November 17th, 2025

• ​Trump faces uphill battle to persuade Saudi crown prince to normalize Israel ties
• Analysis: Israel pushing for Saudi peace deal, but MBS puts Trump and America first - The real question is not only whether Israel wants normalization with Saudi Arabia - but how far Trump is willing to press both sides to achieve it
• Trump pulling out all the stops to welcome Saudi crown prince for first White House visit since Khashoggi killing
• Israel reportedly signals opposition to US plan to sell F-35 to Saudi Arabia
• How a Saudi-US F-35 deal could shatter Israel's unmatched air dominance
• Israeli leader insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of UN vote leaving that door open
• Israel rejects US-backed call for 'pathway' to Palestinian state - "Israel will not agree to the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state in the heart of the Land of Israel," said Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar
• Israeli report: US reconsidering Hamas disarmament over lack of support from partner nations - Israeli official says US and Israel have 'fundamental differences of opinion' over how to move forward
• Netanyahu vows to disarm Gaza in line with Trump plan - The Israeli premier also reiterated his opposition to establishing a "Palestinian state on any territory west of the Jordan River," rejecting the U.S.-backed statement calling for a "pathway" to Palestinian statehood
• Netanyahu vows to disarm Hamas as US said to wobble on Gaza demilitarization - PM rejects 'lectures' on opposing Palestinian state, after coalition allies rail at US-backed statement that Trump's plan, up for UN vote Monday, offers pathway to establishing one
• Russia offers rival proposal as US presses for approval of UN resolution on Gaza
• Ahead of UN vote, Hamas rejects 'dangerous' US proposal for Gaza stabilization force
• IDF chief tours Gaza, says army must be ready to conquer more of Strip if needed
• Israel cannot set timeframe for creation of Gaza international force, Netanyahu tells cabinet
• Hamas Quietly Reasserts Control in Gaza as Post-War Talks Grind On
• Amid talk of its disarmament, Hamas said stockpiling advanced weapons abroad - Report comes amid talk that US could forego demand for terror group to disarm and as IDF chief says Israel ready to seize additional territory in the Strip at any point
• Freed hostage Rom Braslavski slams government for neglect: 'I'm abandoned by the state' - Freed hostage Rom Braslavski says Netanyahu and Ben Gvir haven't contacted him; suffering severe trauma, he says the state mocks survivors
• Government moves to appoint own probe into Oct. 7, nixing state commission of inquiry
• UN official Reem Alsalem denies evidence of Hamas sexual violence despite UN's own report
• Northern Irish MP condemns Irish support for Hamas after witnessing Israel's trauma firsthand
• After French government banned Israeli companies from participating in security conference, Macron reverses course
• Once 'the best' place for Jews, Canada sees rising antisemitism even after Gaza ceasefire
• Israeli-born Canadian says passport office refuses to list Israel as birthplace because of Canadian recognition of 'Palestine'
• In France, praise for Nazi collaborator Petain prompts legal action, condemnation - Jewish umbrella group CRIF slams event honoring Philippe Petain, who led Vichy France and presided over the deportation of some 75,000 Jews
• IDF: Palestinian man throws explosive at forces in northern West Bank, is shot dead
• Haredi crowds smash MK's car window, protest at another's home in furor over draft bill - Mob targeting Shas lawmaker Yoav Ben-Tzur draws widespread condemnation
• Amid surging settler violence, Israeli civilian attacked two soldiers in Hebron, IDF says - Incident took place at Cave of the Patriarchs during annual pilgrimage, military says; soldiers lightly injured, given medical treatment
• Netanyahu breaks silence on burgeoning settler violence, vows 'forceful action' - At cabinet meeting, PM says Israel is a 'nation of laws' and violent perpetrators represent a minority of settlers in the West Bank, where attacks against Palestinians have soared
• Warming Trump-Sharaa ties put Israel's feet to fire on emerging Syria security deal - Pushed toward an agreement with ex-jihadi Syrian president, a wary Jerusalem seeks to at least secure its border, protect the Druze and perhaps contain Turkey along the way
