August 18th, 2024

• Mediators push updated Gaza truce offer, hope for deal next week, as Doha talks break
• 'Very difficult, complex deal,' 'wrenching,' senior US official says of Doha meetings
• Gaza ceasefire progress is an illusion, says Hamas
• US 'bridging proposal' for Gaza deal said to exclude two of Netanyahu's key demands
• Bolton skeptical about cease-fire talks: Israel's still 'really far apart'
• David Lammy warns of rising risk of full-scale regional war in Middle East
• An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire
• 'They've just killed innocent people': Anger in Lebanon after Israeli strike - as teddy bears and children's shoes among rubble
• Hezbollah Unveils Vast Underground Missile Complex
• Hezbollah launches 55 rockets at Israel after IDF strike destroys weapons cache killing 10 people
• IDF strike kills top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon: report
• Hand of God? Earthquake Strikes Syria, Lebanon Same Day Attack By Hezbollah Against Israel Was Anticipated
• Power outage in Lebanon: The last operational power plant shuts down operations
• Lack of fuel forces Lebanon's last major power plant to shut down
• Commentary: This is how the Iranian espionage mechanism targets Israelis
• 2 IDF reservists killed by bomb during logistics supply mission in central Gaza
• Two senior Hamas operatives killed in IDF drone strike in West Bank city of Jenin
• Hamas plotted to threaten UK in 2022 by 'kidnapping' bodies of WWI soldiers - report
• 'Follow the money': FM Katz questions financial links between Turkey's Erdogan and Hamas
• Residents of West Bank town say deadly settler attack was 'most vicious' yet
• Harris campaign's new adviser to Muslims draws criticism from pro-Israel leaders
• 'Uncommitted' delegates bring Gaza-war message to Democratic convention
• The pro-Palestinian 'uncommitted' movement is at a standstill with top Democrats as the DNC begins
• Harris faces hurdles to build on momentum at convention - Pro-Palestinian protesters seen as wild card as party aims to show unity
• Protests planned for Democrats' convention spark safety, speech worries
• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city is ready to tackle protests against the DNC
• 'Cowardly and unacceptable': Progressive NYC Dem condemns violent anti-Israel protest
• Chicago mayor warns influx of illegal migrants could come to city before Democratic convention: report
• Emerson College lays off 10 employees citing low enrollment tied to Gaza camp protests
• 'A police state': US universities impose rules to avoid repeat of Gaza protests
• Jewish groups to sue Belgian author for writing he wants to 'shove a sharp knife' in Jews' throats
• Argentine police thwart Islamist terror cell planning attacks on Jewish community
• Amid brutal civil war, Sudan's VP defends refusal to participate in U.S.-led peace talks
• Brawl breaks out in Turkey's parliament over an imprisoned opposition leader
• Protesters rally in Venezuela's capital as post-election crisis persists
• Ukrainian forces left a path of destruction in the Kursk operation
• 'We don't know what's happening': Fear and confusion in Kursk as Russian residents take shelter and Ukraine advances
• How Ukraine turned the war on its head with surprise attack on southern Russia
• Behind Ukraine's Russia Invasion: Secrecy, Speed and Electronic Jamming
• Ukraine's invasion has exposed Putin's messianic vision of Russia as a mirage
• Ukraine's offensive derails secret efforts for partial cease-fire with Russia, officials say
• Ukrainian City Hit With Russian Missile Strike Amid Kursk Incursion
• Video appears to show Ukrainian strike on key Russian bridge, which Moscow says was likely carried out using US-made HIMARS rockets
• Russian Sources Warn Ukraine is Reportedly Planning to Detonate "Dirty Nuclear Bomb" Targeting Russian Nuclear Power Plants
• Kremlin Is Treating Ukraine's Incursion Like a Natural Disaster
• Philippines says China was 'dramatically' alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north
• Oil Slips More Than $1 Per Barrel Due to Dismal Economic News from China
• Xi Jinping says BRICS just wants to save the global economy
• Televised MSNBC Focus Group Goes Horribly Wrong, Gen-Z Voters Slam Biden-Harris Economy
• Wealthy 'democratic socialist' Bernie Sanders praises Kamala's price controls, econ policies as 'strong' and 'progressive'
• Cracks in the wall of media praise for Harris? Multiple outlets eviscerate VP over price control plan
• Legacy media attacks Kamala Harris' price control policies, calls them 'Soviet,' 'gimmicks'
• Left-wing Washington Post slams Harris' price-gouging crackdown plan: 'Squandered the moment'
• 'Kamunism' trends on X after Kamala Harris releases communist-style price controls
• Kamala Harris Holds Rally in Cracker Box with Maybe 250 People in NC - Describes How High Food Prices Are Under Her and Old Joe
• Walz administration awarded $2 million to Muslim group fundraising for al Qaeda-linked charity
• Venezuela's Maduro Asks 'Who Rules the United States?' After White House Walks Back Biden Comments
• The 'Kamalanomenon': Will pop culture stardom propel Harris to the White House?
