January 31st, 2025

• ​Sigh of relief: 3 Israeli and 5 Thai hostages formerly held by Hamas, back in Israel after harrowing release - Second release gets out of control, hostile crowds surge toward Israeli hostages
• Chaotic scenes at Gaza hostage release bring condemnation from Israeli leaders
• Israel delays transfer of Palestinians after 'shocking' hostage release scenes
• Netanyahu furious about chaotic handover of Israeli hostages from Hamas - Israel plays hardball to protect hostages amid ceasefire
• Netanyahu's office says Israel received guarantees on avoiding mobs in future releases
• Hamas Turns Hostage Releases Into a Humiliating Spectacle for Israel - Increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk
• Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, 5 Thais, freed amid mayhem in Khan Younis; Agam Berger released
• In Thailand, families of hostages weep with joy upon news of their release from Gaza
• Witkoff meets freed soldiers, ex-hostages, officials, stresses commitment to full deal
• US applying pressure to release as many hostages as possible 'soon,' source tell 'Post'
• Six months later, Hamas officially admits Muhammad Deif killed by Israel - Terror group also confirms deaths of other commanders in war; ICC expected to cancel arrest warrant it issued for Deif in November
• US Envoy: Rebuilding Gaza Could Take 10 to 15 Years
• 'We came back for nothing': Returning home to northern Gaza, Palestinians find death and destruction
• UN Chief Demands Evacuation of 2,500 Gaza Children at 'Imminent Risk' of Death
• 'We rely on God, then on UNRWA': Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force
• Norway says sending $24 million to UNRWA after Israel ban
• 'War is good for business': Israeli startups going global after key role in Gaza
• IDF: In overnight raid in Jenin, troops eliminated two Palestinian gunmen who killed soldier yesterday
• IDF fighter jets carry out overnight strikes on Hezbollah sites in Beqaa Valley
• Report: Israel told Lebanon truce committee Iran is smuggling cash to Hezbollah via Beirut airport
• Iran Is Funding Hezbollah via Suitcases Stuffed With Cash, Israel Warns
• The ISIS Incubator Camps in Syria - Thousands of ISIS-Affiliated Women and Children Have Become Deeply Radicalized
• Authorities secure Jewish schools after Sydney antisemitic attacks
• Jews in Australia up security, conceal identity after spate of antisemitic attacks
• New York City names street 'Yad Vashem Way' amid rampant antisemitism - 'This is a reminder, a memory'
• Anti-Israel groups spray-paint Columbia University building, 'cemented' sewage system to mark the one-year anniversary of a Palestinian girl who was killed by Israeli forces in 2024
• Colorado high school basketball coach flew Palestinian flag, refused to shake hands with Jewish school coach during game - "Holding Jewish people accountable for the state actions of Israel is a textbook form of antisemitism."
• UFC fighter says Adolf Hitler was a 'good guy' in shameful rant
• Russian Drone Hits Apartment Building in Ukraine, Kills at Least 4
• A New Kind Of Ukrainian Drone May Have Blown Up A Major Russian Oil Pipeline
• Head of Russian Duma Accuses Biden of Attempting to Assassinate President Trump, Putin, and Other World Leaders
• Trump Pushes India to Buy More American Weapons
• Trump Repeats Tariffs Threat to BRICS Nations Over Dollar - Trump warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100% tariffs threat
• "Go Find Another Sucker Nation": Trump Warns BRICS Against Dollar Move - Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his stance against de-dollarisation, warning that BRICS countries must maintain the US dollar's role in global trade or face economic consequences
• Biggest US trading allies brace for a 'game of chicken' with Trump's tariffs - Canada and Mexico draw plans to mitigate effect of duties Trump has threatened, possibly sparking a trade war
• Trump Sets Saturday Deadline for 25% Tariffs on Mexico and Canada to Force Action on Illegal Migration and Fentanyl Crisis
• Canada's Leftists Send Parade of Officials to Convince Trump to Drop Tariff Threat
• Trump tariffs on Canadian lumber could be a 'nightmare' for California's fire recovery
• Panama's president ahead of Rubio's visit: 'I cannot negotiate' on the canal
• Marco Rubio says Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark is 'not a joke' - 'This is in our national interest and it needs to be solved'
• Former Kenya President To African Leaders Upset Over Exec Order to Temporarily Freeze Foreign Aid: "Stop crying! Trump doesn't owe you anything! - It is not your country! He has no reason to give you anything!"
