July 18th, 2025

• ​6 African nations launch pro-Israel caucuses to strengthen ties with Jewish state
• Spain and Ireland fail to impose sanctions against Israel due to lack of European consensus
• UN says Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 agencies in Gaza - UN head of humanitarian affairs claims move tied to efforts to protect Palestinian civilians in war-torn territory
• Mediators bullish on chances for Gaza deal next week after main obstacles overcome
• New Satellite Data Shows: Gaza Devastation Scale Greater Than Estimated, at Least 70 Percent of Buildings Leveled
• As attacks near humanitarian distribution sites continue, think tank accuses UN, MSM, and Hamas of 'targeted assault' on GHF - Institute says international media 'elevated one side of the story - that of a designated foreign terrorist organization'
• Suffocation, stampede, death: Tragedy at Gaza's aid centre
• In the latest massacre, 15 Palestinians seeking food at GHF site die from suffocation after Israeli forces fire gas at aid seekers
• Israel expresses 'deep sorrow' over impact at Gaza Catholic church that killed 3 people, IDF still investigates
• Under pressure from Trump, Netanyahu says he 'regrets' mistaken shelling of Gaza church
• Pope expresses sadness after Israeli strike on Gaza church kills three
• Huckabee threatens to declare Israel not welcoming Christians, as visa row blows open - US envoy pens scathing letter to interior minister, accusing Israel of blocking Christian groups from entering Israel and threatening reciprocal steps against Israeli visa seekers
• US Sen. Cruz advances bill to designate radical Muslim Brotherhood as a terror organization - MB supports Hamas, is 'committed to the overthrow and destruction of America'
• Report: Bernie Sanders tells Zohran Mamdani to sound less antisemitic - This comes after Mamdani said he would "discourage" the use of "globalize the intifada" but not the "idea behind it."
• Bipartisan House resolution aims to condemn phrase that's created firestorm for Zohran Mamdani
• NYC mayor's antisemitism task force holds its first meeting
• US campuses see record levels of antisemitism, but drop in violent attacks
• Nigerian textbooks include antisemitic tropes and distortions of Jewish history, report finds
• 'We feel isolated': Jewish community braces as Ireland revives anti-Israel bill
• 'Antisemitic legislation': Irish bill to criminalize imports from Israeli settlements sparks outrage
• Colombia: Leftist President Claims 'Whites' in His Government Blocked Ban on Selling Coal to Israel
• In EU first, Slovenia to ban Ben Gvir and Smotrich over 'genocidal statements'
• After quitting government, Haredim launch scathing attacks on PM, national religious MKs
• In sign of shift, far-right US news network airs segment on unchecked Israeli settler violence
• Dead relatives and looted homes: Syria's Druze reel as dust settles from bloodshed
• Hailing Israel as protector, Israel's Druze reunite with relatives along the Syrian border - After violence broke out in Druze-majority Sweida, 1,000 Israeli Druze burst through the fence into Syria. Most have returned, bringing a sense of relief that the IDF joined the fray
• Israel to send humanitarian aid packages to Syrian Druze in Sweida, Foreign Ministry says
• IDF says dozens of Druze from Israel still remain in Syria after rushing border
• Syrian gov't withdraws its forces from Druze areas after 350 dead & heavy Israeli strikes on Damascus - Syrian President attacks Israel, blames atrocities on 'lawless groups'
• Syrian presidency accuses Druze fighters of violating ceasefire
• Netanyahu vows no Syrian forces south of Damascus, as Bedouins, Druze fight despite truce
• Syrian forces to redeploy to Sweida, spokesman says, after presidency claims Druze violated truce
• Europeans warn Iran of UN sanctions unless concrete progress on nuclear talks
• Israel calls on the UK, Germany and France to impose earlier snapback sanctions on Tehran
• Khamenei calls Israel 'America's chained dog', warns Iran is ready to respond to any attacks - Iranian supreme leader says damage to US base in Qatar being shielded by 'censorship'
• The Daily Beast: Trump Chickened Out on Plan to 'Truly Decimate' Iran's Nuke Sites
• New Assessment Finds Fordo Site at Focus of U.S. Strikes in Iran Badly Damaged
• New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites - President Donald Trump rejected a military plan for more comprehensive strikes on Iran's nuclear program that would have lasted weeks
