November 12th, 2025

• ​France says it will help draft constitution for Palestinian state as Abbas visits Paris - Macron says PA leader presented first draft, adds France to audit authority to ensure end of 'pay-to-slay' system; Abbas: Ramallah committed to peace, wants 'democratic, unarmed state'
• France to allow Israeli firms to take part in defense expo after reports ban was weighed
• Abbas sacks finance minister for illicit payments to prisoners, sources reveal to ToI
• Syria's Sharaa rules out joining Abraham Accords, suggests Trump could make negotiations happen - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told Fox News that one of the issues preventing talks is Israel's "occupation" of the Golan Heights
• Trump admin removes sanctions from Syrian president, interior minister - The new regime is "promoting regional security and stability as well as an inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process," a State Department spokesman said
• In first-ever visit of Syrian president to White House, Trump praises al-Sharaa, suspends some sanctions - US continues to push for security cooperation between Israel and Syria as part of Middle East strategy
• Trump envoy Kushner & PM Netanyahu discuss trapped Hamas terrorists & future of Gaza ceasefire - US said to pressure Israel to release trapped terrorists to enable ceasefire progress
• Kushner, Netanyahu still seeking solution to impasse on terrorists in Rafah tunnels - Official denies Israel has agreed to plan that would see Hamas fighters exiled to third country; US said to stress to Jerusalem that issue cannot derail Trump's overall peace plan
• Turkey calls trapped Hamas terrorists 'civilians', tries to secure release after return of Hadar Goldin's remains - Hamas says arrival of Kushner to Israel related to safe passage for trapped fighters
• Turkish, Egyptian foreign ministers to discuss Gaza ceasefire, post-war efforts - Top diplomat Hakan Fidan to host talks on next phases of US-brokered plan, expected to again offer Turkey's involvement in rehabilitation of Gaza, says source
• Gaza partition into areas controlled by Israel, Hamas becoming more likely, sources say - A de facto partition of Gaza is likely as Trump's peace plan falters. With Hamas refusing to disarm and Israel opposing PA involvement, the Yellow Line might become the permanent border.
• Trump has promised peace for Gaza. Private documents paint a grim picture - The documents, presented in Israel last month to officials from the Departments of State and Defense, raise concerns including whether a multinational security initiative meant to keep the peace in Gaza can really be deployed.
• Israel's US ambassador: 'We can't live with jihadis on our border anymore' - "Ultimate peace depends on groups like Hamas and Hezbollah disarming," said Yechiel Leiter
• Commentary: The Gaza Peace Deal puts Israel in an impossible situation
• Poll: Israelis feel Trump wields more influence on Israel's security than Netanyahu's government - The nationwide survey also finds broad perception that Israel's security is a central consideration for Trump, alongside persistent splits over judicial legislation and haredi conscription.
• Report: US to construct half a billion-dollar military base near Gaza to supervise ceasefire
• US considering plans to build large military base on Israel-Gaza border, Shomrim reports - The prospective site would allegedly be capable of housing thousands of American troops and serve future international stabilization efforts
• UN resolution for ISF Gaza mandate reportedly urges Hamas disarmament but could open door for UNRWA return - Future of ceasefire remains uncertain as Hamas refuses disarmament
• IDF eliminates terrorist in 'another ceasefire violation' in Gaza - Incident is second of its kind that IDF has reported in the last two days
• Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
• Hamas accuses Israel of killing over 270 Palestinians since Gaza ceasefire - Palestinian group says it 'fully, faithfully' abided by ceasefire deal despite repeated Israeli violations
• UNICEF says Israel blocking over a million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children - Israel has denied blocking essential aid amid campaign to immunize children following two years of war; nearly a million bottles of baby formula also reportedly awaiting entry
• Ron Dermer resigns as Israel's strategic affairs minister
• Resigning as minister, Dermer says gov't will be remembered for both Oct. 7 and its response
• Comptroller blames Israel's October 7 failures on lack of national security policy - Matanyahu Englman says that without an official doctrine and interagency coordination, political and military leaders have been improvising for decades; urges Netanyahu to launch reform
• UK Muslim commentator who hailed 'victory' of Oct. 7 agrees to voluntarily leave US
• 'No one left behind': After 11 years, Hadar Goldin laid to rest with words of love and reckoning - Tens of thousands attend funeral for officer killed in Gaza in 2014 war and held there until this week; father says Israel 'abandoned' his son, 'became addicted to money, honor, and power'
• War caused extensive marital, financial strain among reservists' families, MKs told - Women and equality committee cites statistics showing half of reservist spouses reported harm to their marriage, with a third reporting thoughts of separation or divorce
• CAIR Ohio Director: Mamdani Victory a 'Referendum' on Palestinian Resistance, 'Coup' Against Democrat Establishment
• NYC lawmaker dares Mamdani to make good on 'pipe dream' pledge by inviting Netanyahu - Mamdani has suggested on the campaign trail he will arrest Netanyahu for 'war crimes'
• College Student Arrested After Unloading Profane Antisemitic Attack on Barstool Founder Dave Portnoy
• Protest held outside Austrian parliament against event honoring declared antisemite
• Miss Israel stood next to Miss Palestine on the stage. Cue internet drama
• 'Zionism is a national liberation movement': 50 years after his father's famous UN speech, President Herzog confronts antisemitism - The Jewish State again finds itself confronting a vast delegitimization effort
• Israel reprimands Norway's ambassador after PM marks 'Kristallnacht' at anti-Israel event - Israel's Foreign Ministry blasts 'distortion of Holocaust remembrance'
• Dozens of Israeli settlers launch arson attack in West Bank as attacks against Palestinians surge
• As evictions resume in East Jerusalem's Silwan, residents fear their homes will be next
• Ultra-Orthodox party pulls support for 'death penalty for terrorists' bill over ongoing IDF draft row - Ben Gvir accuses Haredi parties of cooperating with the left
• Michigan Mayor Abdullah Hammoud calls anyone who criticizes Hezbollah terrorists an Islamophobe
• Hezbollah leaders reportedly have had facial surgery to conceal identities from Israeli intelligence
• 'Everything has a limit': Hezbollah chief says near-daily IDF strikes can't continue
• IDF preps for 'days of fighting' in Lebanon
• Alarmed by Hezbollah rearming, Israel presses Beirut to act before the IDF has to - Increasingly intense strikes are signaling Jerusalem's impatience with Lebanon's efforts to disarm the terror group, but pressure may not be enough to stave off a fresh military op
• Report: Israel Warns Uruguay Hezbollah Is Building Ties to Organized Crime in Region
• Yemen's Houthis signal they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping - In letter to Hamas published online, Iran-backed terror group says it is monitoring situation in Gaza and will resume 'military operations' if Israel restarts fighting
• Iran-backed Houthis accuse CIA and Mossad of running spy ring against them from Saudi Arabia - Yemeni and Saudi news agencies accuse Houthis of running 'fake' security exercise to restore confidence in leadership
• Iran denies involvement in foiled plot to kill Israeli ambassador to Mexico, accusing Israel of 'fabricating' claims - Ambassador affirms Iranian role, says plot to harm 'won't stop me'
• Iraqis vote in general election as US and Iran both keep a close eye - Many voters boycott poll amid deep distrust, as country still struggles to emerge from decades of war and endemic corruption, while Washington and Tehran battle for influence
• Turkish military plane breaks up mid-air, crashes in Georgia with 20 onboard - Ankara says C-130 cargo plane was traveling back to Turkey from Azerbaijan; Erdogan expresses sorrow for 'martyrs,' though no casualties announced
• NYT - US deported 54 Iranian dissidents back to Iran despite pleas lives were in danger - 1st such flight to Tehran carried Christian converts, a critic of Islam, ethnic minorities; many had alleged terror ties; one pleaded: 'They will kill me. Please don't send me back'
• Official: Iran seeks 'peaceful' nuke deal with US, but won't compromise on security - Deputy FM Saeed Khatibzadeh says Washington 'betraying diplomacy' and sending contradictory messages about holding talks via mediators