• Grassley drops FBI whistleblower records that show anti-Trump agent was behind Jack Smith 2020 case
• Left-wing 'watchdog' group preps investigations into Trump admin to use if Dems take control of House in midterms
• Gabbard faces criticism over Russia, Snowden in confirmation hearing
• Tulsi Gabbard questioned about Edward Snowden, surveillance law in confirmation hearing to be DNI
• Tulsi Gabbard Drops Truth Bomb on Deep State Corruption - Exposes 51 Intel Officials, Hillary Clinton, and the Democrat Party in Scorching Opening Statement
• Tulsi Gabbard vows to defend 'God-given freedoms' as DNI, will fight 'weaponized intelligence'
• Kash Patel vows to end weaponization, censorship when confirmed as FBI Director
• Kash Patel in FBI director confirmation hearing pledges "no retributive actions" amid grilling on past comments
• Kash Patel Fires Warning Shot at Pelosi During Senate Confirmation Hearing - Lays Blame for J6 Rioting Directly at the Feet of Nancy Pelosi
• Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday
• House panel to probe 'debanking' of accounts linked to cryptocurrency CEOs
• Nvidia Chip Flow to China Should be Throttled Post-DeepSeek, U.S. Lawmakers Say
• Google Warns AI Makes Chinese, Iranian, and North Korean Hackers More Efficient
• After US pledges a Mars landing, Israeli deep space venture hitches wagon to Trump's star
• Second Earthquake in 3 Days Rattles Residents Along the East Coast - A Look at Major Cities Sitting on a Fault Line
• Earthquake swarm near Santorini volcano prompts emergency meeting, Greece
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 23,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 13,000ft
• 2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
• Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chairman Elon Musk demanded Wednesday that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass be recalled over her mishandling of the recent fires and her decision to hire an "outside consultant" to help rebuild
• Rick Caruso Forms Nonprofit to Rebuild Palisades, Oppose 'Affordable' Housing
• FEMA Fraud: Scam Artists Pose as Fire Victims to Steal Relief from Desperate Residents
• A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
• Talent or 'Tayvoodoo'? The Chiefs Kick Off a Super Bowl for Conspiracy Theorists
• Man Who Burned Qurans in Sweden Shot Dead During TikTok Livestream
• Christian Anti-Islam Activist Assassinated While Livestreaming in Sweden - Just Hours Before He Faced Verdict on 'Racial Hatred' Charges
• Kentucky Republican Files Bill to Allow Reading, Display of Ten Commandments in Public Schools
• Computer issues cause temporary ground stop nationwide for Frontier Airlines
• Passenger Flight Forced to Abort Landing at DCA Due to Helicopter Crossing Flight Path One Day Before Chopper-Plane Collision
• Searchers Recover 28 Bodies in American Airlines, Army Helicopter Crash Near DC Airport, No Survivors
• U.S. Figure Skating Team Joined by Renowned Russian Figure Skating Couple Among Passengers on Ill-Fated Flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C.
• Shortly Before Fatal Crash, Jet Pilot Was Asked to Change Runways
• Experts ask why Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying above allowed altitude before crash
• Air Traffic Controllers Warned US Army Helicopter Ahead Of Crash: Audio
• The Urgent Call to "Return to Base" & The Chopper's Strange Movements Make No Sense
• Staffing was 'not normal' at airport tower, according to a preliminary F.A.A. report - One controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one
• Grassley: Air Traffic Controller Shortage Is 'Very Clear', Has Been 'Big Concern'
• FAA administrator resigned after Elon Musk 'pressured' him to quit days before deadly DC plane crash
• Trump Names FAA Veteran Chris Rocheleau as Acting FAA Administrator
• American Airlines CEO Appears to Blame Military Helicopter for Deadly D.C.-Area Crash
• CNN pundit apologizes after sparking right-wing fury for blaming DC plane crash on Trump
• Trump Blames DEI And Biden After Fatal DC Plane Crash - But FAA's Diversity Hiring Policies Existed For Years
• Trump Signs Executive Order to Investigate and Undo "DEI and Woke Policies" Biden Imposed on FAA After Helicopter-Plane Collision
• Trump attacks Biden, Buttigieg, Obama after DC plane crash, says FAA hired unqualified workers: 'I put safety first'
• Trump says 'diversity hires' who are not 'mentally competent' will be fired following DC plane, helicopter collision - "For some jobs... They have to be at the highest level of genius."
