October 1st, 2025

• ​Commentary: UN Charter Article 80 blocks Palestinian statehood
• British Mandate 2.0? Arch Globalist Tony Blair in Line to Lead Post-War Gaza
• Tony Blair's return to Middle East diplomacy reopens old wounds and new doubts
• Analysis: Tony Blair's long experience in Middle East is both his strength and his weakness - Former UK prime minister, tapped to play key role in postwar Gaza administration under Trump's ceasefire plan, was a peace envoy for nearly a decade after joining Iraq war
• Netanyahu touts 'historic' Washington visit as Israeli leaders react to Trump's Gaza plan - Instead of Hamas isolating the Jewish state, "we turned the tables and isolated Hamas," Netanyahu said
• Most Israeli politicians express support for Gaza Peace Plan as PM Netanyahu argues it 'isolates Hamas'
• 'Resounding diplomatic failure': Smotrich breaks silence on Trump proposal
• Ben Gvir sharply criticizes Netanyahu: The agreement endangers Israel's security - "This plan undermines our security, is riddled with flaws, and fails to achieve the objectives we set for this war."
• Ben Gvir said to tell PM at cabinet meeting that Gaza plan is 'dangerous,' 'full of holes'
• Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan trashed by Israel minister: Smotrich called the plan "so old-fashioned and a return to the Oslo conception, a historic missed opportunity to finally free ourselves from the shackles of Oslo, an echoing diplomatic failure... turning away from all the lessons of October 7, and in my view it will end in tears."
• Hamas says Trump's Gaza Plan 'leans toward Israel' but vows to 'examine' it amid global praise for peace proposal
• Qatari PM: US plan for Gaza in early stages, requires 'clarification and discussion'
• Trump's Gaza peace plan is 'non-negotiable,' senior Israeli official tells 'Post' - The comments followed remarks by Qatar's Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who strongly suggested that negotiations would be necessary
• Trump says Hamas has 'three or four days' to respond to Gaza plan or 'pay in hell'
• Israel's hostages to return within 72 hours 'if Hamas accepts,' Trump declares after Netanyahu meeting
• Pope Leo Urges Hamas to Take Trump's Peace Deal
• US Jewish groups and AIPAC applaud Trump's Gaza plan
• Survey: Israelis support Trump plan, but are skeptical it will be implemented
• Western anti-Israel activists reject Trump Gaza peace plan as 'surrender' - "Trump and [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu call this a peace plan, but it's nothing more than a blueprint for permanent occupation," Benjamin said in a video
• 'Everyone in the street is now against Hamas': Gazan elites push Trump to end the war
• Trump peace plan 'ignores interests of Palestinian people', Hamas official tells BBC
• Trump's latest Gaza plan leaves way for Hamas to return, Israeli general and economist warn - Officials assess Hamas is planning to retake control of Gaza Strip within a few years of ceasefire
• Qatar to continue mediation after Israel expresses regret over strike on Hamas
• 'Did the Emir of Qatar apologize for Oct 7?': Israeli politicians criticize Netanyahu's apology to Qatari PM
• Chief of Staff during tour of Gaza: 'Do not underestimate the enemy, the war goes on'
• As Gaza City operations continue, IDF Kfir Brigade fights off 2 attempted attacks, 11 soldiers injured
• Gazan women say aid workers promised them food, money, work in exchange for sexual acts - Some claims involve UN staff; women's nonprofit director says cases downplayed to keep focus on blaming Israel
• 47-boat Gaza flotilla sails again, hoping to reach enclave later this week
• Gaza flotilla rebuffs calls to stop, as Israel readies for complex interception
• Italian navy frigate to quit shepherding Gaza aid flotilla as it approaches coast
• Italy's Meloni says Gaza flotilla risks escalation, could 'blow up' potential ceasefire deal
• Hamas helps organize & fund 'Global Sumud Flotilla' en route to Gaza, Israel reveals
• Documents from Gaza show Hamas's 'direct involvement' with aid flotilla, Israel claims
• President Herzog warns that bans on Israel could extend beyond Eurovision
• Developers drop Vercel, call for boycott after CEO posts selfie with Netanyahu - The cloud platform faces subscription losses as users migrate, amid growing scrutiny of Israel's wider push to influence tech and social media
• NYT Poll: Support for Israel Drops - Almost Entirely Due to Democrats
• Italy Poll Finds 15% See Attacks on Jewish People as 'Justifiable'
• US historian says Jews are currently facing 'high tide' of antisemitism
• Israel says Reebok sought to remove its logo from soccer team jerseys; company denies
• Trump-backed targeting of pro-Palestinian activists for deportation is unlawful, US judge rules - A federal judge ruled Trump's administration violated free speech by revoking visas and deporting students over pro-Palestinian advocacy during the Gaza war
