August 20th, 2025

• Australia says Netanyahu gov't is 'isolating Israel' & 'undermining peace efforts' after FM Sa'ar cancels diplomat visas
• Israel-Australia diplomatic rift deepens as Netanyahu criticises Albanese - The Israeli Prime Minister described his Australian counterpart as 'a weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews'
• PM Netanyahu holds discussion over wave of 'Palestinian state' recognitions, Minister Ben Gvir reportedly not invited
• Netanyahu Slams Macron For Fuelling 'Antisemitic Fire': Letter
• Trans Pro-Palestine Protester Defaces Dutch National War Memorial
• 'I had to hold my head high': Jewish woman speaks out after harassment at Auschwitz over Israeli flag
• Hamas terrorist who abducted Yarden Bibas killed
• IDF says troops repelled rare large-scale attack in south Gaza, at least 8 terrorists killed
• As Netanyahu expands Gaza war, some reservists grow more disillusioned
• 60K reservists set to receive call-up orders in coming days as IDF girds for Gaza City takeover
• IDF gears up for long Gaza City campaign, reserve troops expected to reach 130000
• IDF tanks spotted en route to Gaza City as Hamas reportedly accepts Egyptian ceasefire proposal
• Israel moving forward with Gaza City op, Hostage families postpone protest due to ongoing talks
• Israel weighs Hamas offer of 60-day Gaza truce and hostage release
• Hamas agrees to latest ceasefire proposal after Trump signals full support for Israel's planned Gaza offensive - PM Netanyahu doesn't rule out partial deal despite pressure from coalition partners
• Israel demands release of all Gaza hostages, casting doubt on ceasefire proposal
• 80 Modern Orthodox rabbis urge 'moral clarity' in face of Gaza humanitarian crisis
• Government votes to add billions to state budget, including $473 million in Gaza aid
• Ship ferrying 1,200 tons of food aid for Gaza nears Israel after departing from Cyprus
• BBC retracts claim that Gazan woman died of 'malnutrition' in Italy, admits Israeli correction was true
• Likud MK ejected from Qatargate hearing, compares security guard to 'Judenrat'
• Syria issues rare confirmation of talks with Israel as US pushes to stabilize ties
• Jordan to reintroduce military conscription for first time since the 90s amid tensions with Israel - Move comes amid diplomatic tensions, IDF reinforcement of troops on border
• Trump calls Netanyahu and himself 'war heroes' for striking Iran - US president claims he has settled seven wars including one 'nobody knows about,' takes credit for securing release of 'all those hostages'
• Iran to hold talks with IAEA, despite restricted access to nuclear sites
• From drones to nukes: North Korea pushes AI military modernization plan
• Socialism suffers first defeat in Bolivia in 20 years with right-wing and centrist candidates headed to runoff
• Russia launches missile attacks on central Ukraine hours after Trump-Zelensky meeting concludes
• Trump calls White House talks 'very good, early step' toward Russia-Ukraine peace: Here's what's next
• Bolton reacts to hot-mic moment about Putin: 'That's the way to Trump's heart'
• President Trump Says American Planes in the Air But Not Boots on the Ground for Ukraine Security Mission
• US boots will not be on the ground in Ukraine and we will 'not be writing blank checks' to Ukraine
• Trump says France, Germany, UK may provide boots on ground to ensure Ukraine peace, rules out US troops
• Trump Discusses Phone Call with Putin on Fox and Friends - Reveals Putin had "No Communication with the White House for Years" Under Biden and "Wouldn't Talk to the People from Europe"
• 'I Want to Try and Get to Heaven': Trump Gets Reflective on 'Fox & Friends' - President Trump cast his effort to broker peace in Ukraine in existential terms
• Trump hopes ending wars will help him 'get to Heaven' - "I want to try and get to heaven if possible. I hear I'm not doing well. I hear I'm really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons."
• 4,000+ Marines are Being Deployed in Panama under the U.S. Southern Command - The Southern Command and Panamanian security forces are conducting joint exercises to ensure the security of the Panama Canal
• Trump Is Ready to Use 'Every Element of American Power' Against Venezuela's 'Narco-Terrorist' Nicolas Maduro to 'Stop Drugs From Flooding Into the US'
• US Sends 3 Destroyers, 4,000 Troops to the Coast of Venezuela to Combat 'Drug Threats', Days After Offering $50 Million Reward for Maduro's Arrest
• Venezuela's Maduro Says Mobilizing Millions Of Militia After US 'Threats'
• Serbia's President Drops Bombshell Warning: "Days Away From Open Street Killings"
• House Oversight Committee to Make Epstein Files Public After Issuing Subpoena to DOJ
• Tulsi Gabbard terminates 37 security clearances for individuals relating to Russia hoax, 'politicizing and manipulating intelligence'
• Grassroots Money Laundering: How Zohran Mamdani Illegally Weaponized Charities to Win NYC's Mayoral Primary
• Trump slams mail-in ballots as corrupt, but may not have the power to derail them
• Woman Who Tried to Take Trump Off 2024 Ballot in Colorado Calls Him a Threat to Democracy for Wanting to End Mail-In Voting
• Bank executives blow the whistle on how Obama, Biden admins pressured them to debank conservatives
• Now it Can Be Told: Report Claims 'Drowsy' Joe Biden Had to be 'Prodded' Into Answering Questions in 2023 Interview on 60 Minutes
• Newly Released Emails Reveal Joe Biden's Own DOJ Red-Flagged Thousands of Last-Minute Autopen Pardons
• Air France and KLM breach tied to hacker group - Hackers exploit AI-driven impersonation tactics in massive airline data breach
• Americans fear AI permanently displacing workers, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
• China's Getting Ready to Land Astronauts on the Moon While NASA Flails Helplessly
• Mysterious Object Hurtling Toward Us From Beyond Solar System Appears to Be Emitting Its Own Light, Scientists Find - One possibility, he suggests: it's a "spacecraft powered by nuclear energy."
