Fact & Spin

Bangladesh PM resignation, global markets turmoil and Harris candidate interviews

Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees following deadly protests, Global markets plunge, The UK announces a 'standing army' of police officers to tackle riots, Zelenskyy showcases Ukraine's newly delivered F-16s, Hezbollah launches a drone attack on northern Israel, Kamala Harris interviews top running mate contenders, Trump says he would debate Harris on Fox News, Mali breaks off diplomatic ties with Ukraine, A terror attack on Somalia’s Mogadishu beach kills dozens, and Noah Lyles wins the Olympic 100-meter gold by 0.005 seconds.
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Harris Democratic nomination, Sudan famine declaration and global stock plunge

Kamala Harris is officially chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee, The US recognizes Nicolas Maduro’s opponent as the winner of Venezuela's election, A global food monitor declares a famine in Sudan’s Darfur region, Russia makes fresh advances in Ukraine, Global stocks slump following the release of US economic data, US Senate leader Chuck Schumer challenges SCOTUS’ presidential immunity ruling, Former CNN host Don Lemon sues Elon Musk, Intel details plans to lay off 15K employees, Illegal border crossings into the US reach their lowest levels since 2020, and a boxing match between Italy’s Angela Carini and Algeria’s Imane Khelif ignites a gender debate.
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Gershkovich-Whelan release, 9/11 plea deal and Australia peanut allergy trial

Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan are freed from Russia in a major prisoner swap, the alleged 9/11 mastermind and two aides reach a plea deal with the US, new student protests in Bangladesh turn violent, a diplomatic defector claims North Korea would resume nuclear talks if Donald Trump is elected, prison reform leaders ask Kamala Harris to drop her 'tough on crime' rhetoric against Donald Trump, a draft US Justice Dept. memo suggests the FBI will resume talks with social media firms, an ex-BBC anchor pleads guilty to child pornography charges, the Bank of England cuts rates from a 16-year high, the Lancet’s dementia commission identifies high cholesterol and vision loss as possible risk factors, and Australia launches an immunotherapy trial for babies with peanut allergies.
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Hamas leader killed, Harris polling lead and Turkey dog law

Hamas says top political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran, two Al Jazeera journalists are reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary is jailed for life in the UK on terrorism offenses, analysts suggest that Russia has launched a summer offensive in Ukraine, a new poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by one point, while X suspends then reinstates a pro-Harris account, US intelligence warns about potential foreign meddling in the US election, the US Senate passes online child safety reforms, a report states that over 900 children died in US boarding schools between 1819-1969, and Turkey passes a controversial law to keep stray dogs off the streets.
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Israel strikes Beirut, record $35T US debt and slumping McDonald’s sales

At least six are killed amid protests over Venezuela’s election, Israel targets a Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut, the US approves $1.7B in military aid for Ukraine, Ukraine claims responsibility for an ambush on Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, the US national debt reaches $35T for the first time ever, Meta agrees to pay a record $1.4M to settle a facial recognition suit with Texas, a UK court upholds a ban on puberty blockers, wind and solar power surpass fossil fuels in the EU, multiple landslides in India leave over 120 dead, and McDonald's global sales drop for the first time since 2020.
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Maduro re-election, Israel-Hezbollah tensions and proposed SCOTUS overhaul

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro wins his third presidential term, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah flare following a Golan Heights attack, Vladimir Putin vows 'mirror measures' if nuclear-capable US missiles are placed in Germany, Joe Biden calls for sweeping reforms to the US Supreme Court, Trump is criticized for saying Christians won’t have to vote again, Human Rights Watch says warring parties are committing 'widespread sexual violence' in Sudan, the US plans to overhaul its military command in Japan, two children are killed in a UK stabbing attack, right-wing activist Tommy Robinson is arrested in the UK, France is probing death threats against Israeli Olympic athletes, and Apple will reportedly delay the launch of AI features in iOS.
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France rail sabotage, Harris-Netanyahu meeting and GameStop short-seller charges

France responds to reported “coordinated” arson attacks on rail lines as the Olympics begin, Kamala Harris and Benjamin Netanyahu hold a key meeting — with both sides commenting, The UK drops an objection to an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, The Philippines rushes to contain an oil spill after a tanker capsizes, The US and its allies allege that North Korea is trying to steal military secrets, Barack and Michelle Obama formally endorse Harris, Rubert Murdoch is in a family dispute to keep a conservative editorial stance across his media holdings, The FBI arrests a Mexican Drug Lord, El Chapo's Son, in Texas, OpenAI launches a new search engine, and a GameStop short-seller is charged by the US Dept. of Justice over $16M in alleged fraud.
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Harris impeachment resolution, US COVID settlement and genetically modified flies

Biden makes his first address since quitting the presidential race, the GOP files an impeachment resolution against Kamala Harris, Sudan’s paramilitary chief agrees to attend US-mediated cease-fire talks, gang violence kills at least 26 in Papua New Guinea, the US Navy settles a lawsuit with sailors who denied the COVID vaccine, US senators subpoena the CEO of Steward Health over its hospitals’ bankruptcy, a Manchester officer is suspended for seemingly stamping on a man's head, the Olympic Games’ soccer opener is mired in chaos, researchers discover that Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, and scientists genetically modify flies to consume more human waste.
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Netanyahu Congress speech, first Harris rally and Japan diet pill resignation

Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks to the US Congress, Emmanuel Macron says France’s caretaker government will stay on through the Olympics, a plane crash in Nepal claims 18 lives, with the pilot as the sole survivor, a New Zealand probe reports that over 200K people have been abused in state care, Uganda detains dozens of anti-government protesters, Kamala Harris holds her first campaign rally following Biden’s step-down, while the Trump campaign challenges access to Harris’ funds, video footage is released in the police shooting of Sonya Massey, a US government study suggests that undocumented immigrants boost the economy, and the heads of drug maker in Japan resign over potentially deadly diet pills.
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USSS director resignation, ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug and humanoid Tesla robots

US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns, Kamala Harris secures enough delegates’ support to be the Democratic nominee for president, Hamas and Fatah agree to form a future unity government, Hungary is blocked from hosting an upcoming EU meeting over its Ukraine peace mission, the UN warns that the threat of terrorism is `resurging’ in Syria, twin landslides in Ethiopia kill over 200, an affordable ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug shows promise, cybersecurity start-up Wiz reportedly walks away from a $23B deal with Google, a Sam Altman-backed study found that people receiving basic income work less, and Tesla prepares to launch humanoid robots next year.
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