October 2nd, 2025

• ​Commentary: Is Palestinian Statehood the Gateway to Peace in the Middle East?
• Commentary: The problem with recognising Palestine - Isolating Israel further and rewarding Hamas is far more likely to increase the suffering of the Gazan (and Israeli) people
• After Israeli strike, Trump declares US commitment to defend Qatar if it's attacked again - American president signs executive order stating that any military action against the Gulf state will be considered 'a threat to the peace and security of the United States'
• Failed Israeli strike in Doha sparked push that led to Trump's Gaza plan - report
• Qatar, Egypt and Turkey said to urge Hamas to accept Trump's Gaza ceasefire proposal
• ZOA Issues 'Qualified' Support for Trump Gaza Plan: Warns of Risks, Sees Potential to Reshape Mideast
• Trump peace plan charts tough course for Palestinian Authority's return to Gaza - Palestinian analyst says US ceasefire proposal sets 'many minefields' and that 'this plan is not good for the PA'; Ramallah hoping for bailout from Arab allies amid economic crisis
• Hamas asks for clarification on Trump's 20-point Gaza plan clauses
• Hamas said split on whether to back Trump's plan to end Gaza war, seeks amendments - Sources both within and close to terror group say Hamas is pushing to change clauses on disarmament and timing of hostages' release, which are Israel's key demands for ending the fighting
• 'Enough Is Enough': Many Palestinians Say Hamas Must Accept Cease-Fire Plan - Interviews in Gaza suggest wide support for a proposal that calls for an immediate end to a war that has brought immense civilian suffering
• Israel marks tense Yom Kippur, as Hamas mulls Trump's offer and army fights in Gaza
• Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 16 as the world awaits Hamas' response to Trump's peace plan
• As Israel Pounds Gaza City, an Overwhelming Exodus
• Katz: IDF has nearly encircled Gaza City, residents have 'last opportunity' to leave - Medical sources in Hamas-run Strip report at least 35 killed by Israeli fire, mainly in Gaza City; IDF downs rockets fired from northern Gaza, including projectiles launched amid Yom Kippur
• Israel defense minister orders Gaza City evacuation, warns holdouts 'will be considered militants'
• Red Cross temporarily suspends Gaza City operations due to hostilities
• Gaza doctors are starving while fighting to save lives, evacuated medic tells BBC
• Social Media's Changing Narrative of the Israel-Gaza War - Nearly two years into the conflict, social media is increasingly capturing the day-to-day toll in Gaza, as U.S. public opinion on the war shifts
• Nearing Gaza, 'peace' flotilla rocks Italy, throwing government into political storm
• Navy boards some 40 flotilla vessels, transporting hundreds of activists to Israel
• Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla, detains Thunberg and others, says 'she and her friends are safe'
• Turkey accuses Israel of 'act of terrorism' with Gaza flotilla interception
• Hamas Slams Israel's Interception Of Gaza Flotilla As 'Piracy And Terrorism'
• Hamas urges 'all defenders of freedom' to denounce Israel's interception of Gaza-bound flotilla
• 'Violation of int'l law': Hamas, foreign gov'ts attack Israel over interception of Gaza flotilla
• Germany nabs 3 suspected Hamas operatives for planning to kill Israelis, local Jews
• Judge rules Trump's deportation moves against pro-Palestinian students unconstitutional - The actions by Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem were undertaken "to strike fear" into other students with similar, pro-Palestinian views, the judge found.
• US lawyers seek ICC genocide investigation against Iranian leaders for Oct 7 complicity
• FIFA vice president says UEFA should decide Israel's future role in world soccer - Sport's European governing body reportedly holds off on vote to suspend Israel following Trump's publication of plan to end Gaza war and free the hostages
• NYU blocks Oct. 7 campus talk by Jewish conservative, citing security concerns
• Reagan Appointed Judge Rules Trump Admin Deportations over Anti-Israel Protests Are Unconstitutional
• Boston judge sides with pro-jihadist sympathizers on college campuses against Trump admin - Judge Young claims the Trump admin sought to "chill the rights to freedom of speech and peacefully to assemble of the non-citizen plaintiff members of the plaintiff associations."
