Fact & Spin

Spain deploys the army to Ceuta after thousands of migrants cross its border from Morocco, the U.S. launches a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran, Poland claims a Russian missile may have struck Its territory, a U.S. Senate committee cancels a vote on acting Attorney General Blanche's nomination, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court convenes its first hearing in its 30-year history, Salman Rushdie's attacker is convicted of terrorism, Australia takes Telegram to court for allegedly failing to remove terrorist content, the Fed holds rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75%, hundreds of Claude AI Chats surface on search engines, and all 55 UEFA members vote to boycott FIFA competitions over its $20B subsidiary.
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Saudi Arabia and the U.S. carry out strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq, the Trump admin ends funding for gain-of-function research, while Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the fifth a Senate COVID hearing, the U.K.'s Andy Burnham pledges "cross-party consensus" in a social care speech, OpenAI reveals that its AI agent tried to hack other companies, South Africa and Russia deepen military ties, Chile arrests a retired colonel wanted for killing a folk singer in 1973, world leaders attend Lindsey Graham's funeral, Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over its deepfake nudity ban, and wildfires continue to rage across France and Spain.
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Trump hosts Netanyahu and Zelenskyy at the White House, as he denies reports that munitions shortages prompted a pause in Iran strikes, polls point to rising support for Labour after Burnham's first week as U.K. prime minister, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Japan, Iranian prisoners sew their lips shut in protest of state executions, a firearm is discharged outside Toronto's U.S. Consulate in the second such incident this year, Johnson & Johnson settle thousands of U.S. talc lawsuits for $5.5 billion, the American Red Cross declares a blood shortage crisis, FIFA's president is called to face congress over its ties to Trump, and an Airbus A350 sets a new record for the world's longest flight at 24 hours and 24 minutes.
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The Spanish prime minister calls for a national pact over wildfires in Spain and France, an appeals court blocks Trump's mail-in voting order, Senator Rand Paul releases 1,000 pages of diary entries by Anthony Fauci, Troy Jackson secures the Democratic nomination for Maine's Senate seat, Modi forms a task force to reform India's exam system, the CEO of Cracker Barrel steps down. and Shein records a $99 million loss after Trump ends the de minimis exemption.
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A food festival at Seattle's Space Needle turns tragic, a vehicle rams pedestrians at a Berlin Pride parade, Ukraine strikes Iranian targets, Iran suggests that U.K. bases are "legitimate targets," Haiti's Gang Suppression Force kills three in a gunfight, AI-powered schools are set to open in the Boston area, a car bomb is intercepted at the Irish border, the U.S. imposes new tariffs on its top trading partners, Elon Musk suggests that he got "too involved" with politics, and thousands are evacuated amid growing wildfires in France and Spain.
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The U.S. House passes a $1.15 trillion defense bill, Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on two Saudi oil tankers, the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum is held in Manila, thousands of Jewish visitors enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Trump hails Nigeria's efforts to address violence against Christian communities, Google is fined €890 million for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act, MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland are ordered to pay damages for spying on a journalist, a study links weight loss drugs to hair loss risk, new research links declining pollution to Europe's heatwaves, and U.S. lawmakers propose an AI kill switch.
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The Trump administration announces a U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal, Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's commander-in-chief, over 140 people are dead in a tragic offshore migrant accident near Mauritania, Jeff Bezos and the U.K. government back a $2.6 billion valued AI startup, Elon Musk says Grok will make a "historically accurate' Odyssey, GOP senators push a CCP "victims" memorial in Washington, D.C., France bans social media for youth under 15, a suspected Epstein model recruiter is found dead at his Paris home, a report claims that U.S. funding cuts are impeding global HIV treatment, and a report suggests that burned areas in the Amazon rainforest fell to a record low in 2025.
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Hegseth tells the Senate that the Iran war has cost an estimated $37.5 billion, Trump imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods, Ortega declares 'no more elections' in Nicaragua, Hungarian prosecutors raid the offices of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, prosecutors say that Ann Widdecombe died after being struck repeatedly with a hammer, police and protesters clash in Italy after the death of a detained man,  the U.N. estimates that almost one in three people cannot afford a healthy diet, Congo's Ebola death toll reaches nearly 1,000,  An appeals court rejects Biden's attempt to block the release of recordings from his interviews with a ghostwriter, and Trump's AI security agency chief resigns.
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Andy Burnham officially replaces Keir Starmer as U.K. prime minister, a U.S. soldier is killed and another injured in an Iranian attack in Iraq, "Cockroach" Party protesters storm parliament in India, the Tate brothers appear in court in Miami after being arrested on U.K. sex charges, dozens are feared dead after a ferry sinks off the coast of Guyana, a quake in Peru kills six people and displaces 300 in the Andes, Troy Jackson emerges as the Democratic nominee after Maine's top Senate candidates step aside, notorious drug cartel leader Ismael Zambada is sentenced to life in a U.S. prison, Samsung Biologics launches a $1.8 billion bid for PolyPeptide, and JD and Usha Vance welcome their fourth child.
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Spain wins the World Cup, 2 US soldiers are killed in Jordan, Japan revises its imperial succession law,  Andy Burnham delivers his first speech as Labour leader, an atmosphere on an "Earth-Like" planet is detected for the first time, Nicaragua severs diplomatic ties with Italy over a 1978 murder case, a White House teleprompter operator is suspended over betting allegations, Taco Bell's lettuce supplier is linked to the Cyclosporiasis outbreak, President Xi says that no single country should dominate AI, and Canada's wildfires force the displacement of First Nations communities in Ontario.
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