August 9th, 2025

• World condemnations mount over Israeli plans to take Gaza City; UN Security Council to meet
• Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan - International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it "wrong."
• 'A disaster': Opposition, world leaders, families of hostages blast Gaza City takeover plan
• In major shift, Germany suspends arms exports to Israel over Gaza City takeover plan
• Germany halts military exports to Israel as European states urge against Gaza war expansion - Germany later joined Australia, Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to voice opposition in a joint statement against Israel's further plans for the Gaza Strip
• Netanyahu Accuses Germany of 'Rewarding Hamas' Over Arms Export Ban
• Netanyahu after tense talks with German chancellor: 'We are going to free Gaza from Hamas'
• Around 20 Arab, Muslim countries slam 'dangerous escalation' after Israel okays plan to take over Gaza City
• Saudi Slams Israel's Plan To Take Over Gaza City
• Turkish FM says Muslim countries must take united stand against Israel's Gaza plans
• Smotrich thinks plan to take over Gaza City doesn't go far enough, spokesperson says
• 'Tactically questionable': US politicians from both major parties voice concern over Gaza City op.
• Vance: US has 'some disagreement' about Israel's war strategy, but is aligned on objectives
• 'Nothing left to occupy': Palestinians react to Netanyahu's Gaza plan
• 'I will live here, and I will die here': Palestinians defiant as Israel plans to seize control of Gaza City - While some in Gaza City are preparing to evacuate to the south, others refuse to be displaced again
• Thousands to rally as hostage mom calls for strike over Gaza plan that 'sacrifices' captives
• Witkoff set to meet Qatar's PM on plan to end war in Gaza, release hostages
• 'They're Breaking U.S. Laws': Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips AIPAC for Lobbying for 'Genocide' in Gaza
• US envoy to Israel slams British PM over Gaza, says he'd have lost World War II to Nazis - Mike Huckabee outraged by UK's positions on war: 'So Israel is expected to surrender to Hamas & feed them even though Israeli hostages are being starved?'
• Hamas-run civil defense agency says six killed near central Gaza aid site by Israeli fire
• Newsom Suggests He'll Resign to Stop UCLA from Paying Antisemitism Fine
• Trump Administration Seeks $1 Billion from UCLA in Settlement Over Accusations of Antisemitism and Other Civil Rights Violations
• Israeli envoy attends Nagasaki 80th atom bomb anniversary, a year after Gaza war snub
• After Hezbollah walkout, Lebanese minister says cabinet approved first part of US proposal for terror group's disarmament
• Iranian judiciary says 20 alleged Mossad agents arrested in recent months
• Syrian official says government withdrawing from Paris talks on integrating Kurds
• NYT: Why Wars Don't End Anymore - In a pessimistic era, a temporary pause to fighting has become the most anyone is trying to achieve
• Armenia and Azerbaijan leaders join Trump to sign peace agreement at White House summit
• Unimaginable peace: Azerbaijan and Armenia sign historic agreement after decades of conflict
• Putin needles U.S. by giving Trump envoy an award meant for CIA official whose son died fighting for Russia
• Putin-Xi Call Signals Momentum for Trump-Putin Summit Amid Ukraine Ceasefire Push
• Trump, Putin will hold first in-person meeting since Ukraine invasion next week in Alaska - White House says bilateral meeting suggested first, followed by three-way talks with Ukrainian president
• Trump says he'll meet Putin in Alaska on August 15 - US leader says deal to end war in Ukraine could involve land swaps
• Ukraine will not cede land, Zelenskiy says, as Trump, Putin plan meeting
• Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes - A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job
• India Praises 'Strategic Partnership' with Russia Despite Trump Tariff Threats
• India pauses plans to buy U.S. arms after Trump's tariffs
• Report: CIA Officials Attempted to Redact Gabbard's Declassification of Russia Hoax Files
• Oversight Democrats call for hearing with Epstein victims
• 'I was Epstein's butler for 18 years. There's no way he killed himself' - Trusted aide tells of life in disgraced financier's inner circle, which included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Woody Allen
• Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation Into New York Attorney General Letitia James - over her targeting of both President Donald Trump and another instance at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi
• Jayapal: Trump Administration Showing 'Corruption' on Every Level
• Hochul: Republicans Attempting 'Legal Insurrection' with Redistricting
• Party of 'crazies': Dems comply with outrageous redistricting stunts due to primary threats, state rep says
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Moves to Declare Every Runaway Democrat Seat Vacant
