Fact & Spin

US-Iran Talks, Surging Global Executions and Womb Transplant Birth

Trump says the US and Iran will hold direct talks this weekend, The E.U. readies counter-tariffs on the U.S., The Washington Post reports that Musk urged Trump to reverse his tariffs, DOGE is allowed to access federal personal data, Global executions hit a nine-year high, The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to use the Alien Enemies Act for deportations, Nearly 1 million migrants who entered the US under the Biden-era CBP One app are ordered to leave, Clean energy is found to have made up over 40% of global electricity last year, Dozens die when a nightclub roof collapses in the Dominican Republic, and the U.K. welcomes its first baby born from a womb transplant.
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Stock Market Turmoil, Le Pen Rally and New NHL Record

Global stock markets plunge as Trump threatens further tariffs on China, Marine Le Pen vows to fight her embezzlement conviction, Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Trump in Washington, South Korea’s speaker pushes constitutional reform, The UK eases EV rules, Australia’s Coalition reverses its public service work-from-home ban, A second child dies amid Texas’ measles outbreak, The WHO warns that aid cuts could threaten global maternal health, Over 30 are killed after heavy rains flood Congo's capital, X enacts stricter rules on parody accounts, and Alex Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goal scorer.
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Global Markets Plunge, Trump Iran Claims and Africa AI Summit

Global markets plunge in reaction to President Trump’s tariffs, South Korea's court upholds President Yoon's impeachment, The EU and Central Asian nations deepen ties in their first-ever summit, An Israeli strike kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, A New Zealand committee rejects the Treaty Principles Bill, President Trump claims Iran wants direct talks amid mounting tensions, Donald Trump fires high-level national security officials, The Pentagon launches an investigation into Pete Hegseth’s Signal use, A US tourist is arrested for visiting an isolated tribe in the in the Andaman Islands, and Africa’s first AI global summit kicks off in Rwanda.
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Netanyahu Hungary visit, Adams independent run and Amazon TikTok bid

Hungary welcomes Israel’s Netanyahu for a four-day state trip, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announces plans to seek reelection as an independent, France warns that war is “almost inevitable” if U.S.-Iran nuclear talks fail, an Israeli court extends the detainment of two Netanyahu aides over a Qatar probe, Senate Republicans release a $5T budget plan to extend Trump’s tax cuts, new evidence challenges the conviction of former UK nurse Lucy Letby, South Korea makes a record 2-ton cocaine bust worth $680M, Nearly 100 tornadoes strike the U.S., UK birth rates hit a historic low,and Amazon makes a last-minute bid to buy TikTok.
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Marathon Senate speech, record $40B OpenAI funding and SpaceX polar-orbiting mission

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker gives a marathon speech to oppose Trump’s policies, The New York Times details the extent of U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah official in Beirut, China launches military drills around Taiwan, the U.S. admits to an 'administrative error' in the deportation of a Maryland resident, the U.S. attorney general seeks the death penalty in the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, OpenAI secures a record $40B in funding, an AI brain implant turns thoughts to speech in near real-time, Argentina's poverty rate drops to 38.1%, and SpaceX launches its first civilian-crewed polar orbit mission.
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Le Pen politics ban, 2k Myanmar deaths and people smuggling summit

Marine Le Pen is barred from politics for five years, Donald Trump says he is 'pissed off' at Putin, Myanmar's earthquake death toll crosses 2,000, global markets tumble after Trump says tariffs will hit globally, Musk hands out $1 million checks at a Wisconsin Supreme Court rally, the UK hosts a 40-nation summit to combat people smuggling, Israel issues evacuation orders for all of Rafah, Sudan's RSF admits retreat from Khartoum, Trump threatens to bomb Iran, a French regulator fines Apple 150 million euros, and Czech teen Jakub Mensik defeats Novak Djokovic in Miami.
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Deadly Asia Earthquakes, Putin Ukraine Proposal and US Scientist Exodus

Deadly earthquakes cause devastation in Myanmar and Thailand, Australia sets a May 3 federal election date, Vladamir Putin proposes a UN administration for Ukraine, South Sudan’s vice president is put under house arrest, Donald Trump and Mark Carney hold their first call amid the US-Canada tariff row, A judge orders the Trump team to preserve its leaked Signal chat, JD Vance visits Greenland, Utah becomes the first US state to ban fluoride in public water, Algerian author Boualem Sansal is jailed for five years, and a survey suggests that 75% of polled scientists are considering leaving the US.
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Global auto tariffs, AI suicide drones and Martian dust risk

Trump announces a global 25% auto tariff, Istanbul elects an interim mayor following Imamoglu’s arrest, Australia’s Albanese prepares to 'imminently’ call an election, North Korea unveils AI suicide drones, the U.S. Health Department cuts 10,000 jobs, six Russian nationals die after a tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast, an alleged leader of the MS-13 gang is arrested in Virginia, a study links human activities to biodiversity loss across all major organisms globally, OpenAI expects to be cash flow positive by 2029, and Martian dust is identified as a potential health risk to future astronauts.
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Northern Gaza protests, US ghost gun ruling and deadly South Korea wildfires

Protests erupt in Northern Gaza, Thailand’s Prime Minister survives a no-confidence vote, Canada accuses India of meddling in its Conservative Party race, US intelligence suggests that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, President Trump signs an Executive Order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, The Atlantic publishes more details on Trump admin.’s Yemen Signal incident, the Supreme Court upholds federal ghost gun regulations, Australia’s inflation reportedly dropped to 2.4% in February, while the UK’s inflation dips to 2.8% ahead of the Spring Statement, and South Korea battles deadly wildfires.
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US War Plans Breach, Black Sea Cease-Fire and BYD Overtakes Tesla

The White House accidentally shares a military planning groupchat with a journalist, The US reports that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to pause military strikes in the Black Sea, Palestinian filmmaker and Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal is reportedly detained in the West Bank, The UN estimates that US aid cuts could result in 6.2M AIDs-related deaths over 4 years, The right-wing Alternative for Germany gains power in Parliament, Japan's longest death row inmate is awarded $1.4M after being exonerated, China releases five detained staffers from the US-based due diligence firm Mintz Group, DeepSeek releases a new AI model, Papua New Guinea shuts down Facebook as part of a social media regulation test, and China’s BYD surpasses Tesla in revenue.
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