May 21st, 2025

• France is 'Determined' to Recognise Palestine as a State Says Foreign Minister
• Macron's Israeli adviser leading drive for Palestinian state - Ofer Bronchtein has been spearheading the effort to convene a conference to bypass Israel and create a Palestinian state
• 'A prize for genocidal Oct 7': PM Netanyahu rebukes sanction threats by UK, France & Canada over Gaza offensive & aid - Leaders threaten to recognize 'Palestine,' impose sanctions against Israel
• UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Lammy calls Gaza blockade 'morally wrong' and 'unjustifiable'
• 'Indefensible': UK freezes trade talks with Israel amid global outrage over Gaza war
• UK pauses free trade talks with Israel over Gaza war, sanctions West Bank settlers
• UK sanctions 'extremist settlers,' illegal outposts, citing 'Israeli failure to act'
• 'Mandate ended 77 years ago': Israel reacts furiously to UK sanctions - Israel's Foreign Ministry accuses UK government of having 'anti-Israel obsession'
• EU to review trade relations with Israel over 'untenable' situation in Gaza, says top diplomat
• Spanish parliament passes non-binding motion urging arms embargo on Israel - 'Netanyahu is killing, bombing, starving, and depriving' Palestinians of medical care in 'biggest ethnic cleansing of the 21st century,' says Podemos party leader
• Vance says logistics scotched Israel trip, after report said it was differences over Gaza op
• Trump 'frustrated' with Gaza war, wants Israel to 'wrap it up' - report
• Qatar PM says 'fundamental differences' between sides have stalled Doha ceasefire talks
• PM calls back top members of Doha team due to 'Hamas refusal' of deal based on Witkoff framework, leaves behind some reps
• PM recalls top members of Doha negotiating team, citing 'Hamas refusal' of hostage deal
• New Pope Leo XIV tries to turn page on Jewish-Catholic relations, meets Israel's President Herzog & world Jewish leaders - In inaugural Mass, Pope Leo called for release of hostages & a ceasefire in Gaza
• Israel's Allies Condemn Expansion of Gaza War
• Ex-premier Olmert: What Israel 'is doing now in Gaza, is very close to a war crime'
• Gaza medics say at least 60 killed over past day as IDF forges ahead with new offensive
• Israel will seize more of Gaza if Hamas doesn't free hostages, IDF chief warns
• Ex-IDF general Yair Golan calls to end Gaza War, claims US is fighting Israeli gov't to free the hostages - 'Netanyahu gov't turned a just campaign into prolonged, aimless political survival war'
• Parents of several hostages demand government stop 'exploiting our children's images' in PR campaigns
• Hostage Matan Zangauker struggling to stand, suffering severe health issues - report
• Yarden Bibas says he met Yahya Sinwar in tunnel, asked to be with hostage David Cunio
• Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan, received note in her son's handwriting from Gaza tunnel - A vocal critic of Netanyahu, Zangauker calls for 'comprehensive agreement' to return hostages, end war
• PM Netanyahu fends off criticism of aid renewal; IDF calls to evacuate whole of Khan Younis as fighting continues - Humanitarian situation in Gaza was approaching 'red line,' says PM Netanyahu
• Australia demands Israel allow aid into Gaza, stating 'the population faces starvation' in joint statement
• Rubio: We're pleased by Israeli decision to allow some aid into Gaza, but it's insufficient
• 'Thoroughly inspected' - Aid trucks enter the Gaza Strip after months of blockade - Gov't still plans to set up IDF-controlled humanitarian zones to prevent Hamas seizure
• Israel: 93 UN aid trucks reached Gaza on second day after blockade
• 'Unimaginable Devastation' - 92% of Gaza Homes Destroyed by Israel
• Gaza baby sent back to war zone after open-heart surgery in Jordan
• Outrage as opposition party leader Golan says Israel 'killing babies as a hobby' in Gaza - Ex-general says Israel becoming 'pariah state'; PM accuses him of 'antisemitic blood libel'; IDF chief condemns comment casting doubt on soldiers' morality; Lapid: 'Gift to our enemies'
• Right & left politicians unite to pillory 'Democrats' leader Yair Golan for saying Israel 'kills babies for a hobby' - President Herzog: 'Serious and false slander about IDF soldiers is a red line'
• Golan defends 'killing babies' comment, says it was directed at 'failed' government
• Spain's PM wants Israel out of international cultural events over Gaza war
• Yuval Raphael took 2nd at Eurovision - and exposed a global lie about Israel
• Eurovision director denies claims of vote rigging for Israel
• South Korea inaugurates its first Holocaust museum: 'A shield of knowledge'
• Major banks' profits surge as they cash in on wartime credit and fee growth
• Increase in Breaches at Israel-Jordan Border Raises Fears of Another October 7 Attack
• Reservists being called up despite recognized mental wounds, including PTSD - report
• PA's Abbas to discuss weapons in Lebanon's Palestinian camps during Beirut visit
