February 17th, 2025

• ​Rubio, Netanyahu affirm 'common strategy' for Gaza, set sights on Iran in joint statement - Rubio says Iran is the 'single greatest source of instability' in the Middle East
• Amir Avivi to Newsmax: IDF Working Toward Eradicating Hamas
• Egypt draws up Gaza reconstruction plan that would exclude Hamas - Alternative to Trump plan would involve committee of technocrats but future military status of Hamas unresolved
• Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's plan to move Palestinians from Gaza
• Netanyahu to US Jewish leaders: Trump's plan for Gaza is 'the only plan I think can work'
• Senior security official to media: Netanyahu working to prevent deal's second phase
• Trump envoy says there will 'absolutely' be stage 2 of ceasefire, as talks continue
• Israel in 'full cooperation' with Trump, say Netanyahu, Rubio
• Witkoff on hostages: 'I promise we are not leaving anybody behind'
• Hosting Rubio, Netanyahu says 'gates of hell will surely open' if all hostages not freed
• Trump: I told Netanyahu to 'do whatever you want' on hostage release-ceasefire deal
• 500 days since Oct. 7: Hostages' families call for nationwide fast, rallies
• IDF completes all October 7 probes, will start presenting them next week
• Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad face action for alleged war crimes in Gaza
• Secretary Rubio to CBS's Brennan: No, Nazi Germany Did Not Weaponize Free Speech To Conduct The Holocaust
• Pro-Palestinians protest Shira Haas at 'Captain America' premiere - Protestors held signs reading "Sabra has got to go" and "Disney supports genocide"
• Florida university suspends fraternity for alleged antisemitic hazing ritual
• US shipment of 2,000-lb bombs held up by Biden administration arrives in Israel
• IDF strikes Hezbollah sites deep in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley as fragile truce holds
• Lebanese Army Clashes With Hezbollah Supporters Over Blocked Iranian Flight
• Israel is supporting Ukraine in war, Estonia's president says during Israel visit - Alar Karis initiates visit, including visit to ravaged Kibbutz Nir Oz, to 'tell our people' what is happening here; calls for two-state solution
• US Says Airstrike in Syria Kills Al Qaeda Affiliate Leader
• Syrian Refugee Suspected in 'Allahu Akbar' Mass Stabbing in Austria that left Five Injured and 14-Year-Old Dead
• Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
• President Trump Says He Is Working on a Plan for Ukraine to Pay Back the $350 Billion the US Sent to Ukraine
• Zelenskyy Rejects Trump's Demand for $500 Billion in Rare Earth Minerals from Ukraine in Exchange for Continued Military Aid
• Zelensky: Will Never Accept A Deal Between US And Russia About Ukraine
• Zelensky warns Ukraine won't accept decisions made without them in peace talks
• Ukraine not attending US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, government source tells BBC
• Trump's Ukraine envoy pulls no punches with Europe, says EU might not have place in Russia peace talks
• Ukraine and Europe worry about being sidelined as Trump pushes for direct talks with Russia on war's end
• European leaders to hold emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump peace push leaves them isolated
• Zelensky warns days of guaranteed US support for Europe are over, as Kellogg says Europeans won't be at table for peace talks
• NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Tells Europeans To Stop Complaining About Being Left Out of US-Russia Peace Talks, and Concentrate on Increasing Defense Spending
• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer willing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine after war
• Zelensky: 'We Believe that Putin Will Wage War Against NATO'
• Argentinian Leftists Want to Impeach Javier Milei For Promoting a Crypto Coin That Tanked in Value - He Brands Them 'Filthy Rats'
• Hungarian Leader Orban Reveals How Soros and US Taxpayers Are Funding Organizations Around the World to Promote Radical Liberal Ideology
• Andy McCarthy Torches Trump for Weaponizing DOJ in Stunning Column: DOJ's 'Core Mission' is Now to 'Settle the President's Scores'
• Raskin: Trump's 'Attack' on the Department of Justice 'Could Be Impeachable'
• House Republicans Drafting Impeachment Articles Against Activist Judges Blocking DOGE
• Dean Phillips: Dems Should Help Find Waste And Fraud Instead Of "Pathetically" Getting "Steamrolled" Trying To Fight Musk
• Top Trump agency recovers eye-popping sum of $1.9 billion in HUD money had been recovered as of Friday after launching DOGE task force
• US Gold Reserves From Fort Knox Stolen? Claims Surface Amid Potential DOGE Audit
