February 26th, 2026

• ​Netanyahu to UN ambassadors: Israel 'will protect its future,' pursue Middle East peace
• Diplomatic Tensions Ignited as Huckabee Affirms Biblical Borders - Questioned about the Jewish people's biblical right to the Land of Israel, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee affirmed that it extended "from the Nile to the Euphrates." If Israel's political leadership spoke confidently about this truth, said the Rebbe, the world would recognize it.
• 'We feel your pain' - In first speech to Knesset, Indian PM Modi emphasizes solidarity with Israel
• Visiting Ethiopia, Herzog touts Israel's 'strong' relationships across Africa - Amid push from Jerusalem to build ties on continent, president meets top officials, Jewish leaders in Addis Ababa; Israel accepts appointment of Somaliland's first ambassador
• Gazan firm to build UAE-funded housing complex in Israel-controlled south - sources
• 2025 was record year for settlement expansion, construction and planning, NGO finds - Records for number of new settlements, illegal outposts and housing unit plans broken in 2025. Local leader says government making settlements 'inseparable part of country'
• In first, US embassy to provide consular services at pop-ups in 2 West Bank settlements
• 'Children are inside!': Palestinian homes, vehicles set on fire in apparent settler attack
• MKs approve preliminary bill cementing Orthodox control over entire Western Wall
• David Shuker, 'Last Jew of Saudi Arabia,' dies at 82 - Shuker, an Israeli said to be the last survivor of the Najran Jewish community, was expelled with his community after the State of Israel was declared in 1948
• 'Die, Jews, die!': NYC man convicted for harassing couple who saw him rip hostage posters - Court finds Skiboky Stora guilty of assaulting, stalking, harassing strangers in string of hate crimes with antisemitic, anti-white and anti-woman motives
• Israeli woman arrested in Turkey for serving in IDF, released after US intervention
• Hezbollah official: We will not intervene in event of 'limited' US strikes on Iran
• Dutch airline KLM suspends flights to Tel Aviv as Iran tensions rise
• 'Deteriorating': Urgent Aussie travel warning for all officials and their dependants posted in a number of Middle East countries
• When AI thinks US will strike Iran - and what it teaches us about tech under pressure
• Iranian FM arrives in Geneva for talks as US demands any nuclear deal last indefinitely
• Trump Administration Hits Iran With New Sanctions as Nuclear Talks Near - The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks
• US Sees Evidence Iran Is Trying to Rebuild Nuclear Program, VP Vance Says
• Former IDF General: Iran May Arm Missiles with Chemical Warheads; 'Massive Strike' Only Option
• Trump says Iran pursues 'sinister ambitions,' hasn't told US that Tehran 'will never have a nuclear weapon'
• Trump said he 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program. Now he says the US may have to bomb Iran again
• Iran's FM says deal with US 'within reach'; Trump says he prefers diplomacy
• Iran pushes back against Trump, says US and Israel using Goebbels-like propaganda - Iran's parliament speaker says US could either try diplomacy or face Iran's wrath
• Iran strikes threaten to deplete US weapons supplies and put American troops at risk - The administration already burned through significant stockpiles of air defense missiles in operations against Iran and its proxy groups
• Huckabee: Don't Think You Can Separate Iran's Nuke Program from Need for Regime to Go, Trump's Said They Can't Kill Civilians
• Iran 'ready to spill American blood - even at a huge cost'
• Report: Khamenei living in underground bunker, officials blindfolded before meetings
• Iran's supreme leader runs 'state within a state' through secret 4,000-person network, report says
• Iranian Opposition Group Says It Attacked Khamenei's Compound - 'Heavy Clashes' in Tehran
• Iran-linked hacker group claims to breach data of Israel's largest healthcare network
• Syria reports 'mass escape' from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled
• 'Russia is to Ukraine what Hamas is to Israel' - Ukraine ambassador presses Jerusalem for support as Israel backs UN vote
• Sowing Chaos: Putin flooding Europe with migrants through secret Hamas-style Tunnels as tyrant wages sinister hybrid war against West
• How cartel members are getting drone training in Ukraine
• Germany Approves Major Package of Attack Drones for the Bundeswehr, With a Half a Billion Euro Initial Purchase
• North Korea's Kim promises more nuclear weapons as Congress closes with military parade
• Kim Jong Un Offers Trump Coexistence or Confrontation - North Korean leader outlines a vision for potential U.S. engagement contingent on him keeping his nuclear weapons
• Chinese dance group's tour triggers bomb threat against Australian PM
• DOJ Announces Arrest of Former US Air Force Pilot for Training Chinese Military Pilots
• Venezuela Announces 'Transformation' of Helicoide Torture Complex into a 'Social Center'
• State of the Union: Trump Says U.S. Received 80 Million Barrels of Oil from 'Our New Friend Venezuela'
• Trump Puts On a Show, Casting Democrats as the Villains - On the defensive over the economy and with the midterms approaching, President Trump made clear that his political strategy is to paint Democrats as unpatriotic and 'crazy.'
