Janaury 21st, 2024

• ​Biden: Bibi to back 2-states. Netanyahu: No I won't
• Netanyahu pushes back on report he told Biden he isn't ruling out Palestinian state - In rare Shabbat statement, PM's office says Israel must keep full security control of Gaza, after US president intimates Israeli leader may accept some 'type' of 2-state solution
• Rebuffing Biden, Netanyahu Rejects Any Palestinian Sovereignty In Post-War Gaza
• Netanyahu defies Biden, insisting there's 'no space' for Palestinian state - The Israeli leader is under pressure over course of the Gaza war but is doubling down on opposition to a two-state solution
• UN chief says denial of Palestinian right to statehood 'unacceptable'
• Top Saudi Diplomat Admits Hamas Attack Derailed 'Good Progress' on Peace with Israel
• US said to believe Israel has killed just 20-30% of Hamas terrorists in Gaza fighting
• IDF says reservist killed in battle in Gaza, raising ground op death toll to 195 - UK chief rabbi: 'Genocide' accusations against Israel aimed at 'tearing open' Holocaust wound
• IDF commanders said to believe quashing Hamas, returning hostages alive incompatible
• Israel drops leaflets seeking intel on captives, as Gaza attacks continue
• IDF finds tunnel in Khan Younis where 20 hostages were held in 'inhumane conditions'
• Report: Four Israeli Generals Predict Drawn-out War in Gaza Likely to Cost Hostages' Lives
• 'They will return home in coffins': Hostages' families rally at PM's home, demand deal
• Multiple rallies demand deal to return all hostages, urge government to step down
• At Haifa anti-war rally, charges of genocide and chants of 'From the river to the sea'
• Harvard's New Antisemitism Task Force Co-Chair Accused of Antisemitism
• Sports Emerges as New Front in Israel-Hamas War
• IDF demolishes home of terrorist who perpetrated deadly November attack - Palestinian media
• Battle on 'third front': Palestinians in West Bank vow to fight on after Israeli raids
• Israel said pressing mediators for Lebanon solution by month's end as combat continues
• 5 IRGC officers, including Syria intel chief, killed in Damascus strike blamed on Israel
• Iran vows revenge on Israel after Damascus strike kills 5 Revolutionary Guard members
• Iran's IRGC Kills Mossad's 'Main Man' In Iraq; Stunning Detail Out Amid Tensions With Israel
• U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base
• Attack on U.S. military base in Iraq raises concerns of wider conflict in region
• European manufacturers and retailers face 'chaotic' period after Red Sea attacks - Rerouting of container ships has disrupted supply chains, increasing travel times and transport costs
• The Oil Market Is Making Plans for Red Sea Chaos to Last Weeks
• Saudis urge de-escalation of 'dangerous' situation amid Houthi attacks, US strikes
• IRGC, Hezbollah helping direct Houthi attacks on shipping - Iranian sources
• Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as regional tensions spike
• ISW: Russia, Iran preparing to sign treaty to develop military-technological cooperation
• Slovakian PM Fico: Will Veto Ukrainian NATO Membership Bid, No More Military Aid to Kiev - Supports Hungary's Orban Against EU Pressure
• 'Isn't it better to put an end to Putin': Ukraine President Zelenskyy questions the world's elite
• Russia Looks to Seize Property from People Who Spread Disinformation or 'Discredit' Military
• Ukraine starts to rebuild towns and cities even as the war rages on
• Grim realization sets in over state of Ukraine war as funding fight continues in Washington
• 'Very dangerous': Zelensky on Trump's claim he could end Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours
• Ukraine is piling pressure on China to help bring an end to the war. But Beijing's peace plans are focused on Gaza
• North Korea stresses alignment with Russia against US and says Putin could visit at an 'early date'
• North Korea Claims to Test 'Underwater Nuclear Weapon System'
• Rare video from North Korea shows teens sentenced to hard labor for watching K-dramas
• Watchdog Warns Biden Isn't Keeping Track of China's Takeover of U.S. Farms
• Petition to Remove Biden from Ballot in Illinois Is Filed - Now Faces Motion to Dismiss by Biden Attorney
• Professor and Election Expert J. Halderman Hacks into Dominion Voting Machine Tabulator in Court on Friday in Georgia in front of Judge Totenberg using only a pen to change vote totals
• Fani Willis ally pushes for election interference case prosecutor to step aside
• Science is revealing why American politics are so intensely polarized
• Populism Keeps Rattling the Globe. Elites Have No Idea What to Do. Corporate leaders have lots of fears about political polarization. But where are their solutions?
• Oregon uses AI to flag election 'misinformation,' raising fresh concerns about censorship
• Co-Founder of Google's DeepMind on the Future of Jobs: AI Systems Are 'Labor Replacing Tools'
• Study: Thousands of Companies Are Monitoring Every Facebook User
• Public's UFO obsession has experts, others sorting what's fact, what's fiction
• 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Tarauaca, Brazil
• 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Southwest Indian Ridge
• 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Storm Isha to batter UK with 80mph winds as amber warnings issued
• Death toll tops 60 across U.S. as arctic blast leaves dangerous icy conditions
• Billions of cicadas will emerge in the U.S. this year in a rare double-brood event - This year's dual emergence is a rare, synchronized event that last occurred in 1803
• Cult Leader Charged With Murder After 429 Bodies Found In Mass Graves
• Ohio pastor charged for keeping church open 24/7 to help the homeless
• Biden says border hasn't been secure for the 'last 10 years'
• President Biden admits US southern border is not secure while defending his policies
• Quebec Premier Legault Demands Canadian PM Justin Trudeau 'Stem the Flow of Refugees', Says Provinces Services Are 'at a Breaking Point'
• Germany's far-right AfD face mounting protests over plan to deport migrants
• Trans-identified male golfer poised to compete in women's Epson Tour
• Ohio Poised to Become 2nd State to Restrict Gender-Transition Treatment for Adults
• Montreal doc suspended for referring to transitioning woman as female
• 'We will never go away': anti-abortion activists meet in Washington to plan further bans - Abortion opponents are emboldened by the fall of Roe, but many states have enacted protections after ruling
• Avian Influenza Virus Presents 'Apocalyptic' Threat To Wildlife Around The World
• Suspected case of mumps prompts cancellation of field trips, after school activities at Romig Middle School
• National incident declared as measles cases surge - Without urgent action virus is likely to spread rapidly, warns head of Health Security Agency
• ICYMI: Denver Health Medical Staff Receives First Live Ebola Vaccine that "Sheds" for the First Time in History
• WHO director calls for world pandemic treaty to prepare for Disease X - Ghebreyesus told the World Economic Forum that he hoped countries would reach a pandemic agreement by May to address this 'common enemy'
• European Parliament votes to keep secret Pfizer contracts withheld from public - Leaked Pfizer contracts revealed that governments surrendered their citizens' legal rights in exchange for access to a failed mRNA gene therapy that was once labeled the "miracle cure" to Covid-19
• WEF: Biometric Digital ID Cards Could Track Vaccination Status, Dutch Queen Maxima Says at Davos
• 'Get vaccinated mate' - Novak Djokovic mocked for Covid stance at Australian Open
• Journalist Who Tried to Cancel Novak Djokovic for Being Unvaccinated Collapses and Dies Suddenly at Australia Open