• US returning planeload of Iranian immigrants in coordination with Tehran - report
• Bedlam in Knesset, as coalition MKs accuse AG of lying, 'betraying' Israel's values
• 'They'll come crawling back': Israeli weapons industry enters crisis after latest deal cancellations - Spanish embargo could portend larger crisis, experts warn
• Saudi-Pakistan Alliance Threatens India, Israel
• 'Fool's paradise': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says no peace with India without resolving Kashmir issue
• One month after Lebanon's decision to disarm Hezbollah, early signs of action are being seen - Lebanon's army has started addressing Hezbollah violations a month after Beirut pledged to disarm the group, with Israel and the US closely monitoring progress
• Dearborn Islamic Center Holds Memorial Mourning a Year After Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah's 'Martyrdom'
• Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for Monday's attack on Dutch-flagged ship
• Yemen's Houthis say they will target major US oil exporters in nearby seas
• Pro-Trump President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Attacked in Humanitarian Aid Convoy
• Former Congolese president sentenced to death for war crimes
• Morocco rocked by violent clashes as youths protest health, education system
• Gen Z Moroccans denounce government priorities in some of the largest protests in years
• Madagascar's president dissolves government amid youth-led protests - Demonstrations over water and power cuts inspired by 'gen-Z' protests elsewhere have left at least 22 dead, says UN
• Madagascar imposes curfew after violent protests against water, power cuts - Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protest chronic power outages in the island country
• Poland Authorities Arrest Ukrainian Man Suspected of Exploding the Nord Stream Gas Pipelines
• Germany seeks to extradite Ukrainian diver over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack - Man held in Poland on suspicion of causing explosions that damaged undersea pipelines between Russia and Germany
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy says situation 'critical' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - Ukrainian leader says the plant has been without power for seven days, the longest stretch since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion
• Zelenskyy sounds alarm over unprecedented power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - Ukrainian president says Russian shelling is preventing work to restore links to grid and that one of the plant's diesel generators has failed
• A.I. Fighter Jets and Cockroach Spies: Inside the Changing Business of War - Russia's war on Ukraine changed the course of a generation of start-ups and investors that have applied a new business model to Europe's military buildup
• Pentagon: Iraq Mission Being Scaled Back
• War Secretary Hegseth Takes on the Military's Internal Oversight Body, Recognized for Its Flawed Policies and Procedures that Shield Bad Actors
• Top Military Brass Clash With Hegseth in New Pentagon Battle
• 'Prepare for War': Pete Hegseth announces new mission, high standards for US Armed Forces - He announced 10 new directives, including that the "highest male standard" will be in place for all of those in the Armed Forces
• Trump, Hegseth rally troops at rare meeting, rail against "woke" standards
• Hegseth tells troops to resign if they oppose his plan to scrap 'woke' policies and restore warrior ethos
• Trump: I'll Fire Generals I Don't Like 'On the Spot'
• Hegseth instates 'highest male standard only' for combat, other changes, declaring Dept of Defense 'is over'
• War Sec. Hegseth to Generals: Prep for War, Prep to Win
• Muslim Rights Groups: US Army Grooming Standards May Infringe on Religious Freedom
• Trump vows 'stronger, tougher' military as Pete Hegseth blasts 'fat generals' in Pentagon halls
• Gavin Newsom Uses Hegseth's 'No Fat Troops' Decree To Mock Trump
• 'The View' co-hosts worry Pete Hegseth is 'fat-shaming' the military
• Hegseth says 'no more beardos' in the military. What about religious exemptions? Orthodox Jews and Sikhs have generally won court cases allowing them to wear beards in the military
• President Trump Suggests Dangerous U.S. Cities Should Be Used As Training Grounds for Military, "It's A War From Within"
• CNN fact-checker spends four minutes debunking Trump's multiple 'lies' in his speech to US military top brass - The president spread falsehoods about his record on 'settling' wars, his predecessor, and the military itself
• Chicago mayor says 'unstable human being' Trump must be 'checked' on military use in US cities
• Top US Officials Working With Venezuelan Opposition to Overthrow Dictator Nicolas Maduro: NYT
• Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela - An opposition movement whose figures have met with U.S. officials says it is communicating with Washington on plans to dismantle Nicolas Maduro's "criminal structure."