• Nancy Pelosi stumbles on CNN after being pressed on call-out at SOTU over congressional stock trading - President Trump questioned whether former House speaker stood up during his call to pass Stop Insider Trading Act
• 'Non-Credible Accusations': Epstein Files 'Trump Accuser' Claims Collapse Under Scrutiny
• Liberal Fallout: Clinton's Treasury Secretary Larry Summers To Resign From Harvard Over His Epstein Ties
• Bill Gates admits affairs with two Russian women, denies involvement in Epstein's crimes - Major philanthropist and tech mogul insists 'I did nothing illicit
• How Epstein Ingratiated Himself Into Microsoft's Inner Circle
• Fmr Sen. Kerrey Resigns From Startup Over Epstein Emails
• Hillary Clinton to Testify in US House Panel's Epstein Probe
• 'Crooked Ken Paxton Cheated on His Wife': Scathing New Ad Goes There in Effort to Stop 'Fraud' From Sinking Texas GOP
• Minnesota Dems lash out at Team USA for meeting with Trump: 'squandering good will' - One wrote, "these guys are going to throw away all the good will they got when they won the gold for a few minutes with an accused pedophile. Gross."
• Biden's FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel's and Susie Wiles' phone records during federal Trump investigation - Special counsel Jack Smith obtained the records during federal probe into 2020 election and classified documents
• Records Show Georgia Prosecutor Coordinated Trump Case Closely With Biden DOJ, Jan. 6 Panel
• Trump Flat-Out Says Democrats Can't Be Legitimately Elected: 'Only Way They Can Get Elected Is to Cheat'
• RINO Senate Leader John Thune Confirms He's Forcing a Vote on the SAVE America Act
• Sen. Mike Lee Blasts RINOs After Thune Admits Senate Republicans "NOT UNIFIED" on Talking Filibuster to Pass SAVE Act
• A Chinese official's use of ChatGPT accidentally revealed a global intimidation operation
• AI 'homework agent' will do lazy students' work as childhood literacy rates are in free fall
• Meet Buddharoid: Japan's AI-powered robot monk trained in centuries of Buddhist scripture
• Total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026, fully visible from eastern Asia to western Americas
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 10,000ft
• Hurricane Melissa upgraded to 190-mph winds, tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane
• Floods ravage southeastern Brazil and kill 46 as rescuers race to find the missing
• Heavy rain triggers flash flooding and travel disruption across multiple states in Australia
• Extreme drought fuels rapid wildfire growth in South Florida's Big Cypress Preserve
• Biblical swarms of Locusts invade Spanish holiday islands from Sahara - as officials urge calm amid fears of plague
• Florida Dem state rep claims Charlie Kirk 'was not assassinated' - "...He was not assassinated, and words being accurate matters. It was a death by gun violence."
• Cuban coast guard shoots, kills 4, wounds 6 aboard US-registered speed boat during gunfight
• Rubio promises US will 'act accordingly' to four people killed on boat in Cuban waters
• 'How Do You Not Stand?!' Trump Calls Out Democrats for Refusing to Honor Sobbing Mother of Iryna Zarutska During SOTU
• Vance slams Democrats' 'cowardice' for not standing for Americans over illegal aliens during State of the Union
• Oregon Sen Ron Wyden ditches SOTU to praise 'naked bike riders,' anti-ICE protesters in frog costumes as 'wonderful patriots'
• John Fetterman speaks on possibly being lone Democrat to shake Trump's hand at State of the Union - Senator warns party that 'dancing frogs' and shouting won't move the ball for voters
• CNN Actually Presses Defiant Ilhan Omar About Her Unhinged SOTU Freakout, 'Any Regrets?'
• Trump Goes Off on "Low IQ" Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib For Screaming at Him During SOTU Speech, Calls For Them to Be Deported
• Rashida Tlaib Accused of Chanting "KKK" as Republicans Chanted "USA!" During President Trump's State of the Union Address
• Trump Spotlights Tragic Case of Dalilah Coleman During State of the Union, Endorses Law to Bar Illegals from Commercial Driving
• ICE El Paso finds migrant children working at construction sites, illegal aliens with criminal backgrounds apprehended
• Chuck Schumer calls for mass amnesty for 11 million illegal immigrants - Schumer said that he would back a bill that "toughens up the border" while also providing a "path to citizenship" for "11 million people who are here."
• California Allocating $35 Million to Illegal Immigrants During Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda
• Biden-appointed judge blocks deportations of illegal aliens to willing third-party countries
• Former CNN Host Don Lemon is Being Sued for Emotional Distress Following Minnesota Church Stunt: 'Appeared to Take Satisfaction in the Disruption'
• Democrat Congresswomen Mock and Laugh at the Heroic Veterans Who Were Awarded Medals During Trump's SOTU Speech
• New Report Claims UK Officers Drove Police Cars to Help Traffic Vulnerable British Girls to Pakistani Rape Gangs
• Multimillionaire Inventor of 'Squatty Potty' Charged with Possession of Child Porn
• Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal Skips SOTU to Rage About 'Standing Up for Trans Kids'
• Trump Demolishes Democrats for Supporting Secret Transing of School Children: 'These People Are Crazy'
• SOTU: President Trump Demands End of States Secretly Transing Children
• CNN's Phillip: Trump 'Divisive' by Talking About 'Trans Children and What He Claims to Be Forced Sex Changes'
• Senegal PM proposes doubling jail terms for same-sex acts
• Changes in Eye Health Linked to mRNA COVID-19 Shots
• Supreme Court Refuses to Take COVID-19 Shot Mandate Cases Affecting U.S. Service Members
• JD Vance, Dr. Oz make dramatic move withholding $259.5M Minnesota Medicaid funds in first battle in the 'war on fraud'
• First Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Northern Elephant Seals Confirmed in California