August 27th, 2025

• ​Witkoff: Multiple countries in negotiations to join Abraham Accords
• Merz: Germany Will Not Join Allies' Initiative to Recognize Palestinian State - "We don't see the requirements met."
• Macron, in Letter to Netanyahu, Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood: "Our determination to ensure that the Palestinian people have a State is rooted in our belief that a lasting peace is essential to the State of Israel's security"
• DNC blocks resolution urging halt to US military aid for Israel, Palestine recognition
• Donald Trump to chair meeting on Gaza as US says it expects 'to settle this before the end of this year'
• Trump to hold White House meeting on 'comprehensive plan' for managing postwar Gaza - 'We're going to settle this one way or another, certainly before the end of this year,' Witkoff says ahead of Wednesday's 'large meeting,' stresses US doesn't want further partial hostage deals
• Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of buying time in Gaza, says gov't 'unworthy' of fallen son
• Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel's Tactics in Gaza
• Israeli protesters hold day of disruption to demand Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
• Security cabinet starts meeting, reportedly won't discuss temporary ceasefire deal
• As cabinet meeting glosses over deal, mediators say Israel ignoring Hamas proposal
• IDF says troops continuing operations on Gaza City outskirts ahead of planned wider offensive
• Israel Says It Attacked Gaza Hospital to Destroy Camera Placed by Hamas
• Former hostage exposes Hamas aid theft as guards stockpiled stolen food
• Commentary: Yes, the whole world is wrong about Israel - Even some who say they don't hate the Jewish state yet rely only on the mainstream media for news think that there must be some truth to the "genocide" blood libel. Challenging it isn't easy.
• Macron hits back at Netanyahu: Fight against antisemitism should not be 'weaponized' - In letter, French president appeals to PM to end 'murderous and illegal' war in Gaza, after Netanyahu accused him of fueling antisemitism
• Jerusalem chess tournament draws players from 23 countries amid boycott campaign against Israel
• 'Make Jews feel isolated': Italian educator's antisemitic post sows fear in local Jewish community
• In first, Netanyahu says he recognizes Armenian genocide - Israel has long avoided officially recognizing Ottoman slaughter of Christians during WWI, though PM seems to signal change in stance as ties with Turkey continue to deteriorate
• Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen declares he should be next prime minister - Longtime Netanyahu aide says Israel needs 'real change' and that he will campaign on platform of 'unity and security' in next elections, claims premiership not a political position
• Canadian woman names herself 'Miss Palestine' to compete in Miss Universe pageant
• In Jerusalem but cut off, Nu'man is an island. It could soon be wiped away for good - Although they live inside the capital's municipal boundaries, those in the tiny hamlet were never recognized as residents. Now, Israel is threatening to demolish all their homes
• Dozens wounded as Israel raids West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered
• IDF busts last bank handling foreign currency in West Bank - Undercover Duvdevan, then IDF reservists, seized terror funds in Ramallah; Around 20 Palestinians were reportedly injured
• Police say $450,000 seized in yesterday's raid on Ramallah money changer accused of funding Hamas
• As Lebanon says it will present plan for disarming Hezbollah, northern leaders protest discussion of withdrawing IDF troops from Lebanon - Israeli official warns ready to 'launch attack on all of Lebanon' if Hezbollah not disarmed
• Netanyahu says Israel is 'ready to support' Lebanon in disarming Hezbollah
• US envoy: Lebanon to present a plan to persuade Hezbollah to disarm
• Report: Israel, Syria Nearing Historic Trump-Brokered Security Deal - In May, President Donald Trump said he had asked al-Sharaa to normalize relations with Israel during a meeting.
