August 8th, 2025

• ​Commentary: UN self-destructing in pursuit of dead two-state solution
• Born dead: The New York Declaration for two states - The text includes a single clause that - given birthrates and demographics - kills chances for a workable solution
• Report: Israel weighs ending security ties with UK if Starmer recognizes Palestinian State
• Israeli FM Sa'ar addresses UNSC, blasts countries who give Hamas 'incentive to continue this war'
• 'As long as Hamas exists there won't be peace', says State Sec Rubio as US signals support for Israeli Gaza offensive - 'Not enough attention on hostage issue'
• Smotrich: Israel will 'erase the Palestinian state,' rebuild long-gone West Bank settlements
• Trump opposes Gaza annexation, Netanyahu aligns - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement that Israel does not intend to annex the Gaza Strip was aimed squarely at the Trump administration
• Netanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza City in further escalation
• We need to go all the way': Cabinet approves Gaza takeover - Netanyahu decided on the full occupation framework after concluding that there is no longer any possibility for a hostage deal with Hamas
• Netanyahu: Israel Will Take Control of Gaza to 'Liberate' People from Hamas
• Netanyahu Says Israel Wants to Take Military Control of All of Gaza - But Israel does not want to "keep" or "govern it," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss expanding military operations in the territory
• PM stresses Israel won't annex Gaza, says it will be ruled by 'transitional' body
• Netanyahu: Israel to take full control of Gaza, then hand it to Arab forces
• Bucking IDF warnings, security cabinet approves Netanyahu plan to conquer Gaza City
• Israel security cabinet approves plan to occupy Gaza City - Security cabinet approves escalation after all-night meeting following Netanyahu's territorial control announcement
• Opposition slams cabinet approval of Gaza City takeover: 'A disaster for generations'
• IDF chief says dissent 'vital,' ahead of fateful meeting on Gaza occupation plan - Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, who reportedly said Netanyahu's plan would 'drag Israel into a black hole,' set to warn security cabinet, as hostage families sound alarm on risk to captives
• UK prime minister Starmer calls Gaza City takeover plan wrong and urges Israel to reconsider
• Turkey demands UN intervention to prevent Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City
• UN calls for 'immediate halt' of Israeli plan to take over Gaza City
• Satellite photos confirm IDF prep for large-scale Gaza operation
• AG invited to key cabinet meeting on Gaza, as required by court, despite gov't firing her
• High Court to hear petitions on AG's firing on Sept. 3 before nine-judge panel
• Senior EU official says Gaza war 'looks very much' like definition of genocide - Spanish socialist Teresa Ribera, European Commission's vice president, says 'population being targeted, killed and condemned to starve to death'
• Nearly 2,000 influential Diaspora Jews call on Netanyahu to end war, enable Gaza aid
• Families of Oct 7 victims sue Meta over livestreams of Hamas atrocities
• Report: Trump yelled at Netanyahu over PM's denial of hunger in Gaza; PMO: 'Fake news'
• Palestinian former soccer star allegedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza while waiting for aid in Strip's south
• Grok, is that Gaza? AI image checks mislocate news photographs
• German newspaper reveals that infamous Gaza aid photos were staged to control the narrative - Claims raise questions regarding journalistic independence in Gaza
• Gaza photographer denies staging images of hunger or affiliating with Hamas
• While Gaza headlines dominate, over a million children are suffering from malnutrition in Yemen
• After Polish PM accuses Israel of causing 'deaths of mothers and children in Gaza', foreign ministry summons ambassador
• Mahmoud Khalil tells New York Times Palestinians 'couldn't avoid' Oct. 7 massacre - "To me it felt frightening that we had to reach this moment in the Palestinian struggle."
