February 27th, 2025

• ​Poll finds number of US Democrats backing Israel dwindling to 33%
• ICC cancels warrant for Hamas military leader Deif, weeks after group confirms death
• Israel and Hamas agree on exchange that would conclude first phase of ceasefire, both sides say
• After logjam, Hamas releases 4 hostage bodies to Israel in quiet, late-night transfer
• Hamas to hand over 4 dead hostages Wednesday night - Israeli statement indicates terrorist group agreed that no ceremonies would be held to avoid humiliation of captives
• Israel working to identify slain hostages after Red Cross transfers remains from Gaza
• Hamas May Be Flexible on Cease-fire During Ramadan, but Demands More Gaza Aid for Future Hostage Releases
• UK PM says government will fulfil 'humanitarian obligations' in relation to Gaza aid as it was looking at the findings of an investigation into claims made by freed hostage Emily Damari into UNRWA facilities being used by Hamas in Gaza
• An anti-government protest group has called for a civil disobedience to begin in Jerusalem on Sunday, after the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal's first phase is set to expire, to stop the "thwarting" of the deal and "abandonment" of the hostages
• Knesset, Ben Gurion Airport illuminated orange to honor murdered Bibas family
• Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas buried in a single casket: 'They will remain together'
• Yarden Bibas brings nation to tears in emotional eulogy to wife, kids - "Shiri, stay by my side, watch over me so I don't sink into darkness"
• Ex-hostage Liri Albag: Hamas tried to prevent us from celebrating Jewish festivals; we did anyway
• BBC Gaza documentary translates 'Jihad' to 'resistance,' 'Jews' to 'Israeli army'
• Microsoft boots workers from meeting with CEO for protesting sale of services to IDF
• Australian police charge seven for making Nazi salutes
• Israeli-Arab soccer match announcer arrested after hailing Hamas - Israel is the "barbarian" and the terrorist organization is the "humane one" in the conflict, the play-caller said
• Trump faces Truth Social backlash over AI video of Gaza with topless Netanyahu and bearded bellydancers - Users of president's own social media site criticise video showing reimagined Gaza featuring Trump and Israeli PM sipping cocktails
• UN rights head says forced transfer, annexation in Palestinian territories 'unlawful' - Volker Turk says such efforts could threaten regional stability, calls Hamas torture and kidnapping 'war crimes'
• South African President Ramaphosa Attacks Trump, Vows to Arrest Netanyahu
• Report: Key US House committee to refer to West Bank from now on as Judea and Samaria
• 'It'll be a disaster': Uncertainty for thousands forced from West Bank camps by Israeli raids
• Palestinian family mourns grandfather's death as Israel brings Gaza tactics to West Bank - Major military operation causes largest displacement of Palestinians in West Bank since Israel seized it in 1967
• IDF hits multiple sites in Syria, Lebanon as Israel vows to maintain security
• IDF strike kills senior Hezbollah member involved in weapons smuggling to terror group - Military says strike targeted operative that 'repeatedly' violated truce terms
• Iran Has Enough Highly Enriched Uranium for Six Nuclear Weapons - Iran boosted stockpile of near weapons-grade fuel by 50% since late October, according to a United Nations report, amid U.S. silence on talks
• Iran enriched uranium stock jumped since December, UN watchdog warns - IAEA raises alarm over production of close to weapons grade material, says time is running out for diplomatic recourse to impose new restrictions on program
• Over 150 lawmakers lend support to resistance movement inside Iran as regime's proxies fall
• US targets firms in China, Hong Kong over alleged role in Iranian drone procurement
• Trump Announces Comprehensive Investigation Into Afghanistan Withdrawal
• Trump: Fire 'Every Single' General Involved in Afghanistan Withdrawal
• Man Suspected of Shooting Slovak Prime Minister Should Face Terrorism Charges, Say Police
• After Romanian Deep State Cancelled Presidential Elections, the Leading Candidate, Anti-Globalist Calin Georgescu Is Arrested and Taken for Questioning
• Romanian far-right presidential frontrunner taken into custody after JD Vance's rebuke of European elections - Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu questioned by prosecutors after Vice President Vance condemned 'Soviet-era' shift in European democracies
• Trump says Ukraine can 'forget about' joining NATO as he plans to host Zelensky
• Colombia's Leftist President Petro Slams 'Zelensky's Stupidity' for Dealing with Trump
• UK's Keir Starmer warns Putin will 'come again' as he flies into Trump tornado
• Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns
• Zelensky set to sign mineral deal without US security guarantees
• US, Ukraine agree on rare earth minerals deal to 'intertwine' two economies - Ukraine is reportedly home to Europe's largest block of titanium
• Donald Trump's First Cabinet Meeting Begins with Prayer After President Touts Mineral Deal
• The Hill: Was 40-year-old Trump recruited by the KGB? The allegation would, if true, be a bombshell. Mussayev provides no documentary evidence - but then how could he?
