February 24th, 2026

• ​As Trump deadline looms, US & Iran to meet for further negotiations in Geneva - Some in Israel see connection between current events and the biblical holiday of Purim
• US Orders Non-Emergency Personnel To Leave Embassy in Beirut as Regional Tensions Rise
• More Student Protests Break Out in Iran as Reports Suggest U.S. Military Strikes
• Iranian official: Nuke talks with US planned for early March
• Despite reports of low likelihood of Iranian nuclear agreement, Trump holds off on strikes - Iranian students stage anti-regime protests as universities resume classes
• Trump mulling limited Iran strike, could try for regime change later - report
• Joint Chiefs Chair Warns of Prolonged Iran War
• Pentagon Flags Risks of a Major Operation Against Iran - The warnings have been led by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, within the Defense Department and during meetings of the National Security Council
• Trump's top general foresees acute risks in an attack on Iran
• Trump reveals his war plan with Iran amid rumors of frustration with his top general
• Trump fumes over 'fake' reports top general claimed US is headed to war
• Trump rejects claims top General warned against Iran strike risks: 'Would rather have a deal'
• Trump denies top US general is against Iran war, says Caine thinks it would be 'easily won'
• US refuelers, cargo planes spotted at Ben Gurion Airport as Iran tensions ramp up
• The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is set to dock in Haifa as part of US reinforcements in the Middle East, amid rising tensions with Iran
• USS Gerald Ford Waits to Attack Iran While Its Toilets Are Backed Up
• Netanyahu: An attack on Israel would be 'most serious mistake' in Iranian history - If war with Iran comes, internal conflicts 'will be put into deep freeze,' Opposition Leader Yair Lapid tells Knesset during 40-signatures debate
• Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities - Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world's largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on the platform.
• Israel will not contribute financially to Trump's Gaza Board of Peace in coordination with US
• Witkoff: Trump deal will usher in 'renaissance' for Gaza - "We are going to have housing, and mass transportation, and we're going to be able to clear and demolish all the areas there," said Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.
• Commentary: Trump's Board of Peace scraps United Nations two-state solution
• Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies
• Smotrich: 'In the end,' Israel will occupy Gaza and establish settlements there - Far-right minister says Trump will issue Hamas ultimatum to disarm, and if it refuses, Israel will have 'international legitimacy and American backing' to resume war
• With Hamas focused on Gaza, Islamic Jihad seen filling vacuum in West Bank
• Israeli defense tech recovery boosts country's economy after two years of war
• Hamas' pre-war media propaganda campaign revealed in documents seized by IDF in Gaza
• ICEJ joins efforts to rebuild Kibbutz Be'eri following devastation from Oct 7 Hamas attack
• Dozens of UN ambassadors join delegation from Auschwitz to Israel's Nova massacre site
• Trump Designates Branches of Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organizations - The Progenitor of ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Hamas
• Court rejects Ben Gvir's bid to further delay promotion of detective who investigated PM
• The Tucker Carlson-Mike Huckabee debate is a battle for the GOP's soul on Israel - The clash between the Republican Party's isolationist and Christian Zionist camps could determine its approach to the Middle East - though under Trump, don't expect either side to win
• US says ambassador's comments on Middle East and Israel were taken out of context
• Paris kosher restaurant sprayed with acid for third time, plates and cutlery rendered unusable
• Australian teen assaulted at Scouts camp while wearing yarmulke, Israeli flag
• Aljazeera: Mapping forced displacements and settler attacks by Israel in the West Bank - Israeli military incursions and settler attacks forced more than 37,000 Palestinians to leave their homes in 2025
• Israeli settlers deface, set fire to West Bank mosque during Ramadan - Attack on Nablus-area mosque is latest in surge of Israeli settler and military violence targeting Palestinians
• Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque near Nablus, spray 'revenge' in West Bank attack - The extremists were also suspected to have sprayed graffiti on the walls, writing several slogans such as "price tag" and "revenge
• Man shot and killed in northern Arab town as deadly crime keeps surging
• Shooting attack on soldiers in Karmiel thwarted, police say; 4 arrested - Suspects from northern Israel, including two minors, underwent training, security services say; one said to have expressed support for ISIS
• Netanyahu: Visit by Indian PM part of vision to build alliances against Shi'ite, Sunni 'radical axes' - The Israeli premier hinted at new Asian partner nations "that I won't detail at the moment," saying he would present them "in an organized manner."
