September 7th, 2026

• ​'Breaking Dawn 2.0': IDF launches surprise country-wide drill - Military commanders mobilized reserve units and tested sudden war plans ahead of the High Holidays
• 'The end of the Iranian regime is near,' Netanyahu threatens at government's Rosh Hashanah toast -"We are determined to defend ourselves; we are determined to strike our enemies," Netanyahu said at the Government Rosh Hashanah toast
• Netanyahu: 'End is near' for Iran's regime, Israel is determined to see it fall - Amid concerns of escalation during holiday season, premier says if Iran 'miscalculates,' it will 'suffer blow it can't even imagine'; US says oil flow now 2/3 what it was pre-war
• Iran war likely to drag on for another six months, ex-US defense secretary warns - Leon Panetta tells Guardian US is risking 'forever war' and says Pentagon 'turmoil' sending message of weakness
• Bessent: Iran Blockade, Sanctions 'One of the Most Powerful One-Two Punches' in History of Economic Isolation
• Iran focuses on economic problems, but warns of 'more painful' response if attacked - Tehran announces 'Economic War Headquarters,' as US sanctions bite; Iran's oil minister says Kharg Island hit 550 times in recent months, as CENTCOM strikes ship off its coast
• Iran claims strike on a U.S. ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the U.S. denies it
• More than 300 fighters killed in Yemen clashes over last 4 days, amid Houthi offensive
• IDF targets Hezbollah in southern Lebanon following Hezbollah drone launches
• Eleven said killed, including 2 children, in overnight IDF strikes in south Lebanon
• Lebanon can sign Abraham Accords once Hezbollah is disarmed, Sunni MP says - "I don't see any reason why we cannot sign peace with Israel," Makhzoumi said, adding that it was possible for Lebanon to "achieve" membership in the Abraham Accords
• IDF conducts snap drill testing readiness for 'sudden, complex, multifront' scenario - Simulation included infiltrations in north, south and West Bank, rockets on Tel Aviv; Zamir says it is 'message to our enemies'; most generals kept unaware before exercise launched
• Netanyahu orders evacuation of unauthorized Israeli outposts in Judea and Samaria
• Netanyahu orders some West Bank outposts removed, amid US pressure over settler attacks
• Editorial: Huckabee's West Bank message: Condemn violence, defend truth - Mike Huckabee's approach to the West Bank challenges both Israel's critics and defenders: condemn crimes, enforce the law, and reject collective blame
• IDF, Shin Bet dismantle Hamas terror cell, weapons cache during West Bank counterterrorism op. - During questioning, one of the terrorists revealed the location of a weapons cache, containing an M16 rifle and a large quantity of explosives
• Katz: Israel will facilitate emigration from Gaza 'by any means' as soon as Trump allows
• 8 Muslim-majority nations pan proposals by Katz, Ben Gvir promoting Gaza emigration
• Kushner: Israel acting 'a little irrational' on Gaza due to upcoming election
• Almost 1,400 Doctors Have Left Israel Amid Gaza War, Study Finds
• Blaming 'Zionists,' Susan Sarandon says she's still losing film roles over Gaza stance
• Germany to fight claims at ICJ it is 'facilitating' Gaza genocide by arming Israel
• Can they talk themselves into being comfortable with JD Vance? GOP Jews want to support their party's possible 2028 candidate, and he wants their backing. But if he won't disavow Tucker Carlson and his followers, then they can't trust him.