• Dozens of Northwestern students face penalties for boycotting antisemitism video
• ADL takes down extremism database after criticism over entry on Charlie Kirk's group - Antisemitism watchdog says Glossary of Extremism and Hate 'outdated,' without directly addressing right-wing attacks from Musk and others over inclusion of Turning Point USA
• Kash Patel Cuts FBI's Ties to ADL over Criticism of Charlie Kirk's TPUSA
• Elon Musk calls ADL a 'hate group' that 'hates Christians'
• Study: X now 'one of the most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history'
• Yom Kippur Attack: Police Shoot Suspect at Manchester Synagogue Mass Stabbing
• At least two killed in stabbing and car ramming attack on Yom Kippur at synagogue in Manchester, UK police say
• 'Manchester synagogue attacker' pictured wearing suspected suicide belt
• Houses of worship tighten security amid rising number of attacks
• 'Not far-off threats,' Israeli envoy says of Hamas capacity in Judea, Samaria - Danny Danon told the U.N. Security Council that Hamas rocket factories in Judea and Samaria are "hidden workshops of death, right on our doorstep."
• Germany approves 2.46m Euros in arms exports to Israel after partial halt
• Yemen's Houthi Terrorists Threaten 'Sanctions' Against U.S. Oil Companies
• UK imposes sanctions on Iranian firms linked to nuclear programme - Britain joins France and Germany in reimposing sweeping UN sanctions, freezing Iranian assets and banning key firms
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards call to extend missile range in wake of war with Israel - 'Our missiles will reach the range they need to,' senior IRGC commander tells state media, hinting that 1,200-mile limit previously thought sufficient to hit Israel will be raised
• Cities fight decision to allow rebuild of oil refinery plant destroyed by Iran missile - Accused of not considering cleaner alternatives, planners accept Energy Ministry request to allow Bazan oil refineries to fast-track construction of new Haifa power plant without permits
• Ten Israeli lawmakers attend Taiwan National Day celebration amid increasing tensions with China - Chinese embassy threatens Israeli MK after visit to Taiwan
• From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa
• Two killed, hundreds arrested in Morocco protests rocking the nation - Members of Moroccan security forces and civilians reported hurt as youth antigovernment protests turn violent
• Mystery drone sightings reported over critical infrastructure in northern Germany
• French troops arrest captain of Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker feared to be behind Denmark drone incursions
• Macron says oil tanker off France is linked to Russia's shadow fleet and committed "serious wrongdoings"
• With EU leaders discussing plans to counter Russian drones, what exactly is a 'drone wall'?
• NATO allies clash after Russian jets breach airspace, testing alliance resolve
• Zelenskyy warns Russian drones endanger safety at Chernobyl and at Europe's biggest nuclear plant
• Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant loses power due to Russian bombing with radiation threat - The power outage at Chernobyl comes after Russia attacked an energy facility in Ukraine
• Russia accused of sabotaging last power line into Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - Satellite images of damaged area show no sign of shelling that Moscow says prevents repair
• Joe Rogan backs Hegseth's war on 'woke garbage,' 'fat generals'
• Defense Officials Fume at Pentagon Pete's 'Inexcusable' Rant to Generals
• Trojan Horses in the Fields of Education and Psychology Undermine War Secretary Hegseth's Objective to Remove 'Toxic Ideological Garbage'
• Bondi vows indictment against Comey is just the start in effort to 'end the weaponization'
• Supreme Court Allows Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to Keep Her Job... For Now
• Trump Promises to Allocate Tariff Revenues to Bail Out U.S. Farmers
• Trump shields immigration and trade from shutdown fallout - The president is attempting to exact maximum pain on Democrats by pinning the fallout on them while ensuring his own priorities continue unimpeded
• Breitbart Business Digest: Why Wall Street and the Real Economy Yawn at Shutdowns
• Trump Urges GOP to Use Shutdown to Cut Billions in Spending
• Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
• Trump targets states that voted for Harris in shutdown fight - The Office of Management and Budget is withholding billions in energy and infrastructure money in more than a dozen states that voted against Trump
• Trump's Resurfaced Comments Saying That The President Should Be "Blamed" For A Government Shutdown Are Going Viral
• PBS's Bennett: Vance Is Right, Schumer Has Said You Don't Shut Down Over Policy Squabbles in Past
• Speaker Mike Johnson: Democrats Shut Down Govt. 'to Satisfy Far Left Base' Rather than Work with Trump
• JD Vance slams Dems for shutting down government to get benefits for illegal immigrants - Maxine Waters says she wants 'healthcare for everybody'
• Schumer's Shutdown: JD Vance slams NY Senator for allowing government shut down - "Donald Trump and Republicans have barreled us into a shutdown because they refuse to protect Americans' healthcare."
• VP Vance RIPS Schumer for Shutting the Government Down to Benefit Illegal Aliens - Says He's "Terrified" of AOC
• AOC Emasculates Chuck Schumer with Message to Republicans: 'Come Strike a Deal with Me'
• "Is He a Mexican American?" - VP Vance Savages Hakeem Jeffries' Outrage and Cries of Racism Over Sombrero Memes - "If You Help Us Reopen the Government, the Sombrero Memes will Stop!"