• Ugandan president's son compares Sudan's RSF to Hitler following meeting with his father - Army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba also says he dreams of building a statue of Benjamin Netanyahu's brother Yoni
• 'Affront to humanity': Sudan slams Uganda for hosting RSF paramilitary boss
• Sudan condemns RSF chief's visit to Uganda as minimising 'human values' - Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Mohamed Dagalo's meeting with President Yoweri Museveni focused on ending war
• US military begins withdrawing from main base in northeast Syria, Syrian sources say
• The U.S. Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire, the Ivory Coast: Americans warned of al Qaeda-linked terrorist presence in popular vacation getaway - US Embassy advisory includes 'do not travel' zones along country's northern border, where terror groups have attacked
• South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands
• Ukraine touts recapture of eight settlements in rare battlefield success
• 'Difficult' Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without breakthrough
• Putin puts 'nuclear triad' on fast track, Zelenskyy claims 'World War 3' underway - Russian leader made remarks during Defender of the Fatherland Day while presenting awards to Ukraine invasion officers
• 'You either fight or die': Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war - More than 1,000 Kenyans and people from 36 African countries are fighting for Russia, many of them recruited fraudulently
• From Korea to Kenya: All the countries dragged into fighting the Ukraine-Russia war - Russia is increasingly reliant on foreign fighters from around the world to prosecute its war in Ukraine
• Ukrainian Drones Blow Up Key Druzhba Oil Pipeline Site in Russia, Defying Budapest
• Slovakia halts emergency power supplies to Ukraine over Russian oil dispute - Slovakia had issued a two-day ultimatum to Ukraine to reopen the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline so that it could receive Russian oil deliveries
• 'Political sabotage': EU leaders accuse Hungary of undermining support for Ukraine
• EU accuses Hungary of disloyalty for vetoing 90 billion Euro loan to Ukraine
• European Support for Ukraine Stumbles on Eve of Invasion's 4th Anniversary - Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion
• EU fails to pass new sanctions targeting Russia after Hungary objects
• Hungary must not 'betray its own struggle for freedom' by blocking Russia sanctions, says German minister
• Russia buys homes near military bases across Europe - Kremlin spies acquiring 'Trojan horse' network of sites that could be used to launch sabotage campaigns
• U.S. Elite Troops Hardened by War on Terror Retrain for Arctic Combat
• Xi gains the upper hand as Trump's trade war is plunged into chaos - China is one of the biggest winners from the Supreme Court's ruling that the US's tariffs are illegal
• EU says it will accept no increase in US tariffs after Supreme Court ruling: 'a deal is a deal'
• Keir Starmer considers striking back against Trump's 'obnoxious' new tariffs
• Trump threatens countries that 'play games' with existing trade deals
• Dow has its worst day in a month as Trump looks to impose replacement tariffs
• 'CODE RED:' Inside the Left's 2026 Strategy to Weaponize AI Job Loss Fears Before the Midterm Elections
• Democrats Wage Populist Fight to Refund Tariffs to US Households
• FedEx Sues US, Seeks Refund of Trump's Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling
• Trump Admin Sending 'Strike Team' to California to Root Out State's Insurance Program Fraud
• Unearthed email apparently from Trump's DOJ sparks frenzy: 'Murder of Jeffrey Epstein'
• UK government to unseal former ambassador Mandelson documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein probe
• Peter Mandelson arrested over Epstein files just days after Andrew held by cops - The ex-ambassador, 72, is accused of leaking sensitive government intelligence to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
• Peter Attia out as CBS News contributor after name appeared over 1,700 times in Epstein files
• Hollywood execs lose deals, clients flee as Epstein files trigger fallout in the industry
• House Democrats bringing Jeffrey Epstein survivors to Trump's State of the Union speech - Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said he was bringing Haley Robson as a way of "bringing accountability to the Epstein class."
• Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case
• How Dem attorneys general are war-gaming to push back on Trump election meddling
• Trump Tells Angel Families, "I Don't Know How Long I'll Be Around. I Got a Lot of People Gunning for Me" in the Aftermath of Attempted Mar-a-Lago Assassination
• Trump claims people are trying to assassinate him because he is 'consequential'
• Democrats Hope to Avoid Wild Antics During President Trump's SOTU After 'Embarrassing' Behavior at 2025 Speech
• Dems plan boycott of Trump's State of the Union to stage protest speech on National Mall
• Ted Sarandos Pushes Back On Trump's Call For Netflix To Fire Board Member Susan Rice: "He Likes To Do A Lot Of Things On Social Media"
• Trump family's crypto venture says it faced 'coordinated attack'
• ChatGPT-maker OpenAI safety representatives summoned to Canada after school shooting
• Altman calls Musk's space data center plans 'ridiculous' for current AI computing needs - OpenAI CEO cites launch costs and maintenance challenges as SpaceX files to deploy 1 million orbital satellites
• Magnitude 2.2 earthquake shakes Virginia-North Carolina border
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 13,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 10,000ft
• Arequipa flooding emergency deepens with 17 fatalities confirmed after rescue helicopter crash, Peru
• Rain bomb set to smash Australia: Flash flood warning as storms lash multiple states today
• Deadly Bomb Cyclone Hernando Slams Northeast, As Record Snowfall Causes 570,000+ Power Outages
• More than 600,000 homes and businesses without power as 32 inches of snow falls on US east coast
• More than 5,000 flights cancelled as US east coast digs out of record snow
• Severe winter storm paralyzes the New York metropolitan area, grounding flights and closing schools
• Northeast travel shut down, over 2 feet piles up - The nor'easter has unleashed feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts as the Northeast endures one of its most intense winter storms in years
• Record Snowfall Slams New England as New York Digs Out - Three feet of snow fell in parts of southern Rhode Island, where treacherous conditions forced a halt to snow removal in Providence. Massachusetts officials said more than 350 vehicles were stranded.
• Heavy snowfall triggers first statewide Blizzard Warning in New Jersey since 1996
• Supreme Court agrees to take up climate lawsuit against energy companies
• 'Sadistic' pair behind bars for blowing up sheep
• Men who repeatedly punched and kicked sheep before blowing it up with fireworks jailed
• 'Bloodbath': Man using cleaver to 'butcher' his family is killed by Fairfax County police
• Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty in Brutal Stabbing Murder of His Parents
• Quentin Deranque's Killing Fallout: US Ambassador to France Kushner Ignores Summons by Macron's Government, Is Now Reportedly Banned from Meeting Officials
• EU Parliament Refuses Minute of Silence in Memory of French Conservative Activist Quentin Deranque
• A son of late Zimbabwe President Mugabe is arrested in South Africa over a shooting
• US Blows Up Another Drug Boat in the Caribbean, Killing Three Narco-Terrorists
• Rubio heads to Caribbean to reassert US interests after Venezuela strikes and Iran threats
• Sinaloa Cartel leader faces life in prison for massive fentanyl trafficking operation - Fidel Felix-Ochoa allegedly coordinated smuggling of hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl into the U.S.
