December 1st, 2025

• Pope calls two states 'only solution' to Palestinian conflict as he opens Lebanon visit
• Qatar says Hamas failure to return last two slain hostages can't 'obstruct' Gaza plan
• As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold - MBS notched important gains in Washington, rehabilitating Riyadh after it was sidelined by Israel and Qatar and likely stiffening the kingdom's price for joining the Abraham Accords
• Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel
• No apology or admission of guilt in Netanyahu's letter to Herzog asking for a pardon
• Former Netanyahu lawyer says president can't pardon PM without an admission of guilt
• Bennett: I support pardoning Netanyahu if it's conditioned on his leaving politics
• Northwestern admits no wrongdoing on Jew-hatred, agrees to settle with Trump admin, pay $75 million
• Dublin halts plans to rename city's Herzog Park after accusations of antisemitism
• IDF faces manpower crisis as fewer soldiers keen on military career, new data shows
• IDF launches search after terrorist attack on Samaria highway
• US envoy: Israel doesn't need OK to hit Hezbollah - Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa says Jerusalem doesn't need American permission to defend itself - Israel warns UNIFIL leaks aid the terror group.
• Iran and Turkey agree to build key trade rail link along ancient Silk Road
• Trump's Sudan peace push met with skepticism: 'They don't see a reason to stop'
• Hundreds of children separated from families while fleeing violence in Sudan
• Ukrainians Strike Two Cargo Ships in the Black Sea - Chinese Vessels Said To Belong to Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'
• Russia launches largest aerial assault on Ukraine in a month as Kyiv delegation heads for US peace talks
• Ukrainian Delegation Arrives in the US To Meet Secretary Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner for Peace Talks
• US sees progress after talks in Florida with Ukraine, but more work needed to reach deal
• Ex-CIA station chief warns Putin using talks to gain leverage as Ukraine delegation meets top Trump officials - Former CIA Moscow station chief warns Russia's strategic objectives haven't changed despite peace talks
• EU warns Trump that Ukraine peace plan must not pardon Putin for war crimes - Concerns are growing in Europe over a US proposal which suggested a 'full amnesty for actions committed during the war'
• Thousands march in Philippines, demanding Marcos resign over fraud scandal - Claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took kickbacks from infrastructure projects cause outrage in the Philippines
• 17,000 police deployed as Filipinos demand justice over ghost flood control projects - 'Put them in jail now,' protesters chant even as Marcos promises more arrests to come from investigations into the scandal
• Trump's poll numbers slip amid concerns over economy
• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Links to Pakistani Marxist, Islamist, and CCP-Aligned Networks
• Tim Walz blames Trump for Somali fraud in Minnesota, complains about being called 'seriously retarded'
• 'Rumors were true' as another Republican quits Congress after Greene - U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced on Saturday that he is retiring from Congress
• White House slammed for 'ultimate propaganda' with 'fake news hall of shame' website
• A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
• Internet service providers warn of mass disconnections in Supreme Court battle with record labels
• 'The New Price of Eggs.' The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
• China's 'low-altitude economy' takes off with flying taxis and food drones
• Elon Musk teases a future run by robots - Tesla's Optimus montage shows robots cooking, policing and stepping into our everyday lives
• Google CEO calls for national AI regulation to compete with China more effectively
• Major X1.9 solar flare erupts from AR 4299, producing partial halo CME
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• More than 1,000 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across Asia
• Record-breaking winter storm leads to plane slide-off and crashes across the Midwest, U.S.
• Muslim dad, sons allegedly drowned teen over 'Western' lifestyle, refusing to wear headscarf
• Gunfire erupts at banquet hall in Stockton, leaving four dead, ten wounded
• Mass Shooting at Child's Birthday Party in California Leaves Four Dead, Ten Injured - Victims Reportedly as Young as Eight
• Disgraced Oxford Union President Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Assassination Says He Just Wanted to Make People Laugh
• Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It - Zohran Mamdani, New York's mayor-elect, has criticized the N.Y.P.D.'s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring.
• Jasmine Crockett says US should deport 'white supremacists' instead of immigrants because they commit 'more crime'
• Trump says he would 'absolutely' revoke citizenship from naturalized criminals - if he has the authority
• DHS Sec Kristi Noem Stuns Leftist NBC Host Kristen Welker - Says Biden Allowed 100,000 Afghans to Infiltrate Our Country and Confirms the US will Deport Aliens with Pending Asylum Claims
• Afghan suspect in National Guard attack was 'radicalized' after arriving to US, Noem says
• D.C. National Guard shooting suspect spent "weeks on end" in isolation, struggled with mental health, 2024 emails say
• Trump Warns: "Each Boat Is Responsible for 25,000 Dead Americans" as Fentanyl Crisis Drives Toughest Crackdown Yet
• GOP senators to join Democrats in investigating Pete Hegseth 'kill everybody' allegations
• Report: Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom - Venezuelan dictator reportedly asked for global amnesty and military control before talks stalled
• 'You must leave the country now': Trump delivers blunt ultimatum to Maduro on call; US-Venezuela tensions flare
• Venezuela hits back at Trump's 'colonialist threat' as Maduro's jet flies to Brazil - The country's foreign ministry lashed out at Trump's airspace closure, calling it a 'colonialist threat' and rallying global support against the move
• Kaine to refile resolution to require congressional approval for military action in Venezuela
• As Epstein files release looms, questions abound on what happens next: 'Possibilities are endless' - People implicated in the late sex offender's crimes could face criminal charges or, at the least, social ostracism
• Four arrests over alleged 'international satanic child sex abuse material ring'
• Trump Suggests Rep. Ilhan Omar Be Thrown 'Out Of' U.S. Over Claims She Married Her Brother
• Supreme Court ruling next year could reshape transgender rights beyond sports
• Sen. Marshall Exposes Obamacare Fraud: "35% Are Ghost Patients" - Says Trump's Plan Puts Power Back in Patients' Hands
• Pfizer buries data showing mRNA flu vaccine bombed in trial with elderly, not much better under 65
• Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing