March 1st, 2025

• 'Major Step to Full Sovereignty': Bill to Annex West Bank Settlements Near Jerusalem Set to Pass - The bill proposes the creation of 'metropolitan Jerusalem,' which would incorporate nearby West Bank settlements, fully annexing them to Israel. According to the bill's explanatory notes, 'The law will restore it as the heart of the Jewish people'
• Islamic Jihad says Israeli tanks part of 'plans to annex West Bank by force'
• West Bank Operation Tests Palestinian Leaders' Ability to Root Out Militants
• Report: Netanyahu's rejection of Saudi peace offer led to Qatari cash corridor to Hamas - Paper says days after the 2014 war in Gaza, Riyadh proposed to rebuild Strip and normalize ties with Israel, but the premier thwarted talks to avoid empowering the PA over Hamas
• Oct 7 failure investigations: Hamas deceived Israel for over a decade, IDF never prepared for large invasion - Israeli army presents core results of investigations into its failures on Oct 7
• Hamas planned attacks on IDF soldiers, settlements during ceasefire, Israeli DM Katz reveals
• Right-wing rally in Jerusalem calls for Palestinian expulsion and Jewish resettlement of Gaza
• UN says Gaza ceasefire 'must hold,' as first phase due to expire
• Israel Seeks to Extend Gaza Truce's First Stage as Hamas Urges Int'l Pressure for Second Stage
• PM Netanyahu holds extensive security consultations as Hamas said refusing to extend 1st phase - Israel wants 6 more weeks of current deal, Egyptian sources say, but Hamas wants 2nd phase and end to war
• Israel To Resume War in Gaza and 'Eradicate Hamas,' Cutting Off Aid and Bombarding Strip with Troops
• Report: Israel plans to resume war within weeks, capture Gaza Strip with overwhelming force in single swoop
• Commentary: Trump buries Biden-UN two-state solution in Gaza's rubble
• US announces $3 billion in pending arms sales to Israel, including armored bulldozers
• 'Trump Gaza' AI video creators say they don't want to be the president's 'propaganda machine' - the video was meant to be satirical
• Entebbe survivor creates virtual campaign for Gaza hostages - Benny Davidson is using daily 60 second videos to rally calls for the return of the remaining 59 held by Hamas
• Recently freed hostage recounts extreme hunger, gut-wrenching farewell to still-held captive
• Ex-hostage recalls her final moments with Tsahi Idan: 'They told him he'd return with us'
• From bias to blunders: The BBC's anti-Israel shift since October 7
• UK government calls urgent meeting with BBC over Gaza documentary scandal
• BBC faces possible terror probe over payments to family of Hamas terrorist - Metropolitan police "assessing whether police action is required"
• International development minister Anneliese Dodds has quit her post over Keir Starmer's decision to slash international aid, warning it will be "impossible" to deliver on current spending commitments in Gaza
• God changes 'a.m. to p.m.,' terrorists can't account for divine intervention
• Man charged over deadly 2024 knife attack in Germany that sought to 'avenge Palestine'
• Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to US Herzog reveals deep mistrust of Israel within Biden administration
• US State Secretary Blinken wanted to impose sanctions on IDF military intelligence Unit 504 - There were severe tensions between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu
• Continuing 'the way of the Maccabees,' IDF swears in first ultra-Orthodox combat brigade
• Jewish headstones daubed with swastikas in Slovakia - Town of Hummene was devastated in the Holocaust, with nearly all its Jews massacred
• Rose Girone, oldest living Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
• Lebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah, local officials say - Sources say it is the first time such a seizure is made, as cash caught on man arriving from Turkey; Beirut has also halted all flights from Iran over alleged Israeli warnings
• IDF drone strike in north Lebanon kills Hezbollah weapons operative, says military
• IDF troops fire warning shots in southern Syria, protests break out near Damascus
• Israel pressures US to keep Russian bases in a "weakened" Syria
• Christian town in Syria keeps Aramaic alive, amid fears for future under new regime - Residents of Maaloula, one of the few places where the ancient language is still spoken, worry they'll be blamed for ousted leadership's abuses, targeted in 'revenge' attacks
• Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan
• Trump extends some sanctions against Russia until 2026
• Trump State Dept drops funding for Ukraine energy grid restoration: report
• Russian state media reporter sneaks into Oval Office for heated Trump-Zelensky meeting before he's booted out by Secret Service
• Arrogant Zelensky Mocks Reporter For Asking Why He Won't Wear A Suit to Meet With President Trump: "I'll wear a costume after this war is finished - Maybe something like yours"
• No suit, no lunch, no respect: Zelenskyy-Trump feud started with a fashion dig
• 'He's All Dressed Up!': Trump Dings Zelensky For Not Wearing Suit To White House
• JD Vance Blasts Zelensky during White House meeting for 'attacking the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction' of Ukraine - "Have you said 'thank you' once?"
