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Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Condemned for Calling to Kill ‘30 to 40’ Palestinians in Gaza Each Day | Common Dreams
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Key FactsBen-Gvir Condemned Over Calls for Gaza Killings
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: commondreams.org
- In an interview that emerged on August 16, 2026, Itamar Ben-Gvir said he had advocated daily operations killing 30 to 40 people in Gaza, including those not posing an immediate threat.
- He also said that more killings should encourage civilians to leave so Israel could take over the entire Gaza Strip and settle Jewish settlers there.
- Jacky Rosen called the remarks indefensible and demanded Ben-Gvir’s resignation, while Democratic Majority for Israel urged his removal from the government and stressed that his position was not government policy.
- According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, more than 73,000 Palestinians had been killed since the war began in October 2023, while independent analyses assessed the official figures as an undercount.
There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn't live. They're not even people.— Itamar Ben-Gvir, National Security Minister of Israel, in an interview with a former Israeli captive taken during Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks
Supreme Court Once Again Rejects Trump Appeal in E. Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Case
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Key FactsSupreme Court Again Rejects Trump Request in Carroll Case
17 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: time.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: time.com
- Court documents show that the Supreme Court on Monday denied Trump’s request to rehear a 2023 civil case in which he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll.
- In the lawsuit filed under the New York Adult Survivors Act in 2022, a jury awarded Carroll about $5 million in damages, while the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s review petition in June and his rehearing request on Monday.
- Carroll alleged in 2019 that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in New York City in the 1990s, leading to two separate trials.
- In a separate defamation case, a federal jury ordered Trump in 2024 to pay $83.3 million over remarks made while he was in office, and his team is currently seeking Supreme Court review based on presidential immunity.
No one is above the law, not even a former President of the United States.— Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said at the time.
MAGA Erupts Over Jon Ossoff’s Jab at Trump Aide Natalie Harp: ‘Own Your Sexist Joke, Bro’
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Key FactsReport Details Natalie Harp’s Influence on Trump
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.substack.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.substack.com
- According to the article, Trump’s allies reacted sharply after Senator Jon Ossoff mentioned Natalie Harp as the president’s constant companion.
- The report portrays Harp as a gatekeeper through whom many people around Trump seek to get messages to him.
- Pete Hegseth was reportedly traveling to Iowa on what the article described as personal business, with a possible presidential bid cited as the purpose.
- The article also cites a crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, dwindling vital supplies on the USS Boxer, and an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that drifted in the South China Sea for four days after losing power.
If you feel sorry for him, don't feel so sorry, because he's vicious.— Donald Trump, two weeks after Joe Biden revealed his cancer diagnosis (as reported by The Daily Beast).
"Torture and Brutality": Syria Sentences Assad's Cousin to Death: Under Assad, countless brutal crimes were committed against the Syrian people ...
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The Two Faces of AAP: In Delhi, It Cries Against Censorship. In Punjab, It Suppresses Media
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Anti-Semitic Propaganda: Hesse's Ministry of the Interior Bans the "Palästina e.V." Association
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Key FactsHesse Interior Ministry Bans „Palästina e. V.“
3 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- The ministry announced the ban on Tuesday, August 18, and five sites in Hesse and one in Baden-Württemberg were searched that morning in connection with it.
- The ministry cited antisemitic propaganda and an orientation directed against the constitutional order and the principle of international understanding as grounds for the ban.
- The ban was preceded by administrative court proceedings in which the Administrative Court of Hesse in Kassel upheld the ministry’s view that sufficient factual grounds for a ban existed.
- Among those involved in the searches were 35 officers from Frankfurt Police Headquarters, while Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) presented the action as a response to antisemitism.
The security of Jewish life in Hesse is non-negotiable.— Roman Poseck (CDU), Hessian Interior Minister, in a statement
HUNTER: Why can't Windsor child sex assault suspect be deported?: Qasim Sabi has a couple of sexual assault convictions and an endless array of breaching ...
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US hypersonic missile drive blurs the nuclear threshold - Asia Times: The US is betting that a new generation of hypersonic cruise missiles can restore a ...
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Key FactsDARPA seeks longer-range hypersonic cruise missile
4 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: asiatimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: asiatimes.com
- Several media outlets reported this month that DARPA is soliciting proposals for a demonstrator intended to improve range, speed and survivability against advanced integrated air defenses.
