# blockade • hormuz • iran • panama • fires • war
The Independent
Iran-US war latest: US fires on ship for violating blockade as Trump again claims ‘total control’ over Hormuz
Liberal
US leader reportedly hid in a catering truck to fend off an assassination threat after attending Nato summit last month
August 11, 2026, 11:52 pm
Yahoo! Finance
Inside the U.S.–Israel–Saudi Plan to Cut Iran Out of Global Oil
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 6:00 pm
The Times Of India
'US WILL BE FORCED TO...': IRGC Issues Chilling Dare To U.S. Navy In Hormuz, Warns Trump
Conservative
August 10, 2026, 8:05 pm
The American Conservative
Iran War Day 165: U.S. Fires on Panama-Flagged Ship It Says Tried to Run Hormuz Blockade
Conservative
August 12, 2026, 11:17 am
# assad • syria • sentenced • bashar • killings • absent
Reuters
Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings and torture
Liberal
A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country's nearly 14-year war.
August 12, 2026, 4:29 am
www.timesofisrael.com
Syrian court sentences ex-president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 3:58 pm
HuffPost
Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad Sentenced To Death In Absentia For War Crimes
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 6:26 am
AP News
Syrian court sentences Bashar Assad to death for committing crimes against humanity and war crimes
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 9:13 am
# hamas • gaza • palestinians • israel • jerusalem • denies
The Christian Science Monitor
For Israeli left, peace with Palestinians is a risky proposal
Conservative
For decades what distinguished the Israeli left were its calls to negotiate with the Palestinians and for two independent states living in peace. But as i…
August 13, 2026, 3:21 pm
The Jerusalem Post
Why Israel was right to reject Trump's 15-point Gaza peace deal
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 2:00 pm
The Guardian
The Guardian view on the failed Gaza peace plan: Trump’s hollow claims are ignored in Jerusalem
Liberal
August 10, 2026, 7:30 pm
www.timesofisrael.com
Aug. 12: Responding to Trump’s claims of control, Iran says Hormuz won’t open until its conditions met
Liberal
August 12, 2026, 7:13 pm
# palestinian • israeli • idf • terrorist • bank • destroy
The Jerusalem Post
IDF condemns 'illegal' West Bank property takeovers
Conservative
The IDF specifically called an extremist settler takeover of Palestinian property near Kusra and Jalud “illegal, reprehensible, and unacceptable.”
August 13, 2026, 5:27 am
AP News
Israeli army demolishes the apartment the West Bank apartment of Palestinian killed by soldiers
Liberal
August 12, 2026, 2:39 am
Al Jazeera
Israeli raids, arrests continue as UN warns West Bank at ‘breaking point’
Liberal
August 12, 2026, 12:05 am
www.timesofisrael.com
IDF fails to remove settler extremists besieging Palestinian home in West Bank
Liberal
August 13, 2026, 11:45 pm
# hormuz • gulf • strait • iran • ship • traffic
CNBC
Strait of Hormuz ship traffic near three-month low as U.S.-Iran deal in doubt
Liberal
Traffic is about 90% lower than the daily average of 130 ships that transited Hormuz before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
August 12, 2026, 10:33 am
Reuters
Hormuz shipping traffic falls to one-week low amid hostilities
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 11:18 pm
Economic Times
Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic slumps to six vessels as US-Iran peace hopes fade
Conservative
August 10, 2026, 10:50 pm
BOE Report
Gulf shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz falls to six vessels
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 5:53 am
# lebanon • abolish • penalty • parliament • imprisonment • punishment
The Independent
Lebanon abolishes death penalty after historic parliament vote
Liberal
Lebanon’s parliament voted to abolish the death penalty on Tuesday
August 11, 2026, 8:14 am
Toronto Star
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 6:45 am
Winnipeg Free Press
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote – Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 10:09 am
The Christian Science Monitor
Lebanon’s parliament moved to abolish capital punishment.
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 9:57 am
# saudi • gulf • yemen • sea • riyadh • oil
The Washington Times
Houthis’ Red Sea attacks pressure Saudis to back ground war Riyadh has spent 3 years trying to avoid
Conservative
Saudi Arabia has stopped loading crude from its Red Sea coast amid ramped-up attacks from Iran-backed Houthis and is weighing whether to back a new Yemeni ground campaign to retake the shoreline from the rebel militants.
August 14, 2026, 11:49 am
Al Jazeera
Fishermen face deadly dangers as Yemen’s Red Sea becomes a warzone
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 2:29 pm
The Times Of India
Iran Ally's Houthi Army Moves Huge Convoy To 'Saudi-Backed' Front; War Erupts Again?
Conservative
August 10, 2026, 3:43 pm
Reuters
Saudi Red Sea oil exports go dark as Houthi attack threat grows
Liberal
August 12, 2026, 12:49 pm
# refinery • libya • drone • blaze • zawiya • flames
The Guardian
Libyan oil refinery engulfed in flames after drone attack
Liberal
Firefighters attempt to tackle a huge blaze at a refinery in Zawiya after a drone strike near a main oil tank and pipeline network, the third such attack in two days
August 11, 2026, 9:23 am
ABC News
Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 6:58 am
Winnipeg Free Press
Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery – Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 3:49 am
The Times Of India
Libya’s Oil Heart Under Attack, Zawiya Refinery Fears Shutdown After Triple Drone Attacks
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 1:24 am
# synagogue • anti • israel • palestinian • fear • conspiracy
ynetglobal
Conspiracy theories may link antisemitism to hostility toward Israel, study finds
Liberal
Rutgers researchers find antisemitic attitudes predicted later belief in anti-Israel conspiracy theories, which in turn predicted hostility toward Israel, though they stress findings correlational and do not show that criticism of Israel is inherently...
August 12, 2026, 4:05 am
The Jerusalem Post
Fundraiser for pro-Palestinian activist co-hosted by Vermont synagogue
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 1:02 pm
The Conversation
Let’s stop arguing about antisemitism and focus on researching it
Liberal
August 10, 2026, 7:04 pm
Washington Examiner
Rabbis fear Mamdani's anti-Israel focus amid rising antisemitism
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 9:59 am
# libya • drone • refinery • firefighters • fuel • torches
Toronto Star
Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages
Liberal
CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike ignited a fire at an electrical substation in western Libya on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave
August 12, 2026, 11:10 am
The Jerusalem Post
Drone strike rocks fuel tank at Libya's Zawiya refinery
Conservative
August 10, 2026, 9:46 pm
BBC News
Libya oil refinery fire: Firefighters battle huge blaze after drone attack
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 2:28 am
# netanyahu • gaza • israel • election • eisenkot • bipartisan
The Jerusalem Post
Eisenkot's Yashar to safeguard Israel's Law of Return, address olim issues
Conservative
One of Yashar's focuses would be on improving services for elderly olim and ensuring better translation of Hebrew websites into different languages.
August 12, 2026, 10:49 am
The Hub
‘He tore us apart’: Yossi Klein Halevi on whether Netanyahu is finished
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 1:00 am
ynetglobal
There’s only one home, even after decades of relocation abroad
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 4:22 pm
The Japan Times
Pleasing no one: Netanyahu puts election first with Gaza decision
Liberal
August 10, 2026, 8:07 pm
# netanyahu • hamas • gaza • israeli • flip • disarmament
Toronto Star
Israeli prime minister rejects U.S.-backed proposal for Hamas disarmament
Liberal
Benjamin Netanyahu has hardened his position after voicing misgivings at the suggestion that Israel reciprocate with phased pullouts from Gaza.
August 18, 2026, 7:46 am
The Philadelphia Inquirer
In rejecting Trump's Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 5:17 am
Economic Times
In rejecting Trump's Gaza plan, Israeli PM Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 3:11 am
Winnipeg Free Press
In rejecting Trump’s Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered – Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 2:59 am






