September 17th, 2026

• ​Netanyahu's New York UN visit sees unusual US Secret Service security involvement - This comes after NYC Mayor Mamdani admitted that his office lacked the authority to arrest the prime minister, though he emphasized that Netanyahu "is not welcome in New York City."
• Americans Face Generational Divide Over Israel, Poll Finds
• Vance Says Trump Willing to Part Ways With Netanyahu "when he feels like the interests of the American people are different from the interests of the government of Israel."
• Vance: US cannot let its Mideast foreign policy be 'subservient to Israel' - US vice president says allies sometimes disagree, Trump has shown he's ready to 'part ways' with Netanyahu for sake of American interests; envoy Huckabee insists relationship 'solid'
• House Dems place hold on $2.8B bomb sale to Israel - Israel has increasingly faced scrutiny over alleged human rights violations in Gaza, the West Bank, and neighboring countries as war continues in the area
• 'What took Hezbollah 20 years, Houthis developed in five': Saudi Arabia scrambles for defenses
• Muslim nations condemn 'heinous attacks' after Houthi drone downed near Mecca
• Saudi Arabia calls an attempted Mecca attack a 'red line' as Houthis deny they did it
• Saudis reportedly won't budge on Israel normalization, as they seek help against Houthis
• US senators call for release of more information on Trump's Saudi nuclear proposal - Lawmakers tell administration to publish full text of deal, including classified 'side letters' with Riyadh, in missive that doesn't mention Israel normalization as a condition of pact
• Saudi leader under siege as enemies close in and allies turn away - War at the Crown Prince's doorstep and global isolation threaten his vision to reduce dependence on oil
• Saudi Pipeline Attack Risks 'Disastrous' Loss of Oil as Fighting Escalates - Prolonged restrictions on exports could push oil prices even higher
• Consumers hit by one-two punch of oil and rates from Iran war. The estimated bill is $1,700 per household
• US probes Iran link to cyberattacks on Texas-bound energy tankers
• Vance warns US exit could trigger 'worldwide energy crisis' as Iran vows to resist
• China pushes Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid oil pressure
• New images appear to show heavy damage from Iranian strikes on US bases in Middle East
• Iran strikes US-contracted ship with American personnel on board: report
• Pro-Iran Propaganda Spreads False Claims of US Troop Expulsions and Sunk Ships
• Trump plans Iran summit at UN: 'They want to make a deal' - Axios reports Trump will meet Gulf leaders on postwar plans
• Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in crackdown on 2022 protests
• Iranian security forces coordinated killing, torture and sexual abuse of protesters, says Amnesty - Leaked documents and testimony reveal extent of regime's crackdown in 2022 and how it paved the way for more brutal killings of protesters this year
• Iran hesitant to enforce mandatory headscarf law as war and economic pressures mount - Activist says regime is 'afraid of protests,' which Khamenei's father-in-law seems to acknowledge: 'We can't enter into that front as we ought to because of wartime conditions'
• Lebanese president: Security deal with Israel would be potential prelude to peace
• How Israeli commandos hunted Hezbollah underground for 3 months before blowing up Ali Taher Ridge
• Court freezes key step in government's controversial West Bank land registration process - Critics who said process was 'de facto annexation' welcome freeze; reservist removed from duty after spotted confronting Palestinian youth; commandos nab 'senior' Islamic Jihad member
• IDF says Hamas Rafah Brigade chief, other terror commanders killed in Gaza strikes
• 20 reported dead, dozens missing after damaged Gaza City building collapses - Hamas-run civil defense says six-story structure had previously been hit in Israeli strikes; residents said to have returned, despite safety warnings, due to lack of shelter
• Anger at Hamas' abuses of civilians is bubbling up in Gaza, 'maverick' Arabic-language outlet shows
• British Labour MP calls for 'military action' against Israel, then apologizes - Tahir Ali claims Israel, like Hamas, must be disarmed due to 'atrocities'; after first doubling down, he retracts call for attack, says he doesn't 'support military action anywhere in the Middle East'
• US rejects Abbas's entry visa, forcing him to again address UN virtually - Palestinian official tells ToI that State Department notice on rejection of his request for a visa cites alleged association with a terror group, but doesn't elaborate further
• Netanyahu to Introduce Bills Revoking 'NAZA' Directors' Israeli Citizenship: 'Their Place Is Not Among Us'
• IDF weighs taking legal action as Israel grapples with 'blood libel' claims by documentary 'NAZA' - IDF to investigate investigate soldiers involved in the film for potential disclosure of classified materials
• PM pledges bill to strip citizenship from those who smear IDF abroad amid 'NAZA' outcry - Herzog says revoking citizenship 'has no chance'; Israel said to realize outcry over film is fanning flames, as diplomats signal that PM's proposal isn't in country's best interest
• US Rep. Moskowitz uses Holocaust footage in campaign ad, citing family history - 'Never again is now,' says Florida congressman, touting record of fighting antisemitism; his Republican opponent in competitive race, Scott Singer, is also Jewish
• NFL fines Azeez Al-Shaair again over pro-Palestinian personal message
• 13 municipalities to bar use of live chickens in pre-Yom Kippur 'kapparot' ritual, NGO says - Tel Mond, Yeruham, Mevaseret Zion, Yavne join cities including Tel Aviv, Beersheba in prohibiting ceremony where birds are swung around practitioners' heads to remove sins
• Tensions flare in Syria's Kurdish northeast as government integration deal moves ahead
• Russia 'plotting assassinations in US and European countries supporting Ukraine'
• DOJ charges Russian agents with plotting attacks, including in the U.S.
• Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine kills 5 people and wounds at least 7 others
• Zelensky Says Putin Wants All of Ukraine, Rejects 'Win-Win' Peace Concept
• Zelenskyy says war cannot end in win-win outcome after so many deaths
• Russian military deaths could reach one million by year-end - Zelensky
• Putin braces for election stress test as Russians 'feel the pain' of struggling economy
• EU Proposes Canada Becomes Bloc's First 'Associate Member' as Old International Order Crumbles
• Canada could become EU's first 'associate member' - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she wants the relationship between the bloc and Canada to reach "the highest level possible."
• Commissioner Chaos: During Her State of the European Union Address, Ursula von der Leyen Offered Canada 'Associate Member' Status - But Furious EU Leaders Were Blindsided by Announcement
• Trump Says He May See Canada EU Membership as a "Hostile Act" - Threatens "Very Serious Tariffs" or an End to Trade with Europe
• Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership 'laughable', while threatening tariffs - US president warns over 'hostile act', as Canada seeks to move closer to the EU and diversify its defence ties
• Protect the Americas: Trump Redirects $52 Million in Military Aid From Europe and Middle East to Allied Nations in the Western Hemisphere
• US House advances bill to let Trump impose 100% tariffs on India over Russian oil
• The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. - Global investors are balking at U.S. bonds. Talk of the dollar's dwindling power is getting louder. Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults.
• Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points Ahead of Midterm Elections - Trump Responds
• Tucker Carlson's stunning claim that order to cover up Epstein files came from Trump 'directly'
• Republican lawmakers surprised by new revelations about Butler assassination attempt on Trump - Among the new revelations were that Crooks' father, Matthew Crooks, had tried to prevent his son from accessing firearms in May 2024, approximately two months before the attempted assassination
• Kirk Family Plans to Sue 'Reckless' Utah Valley University Over 'Stunning Failures' in Security
• Charlie Kirk's family moves to sue UVU, says officials knew of campus rooftop risk ahead of murder - "Through a series of stunning failures and reckless decisions, the UVU Parties created a foreseeable danger to Charlie."
• IT Giant Pays U.S. Government $25 Million After Being Accused of Using DEI Practices for Hiring and Promotions
• House passes bill to protect consumers from energy price hikes caused by data centers
• Economists Concerned the AI Bubble Is About to Blow - "On balance, we think the data look consistent with a late-stage bubble."
• 'Godfather of AI' says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment - Safety crisis makes it more likely that governments will be spurred into action, says Yoshua Bengio
• David Marcus: Big Tech invented AI doomsday to duck real life problems - From Section 230 reform to social media addiction among teens, practical AI concerns deserve more than sci-fi scenarios
• Meta delayed AI tool to focus on safety, security, Zuckerberg reveals
• Anthropic's cult-like staff love Claude so much they attended a 'funeral' for retired version of chatbot
• 63 percent believe AI could destroy humanity: Survey
• Cybercabs Are Taking Psychotic Routes That Turn Tiny Trips Around the Neighborhood Into Hour-Long Nightmares
• AI makes it "easier than ever" for adversaries to target U.S. military, experts say
• Russia used Claude AI for espionage, disinformation and drone swarms
• China warns US space weapons could fuel arms race
• The dogfighting Chinese satellites triggering a new space race - Mystery US orbiting weapon announced after Beijing launches craft with power to 'tug' others off course
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Bitung, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Mitsukaido, Japan
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Sipi, Colombia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Atlantic Ocean
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupt to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Mt Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• 3 killed as tropical disturbance fuels dangerous monsoon flooding in the Four Corners
• Major flood threat develops after up to 1,321 mm (52 inches) of rain in Vietnam
• Over 80 dead after Al-Zaraa gold mine collapse in West Kordofan, Sudan
• Bishops, Evangelicals, and Conservatives Push Back on Canada's Military Prayer Ban
• English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan
• Village Votes to Leave the UK in a Landslide Following Decision to Dump Thousands of Migrants in Their Tiny Community
• Elon Musk Trains His Political Chaos Machine on the U.K. - Using his social-media megaphone to roil the waters, the tech entrepreneur is promoting a new anti-immigration party; 'civil war is inevitable'
• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Says Illegal Immigrants Are an 'Essential Part of Who We Are'
• 'Out of control' killings in Spanberger's Virginia reach 'insane' point as migrant charged in stabbing spree
• Kansas City Chiefs Tight End and Taylor Swift's Husband Travis Kelce Scammed by Illegal Alien Fraudster in Massive Ponzi Scheme
• Caught on Tape: Talarico's Own Church Minister Says His Sudden "Moderation" Is A Con - "Once He Gets Elected, He'll Change His Tune Back to Where He Was"
• Oregon settles with Christian mother denied foster care adoption over gender identity beliefs - Jessica Bates says the state required her to use preferred pronouns and take children to hormone therapy appointments
• Family blames Texas' "merciless" abortion ban for woman's death, files lawsuit targeting Paxton, doctors
• Dutch Gov't Applauds Euthanasia of Disabled Toddler - Who Was Not Dying
• These Mice Have Partly Human Brains - Dr. Pasca and his colleagues have consulted regularly with ethicists about the implications of their research
• 'Breakbone fever' is surging worldwide as mosquitoes expand into new territories