: Election Results Wiped, Democracy Under Attack
• Pentagon Strips Security Clearance from Retired CIA Spook Susan Miller for Lying About Role in Russia Collusion Hoax Report
• "Come Get Me, Kash... I Won't Be Silent" - Eric Swalwell Lashes Out After Declassified FBI Docs Reveal He Was Likely Source of Leaks to Damage Trump Along with Adam Schiff
• New FBI Docs Reveal: Obama's DOJ Killed Clinton Corruption Probe as Agents Targeted Hillary
• Schiff Complains Democracy Under Attack — After Getting Caught Plotting Against Democratically Elected President
• Bombshell: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Says Russia Agreed to Release KGB Files on Lee Harvey Oswald - Claims CIA Destroyed Evidence Handed Over at JFK's Funeral
• Melania vs. Hunter: Biden Scion's Performance Art Interview Lands Him in Legal Peril
• Hunter Biden delivers profanity-laced response to Melania Trump's $1B notice for 'defamatory' Epstein remarks - Former first son refuses to apologize for claims linking Melania Trump to Jeffrey Epstein
• Melania $1 Billion Lawsuit Threats Silence Critics - But Amplifies Epstein News
• Jeffrey Epstein battle set to reignite in Congress
• Video Shows Democrat South Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate Arrested in His Underwear, Calling Himself God, Superman
• Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort 'a systematic assault on democracy'
• Gavin Newsom announces California redistricting effort, claims Trump is trying to 'rig the system'
• Newsom Warns "Trump Will Be Running for a Third Term" - Says He Received 'Trump 2028' Hat in the Mail
• Report: Google Caught Flagging GOP Fundraising Emails as 'Dangerous' Spam
• Elon Musk promises self-driving taxi cars across US as Tesla seeks to hire operators in NYC - "I think we'll probably have autonomous ride-hailing in probably half of the population of the US by the end of the year."
• Trump's space order risks environmental disaster while rewarding Musk and Bezos, experts say - US president is pushing an 'end run around' on safeguards, risking harm to wildlife, air and water, attorney says
• Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Nikolski, Alaska
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• More than 85 aftershocks follow M4.0 earthquake northwest of The Geysers, California
• California rattled by multiple earthquakes in just a matter of minutes
• More than 85 aftershocks follow M4.0 earthquake northwest of The Geysers, California
• Alaska Earthquake Center says Sunday's tsunami-causing slide was largest in decade
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 36,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• New lava vent opens between Etna's Bocca Nuova and Southeast Crater, Italy
• Tropical Storm Erin prompts alerts in Caribbean as it inches closer to becoming hurricane
• Erin forecast to become major hurricane north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
• Hurricane Hunters investigating Invest 98L as Gulf tropical disturbance eyes Texas - Forecasters say the disturbance has a low chance of becoming a more significant tropical system, but heavy rain is expected in parts of Texas as it moves ashore
• Over a Month of Rainfall Predicted to Fall Within Just Hours in Two States: Oregon and Washington
• Sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir leaves 46 dead, more than 200 missing
• As Iran faces drought, Netanyahu offers a deal: Overthrow the mullahs, and Israel will help - Netanyahu's offer comes as Iran faces record-breaking heat and its fifth consecutive year of drought
• Extreme record-breaking heatwaves continue into Thursday throughout Israel
• Thousands displaced in Greece, Spain and Portugal as wildfires continue to rage
• Washington Road Shut Down After Crash Involving Device with 'Radioactive Core'
• Norway Says Russian Hackers Likely Behind Dam Sabotage Which Affected Water Flows
• Colombia: Conservative Congressman Survives Gunfire Attack on Day of Slain Senator's Burial
• Blackwater founder to deploy nearly 200 personnel to Haiti as gang violence soars
• John Cornyn Claims He Doesn't Remember Helping Pass Biden Gun Control
• Homeless people in detention camps? Fears grow about Trump and the Olympics
• Democratic governor declares state of emergency in crime-ridden county - The move comes just two days after President Donald Trump seized control of Washington DC's police force to combat violent crime in the Democrat-run capital
• Sanctuary No More: Trump's Federal Takeover in Washington, DC, Leads to Police Working with ICE Agents
• DC police union says crime stats are manipulated by department heads to downplay violence
