September 28th, 2026

• ​Iran Warns of 'Doomsday War' - Trump Expects Talks After Rejecting Tehran's Proposal
• Trump says he expects new Iran talks despite rejecting Hormuz deal offer - US president says Tehran 'overplayed their hand' with new conditions for truce, but Iran insists it 'will not back down' from demands
• Negotiators pushing Iran for nuclear program concessions in exchange for revival of US peace talks
• Veterans turn on Trump over Iran war - Ex-servicemen in Virginia say they abstain from November's midterms as frustration mounts over conflict
• Bessent: Iran's Economy Will Have 'Nothing Left to Trade' in Two Weeks
• IRGC Threatens To Attack US Warships in the Indian Ocean if Hostilities Resume - Warning Comes as UK Probes Iran Links in Foiled Terrorist Attack at Fairford Airbase
• Report: Foiled terror plot at bomber base signals wider threat to US military installations - A former Pentagon official warned Trump would decide how Iran 'pays' if evidence shows Tehran was behind an attempted attack on RAF Fairford
• Suspected Iranian-linked terrorists wanted to do 'big damage' to US airbase in UK, Trump says
• UK terror plot may have been foiled by nosy farmer from tiny village who saw masked men 'running toward base'
• Iran-linked social media accounts posing as Israelis to target election, investigation reveals - An OSINT investigation found 1,516 anomalies among more than 21,000 posts analyzed, including misinformation, foreign framing, and anomalous account behavior
• A new flash point in the Iran war: The narrow strait called the 'Gate of Tears' - the narrow passageway connecting the Red Sea with the Arabian Sea
• Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for strikes against Taiz market that killed seven, left 40 wounded
• Saudi FM urges UN to protect maritime routes amid Iranian and Houthi attacks - Faisal bin Farhan demands Hormuz be returned to condition it was in before war, rejects use of vital waterways as pressure tactic
• Africa's wealthiest king declares that any attack on Saudi Arabia is an attack on his kingdom - Morocco's King Mohammed VI has thrown his support behind Saudi Arabia as the Gulf kingdom faces renewed attacks from Yemen's Houthi movement
• 'We cannot be defeated': Hezbollah chief rallies supporters 2 years after Nasrallah killing - Tens of thousands gather near slain leader's tomb as Naim Qassem tells Beirut gathering that Israel failed to destroy group; demands withdrawal from south before disarmament talks
• IDF posts video of child allegedly used by terrorists to move weapons in Gaza
• Dutch university suspends student who claimed he took part in October 7 massacre
• Israelis in NY protest, display Oct. 7 images outside sold-out North America premiere of 'NAZA' - Survivor of Nova massacre says Israeli creators of film on killings of Gazan civilians are 'traitors' and 'should be punished'; left-wing group holds small counterprotest nearby
• Despite pre-Oct. 7 warnings, PM reportedly opposed strikes on Hamas leaders, feared harming Saudi peace talks
• Netanyahu said to secretly fly to Abu Dhabi for meeting with Emirati president - No comment from either side on PM's reported 4-hour trip, which comes after reports that UAE's leader warned premier of Hamas attack shortly before October 7 onslaught in 2023
• Report: Egypt warned Netanyahu of attack days before Oct. 7, after two previous warnings - Intel chief Abbas Kamel called PM in early October, having already warned officials that Gaza was a tinderbox, WSJ reports; premier has denied receiving warnings from Egypt, UAE
• Gallant says Shin Bet received Sinwar 'quake' warning before Oct. 7, but misread its meaning - Ex-defense minister says message was assessed as relating to talks about Israeli held hostage in Iraq, not preparations for assault; claims he was never told of reported UAE or Egyptian warnings
• 'I want to kill you': Ben Gvir films himself berating terrorist behind deadly 1996 bus bombings - Police minister boasts of making Hamas member Hassan Salamah's life 'hell,' amid a series of videos of him boasting of worsening conditions for Palestinian security inmates
• Smotrich: Israel must 'go to war' in West Bank, 'do there what we did in Gaza' - Finance minister also calls on Israel to annex 'at least' up to the ceasefire line in Gaza and the Litani River in Lebanon to make enemies 'pay a price' for Oct. 7 and ensuing wars