• Trump berates Zelensky in shocking Oval Office scene: 'Either make a deal or we're out' - As meeting devolves into clash in front of cameras, US leader tells Ukrainian counterpart he's 'gambling with World War III' and being 'very disrespectful'
• 'You're not winning': Trump tells Zelensky Ukraine is 'in big trouble' in heated exchange during White House meeting
• Trump Kicks Zelensky Out of White House, Cancels Press Conference After Ukrainian's Unhinged Oval Office Outburst
• Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Being Booted by Trump, Despite Behind-the-Scenes 'Begging'
• Furious Trump-Zelensky row in White House leaves Ukrainian peace talks and minerals deal in tatters - Talks descend into meltdown as Donald Trump and JD Vance demand Volodymyr Zelensky show gratitude in angry Oval Office showdown - with Ukrainian president leaving early without signing deal
• Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump and Vance unravels into an extraordinary clash - After the meeting, Trump said on his Truth Social website that Zelenskyy "is not ready" for peace and that he "disrespected" the U.S.
• No Deal: Trump tosses Zelensky from White House, says he 'disrespected' US, can 'come back' when ready for peace after heated meeting
• Trump: Zelenskyy Not Ready for Peace If America Is Involved
• Trump says Zelensky 'overplayed his hand,' insists on 'a ceasefire now' in Ukraine
• Elon Musk: Zelenskyy 'Destroyed Himself'
• Even Pro-Ukraine Warmonger Senator Lindsey Graham Condemns Zelensky, Calls for Resignation Following Ejection from White House: "I Don't Know if We Can Ever Do Business with Zelensky Again!"
• 'Utter disaster': Lindsey Graham calls for Zelenskyy resignation after White House throwdown - 'I have never been more proud of' Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham said
• Sen. Graham Says Ukraine Should Replace Zelenskyy If He Doesn't Apologize
• Zelenskyy won't apologize to Trump, but calls clash 'not good for both sides'
• It will be 'incredibly hard' to walk back 'animosity' seen at Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, says Karl Rove
• Speaker Johnson on Zelenskyy Spat: Trump Puts America First
• The U.S.-Ukraine Mineral Deal Is Now In Peril
• KT McFarland: Trump's Energy Policy Key to Peace in Ukraine
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio Terminates US Support of Ukraine's Power Grid
• Report: Trump Mulls Ending Military Aid to Ukraine
• Zelenskyy has 'done incredible damage' to the Ukraine cause, says Tom Bevan
• Zelenskiy, Trump clash will accelerate US probe of fraud in Ukraine aide, senior official says
• Vladimir Putin's Kremlin celebrates as Donald Trump ends Ukraine talks
• Commentary: Democrats, Never Trumpers Inflated Zelensky's Arrogance Before Oval Office Disaster
• Furious Dems attack Trump, Vance after explosive Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy: 'Siding with dictators'
• Conservatives rally around Trump after meeting with Zelenskyy goes off the rails
• Shaheen: GOP Lawmakers Privately Say Trump 'Gone Too Far' on Ukraine
• GOP Ukraine supporters alarmed after explosive Trump, Zelenskyy meeting - 'The U.S. is now on the wrong side of this war,' GOP Rep. Don Bacon told Fox News Digital
• EU top diplomat says 'free world needs new leader' after Trump-Zelensky clash
• Former leader of NATO nation slams President Trump in blunt interview: 'No longer an ally' - 'Even if the American people remain our friends, the Trump administration itself is no longer our ally'
• Trump's alienation of Europe has China 'delighted,' says former U.S. ambassador
• China and Russia should strengthen coordination in international affairs, Xi says
• Russia, China attempt to enlist federal workers laid off by Trump admin: report
• US Embassy in Thailand warns Americans of 'violent retaliatory attacks' risk after Uyghurs deported to China
• China on Tariffs: Will 'Take All Necessary Countermeasures'
• Trump Promises Trade Deal with UK That Sidelines Tariffs
• Trump may be forced to import eggs from Canada despite tariff threats as prices set to soar 41%
• Trump reveals that Biden blames Obama, Pelosi - not Kamala - for forcing him out of presidential race
• President Trump Says "Either Joe or Hunter" Left Cocaine at The White House, "I Think I'll Look Into That"
• Man pardoned for Jan. 6 crime feared returning to jail before deputy killed him in traffic stop
• Pardoned Jan. 6 protester: 'The DOJ was not weaponized against me'
• Georgia Senate Launches Investigation Into Stacey Abrams and Her Nonprofit For Committing Election Fundraising Crimes
• Trump sued by Democrats for seeking control over election commission
• Conservatives explode at botched Epstein document rollout: 'Complete disappointment' - AG Bondi said that Epstein documents are being held up by a New York FBI field office
• MAGA Melts Down Over Epstein Doc Dump 'Nothingburger' As Calls Grow For Bondi To Resign
• Epstein files debacle spurs new interest in contents of promised RFK, MLK assassination files
• Tech Titan Microsoft Partnered Extensively with USAID on Third World Internet Projects
• IRS Now Admits Thief Stole Tax Files of at Least 405,427 Taxpayers
• Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics are a sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown
• Overcrowding and piles of rubbish: Elon Musk's Doge cutbacks plunge America's parks into crisis
• Trump's federal cuts place California's public lands, including Yosemite, in peril
• Trump's firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk, scientists say
• Teary-Eyed Federal Employee Compares Filling Out Elon Musk's Email to "What I Imagine Living in North Korea to be Like"
• Rogue federal staffers create '#AltGov' Bluesky accounts to undermine DOGE, Trump admin
• Musk issues warning after anti-DOGE eruptions at GOP town halls revealed to be backed by Soros
• James Cameron Slams Trump's Re-Election as 'Sickening' and 'Like Watching a Car Crash Over and Over'; His New Zealand Citizenship Is 'Imminent'
• Some people online are planning an 'economic blackout' Friday. What does that mean? Shoppers say they're targeting major companies to protest what they describe as corporate corruption
• A Crypto Scam Swindled Argentines. What Did the President Know?