• Jeffries: Trump AI Sombrero Video 'Was a Xenophobic Stereotype'
• Trump Doubles Down on Trolling - Roasts Hakeem Jeffries Again After His Meltdown Over Meme Video
• White House Trolls Schumer with Guilty Hotdog Meme After he Blames Republicans for Government Shutdown Despite Being Responsible
• Schumer Shutdown Day One: Two Proposals to Reopen the Government Fail in the Senate
• Democrats See No Need to Capitulate, Nor Republicans to Cut a Deal - The last time Senate Democrats found themselves taking the blame for a government shutdown, they quickly caved. That's less likely to happen now.
• Schumer Shutdown Could Drag On Until at Least Friday as Congress Leaves For Religious Observance - Congress is leaving town until Friday to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur
• Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight
• Rep. Ro Khanna Says the Quiet Part Out Loud - Admits Democrats Want Your Tax Dollars to Fund Illegal Aliens
• White House: Democrats Demanding $200 Billion for Illegal Aliens Over a Decade to Reopen Government
• Warren: People 'Are Going to Die' If Dems Give Up on Shutdown
• Russ Vought Hits Schumer and Jeffries Where It Hurts - Cites DEI Concerns as He Freezes Billions in NYC Infrastructure Projects After Democrats Shut Down Government
• Trump admin stops $18 billion in infrastructure funds to NYC over DEI
• Trump Keeps Blurring the Line Between Capitalism and Socialism - President's plans on drug pricing echo themes of Zohran Mamdani, democratic socialist running for mayor of New York
• Joy Reid warns that Republicans want 'no income tax' and people to earn 'as much money as they want' - Former MSNBC host claimed country is in a 'fascist moment'
• Irony: JB Pritzker Claims it's Dangerous to Call Democrats 'Fascists'
• Nolte: Maine Woman Receives 250 Ballots in Mysterious Amazon Package as State Considers Voter ID Law
• Shock: Armed NYPD Detective Snuck Past Secret Service Into Ryder Cup While Pretending to Be Part of President Trump's Security Detail
• Secret Service Agent Fell Asleep on the Job at United Nations General Assembly - And Left His Fully Automatic Rifle Unattended
• Joe Rogan Slams Progressives Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Assassination: 'Opened Up My Eyes'
• Kamala Harris Tells Los Angeles Audience It's 'Time to Rise Up'
• Poll: More Americans now agree political violence may be necessary to right the country
• Harvard faculty expressed support for potential left-wing political violence during 2018 panel
• Telegram Founder Durov Says He Survived 2018 Poisoning Attempt
• Gavin Newsom posts AI video mocking Vance despite passing law protecting Kamala from AI generated memes - Newsom previously said "manipulating a voice in an 'ad'" should "be illegal."
• Google AI Overview appears to block results on searches for 'Trump cognitive decline' but not for Biden
• SAG-AFTRA condemns AI 'synthetic performers' after artificial actress goes viral
• Tom Brady partners with robotic massage company, touts AI tech: 'I want this to be in every locker room'
• Google reveals 'home AI' that can see if your kids stay up past bedtime & even fix dishwasher - plus new smart gadgets
• A.I. Fighter Jets and Cockroach Spies: Inside the Changing Business of War
• A 'Godfather of AI' Remains Concerned as Ever About Human Extinction - Yoshua Bengio worries about AI's capacity to deceive users in pursuit of its own goals. 'The scenario in "2001: A Space Odyssey" is exactly like this,' he says
• 'Godfather of AI' warns tech will bring massive unemployment: 'A few people much richer and most people poorer'
• UK Minister paves way for nationwide facial recognition rollout
• Starmer's digital ID work requirement sparks uproar from UK's left and right - Farage and Corbyn decry Starmer's ID push as 'excessive' state power
• Rogan calls out media for fussing over Jimmy Kimmel as UK govt arrests people for online speech - Rogan argued people look for illusion of power with Kimmel suspension as the UK installs and Orwellian 'nightmare'
• The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel's Antichrist Obsession - Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They've been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
• Asteroid 2025 TF flew just 420 km (260 miles) above Antarctica, second-closest flyby on record
• Positive polarity CH HSS sparks G3 - Strong geomagnetic storm
• Rescuers desperately search for survivors of earthquake in the Philippines that killed at least 72
• Why the Latest Earthquake in the Philippines Was Particularly Deadly
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Lospalos, Timor Leste
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Ovalle, Chile
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Borbon, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Reykjanes Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
• Feugo volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Barren Island volcano erupts to 10,000ft
• Dual lava fountains from Kilauea's Halemaʻumaʻu crater reach 400 m (1,300 feet), Hawaii
• Hurricane Imelda slams Bermuda with powerful winds, heavy rain as massive waves crash onshore
• Oceanfront homes collapse as hurricanes Humberto and Imelda pass North Carolina coast
• Nearly two months' worth of rain in 7 hours causes deadly flash floods in Odesa, Ukraine
• New York loses bid to prevent Holtec from dumping radioactive water into the Hudson River
• Energy Dept. Axes 223 Biden-Era 'Green New Scam' Projects, Saves $7.5 Billion
• Pope, Schwarzenegger Join Forces: Urge Catholics to 'Terminate' Climate Change
• Pope Leo mocked for blessing block of ice at climate justice conference: 'Will it become Holy Water?'