• Over 80 Christian Leaders Urged Trump to Address Syria's Religious Persecution with Syrian President al-Sharaa
• Exiled Syrian opens up about precariously smuggling out proof of Assad's cruelty - Ussama Uthman, his wife and brother-in-law obtained tens of thousands of images showing detainee abuse - drawing global attention and enabling families to learn loved ones' fates
• Thieves strike 'Louvre of Damascus,' stealing rare Roman-era statues
• U.S. Offers to Help Bolivia Weaken Iranian Influence Built Under Socialists
• All 20 personnel on a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia died
• Suicide bomber kills 12 outside Islamabad court as Pakistan violence rises
• Pakistan says 'India proxies' behind Islamabad bombing - Suicide attack at court complex kills 12, injures more than 30, a day after a deadly explosion in the Indian capital
• TikTok influencer killed in public 'execution' as Mali's jihadist crisis worsens - Mariam Cisse, who posted videos in support of ruling junta, received death threats before being abducted and killed
• Reports: Russians Increasingly Frustrated at Muslim Migrants Praying in Public
• Under Cover of Thick Fog, Conquering Russian Forces Roll on Pokrovsky 'Mad Max-Style'
• Ukraine Launches Major Corruption Probe into Country's Energy Sector
• German Investigation Into Nord Stream Pipeline Attack Threatens To Blow up European Support for the Ukrainian Perpetrators
• Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as trade tensions rise with Trump
• Trump: We'll 'Lower Some Tariffs' to Lower Coffee Prices
• US at risk of another long shutdown from January 30 after paper-thin deal - Congress inched closer to opening the government on Monday after passing a funding bill, however, another shutdown could come in the next months
• Marlow: Democrats' Shutdown Cave Prove They Were The Ones Inflicting Mass Suffering
• Fetterman: ACA Subsidies Weren't Being Taken Away by GOP, Dems 'Designed Those Tax Credits to Expire'
• Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding - Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of year
• SCOTUS keeps temporary pause on $4 billion in SNAP payments; could become moot if shutdown ends
• Gavin Newsom Shames Democrats Who Caved in Shutdown Battle: 'Pathetic... Capitulation and a Betrayal'
• Shutdown Deal Will Allow Senators to Sue over 'Arctic Frost' Probe
• 'No Kings' activist group Indivisible will only support Dem Senate candidates that call to cancel Chuck Schumer
• Axelrod: Schumer Won't Be Democrat Leader in 2027
• Prosecutors: Ex-Hochul Aide Spied for China, CCP Paid Her Enough to Buy Mansion, Ferrari, Condo in Hawaii
• "Clinton Corruption Files" - Bondi, Patel Give Congress New Evidence Detailing Clinton Foundation Corruption
• Actor Woody Harrelson Fantasizes About Murdering President Trump With Cyanide
• Rudy Giuliani says Zohran Mamdani is a 'serious security threat' to the US, should step down as NYC mayor-elect
• Jasmine Crockett Spouts Conspiracy Theory About GOP Rigging Midterm Elections Using Dominion Machines
• Jasmine Crockett says GOP 'trying to cheat' in 2026 midterms after Trump ally buys Dominion - Jasmine Crockett raised concerns that Dominion's sale to Trump supporter Scott Leiendecker could sway the 2026 midterm elections
• South Korea's President Lee orders punishment of hate speech, calls racism and misinformation a 'threat to democracy'
• Russia "human" robot falls on stage during debut
• Evangelicals consider AI's role in the Great Commission
• AI technology race is new 'cold war' between US and China that could have devastating consequences: report
• The European Union Imposes Draconian Cash Limits and Monitors All Cryptocurrencies: Towards a Supervised Digital Euro and the Loss of Financial Freedom
• Rare meteor explosion caught on live stream from space
• Sun unleashes biggest flare of the year, northern lights could dance across Southeast sky Tuesday - NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center say the X5.1 solar flare on Tuesday marks the 6th largest of solar cycle and possibly among the top 39 flares in the modern space age
• Major northern lights possible after X-class solar flares fuel 'cannibal CME alert'
• 3 Giant Solar Outbursts Explode Towards Earth, Prompting Aurora Forecast Across US
• NOAA Declares Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Amid Continued Solar Freakouts - Remember that sunspot cluster projected to cause a lot of problems? Yeah, it totally is.
