January 8th, 2026

• 'When we were in trouble, Palestine did not protect us' - Azerbaijan will not send soldiers to Gaza stabilization force - Despite support for ISF by Muslim countries, still no clear progress on peace-enforcing body
• US plans to start 2nd phase of Gaza deal before Hamas disarmed, last hostage's body returned
• Hamas, Red Cross resume search for last hostage's remains in Gaza City - US reportedly backs Israel policy of opening Rafah Crossing in both directions only after return of Ran Gvili's body; anti-Hamas militia claims to kill 2 of terror group's members
• IDF, Shin Bet strike 'senior terrorist' after Hamas fire at troops in northern Gaza
• 2 reported killed as IDF says it hit 'senior' Gaza terrorist after Hamas fired at troops
• Soldier filmed firing volley of shots toward Gaza gets 20 days in prison
• Prison Service weighs Ben Gvir's idea to build Israeli 'Alligator Alcatraz' to house terrorists
• Workers of Israeli-owned NY bakery unionize, call to end 'support of Palestine genocide'
• Vance again downplays rising right-wing antisemitism as fringe influencers gain ground
• IDF Chief Zamir says military is building 'surprise war' strategy based on civil preparedness
• Shas vows to oppose 2026 budget unless coalition passes Haredi draft exemption bill - Deputy AG assails government for ignoring High Court order on sanctions for draft dodgers; Goldknopf compares penalties for yeshiva students to 'yellow star'
• United Nations rights office accuses Israel of West Bank 'apartheid' - Report says Israeli settlers and Palestinians residing in territory are treated 'under two distinct bodies of law and policies,' resulting in unequal practices
• IDF: West Bank attacker shot after hurling Molotov cocktails at troops
• Syrian government demands Kurdish fighters leave Aleppo neighborhoods
• Civilians flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces escalate - Latest clashes are the deadliest so far between the two sides and come as efforts to merge the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces with the national army have shown little progress
• Trump plans to build luxury ski resort in war-ravaged Syria to help ease Middle East tensions - The proposed peace project is one of many Trump is juggling in 2026
• Lebanon army says phase one of disarming non-state groups in south complete - Statement says army established state monopoly on arms in an 'effective and tangible way', without mentioning Hezbollah
• Yemen anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader as he faces treason charges
• Iran on the brink as protesters move to take two cities, appeal to Trump - Abdanan and Malekshahi cities reportedly taken over by people celebrating in streets, chanting 'Death to Khamenei'
• Iranian Protesters Ask Trump for Protection: 'Don't Let Them Kill Us'
• Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks on Iran's 'Day After' and 'biblical relationship' with Israel
• Iran army chief threatens response to Trump and Netanyahu's 'hostile rhetoric' - Country's top judge says there will be 'no leniency' for growing demonstrations, while President Masoud Pezeshkian orders security forces not to crack down on unarmed protesters
• Report: PM tells ministers Trump gave green light for new offensive against Hezbollah
• Secretary Rubio says Venezuela operation ensures there will be 'no more Iran, Hezbollah presence there' - 'We don't need Venezuelan oil' - Rubio rejects accusations that US involvement in Venezuela is over access to oil
• Russia floats horror WW3 nuclear threat as US seize tankers - 'Sink American boats'
• US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela, including one tied to Hezbollah - US also selectively removing sanctions to enable oil sales; vessel Bella 1 was sanctioned by US in 2024 for allegedly smuggling cargo for company linked to Lebanese terror group
• US Seizes Fleeing Sanctioned Tanker Marinera Despite the Presence of Russian Military Vessels and Submarine
• Another One: US Southern Command Seizes 'Dark Fleet' Tanker M/T Sophia in the Caribbean
• US begins marketing Venezuelan crude to global buyers
• Trump demands Venezuela kick out China and Russia, partner only with US on oil: Exclusive
• Reports: China Expected to Replace Venezuelan Oil with Iranian Crude
• China Takes Offense at Trump Declaring 'This Is Our Hemisphere' After Nicolas Maduro Raid
