March 8th, 2025

• India-led economic trade corridor could be a bonanza for Israel - The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor initiative could potentially lead to a defense pact between Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates
• After initial rejection, US sends mixed signals on Arab alternative to Trump's Gaza plan
• Trump Admits Direct Talks with Hamas, Repeats 'Hell to Pay' Threat
• US holds direct talks with Hamas to 'help Israel,' Trump says after contacts said to be leaked by Israel
• Dermer voices Israeli objection to US-Hamas talks in 'tense' call - report
• Netanyahu confidant 'lashed out' at US envoy over direct talks with Hamas - Dermer fumes at Boehler for discussing number of prisoners Israel would release for American hostages without Netanyahu's consent; Israel had warned against such a meet in February
• Joint US-Israeli military action being considered against Hamas if hostages aren't released
• PLO official says Trump 'expulsion' plan will not bring peace, threatens to cut ties with US
• Gaza aid ops in peril as millions of promised USAID dollars frozen under Trump's cuts
• Yemen's Houthis threaten to resume attacks on Israel if no aid to Gaza in four days
• IDF told to prepare for 'immediate' return to Gaza fighting - report
• Over 50 freed hostages tell Netanyahu: Carry out Gaza ceasefire deal - "Every minute there is hell, every passing moment is a potential death sentence."
• Hostage soldier's family says new Hamas video proves 'time has run out' for captives
• Expanding his global campaign, freed hostage Eli Sharabi meets with UK's Starmer
• Keir Starmer tells freed hostage Eli Sharabi the way Hamas treated him was 'inhuman'
• A Hamas Leader's Release From Prison Reopens Old Wounds in Israel
• Knesset speaker apologizes for violence against bereaved families at Oct. 7 probe debate
• Party drug MDMA may have protected survivors of Nova attack from trauma, study suggests
• IDF spokesman Hagari to retire from military, in move widely seen as dismissal
• Americans, Especially Democrats, Becoming Less Sympathetic to Israel, Poll Finds
• Yard sign condemning antisemitism on college campuses sparks free speech debate
• The Trump administration revealed on Friday that it's withdrawing $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University because of what the administration says is the school's failure to protect Jewish students from harassment
• Rubio Warns Foreign Pro-Hamas Students Could Face Deportation
• Jewish Students Face Increasing Hostility as Antisemitism Surges in France, New Report Finds
• Indian killed while illegally entering Israel was victim of job scam, family say
• Israel enters tense Ramadan month as 90,000 Muslims hold first Friday prayer on Jerusalem's Temple Mount
• IDF says Hezbollah arms caches and rocket launchers targeted in Lebanon airstrikes
• Syrian government still faces threat from Assad loyalists
• Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200
• Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists- Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria's new Islamist-led government
• Katz calls new Syria president an al-Qaeda terrorist after reports Alawites executed
• Syrian leaders calls on Alawite insurgents to surrender 'before it's too late'
• New Iran-Backed Group Emerges in Syria to Confront Israel
• Trump says he wrote to Khamenei offering talks on Iran's nuclear program - US president reiterates he won't allow Iran to acquire the bomb, warns that if US decides to act with force 'it's going to be a terrible thing,' says something will happen 'soon'
• Iran FM says no to nuclear talks with US under Trump's 'maximum pressure' policy
• How Trump's refugee ban is keeping 700 persecuted Iranian Jews out of the US
• 'Here you will die': detainees speak of executions, starvation and beatings at hands of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces
• Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum
• FBI Arrests U.S. Army Soldiers over Alleged Sale of National Defense Info to China
• Romania detains 6 on suspicion of plotting a coup in collusion with Russia
• Powder Keg Europe: Polish PM Donald Tusk Announces Military Training for All Adult Males, Vows To Pursue Access to Nuclear Weapons
• Hungarian PM Orban Says Military Spending Frenzy and Decision To Support Kiev's War Will 'Ruin Europe' - Budapest To Hold Consultation With Its Citizens Over Ukraine Joining the EU
• EU leaders agree on defence surge, support Zelenskiy after US aid freeze
• Macron tells Trump France is a 'loyal and steadfast ally' in NATO, hits back at 'imperialist' Putin
• Trump's Embrace of Putin Has Germany Thinking of Nuclear Weapons
• Lane: Can Anything Ever Be Threatening Enough to Make Trusting Germany With The Bomb Worthwhile?