• G4 - Severe or greater geomagnetic storm forecast, aurora likely as low as Alabama and California
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits the Greenland Sea
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Miyako, Japan
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Tual, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Goroka, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Planchon Peteroa volcano in Chile erupts to 14,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Taal volcano in the Philippines erupts to 11,000ft
• Taiwan evacuates 3,000 ahead of arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong
• Record rains in Buenos Aires leave more than 12 million acres of farmland underwater
• Sweltering November temperatures continue to smash records - Israel Meteorological Services reports that maximum temperatures in the hills and on the coastal plain were highest since measurements began
• In world first, Israel begins pumping desalinated water into depleted Sea of Galilee - Groundbreaking project channeling in enough water to raise dangerously low lake level by 0.5 centimeters per month; Water Authority will double flow if needed
• Iran Throttles Nightly Water Pressure in Tehran Due to Brutal Drought - Denies 'Rationing'
• Newsom claims Trump is 'handing the future to China' at Brazilian climate confab that WH skipped - 'It's time for Newscum and other countries to drop the climate facade,' the White House said
• Gavin Newsom declares Trump admin cannot drill for oil off California's coast
• Protesters and UN security clash at climate summit in Brazil - The demonstrators waved yellow flags protesting oil drilling in the Amazon
• Full blackout hits the Dominican Republic as crews scramble to restore power
• Major Chinese bridge collapses into river just months after opening to traffic
• Indiana University lecturer removed after calling MAGA 'covert white supremacy' during presentation
• Turning Point USA event at UC Berkley sparks protests, violence, arrests
• They Did It Again! CBS Affiliate Gets Scorched for Calling TPUSA Event Violently Disrupted by Antifa "Mostly Peaceful" Before Showing Footage of What Actually Happened
• DOJ launches federal probe after Antifa militants riot at TPUSA Berkeley event honoring Charlie Kirk
• Rioter named 'Jihad' arrested for assault after Antifa violence at Berkeley TPUSA event
• Blue city police search for suspect after unprovoked stabbing at college train stop - Attack echoes unprovoked stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte commuter train in August
• Trump announces massive drop in shootings, theft, crime in Chicago since operation Midway Blitz launch - "Shootings are down 35%, Robberies are down 41%, and Carjackings are down almost 50%."
• ICE Los Angeles Nabs Moldovan Fugitive Illegal Alien Convicted of "Exceptionally Cruel" Murder - Tortured Victim, Threw Him from 9th-Floor Window
• Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Harris County for Using Over $1.3 Millon to Defend Criminal Illegals from Deportation
• Suffolk County Ordered to Pay $112 Million to Hundreds of Illegal Aliens After Obama Judge Rules They Were 'Unlawfully Detained' by ICE
• Biden-Appointed Judge Poised to Order Mass Release of Illegal Aliens Detained in ICE's "Operation Blitz" - Thousands Could Be Dumped Back onto Chicago Streets
• Analysis: Mass Immigration Pushes U.S. Housing Market to 'Breaking Point'
• Venezuelan military preparing guerrilla response in case of US attack
• USS Gerald R. Ford and Strike Group Arrive to the Caribbean, as Venezuela's Maduro Makes a Desperate Plea for Latin American Nations To 'Unite for Peace'
• Colombia Ends Intelligence Sharing With US Over Strikes on Boats
• What Special Relationship? United Kingdom Halts Intelligence Sharing With America Regarding Narco-Terrorist Drug Boats in Caribbean, Says Strikes Are Illegal
• Reddit mod jailed for sharing movie sex scenes in rare "moral rights" verdict
• Nike promotes 'nonbinary furry' culture in new ad campaign
• Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Celebrate 'Wizard of Oz' Remake 'Wicked for Good' as LGBTQ+ Triumph: 'The Gayer the Better'
• Caitlyn Jenner backs IOC move to ban transgender women from Olympics after review finds unfair advantage - Former Olympic gold medalist supports upcoming policy change after scientific review found male physical advantages
• Scott Wiener tells black lesbian 'trans women are women' when she asks how he'll protect women's spaces - "I also know that trans women are also brutalized in this country, so women and cisgender women are brutalized in this country."
• LGBTQ activists force Washington State medical school to stop teaching course on risks of child sex changes
• Legacy Media Ignores Study Showing Psychological Harm of Abortion
• Senate Republicans tie healthcare subsidies to abortion limits
• Florida Attorney General Sues Planned Parenthood for Claiming Abortion Pill Is 'Safer than Tylenol'
• 'Remote' surgery technology will allow doctors to operate without ever meeting patients
• Spy Agencies Cozied Up To Wuhan Virologist Before Lying About Pandemic
• 51 Million-Person Study Finds COVID-19 "Vaccines" Increase Risk Of Respiratory Infections By Up To 559%