Tracking Bible Prophecy Headlines - 08/28/2026 Visa, Mastercard process first international card payments in Syria after more than a decade - Transactions come days after US removes Damascus from State Sponsors of Terrorism list, as the country seeks to reconnect with the global financial system Syria's Jihadi President Pays for Coffee with Visa Card, Marking End of Assad-Era Sanctions Turkey may view Israel as its regional rival after strikes in Syria - analysis www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906684 Israel turns to naval drones as Iran war exposes maritime vulnerabilities - Threats to offshore gas fields, Red Sea shipping and Mediterranean trade have reportedly pushed Israel to expand its fleet and invest in unmanned surface vessels after years of treating the navy as a secondary force www.ynetnews.com/article/rkovau6pme US Patriot missile stocks in Europe 'beyond critical' due to Iran war - officials US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt heads to Middle East as tensions with Iran escalate - 5,000 crew members set for deployment of at least seven months as US Navy warns of strain from Iran war. Tehran: "US is trying to create illusion of coalition against Iran." Qatari PM heads to Iran to 'de-escalate tensions' as tanker attack tests Trump's Hormuz claim www.cnbc.com/2026/08/27/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-attack-mine-.html Iran says return to diplomacy 'isn't impossible' - but all Mideast wars must end to reopen Hormuz www.cnbc.com/2026/08/28/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-oman-centcom.html Trump seeks to sanction Tehran into submission rather than renew MOU, sources say - President says Washington not talking with Iran, hints new sanctions could hit Chinese banks that do business with it, as Iranian FM hosts Qatari diplomat for talks on Hormuz Tehran Denies Plot to Kill Barron Trump www.newsmax.com/politics/barron-trump-iran-mohsen-rezaei/2026/08/27/id/1267551/ How the Houthis have become the most fearsome of Iran's allies - Yemen and the Red Sea are both threatened IDF hits Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon; Beirut says newly-wed woman killed Smotrich calls to 'Judaize' Negev, Galilee as part of his settlement 'revolution' - Far-right minister's pre-election plan would establish dozens of towns for one million new Jewish residents while curbing Arab building www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-calls-to-judaize-negev-galilee-as-part-of-his-settlement-revolution/ Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel's 'unacceptable' Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls - Briefing UN Security Council, Mladenov pans Israeli restrictions on shelter supplies, argues that continued IDF strikes haven't led to demilitarization, nor will they Israel considers expelling British, European officials from US-led Gaza support center - The International Gaza Support Center is a multinational headquarters established to monitor the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906720 UK: Expelling us from Gaza coordination center would 'undermine' peace efforts www.timesofisrael.com/uk-expelling-us-from-gaza-coordination-center-would-undermine-peace-efforts/ Israeli diplomats warn Dutch expulsion from Gaza coordination center could trigger wider diplomatic fallout IDF kills Hamas terrorist who held three hostages, Sinwar's ex-bodyguard, others in Gaza strikes - The IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) also confirmed it killed Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma, Yahya Sinwar's bodyguard and a Hamas Nukhba terrorist who infiltrated Re'im on October 7 www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-906742 Israel changes targeted-killing policy against Hamas in Gaza - IDF will seek to target kite launchers and those directing them, with IDF Southern Command now authorized to approve strikes. Frustrated by the daily targeting of its operatives, Hamas could resort to more serious measures www.israelhayom.com/2026/08/27/israel-changes-targeted-killing-policy-against-hamas-in-gaza/ Netanyahu held secret talks with Hamas during 2014 Gaza war, report says; PM's office denies Behind their backs - Netanyahu reportedly conducted secret talks with Hamas in 2014 without security establishment's knowledge - Businessman involved in talks later oversaw Qatari cash transfers to Gaza Censor allows publication of report Israel held direct hostage talks with Hamas, with PM's approval - Israeli TV says negotiations led by then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar began after Oct. 7, continued until 2025; permission to reveal meetings comes on heel of report that Netanyahu also privately contacted Hamas amid 2014 war Report: PA schools celebrated Oct 7 attacks in teaching and assemblies in aftermath of massacre - Glorification of violence remains ongoing issue in Palestinian curricula Eisenkot says two-state solution 'delusional' post-Oct. 7, but E1 settlement plan a 'mistake' IDF chief orders major bolstering of troops in West Bank due to escalated tensions IDF chief raises alert level in Judea and Samaria ahead of holidays www.jns.org/news/israel-news/idf-chief-raises-alert-level-in-judea-and-samaria-ahead-of-holidays Chinese tech ties with Jordan raise security concerns for Israel allisraelnews.com/chinese-tech-ties-with-jordan-raise-security-concerns-for-israel Lagging in polls, Netanyahu warns small right-wing parties could hand election to 'fascist' left - Fuming that a rash of new parties led by disaffected nationalists will waste vital votes, PM, whose coalition seeks oversight of media, claims opposition would restrict free speech, shutter his supportive Channel 14 Winter launches nationalist 'People of Israel' party; Netanyahu warns it could doom the right - Controversial ex-general says Israelis will no longer accept same political faces after Oct. 7; does not mention PM; unveils diverse slate including Arab-Israeli influencer Yosef Haddad Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups influenced Canadian elections, launched 'Vote Palestine' initiative: report Vladimir Putin's own officials worried Russian leader could be about to use nuclear weapons on Ukraine www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ukraine-russia-cia-director-nuclear-37598273 Russia threatens strikes on UK military targets, 'catastrophic consequences' over Ukraine - Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Britain is 'one step away' from legal complicity in what Moscow called civilian-targeted 'terrorism' www.foxnews.com/world/russia-threatens-strikes-uk-military-targets-catastrophic-consequences-ukraine Russia Hammers Multiple Ukrainian Cities in One Night - Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk Hit as Kellogg Backs Drafting Women www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/russia-hammers-four-ukrainian-cities-one-night-kyiv/ China deploys record number of ships around Taiwan as pressure grows www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/china-deploys-record-number-ships-033622264.html China and Iran sanctions: what US moves mean for Beijing, and its retaliation options Canada renews push to boycott US products www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/canada-renews-push-boycott-us-220605087.html Trump administration won't 'just sit down and take' further retaliation from Canada: Trade rep Trump renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid intensifying US-Canada trade dispute - Trump claimed the shift reflects US territorial control over the lake The Atlantic: Economists Who Weren't Worried About the Debt Are Now Panicking - What really concerns them isn't just the $40 trillion www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/national-debt-panic-40-trillion/688425/ Don Jr. Faces Bombshell Probe Into 'Almost Clairvoyant' Bets www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/don-jr-faces-bombshell-probe-145002508.html Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report - Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-investigation Rep. Fulcher: Dems Will Focus on Impeachment, Not Governing www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/russ-fulcher-democrats-midterms/2026/08/27/id/1267540/ AOC reconnects with DSA as socialist tide rises in the Democratic Party justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/aoc-reconnects-dsa-socialist-tide-rises-democratic-party Trump admin to target far-left Soros group, SPLC, CAIR in crackdown on 'bogus charities': report Report: Tax-deductible 'charities' served as pipelines to Democrat voter registration - Hundreds of millions of dollars in tax-deductible donations, subsidized by every other taxpayer, were effectively underwriting partisan election work that the tax code says charities can't do VoterGA: Declassified Intelligence Reveals Massive China Election Interference Cover-up DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Orders Mandatory Random Paper Ballot Audits for 2026 Midterms - Warns Chinese-Made Voting Machine Parts Pose "Significant Security Risks" www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-orders-mandatory-random-paper/ Federal judge again blocks Trump's mail ballot order just before midterms - The ruling halts USPS restrictions for two weeks, but an appeal could send the case back to the Supreme Court www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-trump-mail-ballot-order-midterms Obama Judge Talwani Once Again Blocks President Trump's Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots - After SCOTUS Slapped Her Down Earlier this Week www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/obama-judge-talwani-once-again-blocks-president-trumps/ White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet apnews.com/article/marine-one-ntsb-trump-reagan-close-call-f2dbe1f79a802508167b1751d79be719 They confided in ChatGPT. Their secrets ended up in court. The Post found a dozen examples of chatbot conversations being swept into criminal and civil legal proceedings. Can kung fu robots actually help humans do chores? A Beijing showcase has clues - Manufacturers hope humanoid robots, part of a field known as embodied intelligence, will soon be able to help people with everyday tasks or even