• FBI boss Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws
• South African Ambassador to France Falls to His Death From 22nd Floor of Paris Hotel in Suspected Suicide
• South Africa's ambassador to France, found dead at Paris hotel, told wife he intended 'to end his life': official
• Texas Congressional Staffer 'Doused Herself in Gasoline' and Lit Herself on Fire
• Lunatic Who Set Virginia City Councilman Lee Vogler on Fire Reveals Why He Tried to Kill Lawmaker - Councilman Lee Vogler on fire over the summer told police he tried to kill the lawmaker because he was having "an affair with his wife."
• British City of York May Strip Sarah Ferguson of Honorary Title in the Wake of Her Growing Epstein Scandal
• Republicans refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat, delaying success of Epstein petition
• Government shuts down after Congress deadlocks on spending deal - Thousands of federal workers to go with out paychecks, could face firings
• Shutdown fight casts a shadow over jobs as Trump prepares for largest federal resignation in US history - The shutdown isn't just about budgets - it's also about jobs, and possibly careers amid a weakening labor market
• US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week
• Trump Warns "We'd be Laying Off a Lot of People" if Democrats Shut the Government Down - "We Can Get Rid of a Lot of Things That We Don't Want"
• Trump Threatens Irreversible Actions if Democrats Force Government Shutdown - "Cutting Things That They Like, Cutting Programs That They Like... We Don't Want Fraud, Waste and Abuse"
• Ocasio-Cortez: Trump Wants to 'Make Sure that Kids Are Dying'
• Dems in hot seat after DHS warns their frontline workers will go without pay if shutdown hits - White House calls Democrats 'radical' for rejecting 'clean' funding proposal
• Washington pivots from dodging shutdown to blaming rivals for it
• Mike Johnson Blasts Democrats' Government Shutdown Hypocrisy with Their Own Words
• Rep. Chip Roy: Democrats Want to Shut Down Government to Send a 'Political Message Against Republicans'
• Sen. Kennedy: Govt Shutdown a Bow to Dems' 'Loon Wing'
• Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
• State Department's Message to Journalists After Government Shutdown: Responses May Be Delayed Due to Democrats
• Cryin' Chuck Schumer Is Laughed Out of the Senate after Alleging NYT Poll Blaming Dems for Shutdown Is "Biased"
• Government Shutdown Not Stopping Democrats From Planning Retreat at Luxury Resort in California Wine Country
• Trump taunts Democrat leaders with 'Trump 2028' hats in Oval Office as shutdown approaches
• President Trump: Gov't Shutdown 'Likely' Because Democrats Want to Give Free Health Care to Illegal Aliens
• Maxine Waters on Healthcare for Illegals: 'Healthcare for Everybody'
• Democrat Stopgap Spending Counterproposal Would Add $1.5 Trillion to Debt
• Joy Reid Thinks Freedom is Dangerous - Warns Conservatives Want No Income Tax, No Regulations, Unlimited Wealth, and Generational Prosperity Without Taxes
• Trump warns Mamdani: No federal funds for a 'communist' mayor
• Orthodox Jewish groups back Cuomo for NYC mayor after Adams drops out of race - Community organizations in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island say they're 'deeply concerned' about Mamdani's candidacy
• Here We Go: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Accuses President Trump of Having Dementia, Calls for 25th Amendment to Be Invoked
• O'Keefe Media Group: Democrat Senator Ed Markey's Special Assistant Admits Using Autopen Without Markey's Knowledge
• Joe Biden Note Card Scandal Resurfaces – Scripted Questions From Reporters, Reminders on Faces and Names of Hillary and Chuck Schumer
• Training exercise or police diversion? Evidence leads Congress to explore new J6 pipe bomb theories - New documents raise questions about the FBI's pipe bomb timeline and how cell phone location data was "corrupted" after the bureau asked for it