• 'Black Vote Ain't for Sale': Prominent Activist Exposes Kamala's $10K Interview Offer, Slams 'Democrat Plantation' Tactics to Manipulate Black Voters
• President Trump Slams Kamala Harris's Radical Agenda: "She Wants to Increase the Number of Justices of the United States Supreme Court to 27"
• Hunter Biden's ex-partner cooperating in bizarre murder-for-hire prosecution, court records show
• FBI denies 'obstruction' accusation from GOP rep after Trump shooter's body cremated days after Butler rally
• Elon Musk's Walk With Jesus: The billionaire has been invoking Christianity as he discusses core beliefs
• Elon Musk's rightward turn includes a fringe fascination: Civil war
• Elon Musk says X will pull operations from Brazil after 'censorship orders'
• X Closes Operations in Brazil after Communist Supreme Court Justice Alexandre Moraes Threatens to Jail X's Legal Representative
• Dan Ives calls AI 'the fourth industrial revolution' ahead of Nvidia earnings
• Auroras headed to the US again in aftermath of gargantuan 'X-class' solar flare
• Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of 'The Big One.' When should they tell the public?
• 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Russia as tsunami warning issued by authorities
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Houma, Tonga
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Yelizovo, Russia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Izu Islands, Japan region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Fiji region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Lospalos, Timor Leste
• Sheveluch volcano erupts in Russia after earthquake, sending ash column 5 miles high
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 28,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 13,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Hurricane Ernesto arrived way early. It's an ominous sign. A third Atlantic hurricane usually doesn't form until three weeks from now. Yet here's Ernesto, bearing down on Bermuda.
• Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall in Bermuda, weakens to Category 1 - The storm made landfall with sustained winds of 85 mph
• 'Don't become a statistic': Hurricane Ernesto brings rip current danger to millions
• 2 men drown in South Carolina as Hurricane Ernesto produces rip currents along East Coast
• Ernesto to swipe at Newfoundland before speeding toward UK
• Devastating floods in Chad's desert province of Tibesti claim at least 54 lives
• Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires rage in western Turkey
• Western Turkey wildfires continued raging for a 3rd day, worsened by windy and dry weather
• Burned Out? Desert Debauchery Festival 'Burning Man' Fails to Sell Out for First Time in a Decade - In a year of tight economic times for many Americans, even the annual Burning Man festival feels the pain
• Carmakers Scramble to Calm Revolt Against EVs in South Korea After Battery Fires
• Kamala Promises to Build 3 Million Homes in 4 Years; Biden-Harris Built Only 8 EV Stations in 2.5 Years
• Former White House economist warns Harris' agenda could 'shut down' the entire US economy - Kevin Hassett said Harris' green energy policies could cause a 'deep recession' toward carbon
• Southern Californians Blindsided by Sky-High Electricity Bills After New Socialist "Time of Use" Pricing System Goes Into Effect
• Gunfight Breaks Out as San Antonio-Lackland Air Force Base Gate Guards Return Fire on Multiple Shooters Trying to Gain Entry
• Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 murders arrested in New York after being released into US by Biden-Harris admin
• Border Patrol suicides continue at staggering rate under Biden-Harris admin
• Immigration Seen as Most Pressing Issue for Britons for First Time Since 2016: Poll
• 'Stirring Up Hatred - UK Man Jailed After Mocking Muslims at Non-Violent Anti-Migration Protest
• Violent Illegals are Forming "Wolfpack Gangs" and Tormenting Citizens In NYC's Central Park - Many Housed at 'Migrant Shelters'
• Homeless people will face fines, possible arrest in Long Beach crackdown, city official says
• Newsom signs legislative crime package addressing organized retail theft
• US arrest of cartel chief 'El Mayo' leaves Mexico rattled - Dramatic apprehension of Sinaloa co-founder threatens to drive a new wedge between the neighbouring countries
• Kamala Harris's Leftist Stepdaughter Pushes Controversial Drug Ketamine
• Matthew Perry's tragic death leaves Hollywood stars terrified their own drug habits could be exposed
• US lawmakers demand that Mark Zuckerberg stop illegal drug ads on Facebook, Instagram
• 'Forced labor': State AGs probe Chinese company Temu over 'disturbing' business practices - Attorneys general question whether Temu products are coming from forced labor of Uyghurs
• 'I Can Actually Define a Woman,' Critics 'Call Mothers Chest Feeders': Luna Defends Swimsuit Photo
• Supreme Court declines to enforce Biden-Harris Title IX 'gender identity' protections
• UK Government Set to Ban Silent Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics
• As Iowa's maternity care deserts continue to grow, doctors say the state's new abortion ban will only make matters worse
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Slams Proposed Abortion Amendment: Means 'End of Pro-Life Movement'
• Ron DeSantis Warns Pro-Life Movement May Collapse if Florida Passes Proposed Abortion Amendment
• Teens' Energy-Drink Habit Is Amping Anxiety, Disrupting Class and Triggering Seizures
• House Republicans: American Leadership in Developing Medicines 'In Jeopardy' Due to Biden-Harris Drug Price Fixing Scheme
• Flashback: 'Communist' Kamala Harris Threatened to Seize Control of Private Pharmaceutical Companies If They Refused to Lower Drug Prices
• Harris Campaign Mandating COVID Vaccine To Work For Her
• FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as next week, sources say
• Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations
• UN's Guterres: 'The ultimate vaccine for polio in Gaza is peace'
• Congo's humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
• Banana apocalypse, part 2 - a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
• Trudeau warns Canadians of 'hypothetical virus' that would be worse than Covid, trigger even more restrictions - The Trudeau government is again warning Canadians to be prepared for a potential new virus that could cause food and fuel shortages