do them autonomously www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/china-robots-humanoid-games-unitree-us-ban-rcna593069 Humanoid robots will cater to China's aging population Trump declares national emergency over 'extraordinary' threat in America's power grid Trump declares emergency, moves to block some foreign-made equipment from grid www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-declares-emergency-moves-block-095829431.html Supersonic jet that could fly from New York to London in 3.5 hours 'weeks away' from tests www.themirror.com/news/us-news/supersonic-jet-could-fly-new-1999636 Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits near Somalia, rattling residents and nearby communities www.foxweather.com/weather-news/magnitude-6-0-earthquake-somalia-rattling-communities 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Labuan Bajo, Indonesia earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tc8j/executive 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Indian Ridge earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tchl/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the northern East Pacific Rise earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tch3/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near western Xizang earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tc9m/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Fuji, China earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tcht/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Isangel, Vanuatu earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tcig/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tcii/executive Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 25,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 24,000ft ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/TextData/2026/20260828_30026000_0047_Text.html Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH26/PURA/2026H280729.html Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH26/FUEG/2026H280453.html Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH26/REVE/2026H280223.html Tropical Storm Dolly forms, battling brewing Super El Nino's hostile conditions in the Atlantic www.foxweather.com/weather-news/tropical-storm-dolly-atlantic-ocean-super-el-nino-august-2026 Tropical Storm Dolly forms in Atlantic, tracking toward northeast Caribbean Biden's FEMA workers violated Hatch Act in skipping homes of Trump supporters during Hurricane Milton clean up: DHS IG What caused Nepal flood? Scientist says it was enormous landslide, glacier fall Nepal at risk of second flood www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/27/nepal-flood-latest-china-tibet-missing-british-tourists/ Rescue teams race to find survivors of Nepal flash floods as risk of fresh flooding grows - Confirmed death toll rises to 469, with almost 1,000 others still missing, including at least 540 foreigners; lake formed by debris could soon burst, disaster management body warns Heavy rain and flooding in north-central Japan strands people and vehicles apnews.com/article/japan-heavy-rain-flooding-ishikawa-toyama-d37ef074f214d72b545ba917b6e41963 Outrage After Alleged Leaked Memo from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Instructs Reporters to Not Refer to 9/11 as 'Terror Attacks' Trump State Department Designates Antifa Linked Group as Global Terrorists www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/trump-state-department-designates-antifa-linked-group-as/ Islam's Quiet Takeover: How Britain's Prisons Became Dawa Centers www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/islams-quiet-takeover-how-britains-prisons-became-dawa/ Runaway Drug Violence Sets Off a Political Earthquake in Costa Rica - A bastion of democratic stability grapples with the fallout of a surge in narcotics trafficking www.wsj.com/world/americas/costa-rica-drug-violence-political-earthquake-e2094f2e Norway's King Harald dies aged 89 - Monarch's death comes at turbulent time for royal family over association of crown princess with Jeffrey Epstein DA: California pastor charged with yearslong child molestation as investigators seek more victims - David Johnson, 58, of Ojai, who's also a massage therapist, allegedly abused the children over several years Doug Schoen: Why Democrats cannot break free from the far left's transgender demands www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-democrats-cannot-break-free-far-lefts-transgender-demands Female-only sports symbol 'XX' gets boost as appeals court rejects school district's censorship Federal judge allows drag performances for children, striking down Texas law thepostmillennial.com/federal-judge-allows-drag-performances-for-children-striking-down-texas-law US widens lettuce-related cyclosporiasis probe to 20 states www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-widens-lettuce-related-cyclosporiasis-212558440.html Amish threaten to leave New York if forced to vaccinate, case is heading to SCOTUS - "Have we gotten to a place where we aren't going to make room for the Amish anymore?"
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