• Trump considers pulling troops out of Germany - It is understood that the president is considering redeploying personnel to Hungary, which has maintained a close relationship with Russia
• As Trump pivots to Russia, allies weigh sharing less intel with U.S. - Members of the so-called Five Eyes spy alliance, as well as Israeli and Saudi officials, fear the identities of foreign assets could inadvertently be shared with Moscow
• Russia launches major aerial assault on Ukraine days after US shut off military aid
• Putin Ready to Discuss Truce with Ukraine After Trump Threatens Russia with "Large Scale Banking Sanctions" and Tariffs
• Trump: Difficult Dealing With Ukraine; Easier With Russia
• Russian rouble soars since Donald Trump took office as US 'appeasing Putin'
• Ukrainian Journalist Who Was Previously Awarded by Zelensky Calls for President Trump's Assassination: "Where is Lee Harvey Oswald When The Country Needs Him So Badly?"
• Dean: Trump Will 'Incite Revolution if He Doesn't Stop This Crap'
• Trump being pressured to cut Puerto Rico off from the US completely - A congressional effort is taking hold to pressure the White House to embolden Puerto Rico to become an independent nation and save American taxpayers $617.8 billion
• Trump Threatens New 250 Percent Tariff on Canada
• Trump administration briefing: Trump changes tack on tariffs - again - as US plans to close consulates
• Trump and his allies hint at economic pain ahead for Americans - While top officials have framed any economic disruption as short term and necessary for long-term prosperity, the comments go against Trump's campaign rhetoric
• White House crypto czar says public has 'lost out on over $17 billion' because earlier administrations never took advantage of bitcoin already in the U.S. government's possession
• US foreign aid projects asked to justify their work in White House survey - Staff questioned on eccentric list of criteria that meet Trump administration's new national security priorities
• US Foreign Aid Orgs Say They Are Owed More Than $671M by Monday Deadline
• DOGE: VA Cancels $56,000 Contract to Water 8 Potted Plants
• New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch - Sam Corcos, a new member of Elon Musk's DOGE team, reportedly showed up at the IRS demanding detailed info about American taxpayers to hunt for fraud
• House Dems Consider Govt Shutdown Over DOGE
• Federal Judge Declines to Block DOGE from Access to Treasury Systems
• Sen. Lindsey Graham: Congress Should Pass a 'Rescission' Package to Enact DOGE Spending Cuts
• Amid growing outcry, Trump says Musk's cuts should be done with 'scalpel' not 'hatchet'
• Far-Left New York Times Pushes Wild Claim That Elon Musk and Marco Rubio Had 'Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight' in White House Cabinet Meeting - Trump Reportedly Intervened on Rubio's Behalf
• Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk - Simmering anger at the billionaire's unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk
• Stacey Abrams: Trump Is 'Governing Like a Ponzi Scheme'
• Hostin: Trump Presidency an 'Existential Crisis,' Dems Must Be Willing to 'Fight and Die'
• Carville scolds Democrats for 'foolishness' at Trump's address while US faces 'greatest peril' in 80 years
• Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Democrats' Pathetic 'Choose Your Fighter' Video & Sad Protests
• Rep. Hank Johnson Says MAGA Wants Black Americans 'Confined' to 'Picking Cotton'
• President Trump's Golden Age vs the Zombie Democrats
• View from the couch: therapists on sessions in new Trump era - Some mental health professionals are incorporating political views into the healing process: 'I want to let them know it's really safe'
• California Dem says flight attendant told him party looked 'heartless' for not standing for boy with cancer
• Trump Organization, Eric Trump sue Capital One for 'unjustifiable' 2021 debanking based on 'woke' beliefs
• Report: Nearly All of Biden's Official Signatures were Autopens, so Who Was Really Running the Country?