• Flashback a week ago: FAA employees with disabilities targeted by Trump's anti-DEI push
• WaPo: Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries - At news conference, Trump read a list of disabilities he calls disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019
• Parents were condemned for questioning DEI initiatives at schools, now officials agree policies went too far
• Chicago casino project accused in lawsuit of not allowing White men to invest: 'Blatantly discriminatory'
• 'I did not expect to be a slave': Amnesty International report exposes abuse of migrant workers - Human rights group says Canada's system sets up foreign workers for multiple forms of 'labour exploitation'
• Expropriation without Compensation: South African "Unity" Government Passes Land Grab Law - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a bill into law that will allow the government to seize property from farmers based on their skin color
• Crime-Plagued Sweden Plans To Send Dangerous Convicted Criminals to Prisons Abroad, as Its Correction System Is Overloaded Due to Gang Violence Epidemic
• Billion-dollar Mexican cartel ops disrupted by Trump's border crackdown as US issues do-not-travel warning
• DeSantis warns 'weak' immigration bill will 'kneecap' law enforcement in face-off with legislature
• Sen. Ted Cruz: Mass Deportations of Criminal Illegals Shows We Knew Where They Were this Whole Time
• Minneapolis mayor who took a knee for BLM, let city burn after George Floyd, refuses to cooperate with mass deportations
• Illegal immigrant indicted in West Virginia for killing 32-year-old woman, setting her body on fire
• Horror: 'Hispanic Male' Stabs Elderly Woman in Los Angeles in Broad Daylight Attack
• UK actor Idris Elba suggests kitchen knives be blunted, others banned to prevent stabbings - 'You can still cut your food without the point on your knife,' Elba said
• US Ban on Gun Sales to Adults Under Age 21 Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules
• Kash Patel vows to expose Jeffrey Epstein's associates to the public - "I will do everything, if confirmed as FBI director, to make sure the American public knows the full weight of what happened."
• Former Senior Obama and Clinton Aide Sentenced to 11 Years For Attempted Child Rape - Flew to Britain to Meet Nine-Year-Old For Sex
• OnlyFans Pornstar Falls Off Brazil Hotel Balcony While Filming Threesome, Dies: Report
• Revealed: Suspect Accused of Plot to Kill Trump Officials Is Transgender
• Scott Bessent's would-be assassin revealed to be trans woman on a 'mission' like 'Luigi Mangione'
• 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Jinkx Monsoon Predicts Public Revolt Over Trump's Trans Military Ban
• US Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Transferring Transgender Inmate
• Trump Admin Orders Trans Bathroom Ban in Federal Agencies
• Trump order pledges to prosecute teachers, admins for 'facilitating' gender confusion in kids
• Trump Signs Landmark Order Banning Federal Support for Child Gender Transitions
• Michigan priest defrocked after making apparent Nazi salute at anti-abortion summit
• Chinese scientists create mice with 2 fathers using stem cell engineering - The mice reached adulthood, a development made possible through targeted genetic engineering of imprinted genes
• Chocolate containing undeclared milk recall upgraded to highest risk level: Consumption 'could cause death'
• Uganda Confirms Outbreak of Ebola in Capital City
• RFK Jr. Calls Out Senate Dems Who Rake in Big Pharma Cash
• RFK Jr. Calls Out Bernie Sanders for Accepting Millions Pharmaceutical Dollars
• RFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines as Senate grilling enters second day - Trump's pick for health secretary says 'I don't think anybody can say' Covid vaccines saved millions of lives
• 'This is why people distrust government': Rand Paul backs RFK Jr, slams lawmakers over 'dumbed-down' vaccine debate
• Top Republican 'struggling' with RFK Jr.'s nomination over Kennedy's vaccine views - Kennedy refused to say vaccines don't cause autism during his hearings
• 'He's Relitigating Settled Science!' Senator Fights Back Tears at RFK Hearing As She Talks About Vaccines And Her Son with Cerebral Palsy
• Sen. Ron Johnson to Newsmax: Vitriol Toward RFK Jr. Disappointing
• Subpoena Issued for Fauci Documents: 'It Is Well Past Time to Bring Accountability'