October 20th, 2025

• In 'blatant' ceasefire violation, IDF says terror operatives attacked troops in Rafah - Hamas denies responsibility as military responds with airstrikes after RPG, sniper fire; Netanyahu, Katz discuss retaliation; far-right ministers call for return to war
• IDF says 2 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in this morning's attack on troops in Gaza
• Netanyahu Orders "Firm Action" After Hamas Attack on IDF Troops in Rafah; Terror Group Denies Responsibility
• IDF begins re-enforcing Gaza ceasefire after striking Hamas in response to violations
• Israel Responds to Hamas Ceasefire Violation with Precision Strikes
• Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza
• IDF drone crashes near Gaza border after malfunction
• Trump envoys arrive in Israel amid Hamas violations - Following the incident in southern Gaza in which Hamas terrorists attacked an IDF unit, the visits of US Special Envoy Witkoff today and Vice President Vance on Tuesday have taken on increased urgency
• US believes Hamas acting in good faith, searching for remaining bodies of hostages, Kushner says
• The 'enormous conflict of interest' at centre of Jared Kushner's Gaza ceasefire deal
• Jared Kushner details working around '50 years of stupid word games' in Middle East for ceasefire deal
• Netanyahu denies Trump forced truce on him, says war ends 'for good' when Hamas disarmed
• Kushner and Witkoff reveal how the Trump admin plans to disarm Hamas amid faltering peace deal
• Hamas rejects disarmament, defends executions as 'exceptional measures' amid ceasefire tensions with Israel - Hamas terrorists attempt attack on IDF positions as group continues slow hostage remains transfer
• US warns Hamas against attacks on Gazan civilians, views it as 'violation of agreement' - Hamas rejects US statement, accuses State Department of spreading 'misleading Israeli propaganda'
• Slowed establishment of postwar Gaza government fuels Hamas revival, diplomats warn - Assembling technocratic committee proving difficult task as each stakeholder has own agenda, but absence of alternative is enabling Hamas to fill vacuum left by IDF troops
• Government said working to appoint own Oct. 7 inquiry, angering bereaved families, opposition - Government commission would also examine 'role' of protest movement and High Court in Hamas invasion; critics, urging state commission, accuse Netanyahu's coalition of seeking to investigate itself
• Security faults, major lapses in Gaza border barrier before October 7 massacre revealed - report
• Ben-Gvir demands death penalty law for terrorists following hostages' return - "It's the right thing to do, it's moral and it will prevent them from taking hostages," said the leader of the right-wing Otzma Yehudit Party
• 'War of Revival': Cabinet approves Netanyahu's controversial renaming of Gaza war - Critics say name switch is attempt by PM to evade responsibility for failures around Hamas onslaught; Lapid: 'It remains the Oct. 7 war. Attempts to erase what happened won't succeed'
• UK: Jewish Man Arrested For Wearing Star of David in London Because It 'Antagonized Pro-Palestine Protesters
• Johnson calls FBI's 'alarming' arrest of alleged Hamas terrorist proof of Biden immigration failures - Speaker blames Biden policies after FBI arrests Gazan operative in Louisiana who allegedly participated in Oct 7 attack
• Coalition advances bill mandating mezuzahs, allowing Orthodox rituals in public spaces - Bill sparks outrage at idea of foisting Jewish Orthodox practices on public; proposed clause requiring religious tests for judges, giving new powers to rabbinic courts dropped
• Despite severe losses and talk of disarmament, Hezbollah works to rebuild forces in Lebanon - IDF continues strikes against Hezbollah's violations of Lebanon ceasefire agreement
• Reporting from Syria: ISIS Still Active Threat to the U.S. and SDF in Rojava
• Iran Executes Man Convicted Of Spying For Mossad
• UN nuclear watchdog believes most of Iran's enriched uranium unharmed by war with Israel
• Spanish Priest Facing Years in Prison for Comment That Offended Muslims
• Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to new ceasefire after more than a week of deadly clashes
• 20 States Call on EU to Negotiate Deportation Deal with Afghanistan to Return Illegals and Criminal Migrants
• EU countries move to pull plug on Russian gas to Hungary and Slovakia
• Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin's terms, warning Russia could 'destroy' Ukraine
• Trump and Zelensky in 'second White House shouting match' after Don urged him to accept Putin's terms to end Ukraine war - It comes as Vladimir Putin unleashed brutal new strikes across four Ukrainian regions
• Trump says Ukraine's Donbas region will have to be 'cut up' to end the Russian invasion
• Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Told Zelensky That He Must Surrender the Part of Donetsk Region Ukraine Still Holds To Achieve Peace
• This government shutdown could be the longest ever - maybe running until Thanksgiving. What might the economic damage be?