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits south of Tonga
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Balleny Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Mid-Indian Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Krasheninnikov volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 10,000ft
• National Hurricane Center Warns Erin Will Have 'Life-Threatening' Impact Along East Coast
• Dangerous rip currents expected along U.S. East Coast as Hurricane Erin grows in size
• Sydney records highest six‑year rainfall total since 1858
• Heavy rain in Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal kills more than 400 people
• Record-breaking rainfall leaves six dead or missing in Ordos, Inner Mongolia
• Extreme rainfall paralyzes Mumbai, leaving three dead and two missing
• Flooding triggered by intense rainfall leaves one dead in Caracas, Venezuela
• Recent heatwave caused Sea of Galilee water level to drop dramatically
• Ella Emhoff shares climate anxiety concerns while using plastic bags in social media posts
• FDA issues warning, investigating after radioactive shrimp bound for Walmart detected at major US ports
• Boeing Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Flames Seemingly Shoot Out of Engine: 'An Incredibly Horrible Experience'
• Fort McHenry channel to Port of Baltimore closed after explosion on ship
• Canadian man arrested for assaulting intruder during home invasion
• Texas Capitol Evacuated Amid Active Shooter Threat
• Trump adds firepower to National Guard presence in DC
• As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump's federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods
• D.C. Councilwoman: Trump's Trying to Provoke Residents to Be Violent
• Raskin: Trump's 'Oppression of People in Washington' Is a 'Recipe for Chaos'
• Benson: National Guard in D.C. Could Impact Voter Intimidation
• Federal police arrest several Portland Antifa rioters who mobilized attack on ICE facility
• Oregon governor refuses to end sanctuary state policies after Trump admin threatens federal funding
• 'Cornhusker Clink': DHS to open new ICE migrant detention facility in Nebraska
• Tuberculosis Spawning in Crowded, Dirty ICE Detention Centers
• DHS Blames Gavin Newsom After Illegal Alien Is Charged with Killing Three Americans: 'How Many More Innocent People Must Die?'
• Report: Illegal Trucker Behind Fatal U-Turn Failed English Language Test
• DHS to deny immigration benefits to those with 'anti-American' views
• MAGA Oklahoma official announces teachers from blue states to be tested for 'radical leftist ideology'
• 'Disturbing Evidence:' Senate Judiciary Committee Reveals Biden's HHS Placed Over 11,000 Migrant Children in U.S. Homes with Unvetted Adults
• Migrant crimes against children pile up in Boston area as mayor slams Bondi over 'sanctuary' warning - ICE arrests include Haitian and Guatemalan nationals across Massachusetts region
• Nevada's AG Says Pam Bondi Is Outraged After Israel's Top Cyber Chief Fled the U.S. Without Surrendering His Passport Following Arrest for Luring a Minor Online: "He Must Be Returned Immediately to Face Justice"
• Report: Immigrant Sought After Thermos of Hot Coffee Poured on Infant as 'Revenge Against White People,' Leaving Baby With Burns Over 60 Percent of Body
• Eric Adams slams Zohran Mamdani over socialist's push for legalized prostitution - "I don't know what Quran he is reading. It's not in my Bible," Adams said
• No 'wiresexuals', you're not 'queer' - A new movement of women is in love with an AI-generated man. They claim they're a marginalised group that deserves their own LGBT-style flag
• Loudoun County Public Schools Lunacy: Boys Suspended for Objecting to Sharing Locker Room with a Female Pretending to Be Male
• Virginia high school suspends 2 boys who complained after trans-identified girl filmed them in male locker room - LCPS's Title IX Office determined that the two boys were responsible for sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination
• Victor Reacts: These Boys Deserve a Medal, Not A Suspension
• Hillary Clinton warns SCOTUS 'will do to gay marriage what they did to abortion'
• Artificial womb robot promises cheap surrogacy but sparks deep ethical fears - A Chinese company showcased a $14,000 robot with an artificial womb, claiming it could carry a fetus through pregnancy; Supporters hailed a fertility breakthrough, but doctors, ethicists and governments warn the technology is premature, controversial and fraught with social risks
• Utah puts stop to secret data collection of infant DNA, gives control to parents - "For years, state health departments have secretly stockpiled and shared Baby DNA without parental knowledge or permission."
• Training for therapists instructs mental health professionals to view Trump supporters as 'cult members' - even their own patients
• Infants, toddlers should be vaccinated against COVID, AAP says, at odds with RFK Jr.