May 27th, 2025

• Israel warns Europe that Palestine recognition may be met with West Bank annexation
• National Security Minister Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day, says 'prayer and prostration are permitted'
• Ben-Gvir bucks status-quo, announces prayer permitted on Temple Mount
• 'We are not afraid of the word occupation,' Smotrich at Jerusalem Day rally - "We are liberating Gaza - and settling it," Smotrich said, addressing a crowd gathered for the annual celebration
• 'Without Nakba, there is no victory': Violence breaks out in Jerusalem's Old City - Jerusalem Post witnesses said that they saw rioters spit on Standing Together activists, assault police officers, and sing racist chants
• Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem
• Spain hosts 20 European & Arab states, seeks sanctions against Israel due to 'massacre' in Gaza
• UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers - Letter to PM signed by retired supreme court justices among others says lack of action will imperil international legal system
• Israeli strike kills dozens sheltering in Gaza school, officials say
• Germany's Merz says Israeli strikes on Gaza no longer justifiable as fight against Hamas
• Released Israeli hostage Agam Berger tells French FM that 'diplomatic solutions' won't solve existential conflict with Hamas
• US said asking Israel to delay expanded Gaza offensive for time for talks with Hamas
• Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal proposal attributed to Witkoff, official says
• Israel rejects latest proposed hostage-ceasefire deal, senior official says
• 'Drive them out for a better future': IDF persuades Gazans to turn against Hamas - Palestinian reports stated that the flyer contained direct threats to Hamas leadership, messages of Israeli victory, and calls to surrender
• Board of Deputies president: Food should not be used as a weapon of war
• Israel says Gaza aid starting distribution through controversial new mechanism
• Lapid suggests Israel is funding foreign 'shell companies' distributing Gaza aid
• Hamas admits the organization is in its worst state since its founding - According to a report, the organization is facing unprecedented economic and security crises, even outside of Gaza
• Following political storm, Yair Golan walks back statement saying Israel 'kills babies as a hobby' - Golan clarifies his remarks were 'aimed at the political class' – not the IDF
• Incitement and antisemitism in Jordanian school curriculum have worsened - report
• Alan Dershowitz: Harvard Inciting Antisemitism
• Trump mulls transferring $3 billion in federal Harvard grants to trade schools - In the escalating battle between US president and prestigious private university over antisemitism
• Attorney general: Under cover of war, Israel's system of government is changing before our eyes at a rapid pace
• War costs put Israel's public services at risk of collapse, says former central bank head
• Surge in female combat soldiers marks major shift in IDF amid escalating ultra-Orthodox draft debate
• IDF ground troops operate near southern Lebanon town, local media reports
• Lebanese PM: 'Days of spreading the Iranian revolution are over' - Nawaf Salam also asserted that Israel was occupying Lebanese territory
• IDF downs Yemen missile that triggered sirens in Jordan Valley and northern West Bank
• Iran says it's ready to compromise with Trump, suggests US understands its red lines
• President Donald Trump hints at an announcement in the 'next two days' on Iran nuclear talks
• Iran rejects temporary freeze on enrichment, says it's not worried about sanctions - Day after Trump hints agreement may be imminent, Tehran's Foreign Ministry says interim deal not on table while president says Tehran 'will survive' even if talks fall apart
• State Media: Iran Will Survive Even If There Are No Talks With US
• Report: Netanyahu-Trump phone call on Iran was marked by heated disagreements
• US-backed Kurds strike deal with Syrian gov't to clear ISIS camps - Syria's new government will relocate ISIS families from camps, with Kurdish and US support
• Boko Haram's resurgence: Why Nigeria's military is struggling to hold the line
• Russia does not see Vatican as a serious arena for peace talks, sources say
• Russia declares 'Trump's peace deal is dead' as Kremlin threatens to seize all of Ukraine - A senior Russian politician released a map showing almost all of Ukraine taken over by Putin's forces
• Russia masses 50,000 troops & prepares for assault on Ukraine's 'fortress city' with Putin given 'four month window'
• Russia Defies Trump With Largest-Ever Drone-and-Missile Attack on Ukraine - Kyiv says more than 350 explosive drones targeted its cities overnight
• Germany's Merz says Western allies no longer impose range limits on Ukrainian weapons - The German chancellor said on Monday that the lifting of these restrictions will allow Ukraine to strike military positions in Russia and added that his government would strategically no longer detail what arms it is sending to Ukraine