• Sheinbaum says country is 'at peace' after special forces kill cartel kingpin, but many Mexicans fear more violence
• Mexico details how it took out its most-wanted cartel chief
• Mexico, U.S. Tracked Drug Lord's Lover Before Deadly Raid
• Cruz warned Mexico officials 'President Trump was going to' act if they didn't fight cartels
• Ex-Navy SEAL puts 'deranged' Mexican drug cartel on notice amid violent weekend: 'More like ISIS' - Rep Dan Crenshaw touted authoring 'a dozen pieces of legislation' to support US military and intel efforts in Mexico
• Mexico deploys 10,000 troops to end violence over drug lord's death
• 25 Mexican troops dead after operation that killed drug lord: govt
• At least 73 people died in the attempt to capture a Mexican cartel leader and its violent aftermath
• Rocket Launchers Seized in Raid That Killed El Mencho
• Narco-terrorists hunting down Americans in Mexico, senator warns
• Americans stranded in Puerto Vallarta describe city turning into war zone
• I'm an American sheltering in place in Puerto Vallarta. I'm not scared, but I'm sad for the locals losing their wages.
• US citizens urged to 'shelter in place' after Mexico drug lord's killing sparks wave of violence
• Far-left Canadian lawmaker says '2SLGBTQIA+' community is 'especially' vulnerable to Mexican cartel violence amid unrest
• Mexican Priests Bless Jalisco from Rooftops as Cartel War Rages
• Hotel guest cheats death as ICE agent's bullet rips through wall: report
• Georgia lawmaker calls for ICE surge after Savannah teacher allegedly killed by illegal immigrant
• Angel Dad Tells the Media: Every American Death by an Illegal Alien Is Preventable
• President Trump Honors Angel Families, Remembers American Lives Lost to Illegal Immigration
• Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders - At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases
• Democrats demanding ICE reforms lose airport escorts in shutdown they triggered
• DOJ seeks to revoke US citizenship of former North Miami mayor after he allegedly misrepresented his identity and immigration history during his naturalization process
• Newsom ripped over 'racist' viral clip telling Black mayor 'I'm like you' before touting poor SAT score - Newsom was speaking to an audience in Atlanta, Georgia, on a book tour stop
• Gavin Newsom slammed for 'bigotry' with SAT remark
• Nicki Minaj Bashes Gavin Newsom: 'His Way of Bonding With Black People Is to Tell Them How Stupid He Is and that He Can't Read'
• Newsom Lashes Out with F-Bomb After Getting Roasted For Telling Black Crowd He Can Relate to Them Because He "Can't Read"
• Nolte: Newsom Defends Racist Comments as 'Talking About My Lifelong Struggle with Dyslexia'
• Far-Left Keith Olbermann Calls U.S. Men's Hockey Team "Self-Absorbed Scumbag Misogynists" for Accepting Trump's SOTU Invite - Praises Women's Team as "Patriots" for "Snubbing the President"
• Kentucky man arrested for having sex with dead deer on side of the road
• Serial Northern California child molester to be paroled, prompting outcry
• Newsom pushes the Democratic Party to be 'more culturally normal' if they want to win - The California governor previously called biological males in women's sports 'deeply unfair'
• 'Insane and Orwellian': Pierre Poilievre blasts BC 'kangaroo court' after trustee fined $750,000 for saying there are 2 genders
• Yosemite worker fired after hanging trans flag sues govt.
• Transgender Minnesota lawmaker pushes back on adult site age verification bill over fears of overreach
• 16 states petition SCOTUS to hear challenge to Washington law allowing minors to have sex changes, abortions without parental consent
• New York Legalizes Physician Assisted Suicide - Once a controversial fringe practice, physician-assisted suicide is now legal in 13 US states, mirroring a global trend with concerning implications for vulnerable populations
• Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots
• RFK Jr.'s endorsement of Trump's plan to boost US herbicide production threatens MAGA-MAHA alliance
• RFK Jr. Questions Anxiety Medications as U.S. Use Climbs - Antidepressant use rose from 11.7% to 14.3% of adults between 2019 and 2024