• Elon Musk encouraged to crack open Fort Knox and audit the $425 billion gold reserves inside - and Rand Paul wants to help
• Sen. Rand Paul Calls for First Fort Knox Gold Audit in 50 Years, Taps Elon Musk's DOGE for Verification - FOIA Requests Show 7 Out of 13 Previous Audits Reportedly Missing
• Shocking Scandal: Over $151 Million Intended for Soldiers' Meals at 11 Major Army Bases Spent Elsewhere
• Going Viral: Trump Sets Social Media Ablaze With Napoleon Quote: "He Who Saves His Country Does Not Violate Any Law"
• Washington Post backs out of 'Fire Elon Musk' ad order
• Associated Press Refuses to Use 'Gulf of America' Despite Updating Other Geographical, Ethnic Terms
• Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China's censorship requests - An investigation has exposed the tech firm's cooperation with autocratic regimes to remove unfavourable content
• Google complied with censorship requests from China, Russia, authoritarian regimes - Since 2011, Google has engaged with 150 different governments that have requested content be scrubbed from public domains
• "Hundreds of Thousands Will Die": Scientists Warn of a Mega-Earthquake Threatening Europe
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near San Juan, Peru
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits east of the Kuril Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Shahrak-e Kuluri, Iran
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Neiafu, Tonga
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• Strong 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake In Delhi-NCR Sparks Meme Fest
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia 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
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• At least 4 tornadoes hit Alabama overnight; storm surveys ongoing
• At Least 9 Killed In Kentucky And Georgia As Floods, Severe Weather Slam South
• Flooding leads to levee failure in Tennessee, 9 deaths in Kentucky with high-water rescues continuing
• Cold peace? Rare weather forecast for Israeli snow
• Cold snap could see snowfall in Jerusalem this weekend, meteorological service says
• Hollywood is starring in its own horror movie - The entertainment industry in California has absorbed blow after blow: first the pandemic, then strikes, inflation, competition from other states and, in January, the wildfires
• The World's Largest Human Gathering Ever! The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Lela - It's Currently Taking Place in India - Over 400 to 450 Million Expected to Attend
• Patriotic Payback: American Hockey Team Crushes Canada in Brawl-Filled Game After Fans Disrespect U.S. Anthem with Trudeau in Attendance
• Brazen Canadian 'coyotes' smuggling migrants across the northern border - even advertising on TikTok
• "That's a Felony!" Border Czar Tom Homan Talks to Maria Bartiromo on AOC's Efforts to Impede Law Enforcement
• Elon Musk Blasts Gavin Newsom for Allocating $9.5 Billion on Free Healthcare for Over 700,000 Illegal Aliens
• Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages for defamation for complaining publicly about the car's brakes
• Republican 'Family Values' Trolled Online Amid New Baby Musk Claims
• Trump's U.S. Department of Education Orders All 50 States to Eliminate DEI Programs Within 14 Days or Lose Federal Funding
• 'Save Kiwi kids': New Zealand's indigenous Maoris protest LGBT, ask government to curb X-rated content
• Transgender Activists Angered After Stonewall National Monument Drops 'T' from LGBT
• World's 'first openly gay imam' shot dead in South Africa
• Gay Muslim Leader Killed in Suspected Terror Attack in South Africa
• Why are young women opting to be sterilized? Surgical sterilization is on the rise among young American women during a global fertility crisis. What are unintended consequences of the decision?
• 'It won't end like Jurassic Park!' The man who wants to bring the mammoth and dodo back to life
• Suspected Ebola exposure at NYC urgent care as hazmat crews on scene
• Ebola ruled out in NYC urgent care hazmat scare - may be norovirus instead
• Measles Outbreak Rages in Texas with 48 Cases Identified
• CDC 'disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts
• Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture
• Republican senator who voted for RFK Jr balks at Louisiana anti-vaccine move - Republican Bill Cassidy calls state surgeon general's halt to promotion of mass vaccination a disservice to parents
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Will 'Continually Review' How to Bring Back Troops Kicked Out over Biden Vax Mandate