- The solicitation documents envisage a scramjet-powered weapon flying above Mach 5 and deployable from fighter aircraft, bombers, pallets and ground-based vertical launchers.
- A June 2025 GAO report documented four Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon test flights disrupted by technical problems, production pauses, an 18-month fielding delay and US$150 million in higher initial costs, while a July 2026 report put a Conventional Prompt Strike missile at about US$67 million per round and production below half its target rate.
- A Congressional Research Service report warns that conventional hypersonic weapons could be mistaken for nuclear systems, while Xiaodon Liang sees movement toward nuclear-armed systems and cites US$280 million in relevant research and development for fiscal 2027.
a 'revolutionary leap' in operational range, speed and survivability against advanced adversary integrated air defense systems.— DARPA program solicitation language describing the Next-Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile demonstrator, quoting a 'revolutionary leap' in performance
OpinionFrom Teapot Dome to Corruption 2.0: While US presidential history isn't short on scandals, self-enrichment corruption under Trump 2 ...
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Rebel Creamery filed for bankruptcy after a $23.8 million packaging lawsuit sank it
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Ukraine Sends a Swarm of Drones: Russia Reports the Most Intense Attack on Moscow in Two Years
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Two students, including the shooter, were killed in a shooting at a school in the Philippine city of Zamboanga, according to Reuters ... Show more
Oliver Larkin Halted By Anchor Over Israel 'Genocide' Claim: Democratic socialist candidate for Congress Oliver Larkin clashed with anchor Glenna Milberg after ...
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Mike Johnson Alarmed By Democrats 'Open Civil War'
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is concerned about the Democratic Party ... Show more
Two Democrats with differing views on ICE and Gaza battle for Eric Swalwell’s vacant California seat
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"We will not be intimidated": Federal government comments on Lavrov's threat: Russland droht einmal mehr den Unterstützern der Ukraine. Außenminister Lawrow ...
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WATCH: A video captures a shooting incident inside the Ateneo de Zamboanga University high school campus in Barangay ... Show more
Grade 7 student goes on shooting spree inside Zamboanga school
Grade 7 student goes on shooting spree inside Zamboanga school
A man was shot dead in the middle of the night in east London. A woman who lives near the scene of the shooting said she was left horrified by what had ... Show more
Alice Weidel, Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen: Is the new fascism female?: Weidel, Meloni, and Le Pen are shaping right-wing extremism in Europe ...
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OpinionJason Arday: Racist Paths: White professors are given a pass for their transgressions, but Jason Arday was subjected to a hate campaign ...
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Two kiwi have been filmed kicking and battering each other in a rare wildlife encounter that experts say is a sign of conservation success.
The footage ... Show more
Florida set to carry out 13th execution this year in America’s busiest death chamber
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Arrest in Düsseldorf: Trio changes clothes after theft: A trio of pickpockets allegedly robbed an 80-year-old man in Düsseldorf. After the theft at a subway ...
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Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight
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Palestine Association banned: Searches in Frankfurt and Mannheim: Sechs Objekte durchsucht, 35 Polizisten im Einsatz: Mit einem Vereinsverbot von „Palästina e.V ...
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Nathan Cofnas, the man at the centre of Arday plagiarism row, was dismissed for views on race
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Key FactsCoroner reports Hayden Panettiere’s death at 36
14 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cp24.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cp24.com
- Emergency personnel responded in Greenville on Sunday afternoon to a 911 call about a reported cardiac arrest.
- Panettiere was found inside an apartment; resuscitation attempts failed, and she was pronounced dead about half an hour after the call.
- An autopsy performed Monday found no signs of trauma that contributed to her death, while the cause and manner of death remain pending additional testing.
- Panettiere was best known for roles in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” and she had an 11-year-old daughter.
It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen.— Skip Panettiere said in a statement shared by her representative.
Turkish ISIS convict deported from Netherlands resurfaced in Somalia after rebuilding jihadist ties in Turkey - Nordic Monitor
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Russia's allies are more helpful than Ukraine's - Asia Times: This update focuses on the role of allies in the Russo-Ukraine War (which was the fascinating and ...
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Hasan Piker Threatens Scott Jennings with Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘Lynchings’ Claim
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Iserlohn police catch underage suspected thieves with a knife: Police in Iserlohn caught two minors on Krähenweg.