• Rhode Island capital becomes largest US city to vote on anti-Israel divestment - Proposal backed by pro-Palestinian groups in Providence heads to ballot in November, as September 9 Democratic mayoral primary pits pro-Israel incumbent against progressive challenger
• Greek premier, leaning into Israeli defense cooperation, courts Arab states as well - Days after inking $3.5b deal with Israel for air defense help amid shared Turkey concerns, Kyriakos Mitsotakis to visit Egypt this week, says he's planning Saudi trip soon
• Zelenskyy Warns War Likely to Continue Into Winter After US Talks
• Brokered ceasefire takes effect for repairs at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
• North Korea vows nuclear-armed navy as US ally drills open
• North Korea adds its 2nd naval destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military exercise
• In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump - Ahead of a state dinner with President Donald Trump, China's Xi Jinping is courting global influence
• Anti-migrant AfD seeks to break Germany's political 'firewall' in historic state election
• Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority
• Germany's far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a 'serious moment'
• 'Chuck it in the fire.' A leading candidate in France's presidential race has a simple solution to its massive national debt: just cancel it
• Trump Floats 'New America' Name for New Mexico
• Raskin: Impeaching Trump Again 'Not a Taboo with Us'
• Crazed Democrat Jamie Raskin Says Trump Has "Undoubtedly" Committed Impeachable Offenses, Democrats "Will Not Hesitate" to Impeach
• Rep. Ansari: Dems Will Probe Corruption of All of Trump's Children
• Multiple People Injured After Armed Man Pushes His Way Through Tent with Democrat Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton at Campaign Event
• Sanders calls for banning artificial superintelligence -The proposal would create a new federal agency to oversee advanced AI and track systems for dangerous capabilities
• The Atlantic: AI Is Already Making Us Less Human - As we learn to think more and more highly of the bots, we will learn to think less and less highly of our fellow humans
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the southern East Pacific Rise
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the southern East Pacific Rise
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the southern East Pacific Rise
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• Strong eruption at Anak Krakatau closes 8 airports, disrupts 1,558 flights in Indonesia
• Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 270,000 stranded as airports extend closure
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Krakatau volcano in the Philippines erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Mt Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Tropical Storm Warnings issued as Category 3 Hurricane Lowell tracks toward Hawaii
• 21 students hospitalized for heat illnesses after bomb-threat evacuation at Carter Middle School, Tennessee
• The new Arctic route is redrawing the economic and geopolitical map - Melting ice has opened the door to steady trade routes between Asia and Europe. However, it also positions Russia as the arbiter
• Israeli scientists develop huge sponge to mop up and 'eat' oil spills - Ben-Gurion University scientists say plant material, enriched with nutrients to attract oil-guzzling bacteria, can absorb 100 times its own mass in crude oil or fuel in just seconds
• Air traffic controllers turn on FAA chief as tensions boil over accusing the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration of prioritizing efficiency and cost-cutting over public safety
• Amazon Boeing Plane Bursts Into Flames After it Overshoots Runway at Miami International Airport - Five Dead, Multiple Injured
• Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi
• US Southern Command Forces Destroy Drug Trafficking Vessel Refueling Stations in Eastern Pacific
• Popular Egyptian Show Host Sentenced to Death by Hanging Over Drug Trafficking Gang Involvement
• American Muslims are giving Texas barbecue a halal makeover
• Spanish far-right activists use Nazi-style salutes in anti-migrant protests - Dozens of Nucleo Nacional members in Madrid participate in mass demonstrations over influx of 72,000 illegal infiltrators into enclave of Ceuta in late July
• Masked anti-immigration protesters block roads to Britain's busiest ferry port
• Biden-Appointed Judge Frees MS-13 Terrorist Wanted for Murder in El Salvador
• Dumped boyfriend allegedly hurled his kidnapped ex off 131-foot bridge in horrific murder-suicide
• Former Marvel Filmmaker Lexi Alexander Cheers the Stabbing Murder of a Bank of America Employee
• Trump administration threatens to cut federal support to Smithsonian over 'ideological activism'
• Rosie O'Donnell Sings 'I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar' with Jeffrey Epstein Victims
• Enes Kanter Freedom Offers to Replace Outgoing WNBA Commissioner, Bring a Dictionary, and 'Make the WNBA Female Again' After Cathy Engelbert Steps Down
• Group of fans kicked out of Portland Thorns NWSL match over pro-women apparel labeled 'transphobic' - Attendees wearing XX-XY Athletics gear and 'Save Women's Sports' shirts were handed code of conduct violations and removed
• Missouri Foster Mother Accused of Trading Child for a Monkey Gets Zero Additional Prison Time - Judge Says State "Failed" Vulnerable Children
• GOP Rep. Gill on Lindsay Clancy: 'We Have Gotten in a Habit of Medicalizing Evil'
• Chicago's Archbishop Joins Two Orders of Catholic Nuns in a Lawsuit Against the State of Illinois for Trying to Force Them To Help Patients Commit Assisted Suicide
• Boy in critical condition with rare 'brain-eating amoeba' after Sea of Galilee swim
• Measles cases top 3,000 to reach highest level in three decades, CDC reports
• The quaalude comeback: a once 'extinct' drug from the 70s makes a resurgence - Underground chemists are now producing the notorious party drug after a Scorsese film sparked renewed interest