Fact & Spin

US drone marketplace, Australia-Vanuatu deal and youngest female grandmaster

An appeals court allows Trump to continue withholding billions in foreign aid, North Korea denies claims that it removed loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, the U.S. Army moves to launch an Amazon-style drone marketplace, Australia and Vanuatu sign a $326 million deal, Russia limits voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty stall, Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over his Epstein claims, a man is charged for allegedly assaulting a U.S. agent with a sandwich, a brain implant decodes inner speech with 74% accuracy, and a 10-year-old British chess prodigy becomes the world's youngest female grandmaster.
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Macron Cameroon statement, DC National Guard arrival and Perplexity Chrome bid

Emmanuel Macron acknowledges that France waged war against Cameroon’s independence, National Guard troops appear in Washington, D.C., Germany’s AfD leads new polling, police chiefs in Canada call for updated laws to fight cross-border crime, the Trump administration overhauls the State Department's human rights report, Trump announces 2025 Kennedy Center honorees, Ghislaine Maxwell will reportedly leave prison on a work release, Do Kwon pleads guilty to $40 billion in crypto fraud charges, Perplexity makes a $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser, and U.K. officials urge residents to delete e-mails and photos to save water in dry conditions.
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US-China trade truce extension, Yoon wife arrest and trending adult pacifiers

The U.S. and China extend their trade truce for 90 days, South Korea arrests former First Lady Kim Keon Hee, a former Palestinian Authority official is allegedly considered to govern a post-war Gaza, The Telegraph reports that Zelenskyy is prepared to cede territory to Russia, Trump nominates E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. inflation holds steady at 2.7% as core prices increase, UFC’s CEO confirms a White House fight to celebrate the U.S.’ 250th birthday, Spain orders a town to drop its ban on religious gatherings at sports facilities, a vaccine shows promise in preventing the return of pancreatic and colorectal cancers, and adult pacifiers begin trending in China.
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Trump D.C. Crackdown, Gaza Journalists Strike and Alleged Vatican Money Laundering

Trump deploys the National Guard to Washington, DC as he pledges a crime crackdown, Australia says it will recognize the Palestinian state in September, An Israeli strike kills five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, A judge rejects the Trump administration's request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell's grand jury testimony, The UK plans the immediate deportation of foreign criminals, 532 people are arrested at a London Palestine Action protest, Colombian senator Miguel Uribe dies after a June shooting, Nvidia and AMD agree to pay the US 15% of China chip sales revenue, Paramount and TKO Group reach a seven-year deal for all UFC events in the US, South Korea's military shrinks by 20% due to a low birth rate, and the Vatican faces money-laundering accusations.
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Israel Gaza Plans, US-Maduro Bounty and PRC Mosquito Battles

Israel approves Netanyahu's plan to take control of Gaza City, JD Vance meets with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London, Lebanon’s cabinet approves “objectives” of a U.S. plan to disarm Hezbollah, The U.S. doubles its bounty for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro to $50 million, The U.S. Dept. of Justice opens an investigation into N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, President Trump deploys federal forces to Washington D.C. amid a crime stats probe, Italy signs a deal for Mars experiments on SpaceX’s Starship, Six people are killed after an air ambulance crashes in Kenya, The Canyon wildfire in California prompts thousands of evacuations, and China battles a Chikungunya outbreak with elephant mosquitoes.
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Israel attorney general intrigue, Trump census proposal and GPT-5 model release

the Israeli cabinet fires the Attorney General, which is blocked in court, Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect on over 70 countries, the White House will reportedly announce an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, the U.K.’s Deputy Prime Minister asks China to explain redacted embassy plans, the RSF’s reported attack on Sudan's Zamzam camp allegedly killed 1,500 people, Republican Senator John Cornyn says the FBI will help find the Texas Democrats who fled the state, Trump says he's ordering a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, Japan’s population hits a record low, France battles its largest wildfire since 1949, and OpenAI releases its GPT-5 model to all ChatGPT users,
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Trump-India tariffs, Sudan mercenary accusations and Hiroshima bombing anniversary

Donald Trump doubles tariffs on India to 50%, Sudan accuses the UAE of hiring Colombian mercenaries in the Sudanese Civil War, Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a think tank claims that the U.K’s Rachael Reeves faces a £41 billion budget gap, Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrants deported from the U.S., five U.S. soldiers are shot at the Fort Stewart, Georgia military base, Trump threatens Washington, D.C. federalization after an attack on a DOGE staffer, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services cancels $500 million for mRNA vaccine development, flash floods kill four and leaves 100 missing in India's Himalayas, and Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing.
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Epstein probe subpoenas, Bolsonaro house arrest and NASA moon reactor

A House committee subpoenas the Justice Department and Clintons in the Epstein probe, Brazil's Supreme Court issues a house arrest order for Bolsonaro, Gregg Abbott orders the arrest of Democrats who left Texas, the Justice Department opens a grand jury probe Into the origins of the Trump-Russia Investigation, the U.S. coast guard concludes that OceanGate’s Titan implosion was preventable, a trial begins for last year’s terror attack on a Moscow concert hall, British activist Tommy Robinson is arrested  over an alleged assault, the U.S. proposes visa bonds for some foreign visitors, the first female general director of MI5 dies, and NASA fast-tracks the construction of a nuclear reactor on the moon.
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Musk Stock Award, Yemen Boat Catastrophe and Democrats Texas Exodus

Tesla's board approves a $29 billion stock award for Elon Musk, A migrant boat disaster off Yemen kills 68, Greg Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats who fled Texas, Tens of thousands of Israelis protest after Hamas releases videos showing emaciated hostages, An Israeli minister prays at Al-Aqsa in violation of the status quo, Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting a 40% wage offer, A U.K. report alleges Chinese students are being pressured to spy, An F1-linked tycoon in Singapore pleads guilty in a corruption scandal, Germany reports domestic violence is at an all-time high, and Lewis Hamilton finishes 12th at the Hungarian Grand Prix after calling himself 'useless.'
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New Trump tariffs, Slovenia-Israel weapons ban and $4T Microsoft cap

Donald Trump imposes new tariffs on dozens of countries, while Trump orders nuclear subs moved after the comments of Russia’s ex-President, Slovenia becomes the first EU nation to ban all weapons trade with Israel, Steve Witkoff visits a U.S. and Israeli-backed aid group's distribution sites, a report suggests that China is expanding its South China Sea military network, Nicaragua arrests economic advisor Bayardo Arce, 2025 U.K. Channel crossings hit 25,000 in record time, Trump fires the labor statistics chief following the July jobs report, Australia reported that foreign espionage cost the nation AU$12.5B in Fiscal Year 2023-24, and Microsoft hits a $4 trillion market cap.
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