September 29th, 2026

• Mediators Working to Broker US-Iran Deal, but Big Hurdles Remain
• US, Iran expected to hold separate talks with mediators as pressure ramps on Tehran - Washington reportedly seeking to extract nuclear concessions from Islamic Republic after rejecting its bid to reopen Strait of Hormuz
• Netanyahu-Mohammed bin Zayed meeting: Representatives from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Morocco attend
• 'I offered them NOTHING!' Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief - Preisdent Trump denied that he had offered Iran sanctions relief and unfreezing of funds in return for concessions on Iran's nuclear program
• Soaring costs in Iran could spur more diplomacy between Tehran and Washington
• Iran's Currency Hits New Record Low, as war Erodes Iran's Economic Stability
• Persian Gulf oil exports hit 72% of prewar levels - as US says Iran is 'exhausted' by blockade
• Iran threatens to attack Mideast infrastructure after Trump dismisses Hormuz proposal
• 8 Marines Injured in Iran Attack That Was Kept Under Wraps by Pentagon: Report
• Suspected Iranian-linked terrorists wanted to do 'big damage' to US airbase in UK, Trump says
• 5 British suspects in air base attack plot released on bail; Iran denies involvement
• Trump 'surprised' UK granted bail to suspects in alleged airbase terror plot
• Plans to Replace Mojtaba Khamenei as Leader of Iran after the War
• Missing Iran 'Supreme Leader' Praises Women in Bizarre Written Statement, musing on the aftermath of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war and claiming Iranian women as a cornerstone of the jihadist "revolution"
• Yemen's Houthis threaten to strike Saudi bridges in retaliation for airstrikes - report
• Lebanese PM meets Rubio, stresses need for IDF withdrawal, Hezbollah disarmament - Nawaf Salam says two discussed 'path to restoring Lebanon's full sovereignty'; IDF completes large-scale operation to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon
• New details reveal how Israel protected Hezbollah pager operation after suspicions emerged - Former defense minister says Israel killed a Hezbollah member who grew suspicious of the devices and destroyed testing equipment, while masking the strikes with other targets
• BBC reviews 53 Gaza 'journalists' over possible terrorist ties
• Florida beauty store owner who wanted to behead Jews charged with funding Hamas - Raed Yousef charged with 19 felonies for allegedly sending $45,000 to terrorists, in latest in series of cases claiming sham charities sent money to Gaza terrorists
• Egyptian intelligence warned Israel's Netanyahu 3 times before Hamas' Oct 7 attack, new reports claim - Former defense minister says Shin Bet warning misinterpreted amid secret negotiations with Hamas
• Netanyahu flew to UAE to ask MBZ to deny giving him pre-Oct. 7 warning of Hamas attack - sources
• Ex-Shin Bet chief says he'll sue Netanyahu for claim he withheld pre-Oct. 7 warnings - After PM accused him of not informing him of impending Hamas attack, Ronen Bar says he warned of disaster but PM ignored him, calls for release of documents, demands PM's staffers testify
• Likud candidate says he wishes he could 'return' ex-hostage Yocheved Lifshitz to Hamas - "Your hatred of Netanyahu has driven you out of your mind, shattered every trace of morality and shame, and trampled the honor of those who rescued you at the cost of their lives." - Octogenarian former captive accuses Netanyahu of sending handpicked candidate to incite against her to distract from reports PM received warnings before October 7 attack
• Board of Peace official: Extremist views in Israel impeding effort to deradicalize Gaza - Official from US-controlled panel overseeing Gaza rebuild expresses alarm over widespread support in Israel - trickling down from politicians to youth - for 'encouraging migration' of Palestinians
• IDF kills commander of Hamas's North Gaza Brigade in Gaza City airstrike
• Gazans desperate to leave still struggling to do so, even as Israel claims door is open
• Hamas marks Al-Aqsa Intifada anniversary, calls for Arab, Muslim support for Palestinians
• Israeli occupiers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem as Palestinian shops forced to close for Jewish prayers
• Ben-Gvir joins hundreds of Israelis to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound - Israel's national security minister declares 'we are the owners of the place in Al-Aqsa' during heavily guarded incursion
