June 28th, 2024

• Erdogan accuses West of backing 'Netanyahu's plans to spread war' throughout region
• State comptroller warns there's no evacuation plan for North in case of war
• The U.S. readies to evacuate Americans from Lebanon if fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies
• US moves forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire
• U.S. Warns Israel: Even Limited South Lebanon Maneuver Could Lead to Hezbollah, Iran War
• US joins countries telling citizens not to visit Lebanon, amid push to avert war
• Israel's bombs flatten swaths of Lebanon village amid fears of wider war
• Israel strikes reportedly creating 5-kilometer 'dead zone' in southern Lebanon
• IDF says drone strike kills 2 Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon
• Barrage of some 40 rockets fired at north after Hezbollah member killed in Lebanon
• Air force chief says IDF ready to face Hebollah in north, Hamas nearly defeated in Gaza
• Visiting US Senator Fetterman: No to any deal that leaves Hamas in power
• Report: US set to release some bombs, withhold others amid Biden's anger at Netanyahu
• Report: US cargo flights carrying arms peaked in November, before declining in following months
• Shejaia 2.0: The IDF begins a reinvasion of the northern Gaza area
• IDF tanks said advancing into Gaza's Shejaiya amid strikes on the neighborhood
• Israel rejects UN war crimes claim: Hamas turned 'large parts of Gaza into combat sites'
• Billionaire Hamas Official: Gaza Is 'Destroyed,' but That Is a Step 'Toward Liberation'
• John Spencer: 'Israel is measured by double and triple standards,' does more than anyone to prevent civilian harm, US warfare expert says, 'Israel goes above and beyond to prevent human harm'
• In 1st since closing of Rafah crossing, Gaza children evacuated for medical treatment
• Amputations soar but prostheses and painkillers lacking in besieged Gaza
• Israel blames U.N. for Gaza aid crisis amid fresh reports of starvation
• White House says aid isn't getting into Gaza because of 'criminal gangs'
• Senior US Republican demands Biden administration shut Gaza aid pier
• Biden's Gaza Humanitarian Pier Has Spent More Time Being Fixed Than Moving Aid
• Israeli officials believe ICC arrest warrants to be issued within weeks - report
• Netherlands summons Israeli envoy over report on years-long campaign against ICC
• UK challenges ICC jurisdiction over Israel, delaying arrest warrant decision
• Judicial overhaul still a 'sword on the neck' of judiciary, ex-Supreme Court judge says
• 35,000 attend Tel Aviv concert remembering Nova festival massacre
• Rome Jews outraged as footage shows antisemitism in youth movement of Meloni's party
• All criminal trespassing charges dropped against anti-Israel UT Austin protesters
• Harvard antisemitism task force finds 'dire' situation for Israelis on campus
• Swedish court indicts teen for going to Israeli embassy with semi-automatic weapon
• Al-Aqsa imam indicted on charges of incitement to terrorism
• Terrorists in West Bank may be able to fire rockets at Israel in a year - report
• Soldier killed, 16 injured by roadside bombs during operation in West Bank's Jenin
• PM said to pause security cabinet as Smotrich urges legalization of West Bank outpost
• Far right celebrates 'victory' after Smotrich declares outpost legalization
• Netanyahu revives working groups on Iran nuclear threat following new intel - report
• US places new sanctions on Iran following nuclear escalations
• As Iran Picks a President, a Nuclear Shift: Open Talk About Building the Bomb
• Iran's leaders debating whether it's time to build a nuclear bomb, NYT says, citing Iranian officials
• Weary Iranians head to polls to replace president killed in chopper crash
• 2 hardliners quit Iran presidential race a day before vote, warn of reformist victory
• Analysis: No matter who becomes Iran's next president, much hinges on 'Great Satan' US - Iranian presidential candidates frequently invoke potential return of Donald Trump, as Iranians eye American November elections to calculate strategy going forward
• As Iran's presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown
• Russian energy giant signs memo with Iran on gas supplies - After Russia, Iran has the 'second-largest gas reserves' in the world
• Syria to demobilize tens of thousands of reservists after routing terrorists
• Houthi rebels say they've fired a new 'homemade hypersonic missile,' posting footage of its launch at a civilian ship
• Yemen releases footage of striking Israel ship with 'hypersonic ballistic missile'
• Saudi Arabia said seeking China's help in solving Houthi crisis in Red Sea
• China expels ousted defense chiefs in corruption crackdown
• China expels two former defense ministers from Communist Party as military purge deepens
• Taiwan issues travel advisory after China vows to execute independence supporters
• North Korea claims successful test to develop multiple warhead missile
• Putin's Russia Stirs Up North-South Korea Tensions
• Rumors Swirl North Korea Is Preparing to Deploy Troops to Ukraine
• In Russia, Dagestan mourns and suspicions mount after deadly attacks
• Attacks in Dagestan highlight rising threat from Islamic State
• Is Putin's Ukraine obsession distracting from a rising threat at home?