• Polymarket traders fume as prediction platform refuses to settle bets worth over $10 million on US invasion of Venezuela - 'You cannot change rules'
• Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified
• Socialist Thugs Arrest Venezuelans for Celebrating Nicolas Maduro's Downfall
• Venezuelan Expert: Socialists Going Door-to-Door Threatening People Not to Celebrate Maduro Capture
• Trump Puts Venezuelan Interior Minister Cabello on Notice: Cooperate or Be the Next Target - New President Delcy Rodriguez Fires All Security Detail and Hires 'Torture Czar'
• Trump tells NYT US oversight of Venezuela could last years
• Biden Admin. Owes Trump a $25 Million Bounty for Capturing Maduro - Shortly before leaving office in 2025, the Biden administration raised the bounty on Nicolas Maduro
• Socialist Tyrant Maduro Could Soon Be Charged in Florida After U.S. Capture, DeSantis Says
• Socialist group tied to Mamdani closely allied with Maduro, now leads protests of U.S. actions
• Cubans 'scared and nervous' after U.S. attack on Venezuela destroys morale - Cubans are on high alert and the streets are under heavy guard, bracing for what comes next
• Cuba's Long-Suffering Economy Is Now in 'Free Fall' - With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba's economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened
• Republican leaders push back on Trump's openness to using the military to take Greenland
• Secretary Rubio To Meet Next Week With Furious Denmark Officials After Tensions Over US Interest in Greenland Go Into Overdrive
• Denmark 'will shoot first and ask questions later' over Greenland - Danish defence ministry confirms 1952 rule of engagement requiring soldiers to attack invading forces, following threat from US
• Is the Arctic about to tip into all-out war? As Trump sets his sights on Greenland, Kenneth Rosen's new book asks whether the polar north is the next site of global conflict
• Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman's View of the World - President Trump's trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by "force."
• Insiders spill on Stephen Miller's daily yelling meltdowns
• Soaring Silver Prices Force Solar Makers To Rethink Materials
• The US has only released '1%' of the Epstein files so far
• "We Are Coming For You": DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Sends Blistering Warning to Gavin Newsom - Vows Arrests Over Massive Taxpayer-Funded Fraud
• 'Squad' Rep Ayanna Pressley's ex-con husband slaps phone out of man's hands as he tries to ask her a question
• Ayanna Pressley screams at top of her lungs as Somali fraud hearing descends into mayhem
• Minnesota fraud hearing sparks immigration clash as GOP lawmaker spotlights Somali welfare data
• 'Tim Walz knew all along!': Witness testimony uncovers Somali fraud & fed funds misuse in Minnesota
• Minnesota Democrats Blocked Auditors from Tackling 'Avalanche' of Somali Fraud, Blacklisted Whistleblowers
• Minnesota House speaker warns Americans will be 'shocked' by scope of fraud crisis - Lisa Demuth says any Democrat successor to Tim Walz would constitute a 'third term' of failed leadership
• Leftist Minneapolis Livestreamer Andrew Mercado Threatens Nick Shirley and Other Right-Wing Journalists, Says Their Security 'Will Have to Earn Their Paycheck'
• You Can't Make This Up: Lewiston, Maine Swears In Somali Refugee Despite Active Investigations and Criminal Charges
• Foreign ATM? Somali cash exodus from Minneapolis exponentially larger than other major US airports
• Feds probe hundreds of millions in suspected Somali cash in luggage leaving Minneapolis airport
• CMS Chief Dr. Oz Confirms SNAP and Medicaid Are Being Weaponized for Massive Voter Fraud in Blue States - Illegal Aliens Get Ballot Access, Stealing Elections
• Rep. Eric Swalwell Compares J6 Protests to 9/11 - Says He Feels 'Same Sorrow' as Attack That Killed 3000 Americans
• Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
• Nvidia CEO Says He Doesn't Care About California's Proposed Billionaire Tax - Idea for tax has sparked outrage from other ultrawealthy residents, who warn of an exodus from the state
• Larry Page is officially moving business out of California ahead of a proposed billionaire's tax
• Christopher Caldwell: Here Comes the AI Backlash - Donald Trump is all in on the transformative technology. The American people? Not so much.