• AI Actress Tilly Norwood Condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly 'Is Not an Actor... It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion'
• OpenAI Launches Video Generator App to Rival TikTok and YouTube
• Hackers nab FEMA, Customs and Border Protection staff data
• DoorDash unleashes fleet of delivery bots, called Dots, onto streets of Phoenix
• Microsoft Hosts Software that Enables China's Censorship Empire
• Tourists Are Flocking to a Chinese Megacity That's Straight Out of Sci-Fi - Dizzying architecture, bright lights and a cyberpunk vibe have made Chongqing a must-see destination for Chinese and international tourists alike
• G3 - Strong geomagnetic storm on September 30
• Severe M6.9 earthquake hits Leyte, central Philippines
• Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals - Rescuers scrambling to find survivors are hampered as the region recovers from a recent typhoon
• Strong M6.0 earthquake hits Bali Sea, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Talisay, Philippines
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ohonua, Tonga
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Calape, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Libertad, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Guadalupe, Philippines
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Taal volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Talisay, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Calape, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Guadalupe, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Libertad, Philippines
• Imelda strenghtens into a hurricane after killing 2 in Cuba
• Hurricane Imelda strengthens while targeting Bermuda as storm slams coastal Southeast with dangerous waves
• 5 homes collapse as waves from Hurricanes Imelda, Humberto slam North Carolina's Outer Banks
• Humberto to storm the UK after brushing Bermuda this week - Humberto will race toward western Europe and the United Kingdom where it could unleash hurricane-force winds and cause significant disruptions
• Ex-hurricane Gabrielle triggers severe flooding in Valencia, Castellon, Tarragona and Ibiza, Spain
• Expansive dry air to intensify drought across central, eastern US
• Namibia sends in army to fight devastating wildfire in Etosha game reserve
• LA follows in Las Vegas' footsteps as visitors to City of Angels plummet 'by 50%' - Wildfires, riots, and flight schedules have been named as contributing factors
• ERLC warns against use of artificial intelligence to write sermons
• Bible translation accelerates as millions receive Scripture in their own language
• Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as Taliban enforce morality crackdown - "The incident is likely to severely limit the public's ability to contact the outside world," Netblocks said
• Taliban kills internet across Afghanistan, citing morality concerns as UN protests - Fibre-optic network shutdown grounds flights at Kabul airport and freezes banking operations across country
• Michigan church shooter hated Latter-day Saints due to ex-girlfriend: report
• Bomb Threat at Utah State University Prompts Evacuation Ahead of TPUSA Event
• Hillary Clinton ripped for tone-deaf remarks about white men of 'a certain religion' damaging the US
• Jeffries Decries Trump AI Sombrero Video as 'Bigotry'
• Democratic congresswoman confronts Johnson over Trump AI video: 'It's racist. You should call it out'
• DC Police Sergeant Arrested After Crashing Into Federal Agents' Car - Found With Machine Gun and Arsenal of Unregistered Firearms
• National Guard Soldier Identified as Suspect in Texas Border Casino Attack
• Farage: Starmer Inciting Violence by Radical Left Antifa Against Millions of Britons by Labelling Them Racist 'Enemy'