• Putin Ally Threatens US: 'There Will Be Hell to Pay'
• Pentagon Says $62 Million in Ukraine Weapons Aid Was 'Lost or Destroyed' - But It Doesn't Know Which
• Great Wall of Europe: Europe planning 1,500-mile defence line protecting Poland & Baltics from Putin's WW3 invasion threat
• NATO to Offer Ukraine 'Bridge' to Membership
• Congress gives new NATO leader blank slate - despite past Trump criticisms
• NATO's Trump-Proofing Efforts Are Floundering - Ahead of the U.S. election, the alliance is trying - and failing - to safeguard assistance for Ukraine
• Le Pen threatens to challenge Macron's control on military
• France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
• 'They're trying to divide us': Muslims in France voice fears over rise of far right
• Kenya rocked by fresh protests despite president's U-turn over tax bill
• Kenya police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at protestors who return to streets despite President Ruto's bill withdrawal
• Haiti vows to restore order with Kenya-led force's help
• Bolivia's government arrests 17 more people allegedly involved in an attempted coup, most of them military officials
• Bolivia's president calls claims he was behind attempted coup 'lies' as his supporters rally
• BBC spent 30k Euros of licence fee payers' money on audience members for election debate
• Clapper Transcript: No Regrets for Signing Letter Falsely Dismissing Hunter Biden Laptop
• House Judiciary Committee Votes to Hold Biden Ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer in Contempt of Congress
• Report: Michelle Obama Hasn't Campaigned for Biden Because Family Mistreats Hunter's Ex-Wife Kathleen Buhle
• Establishment Media Turn on Each Other: WH Correspondents' Association Rips CNN for Hiding Debate Studio from Press Pool
• CNN Touts Debate Rules; Muted Mics at Biden's Request
• CNN Slammed After Demonstrating Debate Microphone Setup: 'They Are Rigging It'
• Instagram 'Accidentally' Changed All Users' Settings to Limit Political Content Ahead of Thursday's Debate
• Rumble goes offline minutes before Trump-Biden debate begins
• Biden Tweets Photo of Dark Brandon 'Secret Sauce' Drink
• White House Press Corps Forced to Watch Feed of CNN Debate From Building Across the Street Because They Believe There May Be a "Medical Emergency" Involving One of the Candidates Requiring On-Scene Coverage
• 'Looks and Sounds Ancient': Biden's Appearance Roasted Minutes Into CNN Debate with Trump
• Biden Freezes Mid-Answer Minutes into Debate
• Trump Lands Zinger After Biden Glitches Out: 'I Really Don't Know What He Said'
• Trump Roasts Biden After Joe Crashes During Answer - 'I Don't Think He Knows What He Said Either'
• Trump triumphant as confused, incoherent Biden repeats debunked hoaxes during CNN debate - At times, Biden didn't appear to know what question he was answering
• Biden's Bad Night: Mumbles, blank stares and big bumbles at debate give Trump a path to finish line
• 'Babbling' and 'hoarse': Biden's debate performance sends Democrats into a panic
• "Biden Has a Cold": Campaign Tells Reporters Midway Through Disastrous Debate Biden Has Been Sick for Days
• Biden Supporters, Media Express Shock Over Biden Performance
• CNN's Van Jones Says Joe Biden 'Failed' at Debate: 'That Was Painful'
• MSNBC host Joy Reid: Democrats 'approaching panic' after Biden's 'extremely weak' debate performance
• 'Biden is toast': Politico runs quotes of Democrats declaring debate a disaster before it's over
• Biden Surrogates Left CNN Spin Room 'Abandoned' While Trump Team Answered Questions
• 'Need a New Nominee': Establishment Media Slam Biden's Debate Performance
• Prominent liberals, MSNBC, CNN pundits suggest Joe Biden must be replaced after dismal debate performance
• NYT's Friedman, a close Biden confidant, urges US president to quit election race
• JD Vance: 'It Would Be a Massive Affront to Democracy,' Democrat Voters if Party Swapped Out Biden
• Fact Check: Joe Biden Falsely Claims Border Patrol Agents Endorsed Him
• Border Patrol Union Humiliates Biden in the Middle of the Debate After Endorsement Claim
• Debate Dud: Biden claimed no U.S. troops died on his watch, despite 13 killed in Afghanistan
• Trump calls Biden 'a bad Palestinian' as president's halting debate showing rattles Dems
• Elder Abuse trends on X after Joe Biden's CNN debate performance
• Newsom: There's 'Weaponization' of Clip of Biden After He 'Barely Slept' and Had Schedule 'No One Could Have Kept'
• Trump immunity ruling set to loom over Biden debate
• MAGA Turns Against Amy Coney Barrett: 'Trump Made a Mistake'
• Jack Smith Reveals Avalanche of Evidence Against Donald Trump
