Fact & Spin

Fact & Spin

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May 26, 2026 25 mins

Iran’s supreme leader is reportedly at a secret site, officials rule out the worst case scenario after a chemical tank leak in California, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical calls for AI regulation, Vladimir Putin hails Africa's "impressive success" ahead of Africa Day, at least 24 people are killed in a suicide bombing in Pakistan, Turkish police storm opposition party headquarters, China launches Shenzhou-23 wit...

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Tulsi Gabbard issues her resignation from the Trump Administration, Qatar and Pakistan push the Iran peace talks amid the Strait of Hormuz row, DR Congo residents burn an Ebola treatment center as anger grows, Alberta, Canada sets an Oct. 19 referendum on separation, OpenAI allegedly cracks an 80-year-old math conjecture, President Trump halts an AI Executive Order over China concerns, the White House shooting ...

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The New York Times reports that the U.S. and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader, Netanyahu rebukes an Israeli minister for taunting a group of detained Gaza flotilla activists, the U.K. seals a free trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council, a judge orders the White House to comply with the Presidential Records Act, the DNC releases its autopsy report on the 2024 U.S. election, the U.N. b...

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The U.S. indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro, Presidents Xi and Putin sign 40 deals in Beijing, Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousts Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, U.S.-Nigeria strikes kill 175 Islamic State fighters, Bolivia expels Colombia's ambassador over Petro's remarks, the U.K. allows Russian-refined fuel imports amid price rises, Spain's ex-Prime Minister Zapatero is summoned in a corruption probe, an ex-CIA officer ...

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Putin arrives in Beijing for a two-day state visit, as Russia holds large-scale nuclear drills near NATO borders, Iranian media reveal details of Tehran's latest ceasefire proposal, the Pentagon pauses its participation in a U.S.-Canada military board, Todd Blanche faces questioning over a $1.8B "anti-weaponization fund," Trump endorses Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, the WHO convenes an emergency meeting ...

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Trump says he called off a new military strike on Iran following requests from Gulf states, six Americans are exposed to Ebola as the WHO declares an international public health emergency, the US and China announce multiple trade deals, Anthropic is reportedly set to brief the Financial Stability Board on Mythos, a jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Cuba warns that US military action would cause a ...

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Iran-U.S. talks stall as the ceasefire remains fragile, President Trump and President Xi conclude their summit, 19.5 million people in Sudan reportedly face hunger as its civil war enters its fourth year, the Māori Queen meets King Charles, AI agents commit arson and crimes in a virtual world test, London deploys 4,000 police officers and deploys live facial recognition ahead of rival marches, the Pentagon canc...

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Trump and Xi convene in Beijing for their seventh face-to-face meeting, the U.S. Senate blocks another War Powers resolution to limit Trump's military campaign in Iran, U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns, the White House unveils its 2026 counterterrorism strategy, Yemen and the Houthis agree to their largest prisoner swap deal in a decade, the U.K. leads the G7 with 0.3% economic growth in March, prote...

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Shots are fired at the Philippine Senate amid an International Criminal Court arrest stand-off, President Trump arrives in Beijing, new reports suggest that Iran is reportedly retaining 70% of its missiles amid the fragile ceasefire, the UAE condemns a Somali pirate hijacking of an Egyptian tanker, a CIA officer alleges that COVID lab leak findings were suppressed, four Palestine Action activists could be sente...

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Trump heads to China for talks with Xi, Israel establishes a live streamed Oct. 7 tribunal, Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on "massive life support," FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary resigns, four British minister quit amid calls for Starmer's resignation, Zelenskyy's former press secretary accuses him of corruption and drug abuse on the Tucker Carlson Show, former Arcadia, California, mayor Eileen Wang pleads guil...

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Over 70 Labour MPs call for Keir Starmer's resignation, Péter Magyar is sworn in as Hungary's prime minister, Cole Allen pleads not guilty in the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting case, US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus as passengers are repatriated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, Bashar al-Assad’s cousin faces trial for atrocities in Syria, Netanyahu seeks an end to US military aid to Israel,...

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The World Health Organization issues a statement on the recent hantavirus outbreak, Trump calls Iran peace response unacceptable, U.K. Members of Parliament will visit China for the first time since 2019, the Pentagon releases 162 secret UFO files, AI systems reportedly have self-replicated across servers, dozens are killed in deadly village attacks in Mali, U.S. imposes sanctions on the Cuban military conglome...

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Trump meets Brazil's Lula at the White House, Israel kills a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut since April's ceasefire, Iran reviews Washington's latest proposal to end the war, North Korea rejects the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. and Russia are accused of fueling Alberta's separatist movement, millions of voters head to the polls across Britain, a U.S. judge releases Jeffrey Epste...

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Iran and China meet amid Hormuz crisis talks, Sweden plans a new foreign intelligence agency by 2027, the Canary Islands refuses to dock the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, at least 23 Chadian soldiers are killed in a Boko Haram attack, CNN Founder Ted Turner dies at 87, the U.K.'s Nigel Farage defends an undeclared £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire, the EU pushes for access to Anthropic's Mythos AI, Donald...

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Romania's government is ousted in a record no-confidence vote, Iran accuses the U.S. of violating their truce, Russia and Ukraine announce competing temporary ceasefires, Louise Arbour is named Canada's 31st governor general, a report finds that a deliberate fuel cutoff caused a 2022 Boeing 737 plane crash in China, the U.S. probes Smith College for admitting trans women, Trump considers establishing an AI over...

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Two people are killed and many injured after a car rams into a crowd in Germany's Leipzig, the U.S. denies claims that Iran hit an American warship near the Strait of Hormuz, a suspected hantavirus outbreak kills three people on a polar cruise ship, Australia begins an antisemitism probe following an attack in Bondi, Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized with pneumonia in Florida, Armenia hosts EU summits amid tensions...

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Iran submits a new peace proposal amid President Trump's skepticism, Brazil's Congress cuts Bolsonaro's prison term, Ukrainian media publishes tapes of President Zelenskyy associates in a corruption sting, Switzerland rejects Palestinian state recognition, the U.S. Senate bans members and staff from prediction markets betting, Sahel Alliance confirms joint airstrikes in Mali, The Pentagon signs AI deals with se...

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The U.S. House votes to end a record 76-day Homeland Security shutdown, Trump and Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine during a 90-minute phone call, as the Russian president also meets with his Congolese counterpart at the Kremlin, Gov. Landry suspends Louisiana's House primaries, Bernie Sanders hosts a U.S.-China AI safety panel, seven families sue OpenAI over British Columbia's Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, a royal...

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Pete Hegseth testifies about the Pentagon budget and Iran, two Jewish men are stabbed in London in an alleged terrorist attack, six nations back Panama amid China port tensions, 7.8 million reportedly face hunger in South Sudan, Greece considers targeting anonymous posters with its social media policies, Auckland officials reject a statue memorializing Japanese sex slaves, James Comey is indicted and surrenders...

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The UAE announces its withdrawal from OPEC, King Charles addresses the U.S. Congress, U.S.-Iran talks on reopening the Strait stall, Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of striking a university, a former Fauci advisor is indicted over an alleged COVID-19 cover-up, a train crash in Indonesia kills at least 15 people, the Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial begins in California, the FBI raids over 20 Minnesota child care centers ...

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