Fact & Spin

President Trump orders a total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela, India’s Narendra Modi makes his first-ever visit to Ethiopia, a man is charged with 59 offenses in the Bondi Beach terror attack, a Slovakian court suspends a law abolishing a whistleblower office, linguists in Canada urge Mark Carney to drop British spellings, the son of  Rob Reiner is charged in the stabbi...

The U.K. launches a probe into foreign interference in its politics, Trump says a Russia-Ukraine peace deal is closer than it's ever been, The White House designates fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, A former British Marine is sentenced to over 21 years for driving his car into a Liverpool parade, 11 are killed and up to 20 are abducted in an attack on a Christian Church in Nigeria, Trump...

NATO’s chief warns that Russia could attack the alliance in 5 years, Russia’s Putin meets with Turkey’s Erdoğan and Iran’s Pezeshkian, Canada's Liberals are one seat shy of a majority after another Conservative defects to their ranks, Over 400 civilians are killed during fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nobel Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi is arrested in Iran, House Democrats rel...

Australia mulls tougher gun control after a Bondi Beach terror attack, The Brown University shooting victims are named as the search for the gunman continues, Zelenskyy says Ukraine is prepared to give up NATO aspirations in exchange for security guarantees, Jimmy Lai is found guilty in his Hong Kong sedition trial, José Antonio Kast wins the presidential runoff in Chile, A drone strike kills six...

Bulgaria's government resigns amid mass protests, Thailand’s Prime Minister dissolves parliament, Former Bolivian President Luis Arce is detained in a corruption investigation, Ghana deports three Israelis in a retaliatory move, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces calls to resign at a House hearing, The U.S. House passes a $900 billion defense bill, Pentagon war games suggest that U...

President Trump announces the seizure of a large oil tanker off of Venezuela, Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia hold their third trilateral talks, while a China-Russia bomber patrol prompts a Japan and South Korea response, M23 makes advances in the DRC conflict, the EU approves a major migration overhaul,  a judge blocks Trump's California National Guard deployment, a House Democrat files articles of...

Trump describes European nations as 'weak' and 'decaying,' Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he’s ready for elections, Israel’s Netanyahu says that the Gaza ceasefire is expected to reach its second phase, Trump allows the export of Nvidia’s H200 chips to China, Australia enacts the world’s first social media ban for users under 16, Researchers link social media to attention problems in children, Trump ann...

Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia after deadly clashes, The Supreme Court weighs Trump's power to fire an FTC official, ECOWAS deploys forces after a foiled coup attempt in Benin, China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion, The U.S. deports over 50 Iranians in a second flight under a new deal, Nigeria frees 100 abducted schoolchildren, Syria marks the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad...

Russia’s Putin visits India’s Modi in New Delhi, Germany’s parliament greenlights a path to "needs based" military conscription, A Gaza militia leader is killed during a dispute in Rafah, The Supreme Court allows Texas’ Republican-drawn redistricting map for 2026, A U.S. panel votes to scale back the hepatitis B vaccine for infants, Trump is awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, Nature retracts...

Israel and Lebanon hold their first direct talks in decades, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a Trump-backed peace deal at the White House, Putin vows to seize Ukraine's Donbas by force, The FBI arrests a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomb case, A 13-year-old reportedly carries out a Taliban-sanctioned execution in Afghanistan, An Oklahoma University instructor is placed on leave foll...

the NATO chief says that only President Trump can break the Ukraine war deadlock, while the EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports by 2027, Iran hosts a major regional counter-terrorism drill for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Malaysia will resume its MH370 search in the Indian Ocean, 103 prisoners are mistakenly released in England and Wales, the U.S. halts immigration applications fr...

The White House confirms there was a “second strike” on a Caribbean drug boat, Russia and Sudan confirm a Red Sea naval base deal, Australia’s Penny Wong warns of China's growing military presence in the Pacific, An Ex-EU foreign chief is detained in a fraud probe, The U.K. secures zero tariffs on U.S. pharma exports in a trade deal, An FBI report claims that Director Patel is 'in over his head,'...

The death toll from extreme weather in Southeast Asia passes 1,140, Sheikh Hasina and UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq are sentenced to jail in Bangladesh, Trump confirms a call with Venezuela's Maduro, An appeals court rules that Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, The U.K. investigates the SAS over deaths during the Afghan war, A report finds global arms sales have hi...

