October 18th, 2025

• ​Trump Says He Expects Expansion of Abraham Accords Soon
• Trump claims Saudis told him 'yesterday' they're willing to join Abraham Accords
• Flashback 2019 - Trump: if Jared Kushner can't achieve peace in Middle East, 'it can't be done'
• Poll gives Trump approval bump over Gaza truce, but Americans still unhappy at home
• Latest polls show Netanyahu & Likud party soaring in approval after return of hostages
• 'War of Revival': Cabinet to vote on Netanyahu proposal to rename Gaza war - Critics say proposal to rename 'Swords of Iron' is an attempt to avoid blame for the events of October 7, for which the prime minister has never taken responsibility
• Israel hopes Gaza ceasefire will bring end to wartime international isolation - 2 in 3 Israelis worry about country's standing, after global outcry over humanitarian toll of campaign against Hamas; as fighting stops, officials hope reputation can bounce back
• Western powers seek UN resolution for international force in Gaza
• Qatar equipment enters Gaza, sparks Hamas reconstruction fears - Israeli security expert warns machinery deployed for debris removal could help Hamas rebuild terror infrastructure
• Israel Blames Hamas for Violating Ceasefire Over Deceased Hostages While Preparing Rafah Border Reopening
• Report: Israel blocks Turkish search team from entering Gaza until Hamas returns more hostage bodies - Israel convinced Hamas is intentionally withholding hostage bodies
• Team enters Gaza to search for hostages' bodies, as Israel vows to ramp up pressure - Hamas claims it can't access any more remains without additional equipment, but Jerusalem says that's a lie; PM talks to Trump amid impasse, with 19 hostage bodies still in Strip
• US focused at 'highest levels' on getting hostage bodies to Israel, envoy says - "If this ceasefire falls apart, the fighting starts, that's going to make it that much harder to find these loved ones and get them out," Mike Waltz said
• IDF: Red Cross received casket from Hamas, is en route to Israeli troops in Gaza
• Body of apparent dead hostage to be ID'd after soldiers retrieve casket from Gaza
• Ex-hostage says Ben Gvir's comments on prisoners led captors to beat them unconscious
• Hamas refuses to commit to disarming, aims to keep grip on Gaza security - senior official
• Hamas defends executions of Palestinians after Trump issues stern warning to terror group
• NY anti-Israel activists hold vigil for Oct. 7 Hamas chief Sinwar on anniversary of his killing - Bronx group sets up exhibit showing terror chief who orchestrated mass slaughter in Israel, Hezbollah's Nasrallah and other terrorists
• BBC sanctioned for failing to disclose Gaza documentary star was son of Hamas official - Regulator finds UK broadcaster's 'Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone' was 'materially misleading' to audiences, orders it to make statement on matter
• Gazan 'monster' who took part in Oct. 7 attack caught 'hiding' in Louisiana, says Justice Department
• Palestinian man in Louisiana charged with participating in Oct 7 massacre, lying on visa application: DOJ
• Greta Thunberg Said Guards Took Selfies With Her After She Was Forced To Undress As She Detailed The Abuse She Allegedly Endured In An Israeli Prison - "If Israel, with the whole world watching, can treat a well-known, white person with a Swedish passport this way, just imagine what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors," Greta said
• Zohran Mamdani says Israel should disarm if Hamas lays down their weapons - "That means all parties have to cease fire and put down their weapons."
