July 16th, 2025

• UN's Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine - The Hague Group aims to agree political, economic and legal actions in 'existential hour' for Israel and Palestine
• France says UN conference to work on post-war Gaza, Palestinian state recognition
• France's Macron withdraws from UN Palestinian state recognition conference - Macron encountered strong opposition from Britain and Canada, who warned that a unilateral French recognition of a Palestinian state could undermine international coordination efforts with Israel and exacerbate divisions, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the matter
• Leeds MP criticised for signing letter urging immediate recognition of Palestinian state
• Syrians fear Israel normalisation could plunge the country back into war
• Ultra-Orthodox parties quit coalition amid Haredi Draft law controversy, leaving gov't on brink of collapse
• Edelstein to haredim: Now is not time to topple government
• United Torah Judaism quits gov't to protest new proposal on army enlistment exemptions
• Edelstein stands ground on draft-dodger sanctions as Shas set to depart coalition
• Edelstein says 'compromise not possible' on sanctions against Haredi draft dodgers
• Haredim shown watered-down conscription bill, as IDF set to get tough on draft-dodgers
• Edelstein: Haredi enlistment bill will include individual sanctions on draft dodgers
• Leaked Documents Case: Former Netanyahu aide set to be charged for leaking, intending to harm state security - AG presents charges one day before hearing on her dismissal
• Israel's FM Gideon Sa'ar meets EU officials in Brussels amid tensions over Gaza war
• PM Netanyahu denies personal responsibility for Oct 7, blames security services - Prime minister repeats assertion that security chiefs did not wake him up on Oct 7
• Israel immediately began considering Iran strikes after Oct 7; Hamas removal is non-negotiable, says Strategic Affairs Min. Dermer
• Hamas terrorist who held Emily Damari hostage killed in targeted IDF strike
• 122 families of Oct 7 victims file $270 million lawsuit against Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem court
• IDF releases footage of destruction of tunnel in Gaza's Beit Hanoun
• Anti-Israel UN rapporteur sanctioned by US calls for global action over Gaza 'genocide'
• Entire UN Panel Targeting Israel Resigns Following U.S. Sanctions Against Special Rapporteur for Palestinians
• UN anti-Israel commission collapses as all 3 commissioners resign following US sanctions
• Over 20 countries join emergency summit in Colombia over Israel's alleged international law violations
• Trump's pick for UN ambassador says he'll work to dismantle UNRWA if confirmed
• House panel enters 'next phase' of probing anti-semitism in colleges, takes aim at faculty, funding
• Elise Stefanik demands resignation of CUNY Chancellor due to antisemitism on campus
• Health Secretary slams GMC for 'failing publicly and abysmally' on antisemitism
• Mamdani Clarifies 'Globalize the Intifada' Stance in Meeting With Business Elites - The New York City mayoral front-runner says he will discourage use of the slogan
• Anti-Israel protesters block security cargo bound for Israel in Greek port
• Doctor who asked 'are Jewish News readers normal human beings?' reinstated by medical tribunal - Dr Rehiana Ali also shared conspiracy theories about Jews and 'Jewish extremism'
• The legacy of late American pastor, John MacArthur, lives on in Israel - Pastor John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. passed away Monday at the age of 86
• UN says mass displacement of West Bank Palestinians at highest levels since 1967
• Huckabee Calls Death of Palestinian-American in West Bank 'Terrorism'
• Huckabee demands Israel 'aggressively investigate' murder of Palestinian American killed in 'terrorist act'
• Top church leaders accuse Israeli authorities of abetting settler attacks in Taybeh
• Family of US citizen beaten to death by Israeli settlers calls on Trump administration to prosecute killers
• CNN team allegedly ambushed by West Bank settlers amid spiraling extremist violence
• Syria asserts right to defend itself from Israeli attacks amid carnage in Druze area
• Tensions rise as Syrian regime tanks roll into Druze stronghold Sweida
• Syrian regime forces celebrate capture of Druze stronghold
• Israel Stages Rare Attack on Syrian Government Forces - Israel intervened in sectarian violence in Syria and attacked the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon
• Israel launches bombing raids in Syria and Lebanon - Israel targets state forces entering south of Syria after sectarian clashes, while other strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley leave 12 dead
• Israel carries out airstrikes on Syrian regime forces for 2nd time in 2 days, vows to protect Druze in Syria - Leaders cite 'deep covenant of blood' with Druze in Israel, vow to protect 'family' in Syria
• IDF strikes Syrian tanks threatening Druze areas in southern Syria amid heavy fighting - DM Katz vows Israel won't 'stand idly by' as gov't and Bedouin fighters attack Druze
• Israeli minister calls for elimination of Syrian President al-Sharaa - Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called for the assassination of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, amid ongoing Israeli strikes targeting the regime in Syria
• As search for missing sailors ends, Houthis promise fighting against Israel will continue until it is 'erased from the map' - Houthi official praises relationship with Iran, 'They are our model'
• Trump says Iran 'would like to talk' but he's 'in no rush' after striking nuclear sites
• US and European allies said to give Iran until end of August to reach nuclear deal
• Europe gives Iran deadline to contain nuclear programme or see sanctions reinstated
• Five Iranians nabbed at US northern border as terror fears grip small towns
• Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids
• Taiwan's military storms Taipei's metro in message to Beijing - Taiwan tanks navigate dense urban streets amid island's biggest military exercise, with 22,000 reservists mobilized, troops training in city streets for first time. Move comes as authorities prepare for possible Chinese effort to force unification.