• Robots can now learn like humans, using self-awareness
• SpaceX: Actually, Dying Starlink Satellites Don't Always Fully Burn Up - The chances of a new Starlink satellite causing a human casualty due to falling debris is '1 in 100 million,' according to SpaceX, which is de-orbiting hundreds of satellites
• Rare planet parade, eclipses and more: Celestial spectacles unfold over the next month
• 7 planets will be on display tonight but you only have a short window to see the stunning sight - Such a sight won't be visible again until 2040
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Tual, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Tiksi, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tlaxmalac, Mexico
• 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattles west Texas
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• New degassing pit crater forms at Etna's Bocca Nuova Crater, Italy
• India avalanche buries dozens prompting massive search and rescue mission
• Tropical Cyclone Garance makes historic landfall over Reunion Island
• Tropical cyclone smashes into French Indian Ocean island, bringing 100-mile-an-hour winds
• Flash floods wash away vehicles in Himachal Pradesh, India
• Take a trip to fight climate change? Group meets in Miami to tout psychedelic solutions - They are pitching the notion that tripping on some magic mushrooms or other hallucinogens might inspire "consciousness shifts" in the populace to do better for the planet
• Violent protests in Greece on rail crash anniversary as frustration at system failures boils over
• 'Cocaine queen of Europe' arrested after four years on the run
• 86 people arrested in San Francisco open-air drug market raid as city cracks down on crime
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Does Not Rule Out Strikes on Fentanyl Labs in Mexico
• Secret U.S. Drone Program Helped Capture Mexican Cartel Bosses
• Bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang put on notice as new bill curbs blue state sanctuary policies
• 'Gross Mismanagement' - Taxpayers in Democrat-Controlled Illinois Paid $1.6 Billion for Illegals' Healthcare
• Haitian man charged in NC triple murder flew into US under Biden migrant flights program: ICE
• FL Police Chief "Don't Arrest Illegals", Refuses To Work With ICE
• Joy Behar claims Elon Musk is pro-racial segregation then walks back comments: 'Don't sue me'
• Trump to order English as official US language
• Latino institute says order on official language could have far-reaching repercussions
• Federal Judge Clears the Way for Trump to Purge DEI Intel Officials
• BlackRock Shifts Away from DEI Policies After President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order
• Dozens arrested in global operation over AI-generated child sexual abuse material
• Washington state high school teacher busted for sex crimes involving young children
• Canadian LGBT refugee program comes under scrutiny: 'It is a joke'
• Maryland Democrats want to place condom vending machines in kindergartens
• Republican delegate on condoms in public school vending machines: 'It is shocking'
• Filmmaker Paul Feig Donates $300,000 to Support 'Trans' Youth: 'Our Fellow Citizens Are Stripped of Their Rights'
• Washington State Launches Bullying Investigation into Teen Girl Who Refused to Play Against Trans Opponent
• Maine Lawmaker Censured for Using Birth Name of Transgender Athlete in Protest of State Allowing Males to Play in Girl's Sports
• Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code
• Pentagon to remove transgender service members from military - Around $52 million was spent between 2015 and 2024 for psychotherapy, hormone treatment, sex change surgeries, and other treatments for transgender service members
• India's First Transgender Clinic Shuts Down After Losing Its USAid Funding With 'No Hope of Resuming'
• U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
• US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding 'could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa'
• RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions - In notice to Federal Register, health agency says public participation is not needed in many decisions
• Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
• FDA meeting to choose flu vaccine composition canceled without explanation
• Measles death in Texas puts Kennedy's vaccine views to the test
• The View's Whoopi Goldberg warns 'people are gonna die' over RFK Jr.'s response to measles: 'This is your job, dude'
• Texas official warns against "measles parties" as outbreak keeps growing
• Measles outbreak in Ontario grows to more than 140 cases
• Dozens of dead birds found on Long Island beach believed to have died from avian flu
• WHO investigates cause of illness in the DRC as nearly 1,100 fall sick, 60 dead
• DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting
• The deadly 'black fungus' infection that decimates flesh
• Pope Francis' health 'suddenly worsens' in hospital as Vatican issues new update after he is placed on ventilator
• New Plans for Ash Wednesday as Pope Recovers