• Mamdani repeatedly accuses Israel of genocide in NYC mayoral debate
• More than 11,000 sign letter supporting NY anti-Israel activist who attacked Jews - Protest groups sell pins with insignia of terrorist groups in support of Tarek Bazrouk, who insists to judge he is 'against violence' after attacking three Jewish people
• IOC expresses 'great concern' over Indonesian ban on Israeli gymnasts
• Maccabi Tel Aviv Soccer Fans Informed They Are Not Allowed to Attend Europa League Game in Birmingham, England After Several Jews Were Attacked Following Last Year's Game
• 'No Jews allowed?' Freed hostage Emily Damari slams UK decision to ban Israeli fans from soccer game
• Iran Calls on Spain to Lead Sports Boycott Against Israel
• Celebrities who called for ceasefire in Gaza face scrutiny after Trump peace deal breakthrough - Comedian Michael Rapaport calls out celebrities for 'performance' activism
• US House speaker denounces racist Young Republicans texts, but denies larger issue - VP Vance dismisses 'to the gas chambers,' 'fat, stinky Jew' leaked messages - sent by party activists in their 20s and 30s - as 'young boys' telling 'edgy, offensive jokes'
• Israel ranks third globally for cyberattacks according to recent Microsoft report
• 11-year-old Palestinian boy said shot dead by IDF in southern West Bank; army probing
• From Assad to al-Sharaa - Putin's 'desperate attempt' to retain foothold in the Middle East
• Obama's ISIS Blunder, Hundreds of Thousands Still Displaced in Iraq
• Portugal BANS Burqas, Niqabs and Other Religious Face Veils - Legislation Was Introduced by Rightwing CHEGA Party
• An army colonel who led a lightning-fast coup takes over as Madagascar's president
• What to know about the Madagascar army colonel who was 'in the shadows' before launching a coup
• South Korea Targets Cambodia's Scam Industry After Kidnappings, Torture and a Death
• Student's alleged torture death by Cambodia scammers sparks turmoil in South Korea - South Korean president urges 'all-out' efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soars in recent months
• EU sets 2027 target for anti-drone system to defend against Russia
• Russia proposes 'Putin-Trump Tunnel' with Elon Musk's help to connect nations under Bering Strait - A Kremlin investment official suggested an $8B Bering Strait project using Boring Company technology
• A tunnel from Russia to Alaska? Trump calls Kremlin proposal 'interesting'
• Upcoming Trump-Putin Meeting in Hungary Pulls the Rug From Under Zelensky's Ambitions, Sidelines EU Warmongers From Peace Process
• Trump says 'tremendous bad blood' between Zelenskyy, Putin delaying peace deal despite Middle East momentum
• Trump Hosts Zelenskyy: 'I Want to Get This War Done'
• Zelenskyy pitches Trump on Ukraine drone-for-Tomahawk missile exchange as president weighs escalation concerns
• Tomahawks off the table as Zelensky meets with Trump
• Trump Says He's Reluctant to Sell Ukraine Tomahawks, but Is Hopeful Peace Is in Reach
• Trump drops f-bomb in Zelensky meeting about Maduro
• Trump: Maduro 'offered everything' for U.S. to back off Venezuela
• U.S. Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say
• Chinese Communist Party expels top generals in sweeping military crackdown
• US-China trade tensions grow as Trump imposes more tariffs
• Trump calls 157% China tariffs 'not sustainable' ahead of planned Xi meeting in South Korea
• Tariffs Turn Ikea's "Low Price" Promise Upside Down
• Farmageddon: Trump's trade war and shutdown are crushing the heartland
• White House: 'Democrat shutdown' will next jeopardize US nuclear stockpile with imminent furloughs - National Nuclear Security Administration will furlough 80% of staff managing America's nuclear stockpile
• Trump Freezes $11B More in Infrastructure Cash in Shutdown War With Dems
• Trump Calls Democrats "Mentally Damaged" - "They Want to take $1.5 trillion and Give it to People That Invaded Our Country"
• Karoline Leavitt slams Hakeem Jeffries as 'stone-cold loser' after he attacks her as 'demented' - 'Now open up the government and stop simping to try to get your radical left-wing base to like you,' Leavitt fires back at Jeffries
• Judge Dismisses IRS Agents' Defamation Suit Against Hunter Biden's Attorney
• Christian congressman calls jailed George Santos 'sacrificial lamb' for GOP: 'Look how righteous we are' - Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., recently condemned the way some of his Republican colleagues in Congress treated former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., claiming some of them took self-righteous glee in his political destruction
• Trump: Commuted George Santos' Sentence for Fraud
• DOJ Fires DC Prosecutor Who Led Lawfare Prosecution of Dr. Peter Navarro
• Bolton case packed with 'very damning' evidence and national security risks, legal experts warn
• Bolton pleads not guilty to all 18 counts in grand jury indictment
• Mike Pence Implicated In Bolton Espionage Case