• Mobileye buys Israeli AI humanoid startup for $900 million in bid for robotics - Mentee Robotics co-founder Amnon Shashua says 'mentored' human-like AI robots will be deployed in warehouses and assembly plants in 2028 and will do chores at home in 2030
• Silicon Valley's Christ-curious moment: The evangelical groups courting tech elites
• 'End of the World' fish spotted in Mexico, raising alarm - If they appear near shore, it could be due to shifting currents, rising temperatures, or illness. Some believe they predict earthquakes, but there is no scientific proof.
• 'Doomsday fish': Once-in-a-lifetime sea creature encountered in Monterey Bay - An incredibly rare deep-sea fish has been spotted on the California coast
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Yantzaza, Ecuador
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts ot 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Ambae volcano in Vanuatu erupts to 12,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 12,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Death toll reaches 16 in North Sulawesi as floods and landslides impact Indonesia
• Rapid ice breakup causes flood in Kanas Scenic Area, northwest China
• Juneau, Alaska, braces for new storms after extreme snowfall sinks boats, collapses roofs
• Storm Goretti brings widespread winter disruption across the UK, heavy snow in Wales
• Six dead in France and Bosnia as severe cold snap grips Europe, disrupting transport and power networks
• One year later, Los Angeles rebuilds after historic wildfires as year-round fire threat grows - an estimated $275 billion in damage was left behind, and 31 lives were lost
• Man 'livestreams own death' for paying viewers who egg him on
• ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Woman Who Allegedly 'Weaponized Her Vehicle'
• Chaos Erupts After ICE Fatally Shoots Minneapolis Rioter Who Attempted to Run Over Agents
• Trump weighs in on MN shooting incident, says ICE officer "seems to have shot her in self defense" - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called it an act of domestic terrorism that led to it, and called the actions of the ICE officer an act of self-defense
• Minneapolis Mayor Orders ICE Out After Fatal Shooting, Condemns Federal Actions
• Minneapolis Councilmember: ICE Agents 'Could Have Just Moved Out [of] the Way' of Car
• Ilhan Omar: ICE Carrying Out State-Sanctioned Violence 'Tragically Led to this Murder'
• Schumer: ICE Agents 'Don't Belong in Our Cities', Need an Investigation of Minneapolis Shooting
• Gov. Tim Walz Intimates Protesting ICE Is 'a Patriotic Duty'
• Shock Video: Walz Says Minnesota is at "War with Our Federal Government" After Fatal ICE-Involved Shooting
• Tim Walz Lashes Out Following ICE Self-Defense Shooting: "I'm Angry... I've Issued a Warning Order to Prepare the Minnesota National Guard"
• ICE Agent Nails Rioter in the Face With a Pepperball at Close Range as Chaos Erupts in Minnesota
• Anti-American Radical Burns US Flag on Minneapolis Street Where Woman Was Shot While Trying to Mow Down ICE Agent
• Somali Gangs Were Indicted for Running Child Sex Trafficking Rings in Three States - With Children as Young as 14-Years-Old
• Nebraska senator faces historic expulsion vote over sexual misconduct allegations
• Democrats' judges rescue California again, reinstating 'gender secrecy' policies in school
• HHS to spend roughly $350 million on campaigns to increase vaccination rates, combat 'misinformation': report
• Trump administration declares "war on sugar" in overhaul of food guidelines
• Bayer Sues COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Over Alleged mRNA Patent Infringement