• Viral Video of Don Jr. Arguing America 'Should Have Been Sending Weapons to Russia' Is Fake
• DNC 'fact check' account shares fake AI-generated recording of Trump Jr - The account @factpostnews was launched as a rapid response initiative to combat online misinformation
• Is The A.I. Revolution The New Industrial Revolution?
• Trump Moves to Prevent an AI-Powered Digital Pearl Harbor from China
• NATO's 'shadow fleet' dilemma has come to Asia - Taiwan says it caught a Chinese-crewed vessel slicing an undersea cable
• Taiwan mobilises air, sea & land forces as China launches surprise live-fire invasion drills near WW3 flashpoint island - China also conducted war drills near Australia and New Zealand in a blatant show of force
• The plan to confront China and kick out companies controlled by the Chinese Communist Party from the U.S. - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders moves to block Beijing and CCP-controlled firms from her state
• President Yoon Suk Yeol claims martial law was necessary to 'alert the public' in final defense
• 'We will unite with Kim Jong Un': Conspiracies grip South Korea
• Donald Trump Needs to Be Uninvited From G7 Summit: Canadian Politician
• Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada's Liberals - Ruling party was deeply unpopular but threat of US tariffs combined with prospect of new leader spurs rise in polls
• Trump threatens EU with 25% tariffs, asserts bloc formed to 'screw the United States'
• Economists are starting to worry about a serious Trump recession - Tariffs on America's neighbours and assault on federal government will hit US economy
• Trump administration says it has canceled most foreign aid contracts
• Nearly 10,000 awards cut from USAID, State Department
• USAID Blew Hundreds Of Thousands In Taxpayer Slush Funds On Ukrainian 'Pickle Maker,' Pet Accessories
• Two GOP senators call for probe into possible leaks and violations of FBI info sharing policies
• DOGE: Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Were Poised to Drive 'Social and Behavior' Change in Uganda, Developing 'Socially Responsible' Behaviors in Colombia
• Federal agencies told to submit "reorganization plans," prepare for mass firings
• Trump Warns 1 Million Federal Workers Might Be Fired in Wild DOGE Cabinet Meeting Monologue: 'They Are on the Bubble' because of their failure to respond to an email demanding they justify their jobs
• IRS to close more than 120 offices with taxpayer assistance centers
• LA Times: They voted for Trump, but now they're losing their U.S. government jobs
• 'Where is Mr. Musk in all of this?' Judges question secrecy of DOGE's activities
• Pritzker: Trump Ignoring Courts, 'Disobeying' Constitution Like Early Nazi Days
• Victor Davis Hanson Explains That the MAGA Revolution is Actually a Counter-Revolution to the Insanity of the Left
• 'Put simply, this makes no sense': Fani Willis rips appeals court over disqualification from Trump case, seeks reversal from state supreme court
• Judge Orders Fani Willis to Testify Under Oath About Crimes She Committed During RICO Lawfare Case Against Trump
• Trump White House Boots Reuters and HuffPost From Press Pool, Blocks Coverage of Cabinet Meeting
• Outcry as White House starts dictating which journalists can access Trump - Fox News correspondent among those to decry move that journalists say will 'tear at independence of a free press'
• Tag-Team: VP J.D. Vance and President Trump Slam Legacy Media Over Ridiculous Questions at Trump 47's First Cabinet Meeting
• Trump threatens to sue authors and media who use anonymous sources - "They are made up, defamatory fiction, and a big price should be paid for this blatant dishonesty."