• China's new secret weapon is a flying ship dubbed 'the sea monster'
• Japan calls China's military activity its biggest strategic challenge
• WW3 on horizon after Trump orders Australia and Japan to get ready for war with China - US calles on Pacific allies to bolster their defences in response to the growing threat
• Two sworn enemies unite against Putin - Armenia aligns with Azerbaijan to threaten Russia's last big card in the Caucasus
• Russia Gives Non-Response to Trump's War Ultimatum: 'We Need Time'
• NATO Chief: Putin Envoy Derailed Ukraine Peace Talks with Lecture on 800 Years of Russian History
• Russia warns of nuclear Armageddon after Trump's latest Ukraine move
• Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as it struggles to repel Russia
• Trump says 'not looking' to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine, even as offensive weapons remain on table
• Kremlin mocks Trump's 50-day deadline - and 'unfazed' Putin 'may demand more Ukrainian territory over sanctions threat'
• Zelenskyy: Demonstration of Force Can Bring Putin to Peace Table
• Ukrainians Praise 'Agent Melania' for Turning Trump Against Putin
• Russia Faces Deep Labor Shortage Due to Demographics
• Poland sends 5,000 soldiers to German border in dramatic move as tensions mount - Poland has announced it will send 5,000 soldiers to its border with Germany in a bid to halt the return of failed asylum seekers
• Brazil: Prosecutor Demands Jail for Jair Bolsonaro as 'Coup' Trial Ends
• Trump: Indonesia Agrees to Pay 19 Percent Tariff, Open Up Market to U.S. in Trade Deal
• The housing market is sending a stark warning to the U.S. economy, Moody's economist says - 7% mortgage rates are slowing home sales, home building and home-price growth, which could soon turn into a 'full-blown headwind' for the U.S., economist warns
• Vance casts tie-breaking votes to move forward $9.4B rescissions package - which would defund PBS and NPR - in Senate
• Federal Grand Jury Indicts Minnesota Assassin - Walz Appointee - for Murder of Former State House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Husband
• Vance Boelter indicted on six federal counts for assassination, attempted assassination of Minnesota lawmakers
• Trump urges 'justice' for Schiff after Fannie Mae identifies possible mortgage fraud
• Russiagate Docs Patel Found After Comey FBI 'Locked the Key' May Aid 'Grand Conspiracy' Inquiry
• White House Counsel Now Investigating Growing Biden Autopen Scandal - 1 Million Documents Under Review
• White House investigating Biden use of autopen in sprawling probe of 'incompetent and senile' former president
• Comer Says Biden Autopen Scandal Puts Every Single Pardon and Executive Action "Under Peril"
• CEO of marketing group says he was offered $20 million contract to organize anti-Trump protests
• Trump heads to Pittsburgh to announce $70 billion AI, energy investment with Sen Dave McCormick - The event will "bring together the world's top leaders in energy and AI, alongside the biggest global investors, labor and trades leaders, and government officials."
• The government wants AI to fight wars and review your taxes
• Google Pledges $25 Billion Investment in AI Infrastructure, Bolstering America's Largest Electric Grid
• Meta unveils new plans for multi-gigawatt datacenter clusters the size of Manhattan
• How does your phone know so many private details? How thousands of apps are exploiting mysterious indoor location tracking
• 'Stupidest Thing': Scientist Shreds Elon Musk's Mars Dream, Says Even Apocalyptic Earth Is Better - Musk wants to settle a million people on Mars
• An astrophysicist challenges Elon Musk: "Even in the event of a nuclear apocalypse, Earth would be a paradise compared to Mars."
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near the north coast of Greenland
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Tatsugo, Japan
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Tari, Papua New Guinea
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• 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
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• Sudden eruption produces dense ash plume at Erta Ale volcano, Ethiopia
• Volcanic activity in 4 key US states sparks concern, scientists monitor earthquakes at Mount Rainier; What's happening?
• How 2025's Volcano Forecasts and Earthquake Swarms Are Rewriting the Science of Eruption Prediction
• New blue pool at Yellowstone National Park discovered after 'mildly explosive' activity
• Man injured after reported tornado hits Tauranga Bay Holiday Park, Northland
• Typhoon Nari makes historic landfall over Hokkaido, Japan
• Fast-moving landspout strikes Franktown, Colorado, damaging multiple businesses
• Multiple vehicles stranded during Flash Flood Emergency in Colonial Heights and Petersburg, Virginia
• NYC saw its 2nd wettest hour in history as rain caused terrifying, freak flash flooding
• Two Dead After Heavy Rains Swamp Roads and Rails in New York Region
• 2025 has become 'the year of the flood.' Why is it raining so much?