• 'Empty shelves, higher prices': Americans tell of cost of Trump's tariffs - US consumers say price rises caused by president's tariffs contradict his promise to make life more affordable
• FBI Launches Investigation After Secret Service Discovers 'Hunting Stand' with Direct Line of Sight to Where Trump Exits Air Force One at Palm Beach Airport
• WH Official: Trump boards AF1 quickly, using small stairs due to 'increased security measures' - Hunting stand found with clear line of sight to presidential plane at Palm Beach International Airport
• Karine Jean-Pierre writes she couldn't 'stomach' being a Democrat anymore after party's treatment of Biden
• Speaker Johnson: 'There's a Rise of Marxism in the Democratic Party'
• FBI Documents Back Claims Schiff Plotted Against Trump
• White House Hires 'Stop the Steal' Lawyer to Investigate 2020 Election Claims
• Thousands Protest Against Plans to Introduce Digital ID Cards in Britain
• Fears over higher rates as Georgia moves to provide more electricity for AI datacenters - State's Republican-led public service commission to decide on power expansion and prices, as Democrats vie for voice
• Oversharing with AI: How your ChatGPT conversations could be used against you
• Lithium Battery Fire Erupts on Air China Flight Carrying 160 Passengers
• Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong airport runway into sea, leaving two dead
• Burning Object Found in Australian Desert Likely Fell From Space
• SpaceX lofts 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit on record-tying 132nd Falcon 9 launch of the year
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Masohi, Indonesia
• Big Island of Hawaii rattled by magnitude 4.2 earthquake
• Popocatetl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 20,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 18,0000ft
• 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
• Krasheninnikov volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 10,000ft
• Tropical Storm Fengshen kills at least five, leaves two missing in the Philippines
• Severe storms produce tornadoes near De Roche, Arkansas, and southwest of Yazoo City, Mississippi
• George Santos vows not to 'disappoint' Trump after surprise release, says he found God in prison
• Shock: Masked Thieves Riding Motorcycles Break into World's Most Visited Museum in Broad Daylight and Steal Priceless Jewels of "Inestimable Heritage and Historical Value" in Just Ten Minutes
• 'McMess': McDonald's worker shoots drive thru customer in the neck after massive back up of mobile orders - Sheriff Grady Judd described the chaotic scene as a "McMess."
• Shooting in Residence Hall at Oklahoma State University Leaves Multiple Victims Hospitalized
• Billionaire Businessman Reflects on 'Not Hard' Decision to Leave Crime-Ridden Chicago
• Another Peaceful Migrant in Ireland Brutally Stabs Ukrainian Boy to Death in Dublin Asylum Facility
• Cartel-Linked South American Theft Rings Dismantled by ICE
• US conducts seventh strike on boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean
• Pete Hegseth Fires Warning to Narcoterrorists as Vessel Associated with Colombian Terror Group Gets Blown Up on Orders from President Trump
• Rand Paul: Trump's Military Strikes Against Suspected Drug Boats Are Not Legal
• Colombia's Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid - President Gustavo Petro said a U.S. strike in the Caribbean had killed a fisherman. President Trump said he would cut aid and impose new tariffs on Colombian imports.
• Drug dealer': Trump slams anti-Israel president of Colombia - The US president announced the cancellation of all subsidies to the South American country and expressed outrage over President Petro's inaction against the drug industry. Trump also implicitly threatened US military action on Colombian soil.
• Trump claims 'unquestioned power' to deploy troops to San Francisco under Insurrection Act
• Country singer blasts ICE raids in fiery video: 'You're not Christian'
• San Antonio Church, Neighborhoods Tagged with 'No Kings' Vandalism, Graffiti
• Rioters attack federal agents outside Portland ICE facility during 'No Kings' protest
• LA 'No Kings' protest turns into riot, at least one arrested as violent crowd refuses to disperse
• 'Mamdani is Antifa': No Kings 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."
• Liberal Protester at "No Kings" Rally Mocks Charlie Kirk's Assassination - Is Identified as a Chicago Teacher
• Fired: UALR Law Professor Terminated After Disgusting Comments Calling Charlie Kirk 'Evil' 'the Devil' and Promise to Not Pull Back from 'Celebrating' His Assassination
• 'No Kings' protester dresses as Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin
• Democrat State Senator Calls for Trump's Death at "No Kings" Protest
• President Trump Shares Wild AI Video of Himself Dumping Sewage on "No Kings" Protesters, Including a Prominent Young Democrat Influencer
• Johnson defends calling anti-Trump protests 'hate America' rallies - The Republican House leader said he was referring to the rhetoric of protesters
• Oxford Union's DEI President Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Assassination is Finally Removed From Office
• Progressive publishers launch children's Bible stories with social justice, diversity themes - Faith books emphasize diversity, inclusion and justice for children ages 4 to 17
• 'Well-Known Prime Minister' Beat and Raped Late Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre, According to Memoir
• 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Hosts 'Drag Queen Storytime;' Trixie Mattel Reads Eric Trump's Memoir to Children, Throws Book in Wood Chipper
• US tells airlines to disregard 'X' sex markers on passports and input 'M' or 'F'
• Cardinal Robert Sarah Accuses Europe of Leading the Ideological Persecution of Christianity: "Enshrining Abortion in the Constitution Is a Direct Affront to God and a Betrayal of Our Christian Roots"
• The next cancer-fighting mRNA vaccine may already be here - Early-phase research shows Covid mRNA vaccines could give immunotherapies a cancer-fighting boost