February 9th, 2026

• ​Saudi source: Israel criticism not antisemitic, Netanyahu doesn't want normalization
• Top Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal rejects disarmament or 'foreign rule'
• In meeting days before Oct. 7, Netanyahu sought to maintain quiet with Hamas - report
• As IDF and Hamas dig in, interim Gaza armistice line risks hardening into lasting border
• El Al set to be fined for 'excessive and unfair' price gouging during war
• Israeli fighter jets escort commercial flight after 'terrorist' scare onboard: reports
• Flight escorted by IAF into Ben Gurion after 'security incident'; concerns unfounded
• Herzog lands in Australia for solidarity visit after Bondi terror attack, will meet PM - President to meet Jewish community, Australian officials, as anti-Israel protesters in Sydney set to rally against alleged Gaza 'genocide,' demand Herzog's arrest
• 'We shall overcome this evil': Herzog lays wreath at site of Bondi Hanukkah attack
• Pro-Palestinian groups join anti-Olympics protests in Milan, demand Israel be ousted - Participants at the Saturday rally, whose fringes turn violent, call for release of activist arrested on suspicion of fundraising for Hamas
• Arab community leads protest convoys throughout country over rampant deadly crime
• 3 times more Palestinians said hurt in West Bank terror than Israelis in January
• Security cabinet okays deepened Israeli control of West Bank; Hamas urges 'escalation'
• Building collapse in northern Lebanon kills at least nine people
• Iran again rules out giving up uranium enrichment, suggests US not taking talks seriously
• Netanyahu to meet Trump one week earlier amid concerns Iran talks won't include missiles, terror proxies - Iranian FM Araghchi resists any compromises, says ballistic missile program 'non-negotiable'
• 'US military build-up does not scare us' - Iran will not give up enrichment, even if 'war imposed on us,' FM Araghchi says - Iran's foreign minister calls defiance under pressure the regime's 'atomic bomb'
• Khomeini's Grandson Warns: U.S. 'Will Die' Before Iran is Humiliated, Israel Will Be 'Erased' if Muslim Nations Gain Power
• Former CENTCOM deputy chief says Iran 'playing poker' with US, regime collapse 'imminent'
• Reformist says Iranian security forces staged violence to justify crackdown
• Pirro warns terrorists 'we're coming for you' after alleged Benghazi attack leader finally arrested- Attorney General Pam Bondi announces murder, terror, arson charges
• A Mosque Bombing Undercuts Pakistan's Bid for Security - Pakistan has made headway against the Islamic State and other militants, but a bloody suicide attack showed how fragile its progress has been
• Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of military aggression, backing armed groups
• Ethiopia demands Eritrea 'immediately withdraw' troops from its territory - In recent months, Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea of supporting rebel fighters on Ethiopian soil
• War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same
• Russia strikes residential building, gas pipeline in Odesa, explosions heard in Kyiv, amid Russian missile, drone attack
• Russia's Hybrid War on Europe - Attacks on critical infrastructure or using drones to shutdown airports are meant to undermine support for Ukraine. We go to Poland to see one such attack.
• Moscow Arrests Alleged Ukraine-Backed Shooter of Russian Intel Chief
• US gave Ukraine, Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelensky says
• Russian officials are warning Putin that a financial crisis could arrive this summer, report says, while his war on Ukraine becomes too big to fail
• Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after national security conviction - The case against Lai, a 78-year-old media tycoon and critic of China's ruling Communist Party, has become a symbol of Beijing's crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong
• Japan's Takaichi secures historic supermajority in landslide election victory
• Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaich cements grip with landslide win at snap election - Landslide victory allows Japan's first female leader to push through tax cuts and boost military budget to counter China; Trump hails her 'Peace Through Strength agenda'
• Tokyo benchmark Nikkei 225 jumps after PM Takaichi's ruling party wins a super majority in election
• Portugal elects Socialist Party's Seguro as president in landslide
• Mexico's tariffs on India are a double whammy after US tariffs
• Trump predicting 100K on Dow by time he leaves office, claims he was 'right about everything' - President Donald Trump credited 'great tariffs' for driving 'record stock market'
• California's 'billionaire tax' will be 'disastrous' and cause wealthy to flee, economist predicts - Supporters of 2026 California Billionaire Tax call it an emergency fix to prevent a healthcare 'collapse'
• Fetterman 'absolutely' expects government shutdown over DHS funding
• Elon Musk Vows to Pay Legal Fees for Any Epstein Victim Who 'Speaks the Truth'
• Prominent Norwegian diplomat who mediated Oslo Accords quits over Epstein ties
• Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigns after recommending Epstein-connected ambassador
• Knives Out: Labour MPs Call on PM Starmer to Step Down After Top Aid Resigns over Epstein Scandal
• Deputy PM Lammy Turns on Starmer, Reveals He Warned the Prime Minister Against Appointing Mandelson as US Ambassador Over Epstein Ties - Morgan McSweeney, Chief of Staff for Starmer, Resigns
• Senator John Fetterman Weighs in on the SAVE Act - "I Do Not Believe That it's Unreasonable to Show ID Just to Vote"
• Hakeem Jeffries claims Trump is trying to 'steal' elections with voter ID - "What Donald Trump wants to do is try to nationalize the election - translation, steal it. And we're not going to let it happen."
• SpaceX aiming to build a self-growing city on Moon, shifts focus from Mars, Elon Musk says
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near San Miguel Coatlan, Mexico
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near La Tirana, Chile
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Maisi, Cuba
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 28,000ft
• Lascar volcano in Chile erupts to 21,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Gutemala erupts to 16,000ft
• 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
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 12,000ft
• Storm Marta batters Portugal and Spain just days after deadly floods
• Aerial footage shows flooded cities as storms hit Spain
• Carnarvon residents told to shelter indoors as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell tracks along WA's Ningaloo coast
• Severe winter storm leaves 150 vehicles abandoned as communities rally to rescue stranded motorists in Southwestern Ontario
• Affirmative Action Quotas in Question as Female, Minority Pilots Caused Half of Pilot-Error Crashes
• Bad Bunny Ends Spanish-Only Super Bowl Halftime with Political Immigration Message
• Leftist Protesters Show Up Outside of Super Bowl for Anti-ICE Protest
• Black MAGA Supporter Torches Philly City Council on Immigration - Then They Cut His Mic
• Spain Teetering on the Brink of Civil War? Sanchez's Radical Left Regime Drowns in Corruption Scandals While Mass-Migrating the Nation - Echoes of 1936 Grow Louder
• Young Woman Set Ablaze on Chicago Train by Man Who Was Arrested 72 Times Breaks Her Silence as She is Released from the Hospital
• Trump defends Minneapolis federal enforcement, says crime plunged after 'thousands of criminals' removed - Trump claims federal enforcement cut crime by as much as 30%
• Anti-ICE agitators arrested at federal building in Minneapolis after lewd objects hurled at law enforcement - Chaos breaks out after a memorial for Renee Good and Alex Pretti
• Brandi Carlile says singing 'America the Beautiful' at Super Bowl is about 'being queer' on 'the largest stage in America'
• 'Trans Man' In Women's Moguls Forces Olympics To Say Quiet Part Out Loud - Elis Lundholm wants to be seen as a man, but that doesn't stop the skier from choosing to compete against women
• Report: Veteran Police Officer Fired After Telling Biological Male to Stay Out of Women's Bathroom
• March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC Health warns
• Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise
• California reports new measles cases, including one involving Disneyland visit
• Calls to shut down Texas ICE facility for children grow amid measles outbreak - At least two cases confirmed at detention center for children and their parents in Texas