October 19th, 2025

• ​Recognition of Palestine: A meaningful step toward reality or merely symbolic? - explainer
• 11 Palestinians said killed by IDF after crossing ceasefire line in Gaza City
• Hamas defends executions of Palestinians after Trump issues stern warning to terror group - 'They are sending a signal that they are back - by terrorizing people,' activist hunted by Hamas says from Gaza
• US warns Hamas plans imminent 'attack on Palestinian civilians,' stresses it would violate ceasefire
• Witkoff and JD Vance head to Israel with one goal in mind - A stream of senior US officials is on its way to Israel in a bid to prevent the collapse of the next phase of President Donald Trump's Gaza plan
• Witkoff, Kushner 'felt betrayed' by Israel's strikes in Doha - "The Israelis were getting a little bit out of control in what they were doing," Trump's top negotiator said
• Egypt said expected to lead UN-backed Gaza stabilization force; Azerbaijan to contribute
• World Bank, UN and EU raise estimated cost of Gaza reconstruction to $70 billion
• Israel says Gaza's border crossing with Egypt to stay closed until Hamas honors deal
• Hamas claims closure of Rafah Crossing delaying return of further hostages' bodies
• Trump's Arab partners already preparing to justify breaches of deal - The Palestinians are consistently given leniency and impunity for violating agreements, while Israel is always held to the strictest standards of conduct and the laws of war
• Hamas isn't listening to your threats, Mr. President - The terrorists' brazen post-ceasefire crackdown on rivals and dissidents mocks Trump's promise to disarm them and shows they believe that they're not going anywhere
• Hamas and Islamic Jihad Defy Trump's Ceasefire, 'Negotiating with Himself'; No Disarmament Commitment
• Hamas returns body of Kibbutz Nir Oz's Eliyahu Margalit; 18 slain hostages still held
• Hamas says it will return two more hostages' bodies tonight, doesn't identify them
• 'Our struggle is not yet over': Families of slain hostages to speak at Saturday rallies - Families accuse Hamas of violating truce by failing to return all the bodies; right-wing protest to demand Jewish terrorists go free after Palestinians were released under the deal
• 'Thank you for bringing her back in a coffin': Families of murdered hostages lash out at Netanyahu
• Ex-hostage's mom at rally: Israel can only heal when all bodies return, PM faces justice - Government 'will never evade responsibility' for Oct. 7, says Einav Zangauker after her son returned in deal; Labor MK Kariv urges further anti-government struggle, full end to war
• Netanyahu: War will 'end for good' after Hamas is disarmed, Gaza demilitarized
• Ben Gvir says he gave PM deadline to dismantle Hamas, enact death penalty for terrorists
• Bill Maher blasts 'keffiyeh-wearing college kids' for silence as Hamas slaughters Palestinians in Gaza - Comedian highlights 'asymmetry' as students don't appear as vocal now
• Food influencer faces backlash for sharing Jewish cuisine as hostility towards Israel continues
• Israeli gymnastics team denied entry to World Championship in Indonesia
• US Jewish group publishes 'Shofar Report,' a liberal alternative to Trump's antisemitism strategy - Group says 'Project Esther' and administration's crackdown on antisemitism on campuses 'weaponize' anti-Jewish activity to advance US president's wider agenda against universities
• UAE buys land for permanent embassy in Israel
• IDF says strike kills Hezbollah operative acting in breach of truce in southern Lebanon
• As 2015 deal fizzles out, Iran says it's no longer bound by 'restrictions' on nuclear program - Islamic Republic slams European powers for reimposing UN sanctions, pledges 'commitment to diplomacy,' as much-maligned Obama deal reaches expiry date
• Tanker ship set ablaze in attack in Gulf of Aden; Houthis deny responsibility - UK says Cameroon-flagged vessel 'hit by an unknown projectile'; maritime security firm says crew likely abandoning ship, search mission underway
• Afghanistan, Pakistan to hold peace talks in Doha after fierce fighting
• China Expels 9 Top Generals, Including Two From Communist Party Leadership, In Sweeping Purge
• Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire at Zaporizhzhia Allows Repairs to Begin at Nuclear Power Plant
• Work underway to restore power at Ukrainian nuclear plant as UN announces rare local 'ceasefire zones'
• Trump: 'We Carry a Lot of Momentum, Credibility' from Middle East Deal into Russia-Ukraine Talks
• After Zelenskyy meeting, Trump calls on Ukraine and Russia to 'stop where they are' and end the war
• Trump-Zelensky Was Reportedly a 'Tough', 'Bad' Meeting That 'Ended Abruptly' - US Will Not Provide Long-Range Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine at This Point
