August 23rd, 2025

• Germany: Palestinian state recognition now is 'counterproductive' - "Recognition of Palestine is more likely to come at the end of such a process [of negotiations]. Right now, it would undermine efforts toward peace."
• Outgoing Israeli ambassador to Bahrain highlights strong ties as proof that 'peace works'
• EU foreign ministers condemn Israel's new West Bank E1 settlement plan
• Hotovely to UK: 'Don't Tell Us Where to Build in Jerusalem'
• Archaeologists dig in against antiquities bill aiming to deepen Israel's hold on West Bank
• Israel's Defense Minister: Gaza City Could Be Destroyed
• Katz vows to destroy Gaza City unless Hamas frees hostages, lays down arms
• Musab Hassan Yousuf to Arutz Sheva: Hamas' goal is to divide Israel, collapse government - Warns that partial hostage deals will only prolong Hamas rule, compares Hamas to 'the new Nazis,' and urges world Jewry to unite around Israel
• Trump suggests fewer than 20 hostages remain alive; families demand new information
• Gaza City officially in famine, with hunger spreading, says global hunger monitor
• Israeli Government, Opposition Push Back on UN Claim of 'Famine' in Gaza
• Netanyahu's office calls Gaza famine declaration a 'modern blood libel'
• Israel slams UN-affiliated report declaring Gaza famine: 'Fabricated to fit Hamas' fake campaign' - Report ignores 'massive influx of aid' in recent weeks, 'based on Hamas lies'
• PMO Slams IPC: Prime Minister's Office launches forceful rebuttal to starvation claims, cites two million tons of aid delivered to Gaza, 'the only ones being intentionally starved in Gaza are the Israeli hostages.'
• Pope calls for day of prayer and fasting for peace in Gaza
• Dutch FM resigns after failing to secure cabinet support for new sanctions on Israel - Caspar Veldkamp, a former ambassador to Israel, leaves caretaker government after proposing ban on imports from Israeli settlements as response to planned Gaza City offensive
• Biden official: Netanyahu sabotaged deals but calling him out would have helped Hamas
• US legislative committee says it's investigating antisemitism in leading teacher union
• NYC public defender terminated over antisemitic social media post targeting Israelis
• 'Jihadi Mickey Mouse': Hamas children's show in 2007 urged martyrdom and violence
• US asks Israel to reduce 'non-urgent' military action in Lebanon after gov't says it will disarm Hezbollah
• Sirens sounds as Yemen's Houthis fire missile, drone at Israel; no injuries reported
• Missile from Yemen triggers sirens in Tel Aviv, fragments mid-air, debris lands near Lod
• Pentagon fires general responsible for releasing controversial intel report on Iran strikes
• Hegseth Fires General in Charge of Agency That Released Dubious 'Top Secret' Intelligence Assessment About US Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites
• Iran claims it built weapons plants in 'several' unnamed countries
• Iran, E3 hold 'confrontational' call on snapback nuclear sanctions, no progress made - report
• Iran, European powers agree to resume nuclear, sanctions talks next week
• Trump delivered strategic blow to Iran regime with bold Azerbaijan-Armenia pact
• Report: China Meeting Its Massive Oil Demand with Illicit Shipments from Russia, Iran, Venezuela
• China Bristles as Zelensky Rejects 'Security Guarantees' from Russia-Allied Communists
• Trump again gives Putin 'a couple of weeks' with no sign of Ukraine peace talks underway
• Czech President Suggests Ukraine Territorial Concessions to Achieve Peace with Russia
• Putin demands Ukraine surrender Donbas, give up NATO ambitions and keep Western troops out of country: report
• Putin 'laughing' as Europeans fall into his 'trap' on Ukrainian land concession, says Kallas
• Russian Forces Advance in Donetsk Capturing Three Villages
• 'We Threw Hand Grenades!' Russian Kids as Young as 8 Get Taste of Military Training
• Kim Jong-un Calls North Korea 'the Most Powerful Army in the World' in Praise of Ukraine War Units
• Colombia's Double Tragedy: A Helicopter Downed By Drone, A Car Bomb At A Military Base, 17 Dead In A Single Day
• Colombian Black Hawk Downed By Drone Is A Glimpse Of What's To Come - Easy to access and employ, weaponized drones pose a rapidly increasing threat to combat helicopters around the globe
• Trump says he will place tariffs on furniture - causing shares of Wayfair, Williams-Sonoma to plunge
• Fed Chair Powell says inflation, hiring slowdown pose 'challenging situation'
• Powell indicates conditions 'may warrant' interest rate cuts as Fed proceeds 'carefully'
• Powell suggests rate cuts are coming - but not because Trump demanded them
• Elise Stefanik Hails Appeals Court Win: 'Vindicates Not Just Trump, But All Americans Harmed by Far-Left's Illegal Lawfare'
• Justice Gorsuch Is Fed Up with Lower Courts Repeatedly Defying SCOTUS
• Ghislaine Maxwell Discusses Trump, Epstein History in Justice Department Interview - Jeffrey Epstein's former associate, in interview with a top official, says she didn't witness the president doing anything 'inappropriate with anybody'
• Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell told DOJ she was 'very central' to 'startup' of Clinton Global Initiative
• Ghislaine Maxwell says no Jeffrey Epstein client list exists as DOJ releases interview recordings
• Ghislaine Maxwell tells DOJ she doesn't believe Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in federal prison
• Kash Patel Ordered Bolton FBI Raid on Epstein Files Release Day
• FBI Raids John Bolton's Home, Office in Sweeping National Security Investigation
• FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump's ex-national security adviser - Search reportedly part of investigation into classified documents as FBI director warns 'no one is above law'
• Kash Patel's FBI raids John Bolton's home, office in probe over sending classified documents to family
• JD Vance: Bolton Probe Goes Beyond Classified Docs, There's 'Broad Concern'
• John Bolton Under Investigation For Violating Sections of Espionage Act: Report
• CIA Director John Ratcliffe provided Kash Patel access to US intelligence that served as the basis for the warrant to raid Bolton - "Bolton shouldn't have been throwing stones in his (now-raided) glass house."