• Report: Israel, US pondering 'additional strikes' on Iran as intel shows partial success
• Iran's foreign minister travels to China in hopes of shoring up alliance with Beijing & Russia
• Man who claimed to be 'messenger of Allah' charged with terrorism after alleged Vancouver plane hijacking
• Taliban Insists It Won't Hurt Afghan Collaborators Exposed in Massive U.K. Data Leak
• Zelensky Reshuffles Again: Minerals Deal Negotiator Made Prime Minister of Ukraine
• Sip of Death: Putin's soldiers killed 'in mass poisoning by laced bottles of water' in suspected Ukrainian sabotage operation
• Ukraine targets Moscow as Russia reports shooting down more than 140 drones
• Zelenskyy and Trump Considering Drone 'Mega-Deal'
• Russia threatens West with 'preemptive strikes' as NATO looks to deliver Patriots 'as quickly as possible'
• Foreign defense companies can now test weapons in Ukraine
• Western arms makers can now live-test their prototype weapons on the battlefield against Russia's forces
• NATO Warns of 'Enduring Threat' Russia Aligning With China on Taiwan Invasion
• NATO Chief Warns Brazil, China, India to Stop Doing Business with Russia
• Russia Sends Energy Minister to China as Trump Threatens Fossil Fuel Profits
• Europe has been 'free-riding' on US security, says Merz
• Brazil's President Lula says Trump was 'not elected to be emperor of the world,' as US-Brazil spat escalates
• Switzerland Copes With Jobless UN Bureaucrats Defunded by Trump
• Nearly 1 in 4 Americans over 50 are delaying retirement due to economic concerns, survey finds
• Warren: Trump 'Will Bring Down U.S. Financial Markets' if He Ousts Powell
• Jerome Powell Criminally Referred For Alleged Perjury About $2.5 Billion Building Renovation
• Trump Jr. takes gun company public at NYSE hoping to end 'woke' mindset in new 'cultural shift' - Trump Jr. said civil unrest encouraged by Democrats has been the 'greatest marketing campaign' for the Second Amendment
• Reporter says he got PTSD from crowd's rage at media after assassination attempt against Trump
• Sen. Rand Paul: A Cascade of Failures - What Butler Exposed About the Secret Service's Lack of Accountability
• Rep. Byron Donalds Calls to Subpoena Jill Biden and Kamala Harris to Testify on Joe Biden's Health
• Nicole Malliotakis: Dems 'Embracing Socialism'
• Leftist Utopia: Labour Government Kills Voter ID Law, Slashes Voting Age to 16
• Failing British PM Starmer and His Labour Party Lower the Voting Age to 16 To Try To Perpetuate Themselves in Power
• Senate Passes Trump-Backed Rescission Plan to Defund PBS, NPR and Slash Bloated Foreign Aid
• Trump's victory over PBS and NPR 'bias' will be 'devastating' for rural areas, station leaders say
• Schiff, Warren demand to know if CBS is ending Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' for 'political reasons' - Colbert was openly critical of parent company Paramount settling Trump lawsuit against CBS News
• J6 Political Prisoner Troy Smocks Asks AI to Analyze His Civil Lawsuit Against the United States - Finds He May Have Grounds for Relief
• Musk launches AI girlfriend available to 12-year-olds
• Is artificial intelligence turning off our minds? Despite its undeniable advantages, using AI programs introduces latent threats such as biases, mental laziness, and cognitive debt
• Josh Hawley: Meta 'Willfully Pirating Droves of Copyrighted Content' to Train AI Models
• Robots now grow and repair themselves by consuming parts from other machines
• Microsoft's use of Chinese engineers on DOD systems leaves sensitive info vulnerable
• Inside Elon Musk's plan to rain SpaceX's rocket debris over Hawaii's pristine waters
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Tambolaka, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Pariaman, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Puerto San Jose, Guatemala
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Carlsberg Ridge
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Antofagasta, Chile
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Fiji region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits south of Tonga
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 13,000ft
• Large landslide disrupts water supply to 400,000 near Quito, Ecuador
• Monsoon rains and floods kill 63 people in 24 hours across Punjab, Pakistan
• Record rains trigger flash floods and water rescues across Kansas City, Missouri and KCK
• Heaviest rains in 120 years leave at least 2 dead, force over 1,000 evacuations in South Korea
• Lightning strike kills one in New Jersey, leaves 13 injured
