August 18th, 2025

• ​Sa'ar pushing to shut French consulate in Jerusalem in response to Macron's plans to recognize Palestinian state
• Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war
• Netanyahu says nationwide strike is 'distancing the release of our hostages'
• Netanyahu: Calling for Immediate End to War Helps Hamas, Hurts Hostages
• Report: Hamas planning to move hostages to combat zone to stop Israel - Saudi media reports that Gaza's terror groups are considering moving the living hostages to Gaza City in an effort to stop Israel from conquering the city. Israeli sources dismiss reports as propaganda.
• Israeli plan to displace 1 million Palestinians spreads fear in Gaza
• Smotrich to Netanyahu: Order a charge into Gaza, we'll have victory before winter
• Netanyahu, Zamir's spar over Gaza operations leaves IDF chief as winner in the public eye - poll
• Comptroller pushing Netanyahu, ex-brass to submit to probe on leaders' October 7 failings
• Disgraced IDF intel chief speaks on 'biblical' Oct 7 failure, blaming himself, political leadership & intel arrogance
• Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim - 'It does not matter if they are children,' said Aharon Haliva in recorded comments calling the death toll 'necessary'
• Amnesty accuses Israel of deliberately starving Gazans
• Over 200 faith groups, NGOs urge UN to stop enabling Hamas, support US-backed aid effort
• Gaza evacuee, 20, who died in Italian hospital had cancer, Israel says
• Israel: Gaza Woman Died of Leukemia, Not Starvation
• Grassroots push for freedom grows in Gaza as Hamas tightens its deadly grip - 'They've been tracking me for months,' activist says as Hamas cracks down
• US halts visas for Gazans after Loomer highlights their arrival at airports - State department move follows far-Right Maga loyalist voicing fears of retribution as severely injured children seen to be among intake
• 'Don't want you here': Australia scraps far-right MK Rothman's visa, hours ahead of trip
• Israeli coalition MK barred from Australia ahead of upcoming 'solidarity tour' - The purpose of Rothman's tour was reportedly to show solidarity with Australia's Jewish community amid heightened antisemitism
• Israeli envoy warns of rising antisemitism in France: 'Some want to erase all Jewish memory'
• After blaming anti-Israel sentiment for Snow White flop, Gal Gadot says 'spoke from an emotional place'
• Gal Gadot softens claim anti-Israel rhetoric doomed 'Snow White' - Actress concedes 'many factors' determine whether movies succeed, after saying the live action remake was 'incredibly affected' by those speaking out against Israel
• IDF offers one-time amnesty to thousands of draft dodgers, citing manpower shortage
• Qatar said to have paid Israeli officials, including Netanyahu aides, total of $10 million to boost the image of the Gulf nation
• Palestinian woman arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran
• 'No ceasefire': Khamenei military adviser warns war with Israel could restart at any time
• IDF strikes Houthi energy infrastructure, including Haziz power station in Sanaa - At least two explosions were heard in the Yemeni capital Sanaa near a power station, residents said early on Sunday
• Ted Cruz Urges Trump to Recognize Somaliland, Citing Emerging Israeli Ties and Its Role as a Key U.S. Ally
• Syrian Druze protest waving Israeli flags, call for annexation by Israel - Footage shared on TV and social media depicted armed Druze protesters in Sweida, Syria, wearing military vests with Israeli flags, calling for self-determination
• Syria's Sharaa Hopes for Kurdish Deal to Prevent Conflict
• Analysis: Sharaa's nightmare is on the verge of realization, and a push could topple his regime - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is in a difficult predicament: he wants complete control over all of Syria but has lost the trust of the minorities
• Iraq starts excavating large mass grave left by Islamic State - Scores of mass graves containing thousands of bodies of people believed to have been killed by the extremist group have been found in Iraq and Syria
• China's catastrophic South China Sea crash shows how dangerous high-risk moves at sea can be
• Ukrainian sniper claims world record kill shot from 2.5 miles away wiping out two Russians with a single bullet - Artificial intelligence played a pivotal role in helping to pull off the long-range snipe
• High-tech drones turn Ukraine's front line into a kill zone. Medics can't keep up
• Russian strike on Kharkiv kills 4, including toddler, injures 18 as Zelensky arrives to Washington to meet with Trump
• From no deal to Putin's deal? A flummoxing summit, a Trump flip
• Trump's Russia play isn't about Ukraine, it's about China - President aims to reduce Moscow's dependence on Beijing through energy and Arctic deals
• Zelensky Declares 'Impossible' for Ukraine to Give Up Territory to Russia, Doubles Down on Ceasefire Demand
• Zelenskyy hails US security vow - but rules out sacrificing uncaptured land
• Rubio shoots down report that Trump backs Putin's plan for Russia to control Ukraine's Donbas region - Rubio warned that additional sanctions on Moscow could derail Trump's effort to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine
• Trump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato as European leaders gather in Washington
• Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says
• Zelenskyy faces daunting trip to the White House - but this time he won't be alone - Dream team of European leaders will be with the Ukrainian president, seeking to show a united front when they meet Donald Trump
• Trump says Zelenskyy can end Russia war 'almost immediately' before hosting seven European leaders - Trump called Monday's high-stakes meeting a 'great honor'
• Rubio says peace agreement "a long ways off" after Putin summit
• Commentary: Donald Trump 'setting Zelensky up to fail' after Vladimir Putin's 'manipulation'
• Rubio to CBS's Brennan: Claim Trump Is 'Bullying' Zelensky 'Such a Stupid Media Narrative'
• Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news - A pro-Russian propaganda group is taking advantage of high-profile news events to spread disinformation - and they're spoofing reputable news outlets to do it
• Inflation alarm bells went off again and prices are rising. Just how bad is it going to get?
• Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation
• Axios: Job market gloom hasn't been this bad since the Great Recession
• Newsom lashes out at universities for agreeing to 'sell their soul' to Trump for federal funding
• Ed Martin Puts Jan 6 Committee Members and Adam Schiff on Notice: "More to Come... When This Comes Out, It'll Take the Whole of These People's Hoaxes Down"
• 'Crisis of credibility': How the Epstein files have turned Donald Trump's base against him
• David Brooks: Trump-Backed Redistricting Is Using 'Mustard Gas on Our Democracy'
• James Comey Declares Himself a 'Swiftie,' Says Taylor Swift's Music Helps Him Oppose Trump
• Riley Gaines: Anyone Wishing Trump to Fail a 'Domestic Terrorist'
• Criminals, good guys and foreign spies: Hackers everywhere are using AI now - Hackers and cybersecurity companies have entered an AI arms race
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Aisen, Chile
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Chebika, Tunisia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Abra Pampa, Argentina
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 32,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 24,000ft
• Semeru 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
• Hurricane Erin lashes Caribbean with damaging wind as US faces life-threatening coastal conditions this week
• Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along U.S. coast
• '100 Foot' Waves Are Reportedly Heading For The U.S.
• Hurricane Erin prompts evacuation orders along N.C. Outer Banks
• Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area
• At least 337 killed in Pakistan floods, gov't defends emergency response
• Spain battles 20 big wildfires, deploys 500 more soldiers in searing heat
• Air Canada strike continues as flight attendants reject government return-to-work order - More than 100,000 passengers stranded as union rejects binding arbitration ruling
• Gen Z embraces the Bible in unexpected global spiritual awakening - Young adults drive surge in church attendance and Bible popularity in multiple countries
• Survey: 90 Percent of College Students Fake Progressive Beliefs
• Denzel Washington says 'I follow God, I don't follow man,' slams woke culture
• How Pete Hegseth's zeal to bring religiosity to the Pentagon is dividing the military - Former Fox and Friends host's ultra-conservative Christian nationalism causing 'frustration' within ranks, say experts
• 3 dead, 10 wounded in Brooklyn lounge shooting; Adams says NYC will 'mobilize mass shooting plan'
• Cops hunt multiple gunmen in NYC mass shooting that left 3 dead, 9 wounded
• $50,000 Signing Bonus, No Age Caps: The Blitz to Hire ICE Officers - Uncle Sam is using social media, financial incentives to entice new recruits
• More National Guard Soldiers Head to D.C. and Prepare to Carry Weapons - The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn't be armed
• Three red states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to DC in Trump escalation - Critics accused Trump of purposefully bringing in red-state troops to a Democratic-led city who may be less reluctant to use force against its residents
• Trump's Masked Officers Tase Delivery Man in D.C.
• Miami's scooter boom fizzles amid Trump's immigration crusade: 'If you're on a moped, they assume you don't have papers'
• Migrant Detention Center Opening in Texas Will Be Largest in History
• Illegal alien accused of causing fatal semi truck crash that killed 3 people: 'Shocking and criminal'
• In Brutal Self Own, Gavin Newsom's Team Tries to Blame Trump but admits that California Broke its Own Law by Giving Illegal Alien who Killed Three in Semi-Truck a Driver's License
• Newsom demands information from Trump after Border Patrol swarms outside governor's news conference
• This little-known synthetic opioid is up to 43 times more deadly than fentanyl, resistant to Narcan and killing young Americans
• Diabetic man produces his own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant
• Unvaccinated two-year-old dies amid Israel's measles outbreak, Health Ministry encouraging vaccines
• Israel reports 93 new measles cases, total at 410
• Israel joining aid effort in cholera-stricken South Sudan
• "First Rabbits, Now The Squirrels?": 'Zombie Squirrels' With Oozing Flesh Terrify US Homeowners
• 'Zombie' squirrels covered in pus-oozing sores invade gardens as virus spreads