August 22nd, 2026

• ​Trump says Iran not ready to make the 'right deal'
• Chance of Iran war expansion dropped after Trump declared economic warfare, officials say - According to the officials, US President Donald Trump's decision to impose another harsh package of economic sanctions is intended to "buy time" until after the US midterm elections
• Iran Vows 'Devastating' Military Response: U.S. Readies to Unleash Toughest Sanctions to 'Collapse' Regime
• Iran vows 'devastating' response after US threatens toughest-ever economic hit - Iranian army chief vows 'crushing' retaliation to 'enemy's new threats,' as parliament speaker accuses US and Israel of 'cognitive' warfare while the president calls to end the conflict: 'We're in a position of power'
• China rejects Trump's 'Economic D-Day' threat against Iranian trading partners - China's foreign ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, urged both sides to reach a peaceful deal that would end the conflict, stating that "sanctions and pressure tactics are not the solution," and that sanctions do not "fit the interest of any party."
• Iranians struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up economic warfare
• Pentagon says more than 750 US service members wounded in Iran war
• Hezbollah says new US sanctions 'will not deter' fight against Israel
• US redesignates Hezbollah as terror group in 'service to Iranian regime' - The faction is "an extension" of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and is "not a Lebanese resistance movement," a State Department official said
• Yehuda Katz buried on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives, 44 years after falling in Lebanon battle
• Strock reveals: 'Netanyahu considered permitting prayer inside Gaza - then said no' - '20 rabbis asked Netanyahu to hold prayer inside Gaza. We are returning to the parts of the Land that we abandoned. We did it in northern Samaria, and we will do it in Gaza as well,' says Minister Orit Strock
• Egypt reportedly tells US: Hamas disarmament plan cannot advance under current Israeli government
• EU said readying cross-industry sanctions against Israel over E1 settlement project - Brussels reportedly devised list of sanctions - said to cover academics, commerce and security - for use if construction begins in area seen as key to future Palestinian state
• US stresses opposition to Israeli West Bank annexation but avoids condemning E1 plan - Trump administration says it wants to see 'a stable West Bank' as top EU official, FMs of several Arab and Muslim nations denounce Jerusalem over controversial settlement project
• How Israel is expanding settlements in drive to reshape West Bank
• Palestinian teen shot dead after unauthorized settler 'hike' near village sparks clashes
• Pro-Palestinian activists who vandalized UK bank won't be sentenced as terrorists
• Swedish minister of Arab descent faces threats after wearing Star of David
• In historic first, Argentine judge defrocked over antisemitic social media posts - Jury of Impeachment removes judge who called Jews 'a brood of vipers,' branded Israel a 'fictitious state' and used 'Zionist' and 'gay' as insults
• Turkey issues fresh 'genocide' arrest warrant for Netanyahu amid growing Syria tensions
• Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil, military integration with Damascus
• Ukraine Planned 1,000-Drone Swarm to Paralyze Moscow Airports
• Ukraine's farmers struggle to sell harvest amid war, drought - Russian attacks on ships and ports in the Black Sea are threatening Ukraine's agricultural sector. Grain exports are severely restricted, and Kyiv is seeking solutions
• Ukraine sanctions popular Russian cartoon 'Masha and the Bear' - Zelenskyy signs decree imposing sanctions on producers, accuses cartoon show of spreading 'pro-Russian propaganda'
• At least 15 killed and over 100 wounded in Russian 'double-tap' strike on a Ukrainian shopping center
• Zelensky confirms drone attack on oil refinery in Russia's Perm
• 'Mass mobilization not planned,' Russian UN envoy claims, stops short of ruling it out following elections
• Ukraine's 'Equalizer' bomb aims to blow up reliance on US, European weapons
• Putin Holds Arctic Security Meeting as China Promotes Northern Workaround to Strait of Hormuz
• China's Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization
• China, Indonesia agree to boost military ties, work closer on minerals, energy and tech
• MSNOW Reporter Suggests Cuban Voters in Florida Might Not Understand the Difference Between Communism and Democratic Socialism
• Former MSNBC Host Chris Matthews Says Republicans Will Get 'Nasty' Before Midterms, Paint All Dems as Socialists
• Florida Democrat Senate nominee Angie Nixon insists 'I'm not a socialist' after joining DSA
• Vance: GOP Holdouts Stymie Path for SAVE America Act
• Trump demands Canada scrap law that led to social media block of news content as condition of new trade deal - The Trump administration has said that a prospective deal would include a "digital trade alignment" between the two countries
• AI companies are destroying more books than you think, says bookseller: "People generally have an aversion to book burning, and there's not a lot of difference between putting a book in a guillotine and then scanning it and sending it off to be recycled and burning it," he says. "You are destroying books."