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Dutch girls allegedly exploited as prostitutes in North Rhine-Westphalia: Cars with German license plates are said to have picked up girls from a youth facility ...
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Turkey’s military is rapidly making room for an Erdogan-era generation - Nordic Monitor
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Democrat Under House Ethics Investigation Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations: The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) over ...
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How a Renaissance Art Heist Happened in Sicily: Thieves stole four works by Antonello da Messina, the latest heist to hit the art world.
time.com/article/2026/08/17/italy-sicily-art-antonello-messina-heist-theft-renaissance-paintings/
Key FactsOfficials: Four Antonello Works Stolen from Messina Museum
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: time.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: time.com
- Italian media reported that at least three masked people approached around 9:50 p.m. Saturday; part of the railing by a side gate appeared bent or cut, and an exterior door was forced open.
- All five surviving wooden panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych were initially removed, while two were found on an exterior wall after a citizen alerted police.
- Another small double-sided panel with religious scenes was also removed and estimated by experts to be worth about €70 million to €80 million, although no official valuation was released.
- Messina prosecutors opened an investigation, but suggestions that professionals or a black-market client were involved have not been confirmed, and museum staff are also being interviewed.
Stealing an Antonello may be far easier than selling one. If these are ordinary thieves, they will soon discover that—to their cost.— Lynda Albertson, director of the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA), told La Repubblica
Jason Arday: Cambridge Chancellor speaks of "racist witch hunt" - | Family of "public cruelty"
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Heaviest wave of attacks in two years: Moscow attacked with 620 drones: A high-ranking Russian chief economist has been dismissed after openly criticizing the ...
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Shocking scenes are unfolding in Poland—vicious attacks on Ukrainians: Videos of violent attacks on Ukrainian refugees in Poland keep surfacing ...
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Key FactsReports point to more attacks on Ukrainians in Poland
21 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- A video circulated in Poland and Ukraine shows a woman insulting, spitting at and physically attacking two Ukrainian men in Poznan, allegedly because they were speaking Ukrainian.
- The Ukrainian Consulate General in Gdansk reported that a man and a woman had allegedly insulted and attacked a 14-year-old Ukrainian girl and her 12-year-old brother in Bydgoszcz out of nationalist intolerance.
- Authorities said attacks rose by 30 percent in the first half of the year, while perpetrators in incidents recorded on video were usually arrested quickly; Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski announced a zero-tolerance policy.
- Political scientist Andreas Umland said President Karol Nawrocki was the main problem and was seeking a significantly tougher policy toward Ukrainian refugees.
For the Polish people, the UPA is above all the symbol of crimes committed against defenseless civilians.— Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, commenting on the memory of the UPA and Polish-Ukrainian tensions.
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Prominent anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years behind bars for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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32 Years After Fortress Murder: Amy Lopez Murder Case: How the Trial at the Regional Court is Proceeding
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Key FactsTupac Shakur Murder Trial Begins in Las Vegas
17 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: expressandstar.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: expressandstar.com
- Opening statements marked the start of evidence about the events surrounding Shakur’s fatal Las Vegas shooting on September 7, 1996.
- Davis is charged with murder with a deadly weapon and with intending to promote, further or assist a criminal gang.
- Prosecutors allege that Davis planned the shooting in retaliation for an attack on his nephew but did not pull the trigger himself.
- The trial could last weeks, with prosecutors planning to call 35 to 45 potential witnesses while the defence intends to call only a handful.
"Let’s be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew," Mr Palal said.— Chief deputy district attorney Binu Palal, presenting opening statements in the Tupac Shakur murder trial
AfD Push: “Used to Suppress the Opposition” – Weidel Calls for the Abolition of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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US Progressives to Challenge Trump 'Donroe Doctrine' at Pan-American Congress: “We need to build a durable and lasting coalition of progressives that can take on ...
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Southern Georgian Bay OPP officer charged with sexual assault, breach of trust: SIU
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Jon Ossoff accused Trump of neglecting his duties while sailors fight his war, saying he’d rather “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie.”
Reisner's view of the front: | "The attack in Leipzig was just the beginning"
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Key FactsReisner expects more hybrid attacks after Leipzig incident
18 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Authorities are still examining the drone incident from the night before 5 August, when a drone equipped for an attack was found near a Ukrainian transport aircraft.