• Rep. Abe Hamadeh to Introduce "Voting Only Through English Act" to Require Election Ballots to be Printed Only in U.S. National Language Next Week
• Paramount says Trump's CBS '60 Minutes' lawsuit seeks to 'punish' network
• Celine Dion Warns Against 'Fake,' AI-Generated Songs Popping Up Online - "Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography"
• Amazon AI and Google Call Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' a 'True Work of Art'
• Tesla's Fortunes Fall as Musk Rises in Trump World - CEO's politics erode brand's appeal among some core buyers of electric vehicles; 'I used to idolize the guy'
• Musk: "Starlink Not Allowed in South Africa, Because I'm Not Black"
• SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, which Musk calls a 'minor setback'
• US FAA says 240 flights disrupted by explosion of Musk's SpaceX Starship
• Top secret US spaceship returns to Earth after 434 days on mysterious mission and is met by hazmat-clad ground crew
• From the Negev to the moon: Israeli company fuels deep-space innovation with $2.5 million grant
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Cayarani, Peru
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Ex-Cyclone Alfred live: Anthony Albanese warns downgrade not 'reason for complacency' as flood threat remains
• Powerful tornado hits Murcia town in Negros Occidental, Philippines
• Extreme rainfall, severe flooding hits Bahia Blanca, Argentina
• Canary Islands flooding: Gran Canaria streets become rivers washing away cars
• Flash floods cause infrastructural damage and road closures in Johannesburg, South Africa
• Flash flooding hits Ha'il and Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
• Four-stories of scaffolding collapse in Boston amid 55 mph gusts as powerful windstorm blasts New England
• FEMA: Agency Has Fired More Bosses in Connection with Hurricane Recovery Crews Avoiding Trump Homes
• State Farm Ain't There: Insurance Giant Not Budging to Help Fire Victims Avoid 'The List' to Collect Personal Property Payouts
• US Estimates It Will Take $20 Billion and Years to Refill Oil Reserve
• Azerbaijan's SOCAR set to sign Israel gas exploration agreement
• Trump Rejects UN's 2030 Sustainability Goals
• Somali-Born Maine State Rep Admits Her Purpose is to Develop Somalia: 'We Must Always Prioritize Our Country'
• Kristi Noem says 2 leakers accused of disclosing ICE operations ID'd: 'Put law enforcement lives in jeopardy'
• Democrat Mayors Refuse to Answer If They Would Turn Over Illegal Aliens to ICE
• DOJ Identifies Chinese Nationals and Companies Directly Aiding Mexican Drug Cartels and Supplying Fentanyl Precursors to Mexico
• Sex, Drinking and Dementia: 25 Lawmakers Spill on What Congress Is Really Like
• Grandmother gets X-rated message after Apple AI fail
• Former Colombian priest, child molester sentenced for passport fraud and stripped of US citizenship
• Pics of WWII Bomber Flagged For Removal Under Pete Hegseth's 'DEI' Purge - Because 'Gay' Is in Its Name
• California LGBTQ Caucus 'Sickened and Disgusted' After Newsom Turns on Trans Athletes
• Newsom's Wife Recently Partnered with Pro-Transgender Athlete Group
• Trump Administration Finds Maine Trans Athlete Policy in Violation of Title IX
• GOP's two top Dem Senate targets justify blocking bill to bar men from women's sports
• Minnesota Democrat Calls Transgender Athlete Bans 'State Sanctioned Genocide'
• Buffalo, N.Y., community mourns beloved gay couple killed in double homicide
• Trans women transferred to men's prisons despite rulings against Trump's order - Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: 'I'm punished for existing'
• Elton John, Brandi Carlile Release 'Anthem for Young Gay Kids'
• Trump Administration Drops Biden-Era Abortion Lawsuit Against Idaho
• As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear
• Report: Justice Department investigating surge in egg prices - Egg prices have nearly doubled in the last year
• Thieves steal over 500 eggs in 'breakfast heist' after price hikes and limits placed at Costco, Trader Joe's
• Egg shortage fears rise as Passover approaches in Israel
• Measles Outbreak: Cases In Texas Near 200 After Deceased Man In New Mexico Tested Positive
• Vitamin A? Cod liver oil? Experts say there's no replacement for measles vaccination
• Report: CDC to launch study into vaccines and autism, possible links - An HHS Spokesperson said the 'CDC will leave no stone unturned'
• Trump's pick to lead FDA tells senators he'd look into food, abortion pill, vaccine advisers