• Trump Deploys Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment 'Night Stalkers' to the Caribbean for the Siege of Venezuela
• President Trump Orders Destruction of a "Very Large Drug- Carrying Submarine" Coming to America with Narcoterrorists on Board - Two Terrorists Dead
• Military Tests New Bomb That Is Terrifying To America's Enemies, Details Are Insane
• Electronics retailer asks Supreme Court to quell tariff chaos
• World's banking system risks a $4.5tn shock from the shadows - Traders fear problems in America's private credit market could spread to Europe
• Rise of 'shadow banking' brings new financial risks, experts say
• How Soros Is Preparing for a Battle With the Trump Administration - As threats from the administration mount, George and Alex Soros are giving out as many grants as ever
• Trump administration freezes $11 billion in blue state infrastructure projects, blames Democrats for shutdown
• Kristi Noem Says DHS Officers, ICE Agents Will Be Paid amid Democrat Shutdown
• Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown
• Carville: Don't Respect This Supreme Court - They Don't Care About the Constitution
• Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump - Resignation, coinciding with Hegseth's partisan speech, was over Trump flouting constitution, Doug Krugman writes
• Maher: Seems Dems Want to End Capitalism, Which Is a Pillar of U.S., and GOP Wants to End Other Pillar, Democracy
• Andrew Cuomo warns socialism could mean the 'death of New York,' courts Republican voters in mayoral bid
• 112 Subpoenas: Eric Trump Details Biggest Fishing Expedition in American History
• New Jersey Democrats Block Cameras in Ballot Storage Areas
• Blackburn Demands Investigation into Jack Smith over Surveillance of Republican Lawmakers
• Chinese Crooks Have Made $1 Billion from Scam Text Messages in the U.S.
• AI flaw leaked Gmail data before OpenAI patch
• Meta to allow teens' parents to disable private chats with AI after backlash over flirty chatbots
• Sam Altman's OpenAI Shuts Down 'Disrespectful' AI-Generated Videos of MLK Jr.
• AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How. It's not hostile super robots you should worry about - it's the heat they'll generate
• Tesla's self-driving cars under fire again - Regulators investigate Tesla after reports of red-light crashes and risky "Full Self-Driving" behavior
• A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit near Aras-asan, Philippines
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit near Manay, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 18,000ft
• Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupts to 16,000ft
• Record lava fountains reach 460 m (1,500 feet) during episode 35 of Kilauea summit eruption, Hawai'i
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Thousands flee Philippine coast as Tropical Storm Fengshen makes landfall
• Satellite imagery reveals widespread destruction in Alaska towns flooded by Typhoon Halong remnants
• Drought conditions leave pumpkin farmers with empty fields and smaller crops - Researchers estimated about 38% of the U.S. is experiencing a 'moderate drought'
• Rep. Andy Biggs Introduces Resolution Condemning U.N. Maritime Global Tax as Threat to U.S. Sovereignty
• Trump prevails against global shipping carbon tax plan, delaying vote by a year
• Exposing the CCP's Funding of Radical Climate Activism
• Kamala Harris Claims Gen Z Afraid to Have Children Because of 'Climate Anxiety' Her Party Created
• United Airlines jets collide on O'Hare tarmac
• Interstate 5 closes through Camp Pendleton, traffic backs up in Southern California as military set to fire artillery
• Newsom lashes out at Trump for Marines live fire exercise over major highway: 'Ego over responsibility'
• Unpacking claim Trump planned 'show of force' by firing missiles into California during protests
• Nationwide unrest looms as 'No Kings' demonstrators begin to gather in major US cities - Nearly 2,000 'No Kings' protests have been planned nationwide, including some overseas
• 'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide
• Cory Booker Joins 'No Kings' Protest, Chants 'This Is What Democracy Looks Like'
• War Room's Steve Bannon and Leigh Wambsganss on the Hypocrisy of "No Kings" Protests - "The Interesting Thing About 'No Kings' is This is Coming from a Party Who Usurped Their Primary Process to Appoint a Queen"
• Anti-Israel radicals from 'global intifada' movement join 'No Kings' protests - The 'Palestine Contingent' is mobilizing inside a network of 265 groups organizing the protests
• Mamdani campaigns at mosque with unindicted co-conspirator of 1993 World Trade Center bombing
• 'Mamdani is Antifa': No King protesters claim prominent Dems all part of domestic terror group - Other signs read "No detentions," and marchers were seen alongside a large banner that read "All Nazis go to hell."