• Texas AG Ken Paxton Wins Restraining Order Against Beto O'Rourke for Illegal Fundraising to Support Rogue Texas Democrats Blocking Redistricting
• DeMaio Vindicated: California Says Gerrymandering Election to Cost over $200 Million
• Canoe-Gate: Team Vance Scorches 'Leftists,' 'Fake News' for 'Outright Falsehoods' Secret Service Debunked on River Level
• Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Claims He Is the Victim of 'Misinformation' About Ties to China
• Why the Far Right Hates Churchill - The accepted historical narrative of the past 80 years—that it was morally right for the U.S. and the U.K. to fight and destroy the Third Reich—is now under assault
• WSJ: 'I Feel Like I'm Going Crazy': ChatGPT Fuels Delusional Spirals - An online trove of archived conversations shows model sending users down a rabbit hole of theories about physics, aliens and the apocalypse
• China Calls for Global AI Governance While Integrating AI into Nuclear Weapons Systems
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Ozernovskiy, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pondaguitan, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ozernovskiy, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 40,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 10,000ft
• Tropical Storm Ivo triggers severe floods in Nayarit and Veracruz, Mexico
• Heavy monsoon rains cause floods and disease outbreaks in southern China
• 10 dead, 33 missing after Yuzhong County, China, receives half a year's rainfall in 24 hours
• Chinese Villagers Complain 'No Warning' Before Devastating Flash Floods
• Phoenix logs highest August temperature on record
• Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County - Thousands of residents are forced to evacuate in Southern California
• Ominous warning for humanity as blue whales go mysteriously silent - Heatwaves have disrupted the whales' environment, causing a chain reaction in the ocean's food web
• Biblical sea turns blood red from algae sparking fears of the apocalypse as people warn of 'bad omen'
• Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable - A board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable
• Fire Ravages World-Famous Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba, Spain
• Devil's Den 'murderer' sparks serial killer fears as he's investigated for 2nd unsolved death with eerie 'satanic' link - Crime labs in Arkansas and Wisconsin are exchanging DNA evidence
• Video Rolls as Teens Murder 14-Year-Old on Bronx Playground
• Three hurt in shooting in NYC's Times Square; suspect arrested
• Officer killed, active shooting suspect dead on Emory University's campus
• Possible Mass Shooting Foiled at Palm Beach International Airport - Armed Felon with Loaded AR-15 and Knives Arrested in Restricted Zone - FBI Now Investigating
• Zohran Mamdani Hires Private Security After Calling to Defund Police
• Karol Nawrocki, right-wing leader, assumes presidency of Poland and pledges to combat illegal immigration, oppose the EU, and defend sovereignty and traditional values
• Boston's Sanctuary Sheriff Arrested on Federal Extortion Charges
• Trump approves military action against Latin American cartels classified as terrorist organizations
• Trump Signs Directive That Could Deploy US Military in Mexico: Report
• Mexican President: 'U.S. not Coming to Mexico with their Military'
• Appeals court tosses judge's contempt order in case over Venezuelans sent to El Salvador
• U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Announces 1,500 Trucks Taken Off the Road Because Drivers Didn't Speak English
• Trump-themed burger joints owner detained by ICE, might be deported 'regardless of political beliefs'
• Catholic Bishops Compare ICE Deportations to Nazis and Slave Catchers
• DHS Debunks Jon Ossoff's Claim that Pregnant Illegal Immigrants Are Mistreated in Custody
• Useless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Complains That ICE Raids Are Destabilizing City Economy
• Border Patrol Agents Surprise Illegal Workers, Use Penske Moving Truck in California Home Depot Raid
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Blasts Chicago Mayor, Illinois Gov. for Obstructing ICE
• Nancy Pelosi backs child sex changes, works to secure it 'at the national level' - "We are hoping that we can have gender-affirming care for our trans kids."
• Dem-Run City Facing Huge Budget Crisis Makes Pitch to Host LGBT Olympics
• More cases of deadly 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection in popular vacation destination
• CDC Issues Level 2 Travel Health Notice for China Amid Chikungunya Outbreak - Are They Getting Ready for Round Two of Pandemic Panic?
• Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Hitting China Prompts Fears of U.S. Outbreak
• Trump Admin Orders Agencies to Delete All Records of Federal Employee Vaccination Status After Reaching Settlement with a Conservative Nonprofit