• Flashback: A Pompous John Bolton Celebrated FBI Raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate And Now His Words Are Coming Back to Haunt Him
• Roger Stone Taunts Bolton on FBI Raid: 'How Does It Feel?'
• Coons: John Bolton Raid Timing 'Particularly Chilling' after Bolton recently criticized President Donald Trump
• August 10 - Bolton: Trump's Second Term Is a 'Retribution Presidency'
• Vance denies the FBI is investigating John Bolton because he's a Trump critic
• These 15 big names could be next after FBI raids John Bolton's house in Trump's 'retribution campaign' - President Trump has vowed to investigate a plethora of public officials he sees as political enemies
• A desperate left is now aiming to paint Trump as - get this! - secretly enfeebled
• Stacey Abrams compares Trump to 'grand ayatollah': 'Elections are not real' - "And if that's the case, then there's no relief from this that is achieved by election. Especially if we are truly in an authoritarian regime where elections are not real."
• Gabbard: Deep State Agents Are Sabotaging US Elections
• DFL vacates Fateh's endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, citing 'substantial failures' in process
• Dems in disarray: DFL revocation of Fateh endorsement polarizes party
• Ilhan Omar erupts at own party for reneging on socialist candidate's endorsement: 'Inexcusable'
• Pentagon press secretary threatens to pull WaPo's access to Defense Department for doxxing Hegseth
• Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation
• Trump administration strikes deal with Google to use AI platform across federal agencies
• Grok chatbot told user how to assassinate Elon Musk - AI software run by billionaire's X platform encouraged violence and instructed users how to make bombs
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits south of Tonga
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Port-Vila, Vanuatu
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
• Glacier outburst flood begins in Hafrafellslon, west of Langjokull, Iceland
• Deadly landslide in Maneah leaves at least 15 dead, Guinea
• Large tornado causes crop and tree damage near Hankinson, North Dakota
• Rare octuplet waterspouts form over the Baltic Sea between Poland and Denmark
• Pakistan floods: Wedding celebrations turned into 24 funerals
• Cloudburst floods kill nearly 400 in Pakistan, Karachi records heaviest rainfall since 1979
• Two dead as Sydney records wettest day of 2025, New South Wales
• Bay Area heat wave smashes records
• Wildfire explodes in California wine country as heatwave scorches US west
• Bridge under construction in China collapses into Yellow River, killing at least 12 people, state media say
• New bodies found near site of Kenya's starvation cult burials
• Colombia: FARC Marxist Terror Wave Kills at Least 19
• NYC gunman shoots four teens, including 14-year-old girl, in Bronx street brawl
• NYC woman confronted by violent carjacker who later sparked wild NYPD friendly-fire shooting fears 'city is turning into trash'
• Trump says federal crime crackdown will target Chicago next
• Trump floats "regular military" tackling crime with crackdowns in Chicago, NY
• National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown - President indicates Chicago and New York could be next targets for expanded operations
• Defense Secretary Hegseth authorizes National Guard troops to carry arms in DC - The authority is expected to be acted upon 'soon,' a defense official tells ABC
• Military lawyers to handle civilian crimes in DC
• San Francisco mob assaults ICE agents, one keffiyeh-clad perp charged for threatening to 'stab' officer, hurt family
• Judge Releases Illegal Migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 'Maryland Man'
• Noem torches 'activist liberal judges' after Abrego Garcia's release from jail: 'New low' - Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces human smuggling charges from a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop case
• MS-13 Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Be Deported to Uganda After He's Released From Jail
• Obama Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Withholding Funds From More Than 30 'Sanctuary Cities'
• China Flexes Diplomatic Muscle to Defend Venezuela from Trump Admin Anti-Drug Actions
• Nigeria Deports 50 Chinese Nationals Accused of Cybercrime
• White House lists 20 objectionable Smithsonian exhibits, artworks - Trump administration alleges are being used to frame historical events through "ideological" narratives instead of factual evidence
• Cracker Barrel joins Bud Light, Target in branding backfires - Expert compares restaurant chain's logo change to other corporate missteps that sparked boycotts
• Homeland Security Will Not Use Left's Open-Borders Preferred Pronoun 'Undocumented'
• DeSantis fires back after Dem decries Florida's move to ditch LGBT rainbow colors from crosswalk in Orlando - The Florida Department of Transportation told Fox News Digital it must ensure 'roadways are not utilized for social, political or ideological interests'
• Minnesota attorney general brags about lawsuit against Trump admin to keep trans athletes in girls' sports - State under federal investigation for defying executive order on girls' sports participation
• California school board meeting descends into emotional clash amid trans volleyball player controversy
• Nolte: No More 'Birthing Person, LGBTQIA+' - Fractured Dems Instructed to Talk Like Normal People
• 'Drag Queen Story Hour' event in July at WA elementary school continues to receive backlash
• The Biggest Planned Parenthood in the Country Is Closing - In Houston, pro-life Christians prepare to meet the growing demand for women's health care and crisis pregnancy resources
• US accuses UK of 'persecution of silent prayer' in abortion buffer zones
• Sixth person dies in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem as cases rise to 111
• Washington state restaurant forced to pay $1 MILLION fine for staying open during COVID: Appeals Court
• Argentine cops conduct 15 raids in disability agency bribery probe - In leaked recordings, former disability agency head Diego Spagnuolo accused the president's sister, Karina Milei, of collecting bribes from pharmaceutical companies