• Arkansas high school student removed from Zoom after sharing faith, legal group claims - School apologized for the incident after facing legal demand
• Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping Calls for 'Strict Law Enforcement' over Religion
• Ireland rises: 10,000 Christians march in Dublin to defend faith, family, and tradition against the progressive drift
• Bomb threat shuts Oktoberfest in Munich after explosives spark deadly fire in home
• Germany's Oktoberfest in Munich Shut Down After Killing, House Fire, Bomb Detonation and a Suicide Put the City in High Alert
• Dearborn Chief Brags About Islamizing Police Force, Then Slips Into Arabic in Disturbing Video
• 'The View' co-host presses Mamdani on whether he's apologized to officers over anti-police rhetoric - Mamdani attributed his position change to 'growth and understanding'
• Mamdani: I'm Having Conversations 'Individually with Officers' After Calling NYPD Racist
• Karen Bass: Trump Administration Wants to Go into Inner Cities and 'Shoot People'
• Trump Advisor Says ICE Agents Will Be at Super Bowl for Bad Bunny's Halftime Show: 'It's So Shameful They Picked Someone Who Seems to Hate America'
• Massive Chicago Illegal Immigration Raid Targets Tren de Aragua Members
• 300 ICE agents swarm Chicago apartment complex in Venezuelan gang raid
• Trump's ICE Arrests Over 800 Illegal Aliens Across Sanctuary State Illinois
• ICE detention of Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts sparks days of protests
• 3 Antifa terrorists arrested outside Portland ICE facility as federal agents crack down - Federal law enforcement agents were seen hopping out of a unmarked white van in a surprise tactical operation reminiscent of a "Trojan horse."
• Portland city council member tells Antifa agitators to use burner phones, hide identities to escape prosecution during militant protests
• Trump: National Guard now in place for Oregon amid 'chaos, death and destruction' - Oregon Military Department confirms 200 troops deployed under federal authority to city
• 53 Arrests Made, 20 Guns Seized in First 48 Hours Since Memphis National Guard and Federal Agent Deployment
• Schumer: Trump Sending Military to Cities Is Moving U.S. into an 'Autocracy'
• Officials: Illegal Migrants Were Issued 18-Wheeler Licenses in NY, IL, CA with 'No Name Given'
• Trump admin finds 44% of immigrants in Minneapolis area committed immigration fraud - Officers found evidence of "fraud, non-compliance, or public safety or national security concerns in 275 cases - 44 percent of cases interviewed."
• U.N. Security Council Authorizes Larger Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti
• UK court convicts 7 men for 'grooming', systematic abuse of teens
• In the biggest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, some claim they were paid to sue
• Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. - Global Affairs says 'X' marker may not be recognized at the border
• Louisiana issues arrest warrant for California doctor who allegedly sent abortion pills
• Emergency abortion denials by Catholic hospitals put woman in danger, lawsuit claims
• Pro-Abortion Sen. Dick Durbin Declines to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Cardinal Cupich After Backlash
• Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be pro-life: "Someone who says 'I'm against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty' is not really pro-life," Leo said. "Someone who says that 'I'm against abortion, but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,' I don't know if that's pro-life."
• Pope Leo XIV Takes a Thinly Veiled Swipe at Trump While Defending Sen. Dick Durbin: 'If You're Against Abortion but Support the Inhuman Treatment of Immigrants - That's Not Pro-Life'
• Christianity Today Caught Taking Funding from Major Planned Parenthood Donor
• "The Devil Is Busy": HBO Accidentally Admits the Truth About Abortion in Title of New Documentary
• Skin DNA breakthrough could let 60-year-old women have genetically related kids
• Deadly mosquito-borne virus sparks CDC travel alert - could it reach the US? Mosquito-borne disease that causes severe joint pain has spread across Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe
• Pinsky: Pfizer May Have Misled Trump on COVID Vaccine