• AG postpones tenders for E1 settlement project; Smotrich accuses her of election meddling
• IDF enacts closure, heavy restrictions on Palestinian movement in West Bank during Sukkot - The IDF has increased its presence in the West Bank to 24 battalions over hol hamoed Sukkot and has virtually prevented all Palestinians from accessing Jewish settlements
• Israeli envoy slams Spanish minister over 'river to the sea' call - she publicly called for a "free Palestine from the river to the sea" and accused Israel of committing genocide
• Dutch customs authorities search luggage of El Al passengers as new ban on bringing in items from West Bank settlements, Golan takes effect
• 'They were looking for West Bank goods': Israelis face searches at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport - New Dutch law bans imports, sales and purchases of settlement products, with penalties of up to six years in prison; passengers also complained of abusive treatment by customs, while Israel retaliated against Dutch diplomats in Ramallah
• Diplomatic row: Israel revokes Dutch diplomats' accreditation after airport enforces settlement goods ban - FM Sa'ar: Anti-Israel policies of Dutch gov't are fueling antisemitism and incitement
• Israel revokes credentials of Dutch diplomats to Ramallah as Holland said to check El Al passengers for settlement goods - Sa'ar says Israeli-granted privileges and immunities will expire in seven days after Dutch ban on dealings with settlements takes effect; move follows reported customs checks of Israeli arrivals for West Bank and Golan products
• Israel's newest, largest submarine arrives, deepening Navy's stealth capabilities - Twelve years and one scandal in the making, the INS Drakon completes its 23-day journey from Germany with a ToI reporter aboard, carrying secret tech and powered by a system that will allow it to stay underwater for longer
• Analysis: Why more countries are choosing Israeli air defense systems
• Serbia's President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections - Populist leader, who has dominated country's politics for over a decade but faces growing protests, has made Serbia one of Israel's closest allies in Europe
• Some 20 Israelis stuck in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region amid rebel advance - Foreign Ministry says it's leading 'feverish efforts' to assist return of stranded citizens; TPLF rebels seize airports, stoking fears of return to bloody 2020-2022 civil war
• The civil war that could fuel Europe's next migration crisis - Tigrayan rebels have joined a shaky coalition with former foes seeking to overthrow the Ethiopian government of Abiy Ahmed
• Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations
• Oleshky under siege: a city where people eat grass, hide bodies in a hospital basement and wait for an evacuation that never comes
• 'Hell on earth': last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky - Ukrainian forces airdrop supplies to city where bodies are left to be eaten by dogs because of deadly risk from drones
• Zelensky Says Putin Keeps Finding Excuses to Continue the War
• Ukraine Field Report: Russia Kills Eight in Donetsk Oblast, Wounds 45 in Kyiv as 51 Nations Demand Ceasefire
• Russia's once-rare turbojet drones that fly twice as fast are now attacking Ukraine by the thousands
• Supersonic Russian jets trigger joint scramble by NATO allies amid Putin 'clowns' jab
• Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi liberates 3 more settlements, inflicts 2,000 Russian losses, 3rd Army Corps announces
• 'We will turn Putin's new foot soldiers into stewed meat' - The Kremlin is preparing a mobilisation, but Ukraine's drone chief says he's ready – and vows to ramp up Russian casualties
• Russia suspends planned inspections for one year at businesses hit by Ukrainian drone attacks
• South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer
• Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won't Touch It - The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
• Study: 44% of Democrats OK With Violence to Stop Trump
• Lame-duck TN lawmaker throws kitchen sink at Trump with 26 articles of impeachment - "Trump is clearly the most impeachable President our country has ever endured."