- Reisner says DNA traces link the Leipzig case to the DHL attack of July 2024, whose traces in turn indicate Russian involvement and correspond to assessments by US intelligence agencies.
- Reisner says the Kremlin classifies Germany as a party to the war and therefore expects a significantly more intensive phase of hybrid warfare.
- According to Reisner, Russia’s shadow fleet includes up to 800 ships, while nearly 170 gas-carrying vessels entered EU ports in the first half of the year.
We will clearly intensify our own measures to destroy everything that the Western-backed Kyiv military machine is pushing from the West. And we are already doing that. They are already starting to complain.— Sergej Lawrow, Russian Foreign Minister, in an ntv.de interview; regarding the Western-backed Kyiv military machine and Western support for Ukraine.
MAGA Podcaster Storms Off From Debate After Getting Called Out to His Face: Tim Pool faced accusations that his years of doom-laden predictions are little more ...
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"They Were Begging Us to Send Them Extra Pads and Tampons." Family Member Describes Feminine Hygiene Shortage Aboard the USS Boxer
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Ukraine Launches One of the War’s Largest Drone Attacks, Killing 6: Hundreds of drones targeted Moscow and nearby areas, hitting warehouses linked to Russia’s ...
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Key FactsRussia reports six killed in Ukrainian drone attack
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: time.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: time.com
- Russian authorities said Ukraine carried out one of its largest air assaults overnight Saturday, while the defense ministry reported that 822 drones had been destroyed.
- Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said an 83-year-old man died when a drone hit a private home, while Rostov Governor Yury Slyusar reported five other deaths in the region.
- Several people were injured in a fire caused by drone strikes at a Wildberries warehouse near Podolsk; Ukraine said it had attacked about 20 warehouses since July 18, while Wildberries and Moscow denied military ties.
- Regional authorities reported at least seven people killed and 51 injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine over the weekend, including two deaths and 13 injured employees at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, where production was partially halted.
Wherever the Russians can reach with their ballistic missiles, they strike civilian infrastructure.— Zelenskyy said on X in the aftermath of the attacks.
Group of suspects, including 2 teenagers, charged in connection with deadly shooting in Brampton
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Cambridge head slams ‘racist feeding frenzy’ over dead academic: The head of Cambridge university on Monday condemned a “racist feeding frenzy” prompted by ...
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Teenage boys to be tried for murder of 37-year-old man who died after serious assault
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Moscow 'under siege' as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno at 'Russia's Amazon': Ukrainian has launched a 600-drone attack on Moscow in what the region's governor ...
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Company commander Vladyslav Polskyi drove a civilian pickup truck without body armor into a targeted area to rescue two severely injured assault troops from ... Show more
Top House Republican And Democrat Unite to Condemn Wild Anti-Semitism In Florida GOP Primary
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Women Receive Higher Rewards: Iran Offers Bounties for the Killing of U.S. Soldiers
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Escort allegedly killed notorious Russian officer: A Russian officer who, according to Kyiv, "betrayed" Ukraine in 2014, has been killed in Crimea ...
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Fraud-accused Peet Viljoen denied bail: Disbarred lawyer and fraud accused, Peet Viljoen, has been denied bail.
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BBC Aug 17
Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens: The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping ...
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Ex-Senator Admitted to Steamy Affair With Married Bodyguard While in Office — Including Romp at CNN Anchor’s Wedding
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Key FactsCourt Filing Details Sinema’s Affair With Married Bodyguard
2 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
- The deposition taken on July 31 and filed this week in the United States District Court in North Carolina forms part of Heather Ammel’s lawsuit, which accuses Sinema of breaking up her 14-year marriage.
- Sinema said the relationship began with a kiss and sex at an Airbnb over Memorial Day weekend in 2024 and continued at Jessica Dean and Alex Katz’s wedding in New York on June 15, 2024.
- According to Sinema, other encounters took place at her home in Arizona and during a fundraising visit to Aspen, while her lawyers seek dismissal of the case for lack of North Carolina jurisdiction.
- The case is scheduled to continue with an evidentiary hearing on August 19.
I got to get a divorce.— Matthew Ammel told Kyrsten Sinema he needed to divorce his wife, as recounted in Sinema's deposition filed in U.S. District Court in North Carolina.