Fact & Spin

Reform UK lead, US UNHRC withdrawal and deadly Swedish shooting

Reform UK takes the lead for the first time in a new poll, the US withdraws from the UN Human Rights Council, China announces retaliatory tariffs on the US, Trump offers Ukraine aid in exchange for access to its rare earths, a school shooting in Sweden leaves at least 10 dead, El Salvador offers to house US criminals, fighting across south and west Sudan kills at least 65, the White House prepares an executive order to diminish the Department of Education, OpenAI announces a partnership with South Korea’s Kakao,and air pollution is linked to a surge in lung cancer cases among non-smokers.
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Trump Tariff Escalations, Softbank-OpenAI Partnership and Rubiales Kiss Trial

Trump warns of tariffs against the EU and UK, Donald Trump temporarily delays tariffs against Mexico and Canada, French PM François Bayrou faces a no-confidence vote after passing budgets using Article 49.3, Israel expands its northern West Bank offensive, Marco Rubio and José Raúl Mulino meet amid rising US-Panama tensions, The Republic of Georgia arrests opposition leaders amid EU membership protests, Trump moves to shut down USAID,The US president says Russia-Ukraine discussions are 'going pretty well,’ SoftBank and OpenAI partner to develop AI for Japanese firms, Chinese fashion giant Shein returns to India, and ex-Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales goes on trial over the World Cup kiss scandal.
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WhatsApp Spyware Allegation, Trump Tariff Rollout and NBA Betting Probe

WhatsApp says Israeli spyware targeted journalists and civil service workers, Myanmar extends emergency rule for another six months, Italy blocks DeepSeek AI over privacy concerns, The UK marks the fifth anniversary of Brexit, Nicaragua approves constitutional reforms establishing a co-presidency, Black boxes are recovered from the tragic Washington DC aviation accident, President Donald Trump says that 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are imminent, In France, convicted rapist Dominique Pélicot is linked to cold cases from the 1990s, The US Food and Drug Administration approves a non-opioid painkiller, and NBA star Terry Rozier is the focus of a federal sports betting probe.
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Deadly DC air crash, $25M Trump-Meta settlement and lab-grown heart patch

67 die in the US’ deadliest air carrier crash since 2001, former rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is announced as Syria’s interim president, eight Gaza hostages are released in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners, Germany’s parliament approves a motion to restrict migration, Meta agrees to pay Trump $25M for suspending his accounts, former US Sen. Bob Menendez is sentenced to 11 years in prison, OpenAI partners with US National Laboratories, as it accuses China’s Deepseek of stealing its data, global clean energy investment crosses $2T, and scientists develop lab-grown muscle patches to treat heart failure.
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Tragic India stampede, RFK Jr. hearings and ticking doomsday clock

Dozens are killed in India in a tragic stampede at a religious festival, RFK Jr. faces the Senate in a high-profile confirmation hearing, Israel says it will halt all contact with UNRWA, the DRC president snubs peace talks as M23 rebels seize Goma, a Canadian prime minister hopeful proposes a global summit to counter Trump tariffs, Pres. Trump offers 2M government employees eight months pay to resign, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces a UK growth plan, 14 religious sect members in Australia are found guilty in a girl’s death, an ex-OpenAI safety lead warns of a 'risky' AI race, and the famed “doomsday clock” ticks to 89 seconds to midnight.
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US funding freeze stall, Argentina-Bolivia fence and $62M cancer vaccine program

A US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s freeze on all federal grants and loans, Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigns, Argentina moves to build a fence at the Bolivian border, the EU decides to ease sanctions on Syria, Israel continues its offensive in the West Bank, Trump announces four new executive orders to reshape the military, Microsoft reportedly considers buying TikTok, Several prosecutors who handled Trump’s former criminal cases are dismissed, India and China agree to resume direct flights after a 5-year suspension, and the UK’s GSK and Oxford reach a $62M deal to research cancer vaccines.
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80th Auschwitz Anniversary, Northern Gaza Return and DeepSeek AI

Survivors mark the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, Palestinians return to northern Gaza, Chinese company DeepSeek AI sparks a $1T US stock selloff, The US and Colombia reach a deal after a deportation flight standoff, Alexander Lukashenko wins a 7th term as president of Belarus, Donald Trump fires 17 federal watchdogs, M23 rebels seize Goma, The CIA now favors the lab leak theory for the COVID origin, An Alberta report recommends halting COVID vaccines, Oxford and Cambridge plan to replace traditional exams, and a UK watchdog says that lab-grown eggs and sperm are near reality.
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Hamas Hostage List, Trump Declassification Orders and Injured Djokovic Jeers

Hamas publishes a list of female hostages to be released on Saturday, M23 rebels encircle Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Canada's Supreme Court will hear a Quebec religious symbol ban case, President Trump signs an Executive Order to ban a government digital dollar, Trump orders the declassification of files related to JFK, RFK and Martin Luther King Jr., Economists suggest that Trump’s deportation plans are already impacting the agricultural sector, The Sacklers and Purdue Pharma agree to $7.4B opioid settlement, A UK teen is jailed for 52 Years in the murder of three girls, In China, a man is sentenced to death for the murder of Japanese boy, and an injured Novak Djokovic is booed after his Australian Open withdrawal.
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Hamas commander reappearance, Trump Putin warning and underground mountains

A Hamas commander declared dead by Israel seemingly reappears in Gaza, Trump warns Putin to end the war in Ukraine, Yemen's Houthis release the crew of a seized cargo ship after 14 months, Trump's order to end birthright citizenship is temporarily blocked, the US House passes an immigrant detention bill, a report claims that one in 12 London residents is an illegal immigrant, hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples wed as Thailand’s same-sex marriage law takes effect, Trump addresses the World Economic Forum, the world’s largest iceberg moves in on a remote British island, and scientists reveal new details of two underground mountains that dwarf Everest.
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Trump AI Announcement, Colombia Displacement Crisis and Historic MLB Milestone

President Trump unveils a $500B “Stargate” AI infrastructure project, Guerrilla violence triggers a displacement crisis in Colombia, Israel's military chief resigns, Germany's Saxony upholds the AfD's “Far-Right Extremist” designation, A Libyan police chief is arrested and released in an Italy war crimes case, President Trump orders an immediate shutdown of federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, A Bishop confronts Trump during the inaugural prayer service, Nancy Pelosi reportedly disclosed AI stock trades on Inauguration Day, UK borrowing hits a four-year high, and Ichiro Suzuki becomes the first Japanese player elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
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