• UK pledges tougher stance on Israeli actions in Gaza, West Bank - British foreign minister vows to 'match words with action' when it comes to defending Palestinian rights
• UK's FM Miliband boasts that sanctions on settlers have spurred global action - Foreign secretary tells delighted Labour party confab that government approach to Israel has 'mobilized international community,' calls Gaza a 'stain on conscience of the world'
• Over 100 settlers attack West Bank village, block Palestinian family's return home
• PM claims 'small number' of rioters to blame as mass settler attack draws wide condemnation
• Two new West Bank settlements inaugurated with cabinet ministers on hand
• Israel said to freeze immigration of 2 Jews involved in defending Palestinian rights
• 'I fear a massacre': Jewish communities on alert as leaders warn of 'toxic' antisemitic climate - Jewish leaders in US, Canada and Europe report mounting anxiety; New York rabbi holds Shabbat emergency drills, while Jewish Agency official says communities are tense and vigilant but not in panic
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to create safe spaces around synagogues - After violent anti-Israel protest at LA synagogue, state enacts 100-foot buffer zone around all houses of worship; Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Hindu groups endorse, but Council on American-Islamic Relations objects
• Chuck Schumer's definition of 'antisemite' would include Mamdani, Senate hopeful El-Sayed
• GOP strategist Rove refuses to back Bo French in Texas state race over antisemitic remarks
• French far-right leader files suit over expose purportedly revealing old antisemitic remarks - Investigative website says it reviewed dozens of private messages from early years of Jordan Bardella's career in National Front that showed pattern of antisemitic, conspiratorial rhetoric
• Netherlands summons Israeli ambassador over ousting of Dutch Ramallah diplomats - Israel on Sunday said it made the move in response to Dutch sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank
• Israel fears boycott wave is only beginning - Following Dutch move, Israel works to head off similar initiatives in other countries. Israel and US also seek to influence selection of next UN chief in hopes of curbing impact of the UN 'blacklist'
• Benny Gantz: Israel needs to take the erosion of US support seriously - I believe in a broad Zionist government that doesn't rely on extremists for the sake of Israel's alliances and Jews everywhere
• Inside INS Drakon: Israel's most powerful submarine brings new 'lethal combat capabilities'
• Homecoming procession held in Bnei Brak for 160 draft dodgers released from prison - News crews say they were attacked by participants, forced to leave the area; organizer 'Color Black,' a new political party, has made army exemptions for ultra-Orthodox its central aim
• Angry with PM, Haredi MKs said planning to allow formation of Eisenkot-led government - Pair of UTJ lawmakers reportedly planning to abstain if vote held to swear in minority government led by Yashar head, amid anger at Netanyahu's failure to pass draft-dodging law
• Opposition chiefs could not agree at meeting who should be candidate for PM - report
• Israel PM says 'indications' enemies will try to attack ahead of elections
• 'Don't mess with us': Netanyahu issues ominous pre-election warning from IAF base - Prime minister warns enemies not to test Israel's resolve in the final stretch of the campaign
• Huckabee Announces Update on New US Embassy in Jerusalem Project
• Second Temple-era ritual purification complex uncovered near Temple Mount in time for Sukkot
• Israel making 'feverish efforts' to evacuate 20 Israelis stuck in Ethiopia amid restarting civil war - New war is closely tied to regional web of alliances and interests
• Iraqi Kurds Alarmed by U.S. Troop Withdrawal as Iran-Backed Militias Refuse to Disarm
• US forces to exit Iraq after decades, leaving gap for Iran and fear of ISIS attacks - As Shiite groups celebrate withdrawal of American troops, Sunni tribal leader in Fallujah warns Iraq 'not fully ready' to secure itself, and 'creating a vacuum is what all Iraqis fear'
• Court-jesting comedian convicted for Erdogan 'insult,' but freed pending appeal
• Ethiopia's army chief accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray rebels