• Israel and Syria in advanced stages of security agreement, Syrian President Al-Sharaa tells Arab media - Current circumstances not yet appropriate for signing a peace agreement with Israel, Syrian leader says
• Six Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli drone strike near Damascus - state TV
• Israel Urges Washington to Allow a Preemptive Attack on Iran
• UN nuclear watchdog chief said to receive 24/7 security detail due to Iranian threat
• Iran says 'negotiating with all our might' to prevent sanctions snapback
• Moscow pushes for six-month delay of sanctions on Iran, as JCPOA talks continue
• UK, France, Germany meet with Iran to discuss nuclear deal as snapback sanctions loom - European powers say they want to 'to see whether the Iranians are credible' or 'messing us around' as Iran says 'negotiating with all our might' to prevent sanctions
• Iran says it told European powers there would be consequences for re-imposing UN sanctions
• Australia to expel Iran's ambassador after linking Tehran to antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne
• Spy Agency: Iran Link to Australian Synagogue Attack Uncovered Via Funding Trail
• 'Western phenomenon': Iran rejects Australia's terrorism accusations
• Iran has a long history of clandestine attacks abroad to further its ends - If Tehran was behind antisemitic attacks in Australia, experts say it is a sign of weakness rather than strength
• As Hegseth presses to hold military accountable for Afghan debacle, a top general comes into focus - On the fourth anniversary of the Abbey Gate terrorist attack in Kabul, the world is seeing the first signs that answers and accountability may be coming
• Report from South Korea: Special Prosecutor Files Arrest Warrant on Opposition Candidate - Something Koreans Learned from the Democrat Party
• South Korea Prosecutes Six U.S. Citizens for Sending Rice and Bibles Toward Oppressed North Koreans
• Unification Church stands at heart of ex-presidential couple scandal
• Ahead of his White House meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Donald Trump warned of a 'Purge or Revolution' in Seoul, citing raids on churches and even a military base. The controversy stems from sweeping investigations into former president Yoon Suk Yeol, his wife, and religious organisations accused of corruption and political interference
• Trump says he is concerned about investigation targeting Korean churches
• Trump's initial warning to South Korea's Lee turns into warm welcome after flattery
• Trump-Allied Polish President Nawrocki Wants to Criminalize Ukrainian 'Bandera' Neo-Nazi Ideology
• US fighters intercept Russian aircraft off Alaska for third time in a week
• Trump Wanted to Leverage Energy Deal for Peace at Putin Summit
• Trump Still Weighing 'Very Serious' Economic Sanctions on Russia
• 'Powerful optics': China's Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity in the age of Donald Trump while also helping sanctions-hit Russia pull off another diplomatic coup
• US imposes 50 percent tariff on India over Russian oil purchases
• Trump threatens tariffs on countries that 'discriminate' against US tech - Levies and restrictions could hit UK's digital services tax and EU states such as France, Italy and Spain
• List of places suspending some US parcel shipments grows as tariff exemption ends
• The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too
• Majority of French people want parliament dissolved and new elections, poll shows
• French PM fights for survival as rivals refuse to support confidence vote
• French government likely to fall as PM faces new no-confidence vote over debt crisis
• French political turmoil sends European stocks down, Wall Street edges up
• Fears of a French Government Collapse Send Its Borrowing Costs Soaring - France, a cornerstone economy in Europe, is rapidly becoming one of its weakest links as a political and debt crisis loom
• Protests erupt in Indonesia over privileges for parliament members and 'corrupt elites' - Controversy over housing allowance, which is almost 10 times minimum wage, comes amid President Prabowo Subianto's austerity drive
• 'Uncharted Waters': Trump's Attempt to Take Charge of the Fed - The president's intention to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook could give him sway over the central bank's rate-setting power
• Senate Prepares Hearing on Trump Fed Pick as Cook Fights Ouster
• Hakeem Jeffries ripped for noting Lisa Cook's race while slamming Trump for trying to fire her: 'Who gives a flying fruitcake what color she is?'
• Marlow: Trump Baiting the Left to Take Stand on Behalf of Burning the American Flag
• Man arrested outside of White House after burning flag to protest Trump EO
• Dem rep calls for 'civic resistance,' people 'marching in the streets' against Trump
• Jack Smith Lashes Out After Office of Special Counsel Launches Investigation Into His Illegal Political Activity
• Breaking Leak: DOJ Investigating Whether FBI Under Joe Biden Secretly Destroyed Damaging Classified Documents to Protect Comey and Brennan
• DNI Tulsi Gabbard Uncovers "Burn Bags" of Documents Tied to 2020 Election Corruption - Hidden from American Public
• Heather Honey, who questioned the 2020 election, is appointed to Homeland Security election post
• Outrageous: Circuit Court Rules that Tossing Away Mail-in Ballots with Missing or Incorrect Dates Violates the Constitution
• Peter Thiel's Secretive 'Tech Bilderberg' Group Eyes Global Expansion
• 'A Tale of Two Monopolists:' Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Claiming Anticompetitive Practices
• First Lady Melania Trump announces launch of Presidential AI challenge for America's youth - "Just as America once led the world into the skies, we are poised to lead again, this time in the age of AI."