• Never-Trumper George Conway spotted wearing 'I am Antifa' shirt at 'No Kings' rally
• Furries Join Anti-Trump 'No Kings' Protest in D.C.
• Not so proud to be American: 'Fed up' expats renounce their citizenship
• Lofgren: 'Trump Is Operating Like a Mafia Boss'
• Abigail Spanberger Says it's 'Horrifying' That Crossing the Border Illegally is Considered a Criminal Act
• Trump files emergency appeal to SCOTUS to allow National Guard deployment in Chicago - "Federal officers are attempting to enforce federal immigration law in an urban area containing significant numbers of illegal aliens."
• Gun control advocate Don Lemon urges 'black and brown people' to arm themselves against ICE
• Stunning New Video Shows Trump ICE Agents Ramming American Citizen - Whom They Then Arrested
• Illegal immigrant arrested for offering $10,000 bounties for murder of ICE agents on TikTok
• TikTok user claims account was 'hacked' after his video threatening ICE agents flagged by DHS
• ICE Barbie Ripped For Splurging $172 Million on Luxury DHS Jets - The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly shelled on two high-end Gulfstream jets for Kristi Noem and other top members of the department
• ICE Arrests 1,406 Illegal Aliens in Sanctuary Boston Surge Including Murderers, Rapists, Gang Members
• Convicted Pedophile Illegal Alien Released by Sanctuary City, Arrested Again
• Trump Demands Epstein-Obsessed Nemesis Thomas Massie Be Removed From Congress
• 'Prince William helped finally push Andrew out after huge Epstein lie exposed'
• Prince Andrew named in new Epstein flight logs after giving up royal titles
• Late Virginia Giuffre's Family Celebrates Disgraced Andrew's Fall From Royal Graces, but Calls for King Charles To Strip Him of 'Prince' Title
• Prince Andrew 'gagged' Virginia Giuffre to stop her tarnishing the Queen's platinum jubilee, memoir claims
• Man declares himself a 'non-contact pedophile,' puts gun to his head during NYC Wikipedia conference: "I'm a non-contact pedophile. I want to kill myself."
• Pentagon Slams Netflix's 'Woke Garbage' Gay Military Series 'Boots,' Vows to Restore 'Warrior Ethos' to the Military
• Look Out Nancy: Dangerously Radical Leather-Wearing Democratic State Lawmaker and "Drag Queen Advocate" to Launch Primary Challenge Against Pelosi
• NYC Schools Sue Over Feds Cutting $47 Million for Failing to End Transgender Policies
• Swimmer Lia Thomas Accepts LGBTQ+ 'Voice of Inspiration Award,' Calls Trans Activism 'My Purpose'
• Rubio Demands Release of Church Leaders Arrested by Chinese Communist Party
• Church of England Splits, Losing 40 Million Members as Conservative Majority Drives Major Division
• America's siblings threaten medical professionals who challenge gender ideology, even in satire
• 2nd case of severe mpox strain confirmed in LA County patient with no travel history, officials say