• General Flynn Uncovers the Real Mike Pence - He hints today that former Vice President Mike Pence was not what he claimed to be
• Jack Smith Referred to DOJ for Criminal Investigation and Disbarment - What goes around, comes around
• Johnson floats surveillance reform in aftermath of 'Arctic Frost' bombshells
• Disgraced Democrat AG Candidate Jay Jones Deflects From His Own Violent Threats by Promising to "Prosecute President Trump Because He's Bad and Orange"
• Democrats' 'unity' dinner draws backlash over anti-Trump '86 47' sign linking MAGA to Nazis
• Trump refiles $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times
• Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) makes closest approach to Earth on October 21
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Khandud, Afghanistan
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Abepura, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pagudpud, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Akutan, Alaska
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• "Zombie" volcano in Iran awakens after 710,000 years of dormancy
• 300 airlifted out of villages in Alaska after typhoon, floods - Typhoon Halong brought extreme winds - some over 100 mph - that overturned homes
• Widespread flooding continues across Nigeria as death toll rises to 238
• 14 dead after a gold mine collapse in El Callao, Bolivar, Venezuela - Torrential rainfall on October 12, 2025, caused severe flooding and a collapse at the gold-mining site
• Bullet Dodged: Attempt by United Nations to Force Massive Climate Tax Down the Throats of Americans Goes Down in Flames Thanks to President Trump
• Trump says US won't comply with proposed carbon tax on shipping industry
• Armenia arrests bishop, 12 clergymen as feud between church leaders, PM deepens
• Eric Trump claims his father is 'saving Christianity,' 'saving God,' insisting that his father is "Heaven-bound" and that God has played a direct role in his career both as a businessman and as a politician
• During NYC Mayoral Debate, Zohran Mamdani Claims He Doesn't Want to Defund the Police - But He Did Call for That Multiple Times
• Dem Running for Senate in Maine as a Humble Veteran Called Himself a 'Communist' and Painted Rural Whites as Stupid and Racist Online
• Oregon Dem AG supports George Soros after Trump admin launches investigation into leftist NGOs over funding political violence
• Soros-funded 'No Kings' protestors to demand abolishment of private schools
• Shocker: 'No Kings Protest' in New York City on Saturday Is Sponsored by Several Communist Groups
• Millions expected to flood streets at 'No Kings' protests targeting Trump across all 50 states - More than 2,500 'No Kings' events planned
• Jimmy Kimmel likens anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests to American Revolution - Late-night host praises planned demonstrations: 'Nothing more American'
• Chuck Schumer encourages Americans to march in communist, socialist-backed 'No Kings' protest - he'll be there too
• Antifa calls for members to embed with 'No Kings' protesters to 'show them what antifascism really looks like'
• Patel says FBI found more weaponization crimes, close to solving command and funding for Antifa
• ICE Ramps Up Tracking Antifa With Spying Technology
• Ilhan Omar-endorsed Somali Muslim socialist mayoral candidate says Minneapolis cops should not cooperate with ICE
• JB Pritzker threatens to prosecute ICE agents for misconduct - DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said that Pritzker's rhetoric was “directly contributing to domestic terrorists attacking our brave law enforcement."
• Don Lemon Says Minorities Should Purchase Firearms to Protect Themselves From ICE Agents
• Wisconsin man arrested, charged with threats to kill ICE agents after viral TikTok videos
• Illegal immigrant accused of offering $10K bounties to kill ICE agents on TikTok arrested with loaded gun: DHS
• Charleroi, PA meatpacking plant to shut down after federal investigation into undocumented workers, migrants face unemployment
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
• Infiltrating Britain: Prince Andrew Had Multiple Meetings With Chinese Spymaster Behind PM Keir Starmer's Espionage Scandal
• Disgraced Prince Andrew Surrenders All His Royal Titles, Including Duke of York, Over His Endless Esptein and Espionage Scandals
• Epstein flight manifests revealed as House committee releases docs, transcript with former US attorney
• 2 Children, Ages 9 and 10, Charged With Assault, Kidnapping, and Rape After 5-Year-Old Allegedly Found 'Unrecognizable'
• Men charged with sex crimes in three states get in girls' locker rooms by invoking gender identity
• Most churchgoers don't think Bible has clear teachings about homosexuality, transgenderism: poll
• Trans athlete researcher rejects open category proposal at conference, says most would 'quit their sport'
• Senate Majority Leader and RINO John Thune Tells Americans Not to Take Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Health Advice