• Malaysia begins sending back Rohingya refugees despite safety warnings - About 1,500 refugees are to be sent back in the first phase, despite criticism from rights groups
• Bodies 'Like Pieces of Charcoal': Dozens Killed in Myanmar Military Bombing
• At least 49 dead after airstrike near market in Myanmar's Rakhine state - A rescue official said the market was the region's main wholesale center, drawing traders and shoppers from across the state
• Trump brought up possible arms sales to China's Xi, US ambassador says - US paused $14 billion weapons purchase by Taiwan in May, with Trump calling it a 'good negotiating chip'; State Department says US law forbids selling arms to China, no plans to do so
• Trump denies offering to sell arms to China's Xi
• Russia paying US recruits $26,000 to become cannon fodder in Ukraine war
• Ukraine's city of Oleshky faces starvation as Russia blocks all aid
• Ukrainian forces advance in key eastern battlefield, senior commander says - "Vivaldi" has recaptured 176 sq km in the north of Donetsk, freed three more villages and restored Ukrainian control over two more villages
• Estonia says Russia ordered August arson attack on defence company
• Russian drones hit Kyiv science academy and hospital - One person killed and six injured in attack on capital, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges countries to do more to protect Ukraine
• Ukraine Air-Drops Exploding Robots Deep Behind Russian Lines, Killing Thousands
• Ukraine's 'zombie car' offensive captures 250 Russians - Explosive-packed unmanned vehicles smash through fortified positions and force mass surrenders
• Ukraine Prepares for Worst-Case Scenario as Russia Targets Internet Infrastructure
• Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland's border with Ukraine
• Why South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine over North Korean PoWs - Seoul says Kyiv agreed to a nondisclosure agreement over the prisoners but broke it
• Ukraine's Zelenskiy says North Korea prepares to deploy another 10,000 troops to Russia
• Pope Leo leans into statesman role, urging peace in an era of renewed war
• Cuba tensions rise: US Army assesses units for Southern Command
• "I don't think we'll need the military": Trump dismisses speculation about military action against Cuba, says US could make a "deal"
• Sweden's Social Democrat leader Andersson says 'currently no possibility' to form government
• Sweden's center-left bloc fails to form government - Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has abandoned efforts to form a four-party government. Deep divisions within the election-winning bloc have left Sweden in political deadlock
• French student protests fuel political clash ahead of 2027 presidential vote
• Newly Elected Somali Swedish MP under Investigation for Election Fraud
• Swedish prosecutors probe election fraud allegation casting shadow over vote
• Visa Restrictions for Foreign Nationals Undermining Democratically-Elected Governments in Western Hemisphere Countries
• Washington revokes visas of 27 Latin American officials over accusations of corruption - Targeted officials include Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca and more than 20 other Bolivian prosecutors and judges
• 'We have not slowed down': Expert warns Minnesota fraud is continuing despite national attention
• New audit in Walz's backyard exposes massive fraud risk tied to post-George Floyd activism
• Hegseth directs Defense Dept. to fight foreigners who "meddle" in U.S. elections
• Hegseth orders 'whole-of-government defense' to maintain election integrity against foreign threats - The effort will uphold the reliability of America's voting mechanisms against "external manipulation and disruption from foreign actors, while maintaining the fundamental freedoms that characterize our country."
• "They Made Election Fraud Mandatory": Elon Musk Explodes After His Mother Says a New York Poll Worker Knocked Her ID Away
• Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
• Democrats to probe lucrative Trump family business deals if they win midterms
• Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
• Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging - The 30-second video, which is virtually identical to one that aired in 2024, shows Trump walking down a hallway as his voice can be heard warning of a "final battle" against "globalists" and "warmongers."
