January 14th, 2026

• ​Hamas seeks to rebuild shattered leadership as it faces postwar uncertainty
• Jerusalem severs ties with 7 UN agencies, citing anti-Israel bias - Sa'ar decries UN Women for ignoring sexual violence cases on Oct. 7, slams another agency for wastefulness, will examine ties with further UN organizations
• UN chief threatens to refer Israel to World Court over laws targeting UNRWA
• Coalition leaders urge Netanyahu to defy potential High Court ruling to fire Ben Gvir - In filing ahead of Thursday hearing, police minister tells judges they have no standing to rule on petitions calling for his ouster, accuses the AG of a conflict of interest
• Ben Gvir's party finalizes 'death penalty for terrorists' bill, seeks to hang terrorists within 90 days of sentence
• Knesset advances bill establishing military tribunal to try October 7 perpetrators - Legislation would allow for death penalty and bar suspects from being released in prisoner exchange deals; hearings to be open to the public and broadcast live
• US labels Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan as terror organizations
• UK teen accused of admiring Hitler, scouting synagogues and planning terror goes on trial
• NY governor pushes for buffer zone to protect synagogues from protests - Hochul proposes ban on demonstrations within 25 feet of houses of worship to prevent antisemitic harassment
• Ex-NYC mayor Eric Adams launches cryptocurrency, says it will fight antisemitism
• 'Israel saved the Druze, Syria is headed for partition,' leader of Syrian Druze tells Israeli newspaper - Syria's Druze are 'inseparable part of Israel's strategic framework,' says Sheikh al-Hijri
• Syrian army, Kurds exchange fire in area near Aleppo declared closed military zone
• Germany seeks to learn from Israel, build 'cyberdome' as countries deepen defense cooperation - New agreement will see the two nations cooperate on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and drones
• Threatened by Iran-backed Houthis, Afar tribe in East Africa looks to Israel for help
• IDF says it's on alert for 'surprise scenarios,' as US mulls military strikes on Iran
• Israel said to suggest US wait to strike Iran until heat further turned up on regime
• Iran Says It Is Open to Talks with U.S. amid Protest Crackdown
• Trump Tells 'Iranian Patriots' Help 'Is on Its Way': Keep Protesting, 'Take Over Your Institutions' - Killers Will Pay 'Big Price'
• Sen. Cruz to Iranian Protesters: You Can Change the World
• Iranian authorities say some 2,000 people killed in protests, as news trickles out - Opposition-aligned site claims 12,000 killed, far higher than any NGO or state estimates; Tehran defends internet block, as Germany's Merz predicts regime in 'last days and weeks'
• Iran regime opened fire with live ammunition on protesters, doctor says: 'Shoot-to-kill' - Doctor describes heavy machine gun sounds and treating victims with gunshot wounds
• Iranian student shot in head at close range amid protests, body buried along roadside - Rubina Aminian's family allegedly saw hundreds of young victims before identifying her body
• Iran has aired some 100 forced confessions by anti-regime protesters, activists say
• Starlink now offering free internet service inside Iran
• Iran is hunting down Starlink users
• Iran's merchants, bankrollers of 1979 revolution, turn against clerics - Trader class frustrated at regime over failing economy, battered by US sanctions and under tight control of IRGC
• Up in Smoke - Iran's Currency Totally Collapses
• US launches wave of strikes in Somalia targeting ISIS, al-Shabab terror threats
• Friendly Fire? Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Tankers in the Black Sea - Including One Chartered by US Oil Giant Chevron
• France Is Trying To Keep Ukraine From Buying US Weapons With $100 Billion EU Loan
• Rand Paul says GOP colleagues 'don't give a **** about these people in the boats': They 'say they're pro-life' - Sen Rand Paul accused the Trump administration of conducting the boat strikes to create a pretext to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
• Venezuelans Chant 'Thank You, Trump!' Outside White House
• Poll: 79% of Venezuelans Support Trump Arresting Maduro
• Maduro's capture is a blow to China. But on Chinese social media it's being hailed as a blueprint for Taiwan
• United States Accuses Chinese Network of Laundering More Than $27 Million for Mexican Cartels
• China Elbows into Greenland Debate, Backing Denmark Against Trump's Acquisition Plans
• Danish intel warned last year about Russian and Chinese military goals toward Greenland and Arctic
• Speaker Johnson: No Military Takeover of Greenland
• California loses $1 trillion as billionaires pack their bags, flee state over fears of looming wealth taxes: report
• Commentary: Corrupt FED Head Jerome Powell Added Trillions in Unnecessary US Debt
• GOP senator suggests Fed chair Powell resign now to dodge potential criminal indictment - Kevin Cramer suggests Fed chair make deal with DOJ over Justice Department probe
• House Whip says whistleblowers signing affidavits saying Walz ignored warnings on Minnesota fraud - Majority Whip Tom Emmer says statements could open door to prosecuting Minnesota governor: "The man should be in cuffs."