• Jeff Bezos overhauls Washington Post opinion section, says it will focus on 'personal liberties and free markets'
• Nolte: WaPo Editor Quits After Bezos Orders Opinion Page to Defend Free Markets, Personal Liberty
• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Calls UK Ordering Apple To Create 'Backdoor' To Encrypted Costumer Data an 'Egregious' Violation of Americans' Rights
• Trump Airport, Trump Day: GOP Loyalists Try to Turn Adulation Into Law - Lawmakers seek to score political points with bills to rename Washington Dulles, update Mount Rushmore and turn the president's birthday into a new federal holiday
• New Proposal by Republican Lawmaker Aims to Create $250 Bill Featuring President Trump
• Jeffrey Abramson and Jack E Davis: Trump's 'Gulf of America' debacle is no joke - this is how authoritarians get started - The move has disturbing historical precedents, and retaliation against the Associated Press signals more restrictions to come
• Meet the World's 24 Superbillionaires - The ultrarich are growing in numbers, and changing wealth as we know it
• Tesla Feels the Wrath of Anti-Elon Musk Backlash
• Rout wipes $800bn from crypto market as bitcoin slump deepens - Crypto fervour that greeted Trump's election has faded amid series of scandals
• Israel second most targeted country for cyberattacks
• State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most of Chile into darkness
• New studies suggest smaller impactors could be a better planetary defense strategy against asteroids
• Earth dodges 'city-killer' asteroid - but Nasa says the Moon might not be so lucky
• On March 29, a Once-in-a-Lifetime Celestial Event Will Plunge the North Pole and Europe Into Darkness for Almost 4 Hours - A solar eclipse in 2025 will briefly darken the sky
• Astrophotographer captures 'rare' planetary parade as 7 planets align in the night sky
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kharupatia, India
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of Easter Island
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Modisi, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ternate, Indonesia
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Severe floods leave at least 26 dead in Helmand and Farah, Afghanistan
• Key West, Florida records wettest February day in 13 years
• Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises to 46 - The plane crash marks one of the deadliest in the African nation in decades
• First Responders Called to Small Plane Crash in Vermont
• American Airlines flight forced to abort landing at DC airport to avoid colliding with other plane
• 'Uber for Armed Guards' App Rushes to Market Following Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO
• Woman accused of repeatedly vandalizing Tesla dealership in Colorado, arrested with incendiary devices
• Terror as Columbine High School is evacuated 25 years after massacre
• 14 Members of Religious Sect Sentenced in Connection to Death of 8-Year-Old Girl Denied Insulin, Including Her Parents
• 'You need a bath after the bath': World's largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip
• Christianity declines among U.S. adults while 'religiously unaffiliated' grows, study says
• God Is Working: Days After Trump Took Office, RFK Jr's Running Mate Came to Know Jesus - Her conversion to Christianity followed an earlier conversion to Judaism - She is now "a Jew for Jesus"
• Jews Less Likely to Believe in God Than Any Religious Group in America, Survey Shows - Jews are more likely to be intermarried and to support abortion and gay rights than most other Americans
• Trump: 'Concession Agreement' with Venezuela will be terminated as the country takes too long to take back its deportees
• Hawley: ICE Leaks Are Evidence of 'Deep State at Work'
• White House slams Dem leaders of 'sanctuary' cities, states accusing them of wanting 'killers, rapists roaming our streets'
• Michael Moore: Trump Might Be Deporting Illegals Who Could 'Cure Cancer' or Stop an Asteroid
• White House trashes Michael Moore statement on illegal migrants: 'Dumbest statement of the year'
• USDA Secretary moves to withhold food stamps from illegal immigrants - "It is essential we use all available legal authority to end any incentives in FNS benefit programs that encourage illegal immigration."
• President Trump says U.S. can pay off $36 trillion debt by selling wealthy immigrants $5 million 'gold card' visas and eventual citizenship
• More Companies Looking to Quietly Roll Back DEI Efforts Under Trump, Survey Shows
• BlackRock, Bank of America drop DEI policies amid White House's war on 'woke'
• NPR reaffirms DEI commitment after chief diversity officer announces retirement
• More than 100 US spies are fired for sexually explicit chats, Tulsi Gabbard says - Agents involved in the 'disgusting' chats were from the NSA, CIA, and DIA, according to a report
• Athletes Claim NCAA Eluding Trump Gender Order
• Maine Legislature Censures GOP Rep. Laurel Libby for Posting Photo of Trans Athlete Who Won Girls' Competition
• Philly schools defy Trump's ban on men in women's sports - "The District will continue to align its practices to support its LGBTQ+ students in accordance with Board Policy 252 for transgender and gender non-conforming students."
• Gen Z reveals antidepressants are damaging their sex lives - "Now there's just no enjoyment in anything, like hobbies, or hanging out with my girlfriend, or watching a movie."
• Young adults are increasingly being diagnosed with cancer
• Bill Gates Says 'Next Pandemic Can Emerge Anywhere' And The World Isn't Prepared: 'We Can't Afford To Get Caught Flat-Footed Again'
• Yale scientists who risked careers to disclose negative Covid vaccine study say more is coming
• RFK Jr. Halts Federal Funding for New COVID-19 Vaccine Pending Review
• Panel Member: FDA Vaccine Advisers Meeting Canceled
• The political rise of the anti-vax movement - As traditional parties decline, vaccine scepticism has become one of the anti-establishment forces filling the vacuum
• Fears of US public health crises grow amid falling vaccination rates
• The Hill: Once kids start dying, we'll see how people really feel about immunization mandates
• US health secretary reports 2 deaths in Texas measles outbreak
• School-Age Child Dies in First U.S. Measles Fatality in Years as West Texas Outbreak Grows
• 2-year-old child dies from H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia
• Agriculture Secretary 'Lays Out' Plan to Lower Egg Prices
• USDA Sec'y: We're Starting to Import Eggs to Help Shortage, We'll Also Lift Regulations, Have a Plan Coming Out
• Egg prices expected to rise more than 40 percent in 2025
• New book to detail 'cover-up' of Biden's health decline before 2024 election
• Pope Francis continues to improve, but 'mild renal failure' returns: Vatican
• Pope's Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation