September 9th, 2025

• ​Commentary: Arab states are fed up with Palestinian extremism - Five years after the Abraham Accords, the Middle East is not entirely new, but it has undeniably changed. Hamas tried to halt normalization with Israel, yet its leaders, along with Hezbollah and Iran, have since suffered heavy blows. What will ultimately determine whether the accords expand further?
• Commentary: Annexing what's already yours? The legal case against the charge - Legal expert outlines how Israel has held sovereignty over West Bank and Gaza since 1948 under international law
• Abbas to call for Starmer to prevent 'destruction of Palestinian people' at Downing St meeting
• Trump reportedly tasks Jared Kushner with composing 'day-after' plan for Gaza
• Trump says there will be a Gaza deal 'very soon,' asserts all hostages, dead or alive, will be returned
• Arab mediating source: Witkoff proposal unlikely to break hostage talks logjam
• Israel orders all of Gaza City to evacuate as defense minister threatens to 'raze' Strip
• DM Katz warns: A 'hurricane will strike the skies over Gaza City' if hostages not released - Threat appears to be an attempt to pressure Hamas into accepting Trump's ceasefire proposal
• Air Force levels Gaza buildings after Katz vows 'hurricane in skies of Gaza City'
• IDF hits 3rd Gaza City high-rise in as many days after evacuation warnings
• Israel submitted hostage deal offer that strays from PM's public conditions for ending war
• Qatar presses Hamas to 'respond positively' to US ceasefire proposal, official says
• Hamas says it's open to any proposal to end war
• IDF announces four soldiers killed in Hamas attack on army camp outside Gaza City
• 'A terrible day of bloodshed': Israeli officials mourn deaths of four Armored Corps soldiers
• Gaza City church leaders vow to 'stay and serve' amid evacuation orders
• Netanyahu orders Gaza City residents to 'leave now' as six killed in attack in Jerusalem
• Devastating Terror Attack Rocks Jerusalem - Multiple Rabbis Among the Victims - A terrorist attack in Jerusalem left at least six people dead and at least 21 wounded; both terrorists were shot dead
• 'We defeated terror in the past, we'll defeat it in the future': Israeli politicians react to terror shooting that killed 6
• IDF launches large-scale operation in West Bank after Jerusalem terror attack
• Swiss medics launch anti-Israel hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament in Bern
• Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez says Israel is 'exterminating a defenceless people' - Spain announces raft of measures designed to increase pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to end Gaza war
• Spain sanctions Israel over Gaza 'genocide,' recalls envoy after antisemitism charge
• Spain threatens full arms embargo on Israel, weighs banning Netanyahu from visiting
• Herzog to head to UK, as London says it doesn't think Israel committing genocide in Gaza
• Hundreds of academics call on genocide scholars group to retract declaration of genocide in Gaza
• LA Holocaust museum deletes post saying 'Never again can't only mean never again for Jews' - Accused of equating Nazi genocide of Jews with current Gaza war, museum pledges to 'do better' with vetting social media statements in future
• 1,800 actors and filmmakers vow to boycott Israeli movie industry - Letter signed by Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Javier Bardem, Olivia Colman and other top figures pledges not to work with Israeli institutions 'implicated in genocide and apartheid'
• Italian fans turned their backs, waved signs against war in Gaza during World Cup qualifier against Israel
• Bucket of urine thrown at Jewish school in fourth antisemitic attack in Golders Green
• PM Netanyahu praises Hungarian AI-tool combating online antisemitism, backs its Europe-wide rollout
• Israeli strikes kill five in Lebanon in latest ceasefire breach - Israel claims it has struck Hezbollah targets
• Israel strikes vicinity of three Syrian cities, Syrian media say
• Did Israel kill 'the entire gov't of Yemen' last month? Understanding the nature of the 'Houthi government' - Houthi terrorists violently took power during violent insurgency vs recognized government