• Comcast is adding motion detection to millions of routers, and I'm worried it's a privacy nightmare - Security boon or privacy scandal?
• Former Israel PM Bennett: AI will soon be 'more important than nuclear weapons' in global arms race
• 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Scotia Sea
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits the Scotia Sea
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Labuan, Indonesia
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Tateyama, Japan
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Ruteng, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Jabonga, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits south of Tonga
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Alegria, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kitcharao, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Lukatan, Philippines
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 18,000ft
• 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
• Hawaii races to restore power after Lala as Tropical Storm Moke approaches -Thousands of Hawaii Island customers face prolonged outages as crews repair extensive damage from Hurricane Lala ahead of another round of flooding rain and gusty winds
• Three tornadoes confirmed after severe storms leave at least two dead in Germany
• Rare tornadoes struck Delaware and Long Island on Thursday
• 10 days in the dark: Indiana derecho leaves thousands waiting for power
• Hungary drained its waters for generations. Now drought is exposing the cost
• UK forecaster predicts strongest El Nino in living memory
• Biggest El Nino for a century forecast to bring UK more autumn rain and storms - 'Unprecedented' weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide, with severe droughts expected in some areas
• Parents Sue California School District Over Field Trip to Mosque, Claim it Was 'Religious Indoctrination'
• Texas Gov Abbott asks the Justice Department to investigate 'discriminatory' Islamic washing stations - Governor says Islamic ablution rooms 'single out one subset of the population for special treatment based on religion'
• Leftist Podcaster Jennifer Welch Says Fundamental Christianity is America's "Biggest Threat" - More Than Islam - Launches Obscene Attack on Charlie Kirk's Grieving Widow
• The Taliban have built a system for enslaving women in Afghanistan - Five years on, the regime's chokehold has left Afghan women with almost nothing, but many are still bravely fighting for their freedom
• Portugal enacts 'burqa law' largely prohibiting face coverings in public
• Americans warned of kidnapping, extortion as violent crime grips parts of Ecuador
• Drug Gangs Bribe, Blackmail and Intimidate Mayors, Cops and Other Public Officials: French Prime Minister Lecornu
• Utah anti-ICE group members praise call to 'be a hero, shoot Trump' in Discord group: report
• Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban on ICE Arrests at Some Houses of Worship - The limited ruling is one of several lawsuits against the Trump administration's policy of enforcing immigration at vulnerable locations.
• ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost temporary protections
• ICE Nabs Salvadoran Illegal Alien Accused of Operating Overloaded, Unlicensed Boat That Capsized Near Statue of Liberty, Killing Mother and 5-Month-Old Baby
• FL DSA Candidate Angie Nixon Compares ICE Agents to 'Modern-Day Slave Catchers,' Calls Enforcement 'State-Sanctioned Violence'
• French Police Attacked by Illegals as They Intercept Inflatable Boat Trying to Cross the Channel Into the UK
• Man Wielding a Sword Attacks High School in Small Swedish Town - One Dead and Several Wounded - Suspect Reportedly in Police Custody
• Fundraiser for Lindsay Clancy family tops $1,000,000 - Clancy faces first degree murder charges in a Plymouth court over the murder of her three children
• Clancy Copycat?: North Dakota mom told husband 'say goodbye to your kids' before killing 3-year-old, 5-month-old, leaving 1-year-old in critical condition: police
• Former University of Kentucky cheerleader pleads guilty to killing her newborn, stuffing him in plastic bag in closet
• Seattle Times columnist resigns after outlet refuses to run his column on protecting women's sports
• Texas AG Ken Paxton Wears XX-XY Shirt to WNBA Game in Dallas Last Night
• Parents, advocacy groups say 'no' to transgender dolls in Minnesota public schools
• French transgender phenom Julie Tetart looks absolutely unstoppable in latest videos, but WNBA still silent
• NJ Democrat Gov Sherrill signs law expanding legal protections for gender-affirming care doctors - Doctors and other medical professionals who provide abortions also will have expanded legal protections
• From crisis to comeback: how Trump's war on fentanyl cut deaths by more than 10,000
• FDA Clears First Robot That Draws Blood on Its Own
• Horror: Multiple Patients Paralyzed at Nashville Hospital After 'Pharmacy Error' Leads to Drug Mix-Up
• E coli and salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts sickens dozens across multiple states