March 3rd, 2025

• In Gaza, Ramadan's start overshadowed by war fears as ceasefire's first phase expires
• Israel endorses new US plan for half of hostages to be released now, ceasefire maintained - As phase 1 period ends, PM's office backs what it says is Witkoff proposal for permanent ceasefire and all hostages freed by end of Passover; Hamas: Israel reneging on deal
• Israel halts humanitarian aid into Gaza following Hamas decision to reject Witkoff's ceasefire extension proposal - Witkoff's proposal calls for ceasefire extension during Ramadan-Passover, release of additional hostages
• White House backs Israel blocking aid to Gaza
• Coalition lawmakers welcome Netanyahu's decision to stop entry of aid into Gaza
• EU condemns Hamas for rejecting ceasefire extension, urges new negotiations
• Arab states, UN condemn Israel's halt of aid into Gaza until hostage outline accepted - Egypt says 'no alternative' to original truce deal, while Jordan and Saudi Arabia accuse Israel of 'using starvation as a weapon,' as Hamas rejects Israeli call to extend phase one
• Egypt says Gaza reconstruction plan ready, will intensify efforts for phase two
• President Trump invites released Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi to White House after watching his shocking testimony
• Thousands line route as slain hostage Shlomo Mantzur buried at Gaza-area kibbutz - President asks for forgiveness from 85-year-old terror victim
• Israel says it 'won't be deterred' by Hamas propaganda as talks about hostage deal extension appear deadlocked - Hamas published video showing released hostage parting from brother, who is still captive
• New survey reveals 20% of displaced Israelis have lost their jobs since Oct 7 terror attack
• Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms
• Netanyahu thanks 'greatest friend ever' Trump for weapons sales
• Israel reportedly lobbied US to keep Russian military bases in Syria to weaken new regime's threat - Israel concerned about growing Turkish influence, support for Palestinian terror groups
• France Proposes Posting Troops at IDF's 5 Border Points to Expedite Israel's Withdrawal from Lebanon
• Nasrallah's children say he cried after pager attack and fell into depression
• Man killed in Haifa terror stabbing attack; 3 seriously injured, 1 moderately wounded
• Yair Golan: Deadly Haifa attack shows 'profound failure' of right-wing government
• Australia's intelligence chief defines antisemitic threat as 'top priority'
• Iran vice president Zarif, former face of nuke deal, quits under hardliner pressure
• Iranian finance minister fired amid spiraling economic crisis
• US aircraft carrier visits South Korea in show of force against North Korea
• Norwegian Defense Minister Forced to Intervene After Fuel Supplier Threatens to Cut Off U.S. Military Vessels
• Tucker Carlson Issues Withering Response to Zelensky's Oval Office Meeting - Warns Ukraine's 'Serious Crimes' Will Soon Come to Light
• Zelensky Responds to Calls for Resignation, Says He'll Resign for NATO Membership - Bizarrely Offers Lindsey Graham Ukrainian Citizenship to Stop Speaking Out Against Him
• Lindsey Graham Slams Zelensky over Refusal to Resign: 'Until There Is an Election, No One Has a Voice'
• Johnson: Someone Besides Zelensky 'Needs to Lead' Ukraine
• Bernie Sanders: Calls for Zelensky to Resign Are 'Horrific'
• Congressional Dems urged Zelensky to reject mineral deal ahead of disastrous White House meeting with Trump, Vance - "Just finished a meeting with President Zelensky here in Washington. He confirmed that the Ukrainian people will not support a fake peace agreement where Putin gets everything he wants and there are no security arrangements for Ukraine."
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Reveals This Is the Third Time Zelensky Has Backed Out of Mineral Deal
• Ukraine still ready to sign minerals deal despite Trump spat, Zelenskyy says
• Ukraine's allies embrace Zelensky in London, warn of 'once-in-a-generation moment'
• Europe wants to broker peace in Ukraine - and between Trump and Kyiv after the White House fiasco
• UK and France to Craft a 'Coalition of the Willing' Ukraine Peace Plan to Present to Trump, Says PM Starmer
• Keir Starmer Announces He's Ready to Send "Boots on the Ground" to Ukraine After Giving Them $2 Billion, Encourages US, Europe to Join
• Trudeau vows to support Ukraine, says Canada will have 'proportional response' to Trump's tariffs
• Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico Refuses to Fund Ukraine, Declares No More Financial or Military Aid
• Elon Musk indicates US should pull out of NATO, UN - Last month, Trump cut funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
• Rep. Abe Hamadeh to Introduce Bill Mandating English Only Federal Election Ballots in Line With President Trump's Executive Order Designating English as the Official US Language
• Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump's bid to oust him was unlawful
• USAID official placed on leave after saying barriers to life-saving programs will cause 'preventable death'
• Elon Musk Tells Joe Rogan Social Security, Disability, and Medicaid Entitlements Fraud is Democrats' "Gigantic Magnetic Force" to Import Illegal Aliens to Vote
• Trump announces strategic crypto reserve including bitcoin, Solana, XRP and more
• Trump economic approval ratings sag as inflation fears grow
• Humanoid robots join the assembly line to build more of themselves
• The Schools Reviving Shop Class Offer a Hedge Against the AI Future
• Pastor Has One Word to Describe Sermons Written with AI: 'Wicked'
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Masohi, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Mid-Indian Ridge
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Adigrat, Ethiopia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Iranshahr, Iran
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Colonia Juarez, Mexico
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the outheast Indian Ridge
• Magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattles Los Angeles on Oscar night
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador 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
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• 'Take steps now': Brisbane, Gold Coast brace for direct impact with NSW in firing line of potentially 'life-threatening' Cyclone Alfred
• NOAA firings raise concerns over agency's ability to forecast hurricanes and more
• Dangerous early March severe weather outbreak to span nearly 2 dozen states
• Mardi Gras festivities threatened Tuesday as strong winds, severe weather eye South
• Newsom moves to clear flammable brush from California forests after Trump's criticism over wildfire policies
• Gavin Newsom Declares 'State of Emergency' for Brush Clearance - Months Too Late
• South Carolina governor declares state of emergency as wildfires erupt in Carolinas, Georgia
• Evacuations ordered as 175 wildfires erupt across South and North Carolina
• Delta Air Lines Flight Returns to Boston Airport Due to Smoky Odor in Cabin
• California bill would require homeowners to 'exhaust every reasonable means to escape' prior to confronting home invader with deadly force - or face homicide charges
• Haitian man admitted to US under Biden's migrant program charged with stabbing 3 people to death in North Carolina home
• Diddy, Luigi Mangione on lockdown in Brooklyn jail after 40+ person 'race riot'
• Christian group IJM works with Thai authorities to rescue 260 trafficking victims from scam compounds
• Measles outbreak continues to spike with nearly 150 reported cases
• Measles vaccines given long ago could be less effective now, doctors say
• British scientists have created a banana that 'stays fresh for 24 hours after opening' - British experts have altered the fruit's genetics so it remains firm, fresh and yellow for about 24 hours after opening, even when sliced