• Whoopi Goldberg denounces individuals politicizing Texas floods - Goldberg argued that a person's political preferences shouldn't matter in a disaster
• Transgender bathroom bill added to Texas flood-relief special session
• Historic Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed as lightning-sparked wildfires force evacuations and closures
• Critical fire weather, red flag warnings issued for parts of Nevada, Idaho, and Utah
• Large firenado forms over Deer Creek Fire near La Sal, Utah
• LA County would buy fire-ravaged land for low-income housing projects under new bill
• Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised
• Hawley: 'Declassify All of the Information Related to the Butler Shooting'
• 'Shameful' That More Black Teens Die in London Crime Than Whites, Says Met Police Chief
• Omar Fateh: Rep. Boebert Opposing Free College for Illegal Aliens Is 'White Supremacy' - So Is Policing
• Thousands of Afghans brought to UK under secret programme after data leak
• UK Government Got Media Gagging Order to Secretly Fly 24,000 Afghan Migrants Into Country
• The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers' Data With ICE
• Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens, Terrorists
• Trump admin fires 15 more immigration judges appointed under Biden administration
• Trump Pentagon is ending deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
• California professor arrested, accused of throwing tear gas canister at feds during marijuana farm raid
• US undocumented farm workers feel 'hunted like animals' amid Trump's immigration raids
• Dem Rep. Maxwell Frost Says Trump Wants to 'Ethnically Cleanse' America of Non-Europeans
• Man Who Served Time in Same Cell as Epstein Says 'There's Just No Way' He Was Able to Kill Himself: 'It Would Be Almost Impossible'
• Kevin Spacey calls for release of all Epstein files - "Release the Epstein files. All of them. For those of us with nothing to fear, the truth can't come soon enough. I hate to make this about me — but the media already has," Spacey wrote.
• Democrats seize on Epstein files as a campaign issue and a chance to rile Trump's base
• House GOP Blocks Vote to Require Debate on Whether to Release the Epstein Files - Blocks Democrats From Having House Floor Control
• House Judiciary Democrats request public hearing on Epstein files
• House Speaker Johnson joins growing number of Republicans pressing Trump administration for more transparency on Epstein case
• Rep. Thomas Massie to introduce discharge petition to force House to vote on releasing Epstein files - Massie said that he would be able to start collecting signatures for the petition in a week
• GOP Rep Tim Burchett releases letter calling for Ghislaine Maxwell to testify in Congress
• The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
• New Poll: Only 21% of likely voters believe DOJ report on Epstein: Rasmussen
• Lara Trump Says Trump Administration Will "Set Things Right" on Epstein Files - More Transparency and Evidence Coming Soon, Says Base is Being Heard
• Trump says AG Bondi should release files of credible Epstein information
• Trump Says he Doesn't Understand why his Supporters Want the Epstein Files, "Only Pretty Bad People, Including Fake News, Want to Keep Something Like that Going" - Says he's Willing to Release "Credible Information"
• Trump Defends Pam Bondi, Says Epstein Files Were "Made up" by Comey, Obama, and Biden - "I Think the Attorney General has Handled it Very Well"
• Unraveling Epstein's Shadow: Deep State Echoes in Fabricated Scandals - How the Same Network That Created Crossfire Hurricane May Have Left President Trump's Team Holding Empty Files
• Roger Stone says he's seen the Epstein files and that Trump will be exonerated
• Dershowitz: Courts, Not Bondi or DOJ, Have Epstein File Jurisdiction
• Diddy and the Deep State - How a decades-old sushi party, federal trial and sprawling online conspiracy community turned Sean "Diddy" Combs into the latest QAnon obsession
• Seattle park ordered to close unless city addresses public sex, lewdness: judge
• Colorado DA faces recall after seeking to dismiss charges against trans sex offender accused of trying to kidnap 11-year-old boy
• Chip Gaines Smears 'Modern American Christians' as Judgmental, Close-Minded, Hateful - HGTV star Chip Gaines is pushing back against a backlash after he and his wife Joanna featured a same-sex couple on their new series, Back to the Frontier
• Queer Pop Star Boy George: LGBTQ+ Identity Politics Has Not 'Helped Anyone'
• Obama-Appointed Judge Doubles Down on Vetoing Congress's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
• Fly-Pocalypse at the Border: Gov't Engineered Sterile Flies Set to be Dropped on Texas
• ER visits for tick bites near record levels this summer across US
• Flesh eating bacteria kills 4 people in Florida so far in 2025
• Club Drugs Strain Health System on Ibiza, Spain's Party Island
• Secret changes to major U.S. health datasets raise alarms
• Israeli scientists create digital twin that can predict diseases before symptoms appear - Weizmann Institute researchers develop personalized AI model using vast health database to forecast illnesses and tailor treatments
• O'Keefe Media Group: Johnson & Johnson Lead Scientist Confesses J&J Covid Vaccine Was 'Not Safe and Effective' - "Lack of Research"
• Rand Paul Doubles Down on Holding Anthony Fauci Accountable