Fact & Spin

Iran-Europe talks don’t lead to a breakthrough, The U.N. reports record violence against children in war zones, Kenya sentences two men to 30 years in prison for a 2019 hotel attack, U.K. lawmakers vote in favor of an assisted dying bill, An appeals court allows Donald Trump to keep the National Guard in LA, The LA Dodgers claim they blocked federal agents from their stadium, A GOP senator proposes selling over 2 million acres of f...

Trump denies a report that he had approved plans to attack Iran, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sign a draft peace agreement, Thailand’s Shinawatra's faces calls to resign, The U.S. restarts its student visa process for foreigners, Nippon Steel completes its $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, Karen Read is acquitted of murdering her police officer boyfriend in Massachusetts, Argentina lifts a ban on civilians own...

Trump weighs a US strike on Iran nuclear sites, The US Supreme Court upholds a Tennessee ban on youth gender medicine, Canada and India agree to re-appoint high commissioners, Rheinmetall and Anduril partner on European autonomous weapons development, Trump extends the TikTok deadline for a third time, The FBI shares China election interference claims with Congress, Elon Musk's X sues New York over a content moderation law, UK lawm...

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 m...

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 pregnan...

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 appeal...

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. milit...

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 ...

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 b...

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 nu...

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, ...

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 ...

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 Cong...

Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea’s presidential election, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof resigns, the U.S. approves a plan to integrate foreign fighters in the Syrian Army, an American consulting firm leaves the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the White House seeks Congress’ approval to codify DOGE cuts, a report warns that around 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights, U.S. Homeland Security is sued over its DNA collectio...

Karol Nawrocki is elected president of Poland, The U.K. unveils a $2B defense plan, At least 200 are dead and 500 missing after floods in Nigeria, Germany's military chief claims Russia could attack NATO by 2029, Eight people are injured in a terror attack at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, The U.S. Supreme Court denies challenges to bans on assault-style weapons, Sudan's new prime minister dissolves the government, Tulsa unveils a ...

Israel announces 22 new West Bank settlements, South Korea tallies record early voting in its post-martial law election, Mexico prepares for its first-ever judicial elections, China pledges climate aid to Pacific Islands nations, Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins a defamation case against the BBC, Elon Musk officially exits DOGE, The U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump to end status for 500,000 migrants, The Supreme Co...

A block on Trump’s tariffs is temporarily paused, Carney announces his Intention for Canada to join ReArm Europe, a World Food Programme warehouse is looted in Gaza, Musk announces his departure from the White House, trust in the EU hits a 20-year high, CPAC kicks off with events in Poland and Hungary, the White House cancels a $766M bird flu vaccine contract with Moderna, the last living grandson of the U.S.’ 10th president passes...

China, ASEAN, and Gulf states hold their first-ever summit, Donald Trump says Vladamir Putin is “playing with fire” over Ukraine, Hamas suggests it has reached a deal with U.S. officials on the framework of a ceasefire, Australia’s governing coalition reunites and unveils a new shadow cabinet, the U.S. signals a major shift in Africa military strategy, Elon Musk says he’s “disappointed' with Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill', the Trump ...

King Charles III delivers the throne speech in Canada’s senate, Western allies lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons, Palestinians storm a US-backed aid center in Rafah, Trump directs federal agencies to cut funding to Harvard, a man is arrested after crashing his car into a Liverpool parade, Democrats reportedly launch a $20M plan to win back male voters, the Supreme Court declines to hear a student’s “two gende...