• Study: Google and Microsoft's Politically Biased Spam Filtering Obstructed $117 Million in Fundraising for Trump & GOP
• US news outlets ask court to restore White House access until legal dispute resolved - Attorney general insists access 'is a privilege, and not a right,' as CNN, MS NOW and Politico file request for injunction, after Trump administration abruptly revoked credentials
• Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees - In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees
• Mike Johnson Claims AI Doomsday Warnings Are a 'Chinese Psyop'
• OpenAI Delays Release of Latest Model Over Safety Concerns
• Nvidia Unveils Safety Platform to Stop AI Agents from Breaking Containment
• Commentary: Stop asking writers if they used AI. Just ask them how much
• Michael Burry believes the AI bubble 'may burst' sooner than he first believed
• 15 aircraft entered restricted airspace during Trump's Chicago-area visit, NORAD says - There was a scramble in the skies Sunday tied to President Trump's visit to the Chicago area
• Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship ends flight early after first-ever orbit of Earth
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits north of Svalbard
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Tadine, New Caledonia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tadine, New Caledonia
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Krasheninnikov volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 14,000ft
• Mt Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 13,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Stormageddon: Double hurricane horror as Nolo ramps up to monster cat-4 storm as it threatens US state & Polo sparks 18″ rainfall
• Powerful Hurricane Polo roars ashore in Mexico with life-threatening conditions - Polo's time at sea has come to an end as the once 180-mph Category 5 hurricane makes its first landfall in northwestern Mexico, with another to come
• 3 days of weather chaos: Nor'easter, hurricanes and a 'zombie storm' - Coastal flooding from the season's first nor'easter, Hawaii faced another hurricane and a Maui wildfire, all before Tropical Storm Hanna formed Monday
• Huge 'hybrid storm' will form over the US - The National Weather Service says tropical moisture will surge over the Southwest into the central U.S. Several days of heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding risks
• Bangkok declared a 'disaster zone' after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction - Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water
• Bangkok floodwaters begin to ease after torrential rains affect 700,000 people
• Heavy rain and flooding kill at least 62 in northern India
• 'Is it really worth it to keep going on?' Economic pain hits America's farm belt
• Texas governor declares emergency to bring down fuel prices - Gov. Greg Abbott, in a tight reelection race, allows for commercial use of diesel normally reserved for agriculture
• Soaring U.S. diesel prices slam local communities as fuel costs surge
• UK Ministers vow to help motorists as diesel hits record high - Treasury Secretary says the Government has 'levers to pull' to give families relief
• How AI took over a key climate event
• Competing Climate Visions Clash at UN General Assembly - While President Donald Trump pushed against cutting emissions and regulating technology, environmentalists called for world leaders to reject conflict and build a stable future with clean energy
• In Surprise Move, Supreme Court Justice Alito Recuses From Blockbuster Climate Case - The high profile case will determine whether state and local governments can sue oil companies for damages caused by 'climate change.'
• Woke Dem pastor running for US Senate demanded Kansas congregation repent for eating steak over 'climate change'
• Feds hold 1.4 billion gun records on Americans, congressman asks Trump to protect privacy
• At least one Christian killed every 86 minutes in Nigeria: report
• Nigeria: Fulani Gunmen Target Christian Sugarcane Sellers in Mangu Market Attack
• At least 40 rescued, 2 dead as boat capsizes after machete fight near Puerto Rico
• Mass migration eroding Western sovereignty, immigration expert warns
• Mass caravan of migrants heads to US border in anticipation of Democrats' open border policies
• 'Expert' human traffickers used getaway cars in Newport landing to help illegal migrants flee: witnesses
• A teenage boy was allegedly raped by classmates on a bus, highlighting a crisis in Peru's schools
• New York Times Employee Allegedly Brutally Murdered by His In-Laws in California Bay Area Parking Lot Months After Being Charged with Child Abuse
• Gay hookup app Grindr lobbies Congress to make surrogacy tax deductible or let insurance pay
• Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
• Trump Junks Biden's Title IX Rules, Now Defines Sex by Biology
• Trans Elliot Page Featured on Cover of New York Magazine's Inaugural 'Men's Style' Issue
• Nolte: Actress Camryn Manheim Says She Tried to Turn Her Son Gay
• Trans people sue to overturn Kansas law requiring new driver's licenses
• Netherlands Confirms First Child Euthanized Under New Law Was 1 Year Old - The child was euthanized due to severe illness and suffering, making it the first case under a 2024 law allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children under 12
• Another Incredible Win Against the Covid Tyrants: New Jersey Jury Delivers Unanimous 8–0 Verdict for Christian Groundskeeper Fired Over a Religious Exemption — Awarded $671,000
• "NEED HELP": Widow Delivers Harrowing Testimony at Sen. Ron Johnson's COVID Hospital Roundtable - Says Husband Was Ventilated Without Consent and Repeatedly Written Off Because He Was Unvaccinated
• Surgeon at Hospital That Treated First U.S. COVID Patient Claims Fraud, Deadly Protocols and Retaliation - Says Infectious Disease Chief Worked With State to "Restrict the Civil Rights of Unvaccinated People"
• 'Staggering surrender': CDC pushes COVID vaccines for healthy people 'off-label,' infuriating MAHA
• Paxton Launches Investigation Into Blue Cross Blue Shield Over Alleged Delays and Denials of Urgent Care as AI Healthcare "Arms Race" Drives Costs Higher
• Could AI Stop the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
• Ebola spreads in DR Congo, putting neighbouring nations at risk - The Ebola outbreak has spread to new areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 10 neighbouring countries at high risk