Fact & Spin

Hundreds are killed after a London-bound Air India flight crashes, the UN’s nuclear watchdog declares Iran noncompliant for the first time in 20 years, the U.S. pulls nonessential personnel from its embassies across the Middle East, the Pentagon launches a review of the AUKUS submarine pact, global displacement hits a record 123.2 million, a Brazilian court rules that social media firms are liable for users’ content, the U.S. milit...

the U.S. and China agree on a trade framework, Sudan accuses Libya's Haftar forces of a border attack, 32 officers are injured in the Ballymena riots in Northern Ireland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk survives a confidence vote, at least 7 are dead in Colombia after bombings and gun attacks, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says a Palestinian state is no longer a policy goal, police make mass arrests after curfew during ...

A school shooting in Austria leaves at least 11 dead, anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests spread across 25 U.S. cities, Poland reviews claims of ballot irregularities in its recent presidential election, Israel’s Netanyahu says there has been progress in Gaza talks, RFK Jr. fires the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, the World Bank downgrades its global growth forecast for 2025 to 2.3%, the U.N. warns that socioeconomic b...

The National Guard and Marines are deployed to the Los Angeles demonstrations, Israeli forces intercept a Gaza-bound aid ship, U.S.-China trade talks resume in London, Former President Bolsonaro is set to take the stand in Brazil's coup trial, Thousands protest in Spain against Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez, Rwanda withdraws from a key regional body over the Congo presidency dispute, Iran claims its spy operation seized Israeli nu...

NATO approves its largest military buildup since the Cold War, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returned to the U.S. and faces trafficking chargers, four are killed in Kyiv after Russia’s promised response to Ukraine's bomber attack, the Wagner Group claims its mission is accomplished and leaves Mali, the Republic of Georgia will close its NATO-EU information center, North Korea launches its destroyer vessel after an initial failed launch, ...

Tensions between Trump and Musk peak with public clashes on social media, Trump signs a travel ban on 19 countries, Trump and Xi hold a phone call to discuss trade, The U.S. vetoes a U.N. resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire, The Democratic Republic of Congo bans reporting on former President Kabila, France agrees to begin intercepting migrant boats by the summer, Vietnam scraps its two-child policy, Mental health sick days hit ...

the U.S. will scale back its military presence in Syria to a single base, Taiwan and the U.S. mark the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, Ukraine uses underwater explosives to strike a bridge between Russia and Crimea, Ecuador’s lawmakers vote to allow foreign military bases, MI5 apologizes to the U.K. High Court for false evidence in a neo-Nazi case, the U.S. doubles its steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%, the Cong...

Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea’s presidential election, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof resigns, the U.S. approves a plan to integrate foreign fighters in the Syrian Army, an American consulting firm leaves the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the White House seeks Congress’ approval to codify DOGE cuts, a report warns that around 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights, U.S. Homeland Security is sued over its DNA collectio...

Karol Nawrocki is elected president of Poland, The U.K. unveils a $2B defense plan, At least 200 are dead and 500 missing after floods in Nigeria, Germany's military chief claims Russia could attack NATO by 2029, Eight people are injured in a terror attack at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, The U.S. Supreme Court denies challenges to bans on assault-style weapons, Sudan's new prime minister dissolves the government, Tulsa unveils a ...

Israel announces 22 new West Bank settlements, South Korea tallies record early voting in its post-martial law election, Mexico prepares for its first-ever judicial elections, China pledges climate aid to Pacific Islands nations, Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins a defamation case against the BBC, Elon Musk officially exits DOGE, The U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump to end status for 500,000 migrants, The Supreme Co...

A block on Trump’s tariffs is temporarily paused, Carney announces his Intention for Canada to join ReArm Europe, a World Food Programme warehouse is looted in Gaza, Musk announces his departure from the White House, trust in the EU hits a 20-year high, CPAC kicks off with events in Poland and Hungary, the White House cancels a $766M bird flu vaccine contract with Moderna, the last living grandson of the U.S.’ 10th president passes...

China, ASEAN, and Gulf states hold their first-ever summit, Donald Trump says Vladamir Putin is “playing with fire” over Ukraine, Hamas suggests it has reached a deal with U.S. officials on the framework of a ceasefire, Australia’s governing coalition reunites and unveils a new shadow cabinet, the U.S. signals a major shift in Africa military strategy, Elon Musk says he’s “disappointed' with Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill', the Trump ...

King Charles III delivers the throne speech in Canada’s senate, Western allies lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons, Palestinians storm a US-backed aid center in Rafah, Trump directs federal agencies to cut funding to Harvard, a man is arrested after crashing his car into a Liverpool parade, Democrats reportedly launch a $20M plan to win back male voters, the Supreme Court declines to hear a student’s “two gende...

Donald Trump delays his EU tariff hike, The director of a U.S.-backed Gaza aid initiative resigns, Thousands mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's death, Trump lashes out at Putin and Zelenskyy, The U.S. president threatens to redirect $3 billion in Harvard grants to trade schools, French farmers block roads in Paris over an agriculture bill, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Shehbaz Sharif meet in Istanbul, Venezuela's government wi...

Israel intensifies strikes in Lebanon, the G7 says Russia must end its war and compensate Ukraine, the U.S. sanctions Sudan over alleged chemical weapons use, Mexico’s ex-Security Chief is ordered to pay $2.4B in a civil case, Italy's constitutional court backs female same-sex parents, Donald Trump floats the idea of 50% tariffs on the EU and 25% on Apple, while Trump holds a private dinner for top $TRUMP crypto coin investors, a j...

Two Israeli embassy staff members are fatally shot outside a DC Jewish museum, the U.K. signs a deal to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the U.S. House advances Trump’s sweeping spending bill, North Korea's new destroyer is damaged in a failed launch, the Trump administration revokes Harvard’s foreign student program, OpenAI buys iPhone designer Johnny Ive’s startup in a $6.5B deal, a private plane crashes in a ...

Donald Trump confronts Cyril Ramaphosa over “white genocide” claims, Israeli forces shoot at European diplomats in the West Bank, U.S. intelligence claims Israel is preparing for a possible strike on Iran nuclear facilities, The EU and U.K. adopt further sanctions on Russia, Evo Morales is disqualified from Bolivia’s presidential race, Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly passes away at 75, The U.S. Department of Justice ends fed...

Australia's Liberal-National coalition splits, Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro's coup trial begins, Hungary’s parliament approves its exit from the the International Criminal Court, Zelenskyy rules out withdrawing Ukrainian troops from its own territory, U.S. Rep. McIver faces charges following a confrontation with ICE agents, The Trump administration settles a wrongful death suit related to the Jan. 6 riots for $5M, Musk comm...

Joe Biden is diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, Nicușor Dan wins Romania’s presidential runoff, Trump and Putin hold a two-hour call, The UK and EU strike a post-Brexit reset deal, Israel allows limited aid into Gaza, Trump's tax bill advances after a late-night budget vote, J.D. Vance, Giorgia Meloni and Ursula Von der Leyen hold trade talks in Rome, Wall Street futures slide after Moody's downgrades the U.S., At least thr...