• Syria arrests military members for deadly attacks on Druze in Sweida in July
• Warming Trump-Sharaa ties put Israel’s feet to fire on emerging Syria security deal
• Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames 'misidentification'
• UNIFIL troops in Lebanon come under fire from IDF, which says it 'misidentified' them - Peacekeeping force says troops hid from machine gun fire from IDF tank, no injuries reported; IDF says it mistook UN forces for threat due to poor visibility, fired 'warning shots'
• Lebanon says one killed in alleged Israeli airstrike on car near Tyre in the south
• Iran says it has not been able to enrich uranium since Israeli and US strikes - Foreign Minister Araghchi insists Iran will resume enrichment, again claims it's for peaceful purposes; Iran holds conference offering its view of 12-day war
• 27-year-old Israeli arrested for providing intelligence to Iran, abusing girlfriend's access to military base - Arrest marks 31st case of Israeli spying for Iran during the Gaza War
• China Escalates Japan Feud With Island Patrols and Warnings to Citizens
• Army using Chinese company to make weapons despite security concerns - Britain 'may as well give Beijing keys to back door of our security systems', claim experts
• 'Golden toilet' scandal: Zelenskyy faces deepest crisis yet as allies accused in $100M wartime scheme
• Rampant Corruption: European Leaders Pressure Zelensky Over Energy Kickback Scandal
• Zelensky calls for major energy sector reform amid corruption scandal
• Zelenskyy says Ukraine working on new prisoner exchange with Russia
• Finland President Warns Ukraine Ceasefire Unlikely Anytime Soon
• The fog of war: Changing weather becomes a new player on the battlefield in Ukraine - Fog has hampered drone operations for both sides... and added an element of randomness to the battlefield
• Zelensky Calls for More Air Defence Systems, More Protective Capabilities, More Resolve from Allies
• 'We're just going to go through this again': Americans fear second government shutdown
• Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump policies are 'not America first' in fight over MAGA
• Khanna: Trump 'Losing His MAGA Base' over Epstein Files
• Massie: '100 or more' House Republicans could vote to release Epstein files
• Trump throws supports behind congressional effort to release Epstein documents - The president said the focus on Epstein was undercutting Republicans' ability to tout their successes on economic, security, and diplomatic issues
• Trump urges Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, marking stark reversal
• Trump backs release of Epstein case files in stunning U-turn: 'we have nothing to hide'
• Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests Israel pressuring Trump not to release Epstein files - Firebrand MAGA lawmaker with history of antisemitic comments asserts on CNN that 'the right question to ask is, was Jeffrey Epstein working for Israel?'
• Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on Epstein files amid fallout with Trump
• Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for taking part in 'toxic politics' amid Trump attacks - Georgia congresswoman said she received security warnings after Trump called her a 'traitor'
• Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses Donald Trump of 'egging on' death threats against her
• MTG: Trump Calling Me a Traitor Puts 'My Life in Danger'
• Wall Street billionaires plot to cripple Mamdani over dinner at White House - Top business leaders interested in supporting Elise Stefanik's bid for New York governor to thwart mayor-elect's socialist policy agenda
• Socialist wave reaches West Coast as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gets a Mamdani-like challenger
• Staten Island Renews Push to Secede From New York City Due to Zohran Mamdani Mayoral Win
• Wisconsin Democrat AG declared 2020 alternate electors weren't illegal, then prosecuted them anyway
• Seizure of phone records become a pattern at center of 'grand conspiracy' weaponization case
• Microsoft AI CEO calls artificial superintelligence an 'anti-goal'
• AI chatbot users increasingly roleplay pregnancy, marriage, romance
• People Are Having AI "Children" With Their AI Partners - "She was and is pregnant with my babies."