• Extreme heatwave breaks power demand records, China
• Unearthed chats shed light on cozy ties between judges, climate activists
• French Band Yelle Abandons North American Tour over 'Current Political Climate in the U.S.,' Immigration Policies
• Report: Sinaloa Cartel Supplied Canadian Mobsters, Indian Gangs with Fentanyl, Meth
• Algerian Journalist Living In Sweden Calls On Algerian Youth To "Colonize France"
• ICE director blasts Chicago mayor over 'disgusting' militarization claims as officers face rising violence - Todd Lyons defends ICE officers facing 830% increase in assaults since Trump returned to office
• President Claudia Sheinbaum May Sue ICE over Mexican Farmworker Who Died During Immigration Raid
• ICE granted unprecedented access to Medicaid database to help identify and deport illegal immigrants - DHS said the initiative will ensure illegal immigrants do not receive taxpayer-funded health benefits
• 'Good Trouble' protests against Trump's deportations and health care cuts held nationwide
• Trump Administration Fires 17 Immigration Judges as Deportation Efforts Expand
• Democrat State Lawmaker Says Trump Turning U.S. into 'Fascist Police State' by Holding Murderers and Pedophiles in Detention Facilities
• Rep. Maria Salazar's Mass Amnesty "Dignity Act" Provides Pathway to Citizenship for MS-13 Member Kilmar Garcia and Other Violent Criminals
• GOP Rep Maria Salazar calls for amnesty for illegal immigrants who arrived in America by 2020 - "You are a businessman who understands our economy needs a reliable working force in areas where other Americans don't participate."
• Illegal Migrant Driver Charged with Slamming Connecticut State Troopers
• Trump administration eyes Alcatraz reopening to house nation's 'worst of the worst'
• Pennsylvania Democrat Politician Confesses to Cold-Blooded Murder During Meeting
• At least 61 dead, 45 rescued in huge fire at hypermarket in Iraq's Kut
• Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide but 'likely' had help, former lawyer claims - Attorney Alan Dershowitz suggests jail personnel may have assisted sex trafficker's suicide
• 69% of Americans believe gov is 'hiding Epstein's alleged client list': Reuters/Ipsos poll
• House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash
• Former VP Mike Pence: "The Time Has Come" to Release All The Epstein Files
• Pelosi Says 'Release the Files' After Calling Epstein Fallout 'Distraction'
• Scarborough: Why Didn't Democrats Call for Epstein Files to Be Released During Biden Presidency?
• 'It's a cover up': Musk floods X with posts attacking Trump over Epstein
• President Trump would not recommend special prosecutor for Epstein, press sec says - This contradicts a report from a veteran journalist on Wednesday
• In Epstein Case, Follow the Money, Democratic Senator Says - Senator Ron Wyden has found that four banks waited until Mr. Epstein's arrest on federal charges to flag $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions. Mr. Wyden wants the documents made public.
• The Wall Street Journal Drops 'Hit Piece' on Trump Claiming He Wrote "Bawdy" Letter to Epstein Depicting Naked Woman
• MAGA rallies around Trump after WSJ 'nothing burger' bombshell - "This is not me," Trump said. "This is a fake thing. It's a fake Wall Street Journal story."
• "President Trump Will Be Suing the Wall Street Journal, Newscorp, and Mr. Murdoch Shortly" - President Trump Responds to Disgusting Hit Piece by Wall Street Journal
• Trump requests release of Epstein grand jury transcripts amid report of 'bawdy' birthday note
• Trump orders officials to 'produce' more Epstein documents after mounting pressure
• AG Bondi Announces She Will Release Pertinent Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Testimony - After Trump Calls For Epstein Documents Release
• Bondi says she'll try to unseal Epstein grand jury records - Trump alleged, without evidence, that former Biden officials doctored the files
• Epstein-Funded MIT Lab Hosted Panel On Giving Pedos Child Sex Robots
• Prominent hospitals across America are halting gender surgeries and hormone treatments for minors
• White House celebrates end of child sex change programs at hospitals across the country
• Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
• Healthy babies born from DNA of three people to prevent inherited diseases - The genetic material from the donor makes up less than 1% of the baby born by using the experimental IVF technique
• 85 Minnesota Autism Clinics Under Investigation for Millions in Medicaid Fraud