• Rules Of War 'Being Shredded' Worldwide, UN Rights Chief Warns
• South Korea's Dangerous Shift to Communism: Prosecutors Abolished, Media and Data Reports Brought Under State Control, Opposition Jailed
• Global shares rise after Japan's prime minister announces plan to resign
• French Government Collapses - Prime Minister Ousted - France's government fell on Monday with a no-confidence vote for the current prime minister, who is an ally of President Emmanuel Macron
• Paris is burning: France plunges into political chaos again as yet another of bungling Macron's PMs loses confidence vote amid debt crisis - France is on course to have its fifth Prime Minister in the space of two years
• France Plunges Into Chaos as Another Prime Minister, Francois Bayrou, Loses Confidence Vote and Is Ousted by Parliament - Unpopular Macron Reportedly Will Not Call Snap Election
• New tariff rules bring 'maximum chaos' as surprise charges hit consumers - The end of the de minimis exemption is wreaking havoc on U.S. consumers, small businesses and major carriers
• Bessent dismisses costs of tariffs, but says U.S. would have to give huge refunds if they're overturned
• Thune lays groundwork for nuclear option in Senate fight over Trump nominees - Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats have managed to 'weaponize the confirmation process'
• House Oversight Committee Receives First Batch of Documents From Jeffrey Epstein Estate, Including 2003 Birthday Book Allegedly Containing Letter Trump Says It's 'A Fake Thing'
• White House maintains Trump did not sign Epstein birthday book as House Democrats release doodle - Trump has repeatedly denied signing the book and even sued the Wall Street Journal for publishing the story on the alleged birthday project, which was orchestrated by known Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell
• White House Says Epstein 'Birthday Card' Proven Fake by WSJ's Own Reporting
• Rep. James Comer Slams Dems for 'Cherry-Picking' Epstein Docs to Target Trump - House Oversight Committee Releases All Documents and Records Received From Late Pedophile's Estate
• FBI Official Fired, Escorted Out of Building After Leaked Audio Released of Him Claiming "There's Something Being Covered Up" in Epstein Case - "A Lot of Powerful Democrats" Are on Epstein List
• FBI Probing Whether Its Own Agents Obstructed or Interfered with Politically Sensitive Cases
• Trump Speaks to Reporters About Biden Auto Pen and Fake Pardons for J6 Committee - Goes Off On Truth Social: "Not as big as the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, or the Rigged 2020 Presidential Election"
• Jeffries taps Swalwell to lead Democrats on new House J6 panel
• Trump Admin Updates Policies to End Unlawful Weaponized Debanking
• Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes Released Career Criminal Decarlos Brown Months Before He Brutally Stabbed Ukrainian Refugee Because He Made Her a 'Promise'
• Rep. Randy Fine Plans to Introduce Bill to Hold Judges Accountable for Releasing Violent Criminals to Reoffend Following Horrific Public Stabbing Murder of Woman on Light Rail by Deranged Career Criminal
• The national media has little to no interest in the shocking August murder of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte, North Carolina, train - The case has all the elements of a compelling crime story that should have dominated several news cycles.
• CNN's Stelter: 'MAGA Media' Using Charlotte Murder as 'Political Symbol' Is Stoking Racism
• Stinchfield: "If the Races Were Reversed... It'd Be National News! White Victims Just Don't Fit the Narrative"
• Axios: Stabbing video fuels MAGA's crime message
• Trump says Democrats have 'blood on their hands' after deadly Charlotte train stabbing - slams Dem policies as soft on crime
• Kash Patel Reveals FBI Investigating North Carolina Train Stabbing
• NC governor calls for more cops after video of brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee goes public - suspect was arrested 14 times - "We need more cops on the beat to keep people safe."