• Jayapal: I Haven't Said Anything Inciteful, ICE Has 'Kidnapped' People
• ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Threatened to Bomb Democrat Congresswoman's Office
• FBI raids Portland home of illegal immigrant suspected of aiming laser at Border Patrol helicopter
• Oklahoma Governor Announces 130 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers Arrested in Sting, One CDL Read "No Name Given"
• Sanctuary New Jersey: ICE Agents Arrest 9 Chilean Illegals Involved in South American Theft Ring
• Trump Vows to 'Straighten Out' Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 'One by One'
• DOJ sues Minnesota over sanctuary policies, cites release of dangerous illegal immigrant criminals
• Pope Leo Slams 'Inhuman' Treatment of Migrants in US
• Sham marriages, elder 'exploitation,' fake death certificates uncovered in massive Minnesota immigration bust
• Former Biden Staffer Confronted on Plan to Combat Crime by Investing in 'Safe-Space Initiatives' Led by LGBT, Two-Spirit People
• Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Eviscerates Ex-Biden Aide On Use Of Bizarre 'Two Spirit' Term In Crime 'Playbook' - Hawley questioned former White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention Deputy Director Gregory Jackson Jr. Tuesday at a hearing
• CP event tackles 'turning tide' of trans ideology: 'Nefarious spiritual warfare'
• Seattle bakery worker placed on leave after refusing to serve CA GOP gov candidate wearing Charlie Kirk hat, Star of David
• Rogan blasts 'people on the left' who call themselves progressives but celebrated Charlie Kirk's death
• Report: Disney Lost 1.7 Million Subscribers a Week After Suspending Jimmy Kimmel
• Elon Musk Leads Mass Netflix Membership Cancellations After Company's Children's Cartoon Creator Smears Charlie Kirk as a 'Nazi' - Dead End Paranormal Park, a show on Netflix, is pushing pro-transgender on children. This show is advertised for 7-year-olds
• Kirk's Assassination and Shadowy Rise of 'Trantifa'
• Report: PA Dem House Candidate Funneled Money Meant to Help Recovering Opioid Addicts to Bring Kids 'LGBTQ+ Youth' Center Offering 'Medical Transition' Seminars
• 'I wasn't fit to decide': Teen regrets gender reassignment surgery, sues hospital and surgeon for $3M
• Trump Admin: Minnesota Violated Title IX by Allowing Males to Compete in Female Sports
• Bishops, Catholic groups slam Cardinal Cupich's plan to honor pro-abortion Sen Dick Durbin: 'Great scandal'
• Scientists Use Cloning Tech to Swap DNA in Human Eggs - Scientists have adapted cloning technology to create human eggs from skin cells and a donor egg, potentially opening a new route to motherhood for women who are infertile
• All creatures found to emit strange glow that extinguishes on death
• "Human Bodies Glow Until Death": Scientists Prove Living People Emit Biophotons While Mitochondria Stop Producing Light Forever After Dying
• OpenAI adds parental control tools to help protect teen users
• ChatGPT may alert police on suicidal teens - Sam Altman announces major policy shift following lawsuits over teen deaths linked to AI chatbot
• Trump signs executive order to 'supercharge' pediatric cancer research with AI - "We're going to defeat childhood cancer once and for all."
• Study links Covid injections to increased cancer risk, including breast and prostate
• Bombshell memo claims Johnson & Johnson admitted to Tylenol-Autism link years ago
• White House to launch 'TrumpRx' website, lowering drug costs for Americans
• Trump: Drop in Drug Prices Will Have 'Huge' Impact on Midterms
• Trump, Pfizer agree to lower U.S. drug prices, exempt company from pharma tariffs
• A New mRNA Vaccine Has the Potential to Cure Seasonal and Food Allergies
• May the force be with them: Turkey growers turn to lasers to ward off bird flu
• Poliovirus Resurgence: New Cases Confirmed in Sindh, Pakistan