• Robert Wilkie: Putin 'Taking the War to Civilians'
• Putin targets Microsoft, Zoom; says they should be 'throttled' in Russia for anti-state stance
• Russia: Trump's Criticism of Putin 'Emotional Overload'
• Businesses are finding a workaround for tariffs - and it's entirely legal
• King Charles makes 'impactful' trip to Canada as Trump pushes 51st state claim
• 'Whatever it takes': Fed Chair Jerome Powell urges Princeton grads to protect US democracy - The Supreme Court recently suggested that the president cannot fire head of the country's central banking system due to its independence protections
• President Trump Issues Full and Unconditional Pardon to Virginia Sheriff Targeted by Joe Biden's "Corrupt and Weaponized" DOJ
• Former Biden Aide Admits Staff Felt Justified Doing 'Undemocratic Things' to Stop 'Existential Threat' Donald Trump
• Sam Harris: Would Rather Have Biden 'in a Coma' than 'Evil' Trump
• 'The 'Politburo': Here are the Five People Who Allegedly Ran the Biden White House, According to New Tapper Book
• DOGE: Social Security Officially Removes 12.3 Million Individuals Listed Age 120+
• FBI Reopens Investigation Into Cocaine Found at Biden White House
• FBI revisiting Biden White House cocaine find, Dobbs leak and Jan. 6 pipe bombs
• Rahm Emanuel Blasts Democrat Party as 'Weak and Woke' Amid Speculation He's Planning 2028 Run for President
• Trump wishes happy Memorial Day, including to 'scum' that was 'trying to destroy our country'
• Emmanuel Macron's wife seen shoving him in the face in viral clip as France's first couple arrives in Vietnam
• Slap-Cre Bleu! Bizarre moment Emmanuel Macron is shoved in face by wife Brigitte, as he insists they were only 'squabbling & joking'
• Macron's Office Downplays Awkward Plane Moment as First Lady Appears to Slap President on the Face
• It Begins? OpenAI's o3 Model Disobeys Human Instructions During Tests and Sabotages Shutdown Mechanism
• China & Russia will use drones 'size of insects' to spy on West & commit untraceable murders, ex-Google futurist warns
• Scientists discover mysterious sphere in Colombia, sparking UFO speculation
• NKorea Warns US Space Shield Is 'Nuclear War Scenario'
• China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon - potentially leaving the US in the dust
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Pundong, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Dehdasht, Iran
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Severnaya Zemlya
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Antikyra, Greece
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Inarajan Village, Guam
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 23,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Gutemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 14,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 12,000ft
• Lava fountains exceed 300 m (1,000 feet) as new eruptive episode begins at Kilauea's Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Hawaiʻi
• Scientists 'strike gold' in shocking discovery from Hawaiian volcanic rocks
• Four million Queenslanders warned they could be in 'firing line' when cyclone heads towards coast
• Rare tornado strikes Puerto Varas, Chile, injuring 8 and causing widespread damage
• Severe storms kill at least 20, injure over 150 in Pakistan's Punjab province
• UAE breaks May temperature record two days in a row, reaching 51.6C (124.9F)
• Wildfire rages near Jerusalem, leading some residents of Yefe Nof to evacuate homes
• Texas Passes Law Mandating Ten Commandents in Public School Classrooms - Gov. Abbott Expected to Sign Into Law
• Jordan Peterson stuns atheist debaters by refusing to identify as Christian in viral exchange
• Man arrested after allegedly driving into crowd at Liverpool parade
• Four kids among 47 injured after white British man, 53, 'ploughed' car into Liverpool FC parade as cops rule out terror
• Police say driver who plowed into Liverpool soccer fans acted alone, not believed to be terrorism
• Chaos unfolds in downtown L.A. as large mob vandalizes police car, train, businesses
• Fast-food employee shoots and kills customer upset with order, Florida cops say
• The Billion-Dollar Business Behind Trump's Immigration Crackdown - From January to May, the government awarded 50% more to companies involved in immigration removals than last year
• Biden Judge Denies Trump Motion for Reconsideration on Criminal Aliens Deported to South Sudan - Blames Trump Admin For Chaos
• Nashville's Democrat Mayor Under Federal Investigation for 'Aiding and Abetting' Illegal Aliens
• 'The Gloves Are Off': Dutch Conservative Firebrand Geert Wilders Unveils a New Comprehensive 10-Point Plan To Secure Borders and Radically Curb Illegal Mass Migration