Fact & Spin

Trump Iran Warning, UN Famine Concern and $200M OpenAI-Pentagon Deal

Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is arrested by ICE, Uganda's president signs a law allowing military trials for civilians, Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 16, Social media surpasses TV as Americans’ top news source, A judge orders Trump to reverse his NIH grant cuts, The U.N. identifies five nations at risk of famine, A brain dead woman delivers her baby in Georgia after months of being on life support, Kenya’s deputy police chief steps aside amid a probe into the death of a government critic, and OpenAI wins a $200 million defense contract with the Pentagon.
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Iranian Media Outlet Strike, Anti-Tourism Protests and First Female MI6 Chief

Israeli strikes hit an Iranian state media outlet, A suspect accused of shooting four Minnesota lawmakers appears in federal court, The U.K. launches a national inquiry into grooming gangs, Trump orders ICE to expand deportations in Democratic cities, G7 leaders meet in Canada, A report claims global nuclear risk is growing, Anti-tourism protests sweep across southern Europe, The US Supreme Court agrees to hear a New Jersey pregnancy center appeal, The Trump Organization launches a mobile service and a $499 smartphone, and Blaise Metreweli becomes the UK’s first female MI6 chief.
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Israel-Iran Strikes, Padilla-Noem Incident and Heart Cell Breakthrough

Iran strikes Israel following a second round of Israeli strikes, Nigeria grants a posthumous pardon to activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, A French court frees a New Caledonia independence leader, A report suggests that Israeli spyware was reportedly used to target European journalists, Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from a Kristi Noem press conference, Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges, A court of appeals allows Donald Trump to regain control of the National Guard in LA, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the U.S. has Panama and Greenland invasion plans, Credit Suisse reportedly ignored early warnings about its Greensill partnership, and scientists grow human hearts in pig embryos for 21 days.
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Air India crash, record global displacement and Meta ‘superintelligence’ pursuit

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. military is granted the authority to temporarily detain protesters in LA, the U.K.’s economy shrinks by 0.3%, Meta reportedly plans to invest $15 billion in Scale AI to purse ‘superintelligence,’ and images of the sun’s South Pole are revealed for the first time.
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US-China trade framework, Northern Ireland riots and Atari chess victory

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 the LA demonstrations, Rep. LaMonica McIver is indicted on federal charges over an incident at an ICE facility, Donald Trump plans to phase out FEMA after hurricane season, and an Atari game from 1977 trounces ChatGPT in a chess square-off.
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Austria school shooting, global ‘fertility crisis’ and AI reasoning limitations

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 barriers are behind a global ‘fertility crisis,’ Italy cuts ties with Israeli spyware firm Paragon, dozens of states sue to block the sale of genetic testing firm, 23andMe over privacy concerns, and Apple exposes limitations in AI models’ reasoning.
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Simmering LA Tensions, Intercepted Gaza-Bound Ship and Alleged UFO Propaganda

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 nuclear files, A California labor leader is arrested in the LA demonstrations, ABC suspends a correspondent over a post critical of Stephen Miller, A new study states that ocean acidification has crossed a planetary boundary, and a report suggests that the Pentagon spread UFO rumors to hide secret weapons programs.
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NATO military buildup, Abrego Garcia return and Guatemala volcano eruption

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, the Trump administration sanctions four International Criminal Court judges, while the administration ends the “Quiet Skies” surveillance program, four states petition the U.S. FDA to lift abortion pill restrictions, and hundreds are evacuated in Guatemala as a volcano erupts. 
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Trump-Musk Escalation, US Travel Bans and Potential HIV breakthrough

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 a record high in the U.K., The ECB cuts interest rates for the eighth time, and a new discovery raises hopes of an HIV cure.
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US-Syria drawdown, Tiananmen Square remarks and historic space station mission

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 Congressional Budget Office says Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” would expand the deficit by $2.4T, the Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance, the US navy will rename a vessel that had honored LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, and an Indian pilot prepares for a historic mission to the International Space Station.
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