• Great-grandfather founded company that produced Zyklon B gas for Nazi death camps; great-granddaughter joins Gaza flotilla
• German soccer club cancels signing of Israeli player over post urging IDF to 'wipe Gaza off the map'
• Israeli soldier's family in Missouri find their cars burned and 'Death to the IDF' graffiti outside home
• Israeli businesses vandalised in Paris and Greece
• Pro-Israel New York leaders spar over Gaza war amid humanitarian crisis fallout - Mayor Eric Adams censures rival Andrew Cuomo for statements on Israel, as reports of starvation among Palestinians draw rare criticism from US state's Democratic party leadership
• Global Jewish leaders to Netanyahu: Israel policies fueling antisemitism worldwide
• Former PM Bennett: Israel is 'losing the Republican Party' and everyday Americans due to poor government messaging
• Smotrich under fire after photo shows him beside 'Death to Arabs' graffiti
• Russia lodges protest over alleged settler assault on Russian diplomatic vehicle
• In Israel's largest gas deal, Leviathan partners ink $35 billion export deal with Egypt
• IDF strikes Hezbollah sites in Southern Lebanon
• Visiting Damascus, Turkish FM pledges to deepen ties with Syria, blasts IDF actions
• New Iranian defense council established after 12-day war with Israel
• Son of former Iranian intel minister charged with 'strengthening the Zionist regime'
• Iran Says It Executed Its Own Nuclear Scientist for 'Espionage'
• Trump: 'We'll be back' if Iran restarts nuclear program
• US brokers a deal between long-hostile Armenia and Azerbaijan - The two nations are expected to sign an agreement at the White House on Friday
• Ukraine Turns to Japan for Reconstruction, Giving Up on China's Belt and Road Initiative
• Active-duty Army soldier charged with attempting to share sensitive information about military tanks with Russia
• Trump's 15% tariffs on imports from Israel take effect as part of sweeping global regime - Finance Ministry seeks to downplay move, noting rate is at lowest level among countries that have a trade deficit with the US
• Treasury Secretary Admits Trump's Tariffs Are Paid by Americans
• WSJ: Trump Pledged to Bring Back Manufacturing. The Sector Is Sputtering. Uncertainty about tariffs and consumer spending continues to weigh on manufacturers
• Trump, economist show data indicating Biden admin inflated job numbers by 1.5 million
• A Crisis Echoes at the Fed as Powell Refuses To Say He Will Step Down Next Year
• Intel stock drops 3% after Trump demands its CEO 'resign immediately,' calling him 'highly conflicted' over China ties
• LA Times columnist begs Los Angeles to pull out of hosting the 2028 Olympics because of Trump's involvement - The columnist warns Trump will use global event for his own agenda as head of federal task force
• Bill and Hillary Clinton 'could face jail time' if they refuse to testify in Trump admin's Jeffrey Epstein investigation - The Clintons allegedly flew on Epstein's plane multiple times
• Smoking gun? Obama endorsed bogus CIA claims on Trump and Putin before analysis was even finished
• Whistleblower: Bill Barr Held Secret Meetings to Plot Prosecutions of Trump and Block His Political Comeback
• Cornyn: FBI director approved request to help locate runaway Texas Democrats
• United blames 'technology disruption' for 1,000+ flight delays
• Israeli startup QuamCore raises $26 million for development of million-qubit quantum processor - Israeli firm could lead int'l breakthrough in critical technology
• Amazon's cloud business giving federal agencies up to $1 billion in discounts - The agreement is expected to speed up migration to the cloud and adoption of AI tools, the General Services Administration said
• Two Chinese Nationals Arrested for Illegally Shipping AI Microchips to China: DOJ
• Scientists want to prevent AI from going rogue by teaching it to be bad first - Researchers are testing new ways to prevent and predict dangerous personality shifts in AI models before they occur in the wild
• James Cameron warns of 'Terminator-style apocalypse' if AI weaponised - Humans face three existential threats, from super-intelligence, nuclear weapons and the climate crisis, says blockbuster director
• Elon Musk's Starlink launches Israel Internet services
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• Seismic swarm with more than 700 low-magnitude earthquakes detected beneath Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 63,000ft
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 40,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Dempo volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Tropical Storm Ivo forecast to bring heavy rains across Mexico
• Severe flooding affects over 131,000 people in Myanmar, leaves 10 dead
• Heavy rain emergency declared in Kirishima, Kagoshima as record rainfall hits Kyushu, Japan
• Major flooding in Namoi Valley prompts evacuations from Narrabri to Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
• France still battling largest wildfire in 75 years
• High temperatures threaten to reignite blaze after France's largest wildfire in decades
• New evacuations ordered as California wildfire nears 100,000 acres
• Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts an evacuation order for thousands north of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles wildfires may be linked to 440 deaths, new research estimates
• Waters turning to blood? Algal bloom turns parts of Sea of Galilee brilliant red - Despite release of desalinated water, Sea of Galilee remains at historic low
• 2 dead after helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge north of St. Louis
• 'If You're 14, 15, 16 or 17 Years Old, You Get Coddled': D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro Calls for Lowering Age of Responsibility to 14
• Are we seeing another spiritual awakening?
• Who said Gen Z is walking away from faith? They loudly want Jesus
• ISIS soldiers behead Christians in Mozambique, burning church and homes: 'Silent genocide'
• Trump admin announces $50M reward for capture of Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro - "Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like [Tren de Aragua], Sinaloa and Cartel of the Suns to bring deadly drugs and violence into our country," Attorney General Pam Bondi said
• Trump Treasury Dept. Sanctions 'Narco-Rapper' El Makabelico Who Laundered Streaming Proceeds to Mexican Drug Lords
• Trump orders new census to exclude illegal immigrants from states' population totals
• Leftists Flip Out as President Trump Orders New Census That Would Exclude Illegals - Up To 30 Democrat House Seats Could Evaporate
• The US drive to find third countries to deport migrants is gaining momentum - Rwanda is the latest nation to accept citizens of other nationalities amid allegations of repression and torture at Trump's chosen destinations
• DHS: Arsonist Attacked Washington ICE Field Office
• 56% of DC carjacking arrests are of minors aged 12 and over
• DC police commander placed on leave over 'deliberately' falsifying crime data
• Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
• Trump putting more feds on DC streets in response to out-of-control youth violence
• Miss USA accuses congressman of revenge porn threat
• NYC to Spend $65M on Homeless Shelter for Transgender People
• US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
• Nancy Pelosi says sex changes for trans kids is something she's working for 'at the national level' - Pelosi said she flies a transgender flag outside her office
• Polio virus found in wastewater in several Israeli cities