• Man charged with assaulting federal agent with sandwich in DC - The video showed a man repeatedly calling a group of officers "fascists" before throwing a sub sandwich at one
• Chuck Schumer says he's not 'scared' walking around DC - he has a full-time security detail
• Maxine Waters Says Trump Leading U.S. into 'Civil War' for Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration
• USCIS Director Joe Edlow Says Biden Plan was 'Mass Amnesty' to 'Change Demographics' of America
• D.C. Residents Protest Authorities Cracking Down on Crime as 'Fascists'
• NPR's Langfitt: Some D.C. Residents Told Me They Stopped Reporting Crime Because Much of It's 'Unpunished'
• CNN's Honig: 'Cannot Deny' D.C. 'Is Dangerous', What Trump's Doing Is Common Tactic That's Usually Universally Praised
• Federal agents in Trump's crime crackdown set up checkpoint in popular D.C. nightlife area
• National Guard humvees, roughly 30 troops stand guard outside DC's Union Station amid police takeover - As of Thursday, 800 National Guard members have been mobilized to Washington, DC
• ICE to roll out bold, new cars emblazoned with agency's name, logo - leaving agents furious and terrified: 'A bullseye'
• New York Times essay hoping military would 'stand up to Trump' draws fire on social media
• Border Patrol chief crashes Newsom's rollout of California redistricting campaign
• ICE Arrests Illegals at Governor Newsom's Presser - Newsom Calls It "Sick and Pathetic"
• Campus patrols, volunteer escorts: Fears of immigration raids cloud LAUSD's first day of school
• Ron DeSantis: Voluntary Departures Have Increased Since Alligator Alcatraz Opened
• DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility dubbed 'Deportation Depot'
• Trump Announces Massive Social Security Cleanup - 275,000 Illegal Aliens Removed, Plus 12.4 Million Dead People Over 120 Years Wiped from Database
• Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials
• Pam Bondi Warns California Will Lose Federal Funding Unless Sanctuary Policies Are Ended
• Sanctuary New York: Illegal MS-13 Gang Members Charged with Combined 14 Counts of Attempted Murder
• Sanctuary New York: ICE Arrests Migrant Convicted of Raping 9-Year-Old Stepdaughter
• U.S. Government Offers $26 Million in Rewards for Information on Mexican Terrorist Cartel Leaders
• Argentina rocked as contaminated medical fentanyl kills up to 96 patients
• Guatemalan national freed without bail in THC gummies case that sent 12 middle-schoolers to the hospital
• Five Indian hotel operators charged with using minors to run drug, sex trafficking rings out of Nebraska
• Roblox bans pedophile hunters and vigilantes on game platform
• Louisiana AG Liz Murrill Files MASSIVE Lawsuit Against Popular Gaming Site Roblox, Calling It a Breeding Ground for Sex Predators
• Washington state elementary school brings in drag performance to stage R-rated Rocky Horror Picture Show for kids
• Obama Judge Tosses Lawsuit of High School Girl Who Competed Against Trans Athlete
• American history won't be displayed 'in a woke manner' at Smithsonian, Trump says - 'Our museums have an obligation to represent what happened in our country over the years. Good and bad,' Trump said
• Obama Judge Permanently Blocks Trump's Actions Aimed at Eliminating DEI at Universities
• Federal judge declares Education Department's attempt to bar diversity programs unlawful
• Judge blocks Trump religious exemption to contraception mandate; Little Sisters of the Poor to appeal
• Obama Judge Rules Little Sisters of the Poor Must Cover Contraceptives, Despite Previous SCOTUS Rulings
• China Unveils World's First Pregnancy-Simulating Humanoid Robot
• Meta's AI rules have let bots hold 'sensual' chats with kids, offer false medical info
• Illinois Bans AI Therapists from Seeing Patients
• For Some Patients, the 'Inner Voice' May Soon Be Audible - In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying
• New Brain Interface Interprets Inner Monologues With Startling Accuracy - Scientists decoded the silent inner thoughts of four people with paralysis, a breakthrough that could transform assistive speech
• OpenAI's Sam Altman Will Back a Creepy Brain Chip Company to Challenge Elon Musk's Neuralink
• Using generative AI, researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
• Shock Claim: Govt. Docs Reveal Pentagon's "Self-Spreading" Vaccine Development, Already Passed Animal Trials
• Sudan cholera outbreak kills 40 in a week as health centres overwhelmed - MSF charity calls situation 'beyond urgent' as thousands seeking refuge from war rely on contaminated water
• Martha's Vineyard inundated with ticks whose bites cause bizarre meat and dairy allergy: 'Cases are skyrocketing across the island'