Two National Guard members are shot in Washington, D.C., Jair Bolsonaro starts a 27-year jail term in Brazil, Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Putin about the Ukraine peace deal, A study suggests that the U.K. could lose 3 million jobs to AI by 2035, Hong Kong suffers a deadly apartment complex fire, A judge dismisses the Georgia election case against President Trump, The Trump administra...

Trump and Xi hold a call to discuss Taiwan and Ukraine, The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation closes its operations, The FBI reportedly schedules interviews with six Democrats over an allegedly 'seditious' military video, The National Rally’s Jordan Bardella is projected to win France’s 2027 election, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces declare a three-month humanitarian ceasefire, The World Food Program warn...

The US and Ukraine signal progress on peace talks, Fifty children escape after a mass school abduction in Nigeria, A U.S. judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James, Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from Congress, Jair Bolsonaro is arrested over flight risk concerns, Three are killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary headquarters in Pakistan, DOGE reportedly di...

President Trump hosts NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani at the White House, Haiti's electoral council proposes an Aug. 30 for general elections, Russia and Togo will mutually open embassies for the first time 65 Years, Japan approves a 21.3 trillion yen stimulus package, Brazil sees U.S.-imposed tariffs on agricultural goods drop by 40%, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reportedly met with Jonathan P...

U.S  military officials visit Ukraine amid reports of a new peace plan, the EU unveils a €100 billion military Schengen Zone plan, airstrikes in Gaza mark the deadliest day since the ceasefire started, France’s Macron kicks off his Africa tour in Mauritius, a fire disrupts COP30 climate talks, New Zealand bans puberty blockers for transgender minors, the U.S. House votes to repeal a provision allo...

The European Central Bank warns of global financial shocks, Li Qiang makes the first PRC premier visit to Zambia in 28 years, an Israeli strike kills 13 at a Lebanon refugee camp, a Russian missile attack kills 25 in Ukraine's Ternopil, a U.K. House of Commons Committee says the nation lacks a defense plan, President Trump pushes federal AI rules and warns against AI overregulation, while the Trum...

The U.S. House votes to release all Epstein files, Saudi’s crown prince meets with Trump at the White House,  Hamas rejects a U.N. resolution approving Trump’s Gaza plan, Canada’s Liberals narrowly survive a budget vote, the U.K. declines to publicly release COVID vaccine death data, a Cloudflare outage disrupts services for millions of websites, Florida rescues 122 missing children, 25 schoolgirl...

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to death, The U.K. extends its asylum-settlement wait period to 20 years, The U.S. designates a Venezuelan cartel as a terrorist organization, Iran allegedly halts uranium enrichment and says it will negotiate only if treated with “dignity and respect,” The DR Congo and M23 rebels sign a peace framework in Qatar, Donald Trump urges Republicans...

The U.S. launches Operation Southern Spear against Western Hemisphere “narco-terrorists,” Anthropic claims that PRC-sponsored hackers used Claude AI in recent cyberattacks, The BBC apologizes to President Trump over its Jan. 6 documentary edit, South Sudan’s president fires the country’s vice president, Bol Mel,The U.S. designates four European groups as terrorist organizations, A report claims th...

Trump signs a funding bill to end the U.S. government shutdown, Thailand’s king makes a state visit to China, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's party wins the parliamentary elections, Trump requests a full pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Global carbon emissions are estimated to hit a record high of 38.1 billion tonnes this year, Boeing is ordered to pay $35.8 mil...

Istanbul’s mayor faces 2,430 years in prison on 142 charges, House Democrats release Jeffrey Epstein emails reportedly linked to President Trump, Australia spy chief says China’s cyber soldiers could inflict “high-impact sabotage,” an ally of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is charged in a $100M corruption scandal, Indigenous protesters breach the COP30 summit venue in Brazil, the U.K.’s Health Secr...

A report suggests that a de facto partition of Gaza is increasingly likely, Thailand suspends a Trump administration-brokered Cambodia peace deal, Hannibal Gaddafi is released on a $900,000 bail, China is reportedly targeting the U.S. military with rare Earth export curbs, A new “TRUMP” party launches in Belgium, Senator Elizabeth Warren seeks a probe of U.S. agencies' partisan shutdown messages,...