• Dem. North Carolina Governor Finally Breaks Silence on Iryna Zarutska Light Rail Murder - Post Gets Brutal Community Note After he Tries to Blame Understaffing of Police for Repeat Offender who was Repeatedly Released
• GoFundMe shuts down fundraisers for accused killer of Ukrainian refugee in North Carolina - One page described the campaign as an effort to "fight against the racism and bias against our people."
• A Woman Was Stabbed to Death on a Train. Wikipedia Wants to Erase Her Story - A Ukrainian woman was stabbed to death by a serial criminal. Those facts are too much for some of the online encyclopedia's editors to bear
• At least 19 killed in 'gen Z' protests against Nepal's social media ban - Many demonstrators say they are also on the streets over corruption and nepotism they allege is rampant
• Strong M6.4 earthquake hits Vanuatu region
• Up to 3,000 deaths reported after M6.0 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
• Shallow M5.8 earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Dinagat, Philippines
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Corralero, Mexico
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kato Soulion, Greece
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 14,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• 60,000 evacuated as Tropical Storm Tapah makes landfall near Taishan, China
• Kiko weakens to Category 1 hurricane as Hawaii braces for large waves, life-threatening rip currents
• 'Ghost town': Atlantic goes quiet at typical peak of hurricane season
• Expert reveals what would happen if the Earth continues to spin faster - If Earth were spinning just 100 miles per hour faster than it does now, the world would be hit by stronger hurricanes, catastrophic flooding, and the collapse of satellite networks
• Trump to restore right to prayer in public schools - "I'm pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our public schools."
• Trump to speak at Museum of Bible as DOJ finds numerous instances of anti-Christian bias under Biden - The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias is chaired by Attorney General Pam Bondi
• 13-year-old arrested in Washington State after school shooting threat - dozens of firearms found
• ICE Arrests Kenyan Sex Offender Who Had a Cushy Job in Tim Walz's Minnesota Government
• Here We Go: Trump Admin. Launches "Operation Midway Blitz" to Crack Down on Criminal Illegals in Chicago and Throughout Illinois
• Chicago Democrat warns 'history will prove' party wrong on crime as officials reject Trump's help - Alderman Raymond Lopez warns Democratic leaders are moving 'left of left' and blocking Trump crackdown
• Supreme Court Grants Trump Admin's Emergency Request, Lifts Biden Judge's Limits on ICE Patrols in LA
• Maduro bolsters troop presence in Venezuela amid rising U.S. military pressure
• Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean
• Detained South Korean Workers Will Leave U.S. 'Voluntarily' - Trump Says Foreign Investors Can 'Legally Bring... Very Smart People'
• American-born workers gain 3 million jobs over past year as foreigners lose about 1 million
• Commentary: We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk - If the far-right misogynist with a bad haircut wants to villainize independent women, Jezebel is more than happy to be the hag of his nightmares
• 'Marvel Rivals' Game Adds Thor's Lesbian Sister Who Has Trans Husband
• Israeli startup RedC Biotech aims to replace donors with lab-grown blood from stem cells
• French doctor goes on trial for allegedly poisoning 30 patients, killing 12
• Doctor Accused of Poisoning Patients to Show Off His Resuscitation Skills When They Went into Cardiac Arrest - Frederic Pechier reportedly blamed "medical errors" by his colleagues for the majority of the alleged poisonings
• RFK Jr. Exposes Former CDC Vaccine Chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis - Blocked Him for 7 Months from Accessing Vaccine Safety Data and Withheld Funds from Texas Measles Response
• FDA Chief Vows Answers on Youth COVID Vax Deaths
• Whoopi Goldberg: RFK Jr. Is 'Playing Russian Roulette' with the Lives of Children
• As Ebola outbreak kills 16 people in Congo, WHO official says Trump's aid cuts "will definitely have an impact"
• Disposable face masks used during Covid have left chemical timebomb, research suggests - An estimated 129bn were being used every month around the world at height of pandemic, with no recycling stream
• COVID-era masks morph into microplastic time bombs, threatening land and sea