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says There Are "Disturbing Tapes" of Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Taking Money to Stop Investigations Into Somali Fraud
• Trump Admin. Revokes Temporary Protected Status for Thousands of Somalis in America Following Massive Fraud Scandals
• Somali Suitcase Stash: Feds says $130 million moved from Ohio airport to Minnesota on way overseas
• Not just Somalis: Feds charge that Yemeni, Hatian nationals stole millions in SNAP benefits
• Bill and Hillary Clinton Refuse To Testify in Front of House Oversight Committee, Daring Chairman Comer To Hold Them in Contempt of Congress
• Bill Clinton defies congressional subpoena, Comer says contempt charges moving ahead - Hillary Clinton is scheduled to appear Wednesday
• GOP Lawmakers Initiate Contempt of Congress Proceedings Against Bill Clinton: Comer
• Behar: Trump Wants to 'Declare Martial Law,' 'Cancel the Midterms'
• Secret Service agent from Biden-era 'hates Trump' policies, leaks sensitive info about VP to OMG undercover reporter - The "goal in publishing this report was really to send a shockwave through the federal government that we're out there listening to everything."
• Pope Leo: Free Speech Is Being Eliminated in the West Under 'Orwellian-Style' Censorship
• 'Nothing Is Off the Table:' State Department Issues Warning to UK over Potential Ban of Elon Musk's X
• Trump: Big Tech Must 'Pay Their Own Way,' Protect Consumers from Rising Energy Costs Caused by AI Data Centers
• Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits Kuril Islands, Russia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Ollague, Chile
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 24,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Rare meteotsunami causes deadly surge along Santa Clara del Mar coast, Argentina
• Deadly avalanches strike the French Alps, leaving six dead in Savoie resorts
• Multiple avalanches reported in Alaska, prompting road closures and evacuations near Juneau
• Landslide kills at least 13, leaves 30 missing in Burutsi village, North Kivu, DR Congo
• F2 tornado damages hundreds of homes in Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Brazil
• Howling winds send walls crashing down on Gaza tent camps, killing four - Winter storm topples buildings in Gaza City that were damaged during war; three of those killed from the same family
• Powerful winter storm drops 30% of monthly precipitation across Kamchatka in 24 hours
• Bible Sales Break Records in U.S, U.K., Doubling Sales in 5 Years
• Leftist student arrested for saying he would 'Kirk' GOP group at University of Utah
• Antifa TikTok Agitator Urges Armed Leftist Militias to 'Fight' ICE Agents
• Afghan national convicted for attempted honor killing of sister taken into custody by ICE in New York
• DOJ investigates Renee Good's wife Becca for actions on day of shooting, ties to militant far-left groups
• Minneapolis mayor says 'unconstitutional' ICE conduct has been met with 'peaceful' protests
• Online ICE fundraiser calls Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey a 'Jewish traitor'
• JD Vance, ICE flip script on sanctuary city leaders as 'chaos' erupts across Minnesota: 'This is dangerous' - 'You're only seeing chaotic ICE raids in blue sanctuary cities where local officials are fighting against federal law enforcement,' VP Vance said
• Trump: Feds Will Halt 'Any Payments' to Sanctuary Cities Starting February 1st
• Austria Set to Ban Use of Sharia Law in Civil Legal Disputes
• Macron's France Fails To Protect Its Citizens Again: Algerian Migrant With Deportation Order Arrested for Raping 15-Year-Old Girl
• Actor Timothy Busfield Turns Himself in to Face Child Sex Abuse Charges in New Mexico
• Former Disney Channel Star Matt Prokop Arrested, Faces Child Pornography Charge
• Musk to Seek Full Custody After His Child's Mother, a Former Conservative Influencer, Backs Gender Transition
• Fairfax County library defends displaying Pride book in children's section after criticism - Book includes picture with child holding sign saying 'trans kids are magic'
• SCOTUS appears to side with states to keep men out of women's sports
• Justice Alito Poses a Brilliant Hypothetical Question that Destroys Both a Woke Attorney Arguing for Boys in Girls' Sports and the Wicked Lie of Gender Identity
• ACLU Lawyer Can't Answer When Justice Alito Asks Her to "Define man or woman, boy or girl" During Questioning on Transgenders In Sports Case
• US sees 250% increase in number of single moms in their 40s due to IVF
• Demographic Collapse: France Records More Deaths Than Births for First Time Since WWII