• Yemen-based Houthis threaten to resume missile attacks on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport
• Report: New US intel suggests Israel poised for Iran nuclear attack
• Iran faces U.S. without Plan B as nuclear red lines collide
• Iran's Khamenei says nuclear talks with US unlikely to 'lead to any outcome'
• Iran warns nuclear talks will fail if US pushes for zero enrichment
• Iran's supreme leader rejects US stance on uranium enrichment
• EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria to aid recovery of war-torn country - Move comes one week after Trump announced all US sanctions on Syria would be lifted
• Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war'
• Marco Rubio testifies in front of Senate panel, warns Syria could be 'weeks' away from collapse: "It is our assessment that, frankly, the transitional authority, given the challenges they're facing, is maybe weeks, not many months, away from potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions, basically the country splitting up"
• Hegseth Launches Investigation into Biden's Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal, Promises Accountability
• Pope Leo XIV Willing to Host Ukraine Peace Talks
• Zelensky to Trump: 'Ukraine Is Ready for a Full and Unconditional Ceasefire'
• Zelenskyy: Russia Playing for Time to Continue War in Ukraine
• EU, Britain go ahead with new Russia sanctions without waiting for Trump
• US is not withdrawing from the world, Rubio says during testy hearings in Congress
• Taiwan president calls for 'peace' with China but says island must prepare for war
• Japan farm minister resigns over controversial gifted rice comments after experiencing a backlash over a controversial admission that he does not buy rice because he receives so much of it from supporters, with the comments hitting a nerve as the Japanese public struggles with soaring prices
• Reform UK's Tice Torches PM Starmer in Parliament, Tells Him His Labour Party Will Lose Next Elections Over His Brexit Betrayal
• 'Death by a thousand cuts': Major bank sounds alarm on Trump's handling of economy
• Navy's former second-in-command convicted in historic corruption case
• UK Contractor Extradited to U.S., Pleads Guilty in Massive USAID Fraud Scheme Tied to Pakistan Energy Program
• Marco Rubio defends State Dept budget before Senate committee, says only 12¢ of every $1 spent by USAID went to intended recipients - "Your regret for voting for me confirms I'm doing a good job."
• Ric Grenell Uncovers $26 Million in 'Fake Revenue' at Kennedy Center - Vows Criminal Charges for Biden Appointees
• Rep. Tim Burchett suggests Biden's autopen staffers were taking massive payoffs in exchange for pardons
• Trump's Former Spokesperson Liz Harrington SlamsS FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino for Downplaying Trump Butler Assassination Plot
• Dave Portnoy goes off on Biden's late cancer diagnosis as 'one of the great scandals' in US politics
• Biden Spox Discloses New Information on Joe Biden's Last Test for Prostate Cancer After Trump Questions Why Diagnosis Wasn't Revealed Earlier... and CNN Isn't Even Buying It
• Prostate Experts See Familiar Scenario in Biden's Cancer Diagnosis - Guidelines from professional organizations that advise doctors and public health officials recommend against screening for men over age 70
• Biden spokesperson says former president was never diagnosed with prostate cancer before last week - Biden spokesman Chris Meagher told reporters on Tuesday that the former president had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer before Friday, and said that the last time he was screened for the disease was in 2014
• Joe Biden's WH doctor was a longtime family friend who once worked with his shady brother - as cancer 'cover-up' speculation mounts
• DOJ official suggests Jill Biden be charged for 'elder abuse' after claims she knew about Joe's health issues
• Trump defends 'cognitively impaired' Biden, accuses Dems of taking advantage of him, Autopen
• "Treasonous Thugs" - President Trump Says People Who Controlled Joe Biden's Autopen Committed Treason, Calls For Severe Consequences
• Report: Joe Biden's Cabinet Meetings Were Scripted, Used Cameras Creatively to Cover Mistakes
• Supreme Court refuses to hear Republican lawsuit seeking to roll back voting rights measures
• Rep. Nancy Mace Shares Nude Photo of Herself During House Hearing on 'Surveillance in Private Spaces'
• Regeneron buys 23andMe out of bankruptcy, sparking genetic data privacy concerns
• Again? Spain Hit by Widespread Phone and Internet Outages Less Than a Month After Mass Blackouts
• Major mobile network suffers massive outage in Spain weeks after electricity blackout
• Hawaiian Airlines flight diverted on San Diego tarmac over possible bomb threat; person arrested
• Trump selects design plans for Israeli-inspired 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield
• Trump selects $175 billion Golden Dome defense shield design, appoints leader
• Trump: 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield with be online by end of term - "We will truly be completing the job that President Reagan started 40 years ago, forever, ending the missile threat to the American homeland"
• All About Trump's Golden Dome Defence System, 1st US Weapon In Space - The Golden Dome will integrate with existing ground-based defence capabilities and is aimed at protecting the US from cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, and drones, whether they're conventional or nuclear
• West Papua landslide leaves 6 dead and 14 missing, Indonesia
• Landslide in Guangdong's Pingtougang kills three, leaves one missing
• A Japanese manga claims a natural disaster is imminent. Now, some tourists are canceling their trips
• Who is New Baba Vanga? July 2025 Predictions of Earthquake, Tsunami and Massive Disaster
• Strong M6.4 earthquake hits near the coast of Papua New Guinea
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Ushuaia, Argentina
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 13,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 10,000ft
• Tropical wave detected in Atlantic - weeks before hurricane season really begins
• Flood emergency in New South Wales after extreme rainfall triggers rescues and power outages
• Cold snap breaks May temperature records across Victoria
• How climate change is increasing complication risks for pregnant women
• State Farm Not Satisfied with 17% Rate Hike in California; Asks for Nearly 30% following the Los Angeles fires
• Majority of Fentanyl, Known, Suspected Terrorists Coming Through Northern Border
• Cartel Hunting Season: Two Top Mexican Federal Officials Murdered in the Capital, President Claudia Sheinbaum Confirms
• Trump 'Looking Into' Biden's Autopen OK to Open Borders
• Judge Orders U.S. to Keep Custody of Migrants Amid Claims They Were Sent to South Sudan
• Trump migrant detentions at Guantanamo Bay cost $100,000 per person daily, senator says
• Horror: Illegal Accused of Stabbing Mother and Unborn Child to Death in South Carolina
• ICE captures illegal immigrant wanted for allegedly killing mother in DUI crash
• Germany: Two Suspected Migrant Stabbings Leave Eight Injured, Including 11-Year-Old Girl
• Candace Owens Interviews Harvey Weinstein From Prison - Insists He Was 'Wrongfully Convicted' of Sex Crimes
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs took drugs 'every day' including Obama-shaped ecstasy pills, ex-assistant says
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs covered face with 'Muslim women wear' during 'freak-off', says Exotic dancer in bombshell trial
• Investigation uncovers child exploitation in South Africa's illegal mines
• O'Keefe Media Group Releases First-Ever Footage Inside Epstein's Mysterious Gold-Domed Temple
• Bolivia Blocks Fugitive Evo Morales from Running for President Again amid Pedophilia Probe
• Washington State Dems vote against informing parents about sexual assault of a child by a school employee
• Church of England may get its first female archbishop of Canterbury
• Nolte: USC Professor Says Oscar Diversity Rules Not Woke Enough
• Half Mile 'Rainbow Road' Painted in DC for 'World Pride'
• 'Real Champ!': Defiant Female Track Star Poses on First-Place Podium After Finishing Second to Trans Athlete
• Parents Clash at Illinois School Board Meeting After Transgender Biological Boy Beats 7th Grade Girls During Track Meet
• Supreme Court Sides with Maine GOP State Rep. in Censure Case Over Social Media Post on Transgender Athletes, Restores Her Voting Rights
• Minnesota AG sued for letting biological males play in girls sports amid trans softball player dominance
• Christian summer camp sues Colorado over new transgender rule - 75-year-old Camp IdRaHaJe risks losing license after state denied religious exemption from new gender identity requirements
• Fetus of brain dead Georgia woman kept alive due to abortion ban is growing, says family - Hospital plans to keep Adriana Smith on life support until August, when doctors will deliver baby via C-section
• Bird Flu Is Now Killing Cats at a 90% Fatality Rate - Experts Warn It Could Jump to Humans
• WHO says vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Papua New Guinea
• Yellow Fever Resurgence Could Make COVID Look 'Pale' by Comparison
• FDA sets new COVID booster guidelines requiring trials for approvals for healthy adults
• FDA significantly limits access to COVID-19 vaccines - The agency is restricting new shots to people ages 65 and up or with underlying conditions
• Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation Into Andrew Cuomo over his testimony on nursing home deaths during the Covid pandemic
• RFK Jr. Calls on Others to Break From 'Corrupting' WHO
• WHO signs international pandemic response treaty without the U.S.
• Prepare to Be Watched: W.H.O. Agrees to Boost Global Pandemic 'Surveillance'