• House Weaponization/Intel Committee Report: High-Ranking CIA Officials Colluded with Team Biden to Mislead Voters Ahead of 2020 Election
• Dominion CEO Is Served in Manhattan in Tina Peter's Lawsuit
• Fulton County Moves To Destroy 2020 Election Ballots
• Prince Harry 'deliberately destroyed' potential phone hacking evidence, court hears
• Scientists Make 'Living' Skin for Smiling Robots in Horrifying Vision of the Future
• US investigators sanction Boeing for sharing information on mid-air blowout - Boeing had 'blatantly violated' federal rules by providing 'non-public investigative information'
• Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter
• Moon, 3 planets to align in weekend sky
• 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Peru Coast, Tsunami Alert Lifted
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands region
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 28,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Karymsky volcano on Kamchatka, Rusia erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 10,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Massive sinkhole swallows Illinois soccer field after mine collapses
• Tropical disturbance 95L likely to become Tropical Storm Beryl before arriving in Caribbean islands by Monday
• 1st hurricane of 2024 may track through Caribbean during first week of July
• Fear factor: Fort Lauderdale 'one hurricane away' from being under water again
• Mississippi, Minnesota, and Missouri rivers expected to hit highest levels in a decade
• This mass bleaching event is the worst on record. Now scientists are hoping for hurricanes
• 'Whack-a-mole situation': Algerian officials wrestle with water shortage anger - State not acting fast enough to build desalination stations to deal with dwindling rainfall and resulting drought, say critics
• Wildfires ravaging Arctic Circle - EU monitor
• Antarctica's melting ice is reaching a "tipping point" due to climate change, study finds
• Vatican: Climate Crisis 'Bringing Humanity to Its Knees'
• Pope Francis Laments 'Mother Earth Violated and Devastated'
• Train derails in Illinois, 'long-term' evacuations underway due to 'substances' on board
• Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago
• Swedish Police Investigate Series of Unexplained Deaths at Electric Vehicle Battery Factory
• Thousands of military families and civilians continue to suffer health problems from 2021 fuel leak in Hawaii
• Oklahoma 'immediately' requires schools to teach the Bible: 'Strict compliance is expected'
• Oklahoma state superintendent announces all schools must incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in curriculums
• Former Uvalde school police chief, other officer indicted over slow response to 2022 mass shooting
• Fmr. Obama ICE Director: Migrants Coming with ISIS-Linked Smuggling Group Show We Have Insufficient Vetting
• Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Torture Men Who Sexually Assaulted Elderly Woman
• Suspect in rape of 15-year-old Albany girl is illegal immigrant who was released by Biden's border agents in November 2023: report
• Another One: Illegal Immigrant Nabbed After Deadly Chick-fil-A Shooting - Report
• U.S. soldier in Japan charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl in Okinawa
• Nolte: Another 'Prominent' Never Trumper Accused of Soliciting Sex from Underage Boy
• DOJ Tries to Shut Down Case That Exposed Biden Admin Colluded on Medical Standards Used to Justify Child Sex Changes
• Montana law defining sex as either male or female struck down by district court judge
• Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights
• Trump hammers Dems on abortion 'after birth': 'Nobody wants it to happen'
• Pelosi Says It Is a 'Guarantee' that Trump Will Enact National Abortion Ban if He Wins
• Supreme Court allows for emergency abortions in Idaho
• In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Idaho abortion ruling is 'not a victory for pregnant patients'
• Ketanji Brown Jackson Omits 'Woman' in Abortion Opinion: 'Pregnant Patients'
• Major fertility clinic refuses to warn families after sperm donor tracks down a mum and her IVF-conceived son
• To cure disease, AI needs more of our data - Information about patients remains 'liquid gold' when it comes to enriching medical research
• Shigella outbreak: Public Warned to Avoid River Downstream of Homeless Encampments
• CDC issues dengue fever alert in US as hundreds of cases confirmed in Florida
• Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak
• FDA vaccine regulator shunned COVID booster, warns the system lets 'hierarchy overrule science'