• Lawsuit: ChatGPT Served as 16-Year-Old's 'Suicide Coach' Before He Took His Own Life
• M6.0 aftershock hits near the coast of Kamchatka, Russia
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Novokayakent, Russia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Drake Passage
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of Tonga
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Xizang
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Puerto San Jose, Guatemala
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Effusive vents and explosive activity persist at Mount Etna's Southeast Crater, Italy
• At least 30 killed as landslide strikes Vaishno Devi route during extreme rainfall in Jammu, India
• Pakistan on 'exceptionally high' flooding alert, says India released water from dam
• Deadly Tropical Storm Kajiki causes heavy flooding in Vietnam after making landfall as typhoon
• Three killed as Typhoon Kajiki makes landfall in Vietnam
• Hurricane Katrina still the costliest storm on record in the US, 20 years later
• Why are leaves on trees turning brown in summer? Forestry experts have said leaves turning brown and falling from trees is not down to an "early autumn" but rather "stress" caused by a lack of water and prolonged heat
• Burning Man 2025 Kicks Off with Wicked Dust Storm; Orgy Dome, Camp Sites Destroyed and Blown Away
• Israeli scientists pioneer breakthrough AI method to better wildfire forecasts worldwide
• How the N.Y.P.D.'s Facial Recognition Tool Landed the Wrong Man in Jail
• Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US
• Illegal Alien Convicted Child Sex Offender and Gang Member Discovered Living Inside a Daycare in California
• Borderless Britain: Foreign National Sex Convictions Surge by More Than 60 Per Cent over Past Four Years
• 'I sit alone and talk to myself': a family ripped apart by Europe's migration crisis - An Algerian mother blames people smugglers and opportunists for the death of both her daughters. Now she cares for four grandchildren alone
• Feds dismantle Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug ring in Washington state with massive drug bust, arrests - "This fentanyl could have killed everyone living in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area."
• 'Operation Pick-Off' Leads to Arrest of 78 Criminal Aliens in South Texas over Weekend
• Trump Ending Cashless Bail - Criminals Will Go To Jail, And Illegals will be Deported
• Raskin: Trump Trying 'Mussolini-Style Military March Across the Country'
• Kinzinger: Occupying Every City over 'So-Called Crime' Is How Dictators Come to Power
• Trump: 'I'm Not a Dictator; I Just Know How to Stop Crime'
• Mayor Brandon Johnson refuses to answer on Morning Joe five times if more police makes Chicago safer
• House GOPers probing 'disturbing allegations' that DC officials 'manipulated' crime data
• Trump vowed to make Washington streets safer. In some areas, people feel less safe than ever - Immigrants and immigration advocates said people in neighborhoods like Columbia Heights are afraid to go grocery shopping, show up to work and go about their daily lives
• Trump: 'No Choice' but Death Penalty for Murders in D.C.
• Sen. Blumenthal launches investigation of ICE after high-profile incidents in CT - 'We've seen numbers of reports of excessive use of force, detention of United States citizens and other really abusive, illegal tactics by ICE,' the Democratic senator said
• Florida to Use Truck Weigh Stations as Immigration Checkpoints
• Dept of Transit cracks down on California, New Mexico, and Washington for failure to ensure truckers speak English
• MS-13 Thug Kilmar Abrego Garcia Whines About 'Corrupt Government' in Viral ICE Arrest Video as Trump Admin Preps to Ship Him to Uganda
• Judge Throws Out Trump Lawsuit Against All 15 of Maryland's Judges Over Their Unlawful Practice of Issuing "Automatic Injunctions" to Stop Deportations of Criminal Aliens - Update Trump Admin Appeals
• Trump-appointed judge rebukes White House for 'smear' of judiciary - The administration tried to sue 15 federal judges over a court policy related to deportation orders. A different judge tossed out the case.
• WH Asks Supreme Court to Halt Foreign Aid Payments
• Trump Doubles Down on Importing Chinese Students to Save US Colleges - Despite MAGA Outcry
• Fox's Laura Ingraham Grills Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick - Demands to Know How Letting 600,000 Chinese Students Flood Into America Is "America First?"
• Melania Trump sparks woke meltdown as Vanity Fair staff threaten to quit over First Lady cover
• Social Media Explodes as Cracker Barrel Replaces Playful Messages on Classic Peg Game with Woke Language And a Misspelled Word
• White House Trolls Cracker Barrel By Putting Trump in the Logo, 'Go Woke, Go Broke.'
• Cracker Barrel Caves to Public Pressure and Trump, Switches Back to Beloved 'Old Timer' Logo
• Trump Congratulates Cracker Barrel on Keeping Logo: 'Make Lots of Money'
• Trump Admin Threatens to Defund Sex Ed Programs in 46 States, Territories over Inclusion of Gender Ideology
• Commentary: They refused to say 'they/them' on religious grounds. Then they were fired
• Female Students Seeking Bathroom Privacy Required To Fill Out 'Mental Health Accommodation' Form
• Indonesian Sharia Court Publicly Flogs Two Men For Gay Sex As Crowd Films Torture
• The Men Suing Over Their Partners' Abortions - The antiabortion movement is encouraging partners and ex-partners who say they were harmed by abortions of their unborn children
• Texas woman sues European abortion pill supplier, ex-partner in unwilling pregnancy termination case
• Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Signs New Law Mandating Abortion Pills on Campus at All Public Universities in the State
• America's leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr. - US vaccine consensus has officially shattered
• Scientists Say They've Created a New Form of Life More Perfect Than the One Nature Made
• Scientists Create Synthetic Organism That Rewrites Life's Universal Genetic Code