• Jayapal: Dems Will Launch 'Many' Investigations Into Trump's 'Corruption'
• Morning Joe Says White House Media Ban is 'Like Watergate'
• Leftist Media Boycott Fails: Networks Resume Coverage of Trump Despite CNN Ban Amid Threat of Conservative Media Replacement
• Anthropic officials call for robot 'welfare' policies - Last year, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei raised the possibility that AI systems "may be deserving of important rights."
• 'They genuinely believe it': Australian AI researcher on fears in Silicon Valley
• 'Misalignment': OpenAI Notifies Dozens of Organizations After AI Improperly Accessed Government Websites
• Bill Gates: We 'Need Law Enforcement and the Politicians' to Monitor AI
• Bill Gates: AI Cooperation Harder Than Nuclear Talks
• Popular AI models use arbitrary facial features to predict criminality and job performance
• Hawley says Flock 'safety' cameras are creating a massive searchable database of people's public surveillance - "When you harness all of these things together, you get a capability, based on the reporting, that is different in kind than anything we have seen in this country."
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Port McNeill, Canada
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Tadine, New Caledonia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Tadine, New Caledonia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Port McNeill, Canada
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Tadine, New Caledonia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Oula Xiuma, China
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mt Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 14,000ft
• Powerful Hurricane Polo to roar ashore in Mexico with life-threatening conditions - Polo's time at sea is about to come to an end as the once 180-mph Category 5 hurricane will take a northeast turn and make two landfalls in northwestern Mexico during the last days of September
• Hurricane Nolo becomes major Category 4 hurricane, making close pass of Hawaii
• Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast, knocks out power to 200K
• Floods kill at least 16 in Thailand and Myanmar, nearly 2.5 million affected
• Bangkok floods prompt disaster declaration as thousands flee to shelters - More than 300mm (11.8 inches) of rainfall in two days leaves capital submerged, forcing thousands into evacuation centers and closing hundreds of schools
• Thousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damages seen at $320 mln
• Over 100 dead as heavy rain causes floods, landslides in India, Nepal
• Drilling begins at 'Noah's Ark' site as researchers probe Turkey's controversial Durupinar formation
• Noah's Ark Scans Founder's Apartment Burglarized in Attempt to Destroy Research as Team on the Verge of Proving the Existience of Noah's Ark in Turkey
• Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Ten New Gun Control Bills Into Law
• Maintenance Worker Opens Fire at Los Angeles Senior Center, Three Injured, Shooting Caught on Surveillance Camera
• 12 teens shot after rowdy Georgia birthday party spills out of Airbnb into nearby park
• Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead
• Total Confusion at ICE: Agents Told Overnight to Stop Arresting 'Non-Criminal' Illegal Aliens - DHS Insists No Policy Change, Claims Directive Was Erroneous 'Miscommunication,'
• Abbott Secures $7.5 Billion From DHS to Repay Texas for Holding the Line Against Biden Border Crisis
• Boston pays illegal aliens to become political activists
• One year later: Antifa terror designations yields convictions, global crackdown - The designation was put into motion less than a week after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which raised concerns about rising left-wing violence in the U.S.
• In the World's Tuna Capital, Fishermen Are Being Drawn Into a Deadly Drug War
• Horror: 'Zombie' Attacker Bites Chunk of Woman's Face Off in Seattle in Racially Motivated Attack
• Report: Johns and Street Hookers Doing Robust Business in Mamdani's New York
• France: Algerian 'Teacher' Arrested Over Alleged Rape and Sexual Assaults of Children Aged 3-5 at a Paris Catholic Nursery; 20 Complaints Filed
• So-Called Moderate Governor Candidate Wants More Trans Books in Elementary Schools
• Pope Leo calls assisted dying 'false compassion' after urging home state to ban it
• Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads, with 55 new cases reported since Wednesday - Less than 1% of infected have been vaccinated, with 173 people hospitalized and four deaths so far
• U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics
• Fauci diary reveals alarm that U.S. had aerosolized Ebola virus: 'Never should have been done'