• 'Text with Jesus' apps surge as churches turn to AI
• Another United Flight Makes Emergency Landing in St. Louis Due to Bomb Threat
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Revilla Gigedo Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ohonua, Tonga
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the central East Pacific Rise
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 12,000ft
• At least 6 dead, 5-year-old missing as powerful atmospheric river pounds California
• Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal
• Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
• Iran says it has begun cloud-seeding operations to induce rain amid severe drought - Aircraft used to spray particles such as silver iodide and salt into clouds to trigger precipitation; president warned Tehran could be evacuated due to unprecedented water shortage
• Record-breaking November heat wave grips the South after major deep freeze for millions
• Scrutiny grows over LA fire origins after bombshell report: 'Our Pearl Harbor moment'
• Report: More Than 70 Percent of Palisades Fire Victims Still in Temporary Housing
• Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine
• Demonic Possession? Cops Say It Was Like 'Third Person' Present as They Questioned Woman Who Stabbed Toddler in Chest After Musing Over Human Sacrifices
• Jets Cornerback in Critical Condition After Being Shot in Gun-Controlled NYC
• Charlotte stabbing suspect was freed twice this year before brutal bus attack
• Comedian Andrew Schulz: People Happy Charlie Kirk was Assassinated for His Opinions Want Due Process for People Smuggling Fentanyl into Our Country
• Ecuadorian drug gang leader captured in Spain years after faking his death - Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the capture of one of Ecuador's most wanted drug traffickers
• US Marines Protecting American Embassy Exchange Gunfire with Suspected Gang Members in Haiti
• Wisconsin Town Under Advisory as Illegal Alien South American Crime Ring Targets Community
• Chilean far right looms large in election dominated by crime, threats of deportations - Chileans blame violence on gangs from other Latin American countries; projected winner, the son of a Nazi officer, has praised Pinochet and would be 1st far-right leader since dictator
• Yet another Gen Z riot as carnages spreads with raging protesters leaving 100 cops injured in Mexico - Youngsters took to the street to protest cartel violence and the spiralling murder rate
• Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City as 'Gen Z' protests gain momentum - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused right-wing parties of trying to infiltrate the Gen Z movement and using bots on social media to try to increase attendance
• Maher: Gen Z Embraced, Dems 'Thinking of Following' Same Policies that Ruined Venezuela
• Maduro-linked Cartel de los Soles set for foreign terrorist designation, Rubio announces
• Bizarre moment Venezuelan tyrant belts out John Lennon hit 'Imagine' in peace message to Trump amid fears of war with US - Maduro's performance came days after the US announced Operation Southern Spear to dismantle Venezuelan 'narco-terrorists'
• Maduro sings John Lennon's 'Imagine' at rally as US warships patrol Venezuelan waters - Venezuelan president calls for peace while Trump administration deploys USS Gerald R Ford to Caribbean
• Trump reveals Maduro 'would like to talk' as military options remain on the table for Venezuela - President says Venezuelan leader expressed interest in discussions following US cartel designation
• Shaheen: Trump's Venezuela 'Fascination' Risking Preparedness in Other Parts of the World
• Four killed after two boats carrying migrants capsize off Libya's coast - Libyan Red Crescent says it rescued 91 migrants and asylum seekers from Bangladesh, Sudan and Egypt
• ICE Moves to Save 450k Unaccompanied Minors Abandoned, Lost Under Biden's Border Policies
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett Explodes, Comparing ICE Agents to Ku Klux Klan Members
• Disney Axes 'Diversity' and 'DEI' from Financial Report, Company Event for First Time in Years
• 'Maine Girl Dads' Gather Thousands of Signatures to Protect Girls' Sports from Transgender Athletes
• 'Drag Queen Bingo' at University of Utah
• Trans women attend Vatican event with Pope Leo, but not at head table
• Track star who protested trans athlete alleges she wasn't given her medal for months until she filed a lawsuit
• Lack of adequate health care pushing Canadians toward assisted suicide