From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.
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US approval of the war with Iran falls to its lowest level since the conflict's early days in new Reuters/Ipsos poll, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Iranian officials are drafting a list of conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, 3 members of a Gaza family reportedly killed in an Israeli drone attack this morning, death toll in Nepal following a landslide on the Nepal-China border rises to 489, President Trump directs the federal government to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, Karoline Leavitt strikes conciliatory tone as she addresses reporters for the last time a
Palestinian ambassador to the UN Ryad Mansour says Israel has taken an irreversible step towards full-scale annexation of Palestinian territory, Israel is allegedly withholding the remains of 799 Palestinians, at least 168 people dead following a glacier collapse yesterday near the Nepal-China border, new lawsuits from over 20 Democratically controlled states challenge the Trump administrations efforts to more tightly control who gets to submit a ballot through the mail, Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement to resolve claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children.
Israeli forces raid UN Training Centre in East Jerusalem, 7 Palestinians killed and 10 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the last 24 hours, thousands of protesters break through security barricades in Patna, India demanding access to jobs, Canadian finance minister Francois Philippe Champagne rolls out new retaliatory tariffs on an estimated $20 billion worth of US goods, Darline Graham--sister of the late Senator Lindsay Graham--wins South Carolina Republican Senate primary, iconic country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton dies at the age of 80.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces new round of economic sanctions on Iran and its allies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the Iranian government attempted to assassinate one of his sons, community groups in Gaza warn parents to stop their children from flying kites after Israel threatens to kill them, 50 percent tariffs that President Trump imposed on Canada this weekend could lead to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, U.S. Postal Service unveils new requirements for mail-in ballots, Supreme Court clears the way for President Donald Trump's executive order limitin
Israeli airstrikes yesterday in the central Gaza Strip kill 3 people including a 4-year-old boy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expected to announce "economic D-Day" measures for Iran later today, Border Patrol detains the immigrant father of a US sailor who is a crew member aboard the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announces retaliatory tariffs on the US starting on Sept. 8.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticises Israeli settlers on religious grounds, 30 "pioneer families" arrive in the the settlement of Kadim in the occupied West Bank 2 decades after it was closed by the Israeli government, 10 people including two young children have reportedly been trapped inside their homes terrorized by dozens of armed Israelis for nearly two weeks, beleaguered aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln begins its journey home to San Diego following a 9-month deployment in the Middle East, Somali pirates hijack a suspected Iranian shadow fleet tanker off the coast of Y
Russian ballistic missile attack this morning kills 14 people across Kyiv, Israeli strikes kill at least 10 Palestinians yesterday in attacks targeting a Gaza City police post and the Nuseirat refugee camp, Israeli soldiers accused of smuggling millions of dollars of goods restricted by Israel into the Gaza Strip, President Trump threatens Iranian allies, US gross national debt tops $40 trillion.
South Korea's annual joint military drills cut down to 5 days after President Trump orders substantial reduction in US participation, Palestinian-American Loui Ridi confronts an Israeli settler trespassing on his property in the occupied West Bank, US Ambassador Tom Barrack says Israel's strike on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase yesterday carried a real risk of rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation with Turkiye and Syria, progressive Florida State Representative Angie Nixon wins Democratic Senate primary in Florida, Meta trial over child abuse accusations begins in Oakland, CA.
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers returns to his property, President Trump's special envoy for peace Jared Kushner claims that progress on Hamas disarmament could come within 30 days, vessel in the Strait of Hormuz suffers a crew casualty after being struck by an unknown projectile, Trump's approval rating drops to lowest level of his presidency in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, protests continue over construction at the Big Bend national park in southwest Texas.
Russian attack on Ukraine kills 2 people at a Kyiv steel plant and injures 3 people, Memorandum of Understanding signed in June by the US and Iran expires today, Israel's minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir says he believes 30 to 40 people should be killed in Gaza each night, newly sworn-in AG Todd Blanche refuses to say that he will always act independently of White House control.
Aircraft carrier the USS George Washington deployed to the Middle East following reports of supply shortages, water contamination, and deck safety concerns aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln following a rare 8-month deployment, settler violence continues in the occupied West Bank reportedly under the protection of the Israeli military, US Customs and Border Protection commissioner Rodney Scott denies reports that his agency is building a 30-foot wall at Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Revised death toll in Monday's 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia reaches 265 people with nearly 500 people unaccounted for, Colombian government authorizes joint military operations with the US to target drug traffickers, Iran war negotiations stalled as the President trades barbs on social media with Iranian leaders, stranded tanker off Omani coast has polluted an estimated 25 miles of the country's central coastline, Greenland authorities have force a US oil company tied to President Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to re
President Trump says US in "total control" of the Strait of Hormuz, 4 crew members and 2 rescue workers killed in an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen last year killed 153 civilians, at least 2 Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, Democrat David Crowley wins Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor defeating Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia kills at least 164 people, President Trump responds to Iran's conditions for a peace deal with his own new set of demands, emergency workers and firefighters reportedly targeted in multiple Israeli drone attacks in Nabatieh, Lebanon, security officials in Israel are allegedly retaining the remains of an estimated 1,700 Palestinians, An Iranian assassination threat against President Trump as he planned to depart the NATO Summit reportedly prompted him to depart secretly on an alternate military aircraft, the President signs executive order scaling back the
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects President Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz approve new development in the Gaza Strip, Iran and Oman in "final stages" of agreement over the administration of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stresses that the U.S. must meet several conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the Strait is reopened, President Trump's new White House counsel will be Will Scharf who helped secure approval for the $400 million ballroom project.
UN secretary general calls for immediate end to attacks on civilians in Russia-Ukraine war, BBC investigation finds Russia has seized over 34,000 properties belonging to Ukrainian citizens, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to sign a joint defense agreement today, Iran-backed Houthi forces kill at least 18 soldiers in attacks on who the group says are Saudi allies on Yemeni land, judge orders the Pentagon to lift freeze on reviewing proposed onshore wind projects, school for robots opens in China. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown
President Trump once again appears to threaten nuclear annihilation for Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says an agreement with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz is in the final stage, 2 Israeli soldiers killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, Israel resumes military strikes in southern Lebanon despite peace talks with Hezbollah, AIPAC plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to defeat Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Tennessee voters head to polls today in the first primary in the state since districts were redrawn to split votes cast by min
President Trump tells Fox News his administration had "very good discussions" with Iran during all-day negotiations yesterday despite Iranian leaders continuing to deny any talks with the US are happening, 17 people killed in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, 2 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in the past 24 hours as Israeli forces open fire in several areas across Gaza, Democratic Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens still too close to call as Michigan primary voters head to the polls.
Mass funeral held in Gaza for 112 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered after nearly three years under the rubble, President Trump said diplomatic talks with Iran were underway yesterday even as Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said no negotiations with the US were taking place and no meetings were scheduled, Iran halts retaliatory attack on Ukraine after government officials apologize, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calls for "united action" on border security after tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco arrived in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last
President Donald Trump tells reporters diplomatic talks with Iran will resume today but Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that no negotiations are taking place, Al Jazeera reports that Israeli forces killed at least 19 Palestinians in Gaza since Fridays US brokered peace agreement reportedly agreed to by Hamas leaders on Friday, 2 workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were reportedly asked by their boss to re-enter the building to secure cash, roughly 60,000 people ordered to evacuate as wildfires threaten t
President Trump says talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza between Israel and Palestine, roughly two-thirds of US adults say the war with Iran has not been worthwhile according to a new poll, the Senate narrowly rejects an effort to limit the President's Iran war powers, an estimated 49,000 people arrive in the Spanish enclave of Cueta from Morocco in a single day with at least 19 dead bodies found in the water according to Reuters, Christine Wonsley, the mother of Nolan Wells, called for justice for her son at the Nat
US attack on a residential building on Qeshm Island kills a couple and their two-year-old child according to Iranian state media as the US strikes what Central Command describes as "dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard targets in Iran," Russian attack on Ukraine kills 8 people, overnight Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip kill six people, Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the fifth in testimony before Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Israeli bombs Gaza City mosque as "yellow line" demarcating the boundary of occupied territory in the West Bank continues to expand, US and Saudi Arabia confirm they carried out joint strikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, Iranian military says its forces fired missiles at American military targets across the region, Iran to receive its first shipment of up to 400 shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers from China within the next few weeks, President Trump delivers eulogy at Sen. Lindsay Graham's funeral.
President Trump says "you can't bribe" Iranian leaders as the US holds off on attacks for the 3rd day, Saudi Arabian officials say the country's military shot down drones launched from Iraq by Iran-backed armed groups, Iran-backed Houthi allies in Yemen say they have targeted the East-West Pipeline carrying oil to Saudi Arabia's main Red Sea port, Iranian officials say Bushehr Airport along with 12 bridges and two tunnels targeted in last week's US strikes, 1 in 3 Americans support the war on Iran according to new Reuters/Ipsos poll including only 5 percent of Democrats, Israeli Prime Minister
Fighting halts between US and Iran halts late Friday following 13 nights of US strikes, yet the war appears to be expanding after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim to shoot down a Saudi drone and Iran says Ukraine attacked one of the country's commercial vessels in the Caspian Sea, the Israeli army launches fresh offensive in Syria, Maine Democrats choose Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger and former state senate president to become the democratic nominee in the US Senate race against five-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins.
