Fact & Spin

The U.K.'s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is arrested on misconduct charges, Trump suggests that a decision on Iran could be made within the next 10 days, Trump's Board of Peace holds its inaugural meeting, former South Korean President Yoon is sentenced to life in prison, José María Balcázar is sworn in as Peru's interim president, the U.S. reportedly moves to launch a portal to bypass EU content bans, Tucker Carl...

The U.N. says that Epstein's abuses may constitute 'crimes against humanity,' Vladimir Putin calls new U.S. restrictions on Cuba unacceptable, France and Algeria resume security cooperation, Israel's Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel will "encourage migration" of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza, Sara Duterte announces her 2028 Presidential bid in the Philippines, Beijing denies U.S. claims of nuclear t...

Iran announces progress in nuclear talks with the U.S., U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84, Tarique Rahman is sworn in as Bangladesh's new prime minister, x-rays obtained by The Guardian appear to show that Iranian protesters were shot with live ammo, the FBI is accused of opening over 125,000 assessments between 2018 and 2024 without evidence, France opens a murder investigation into the de...

Trump’s Board of Peace pledges $5 billion toward rebuilding Gaza, The U.S. military reportedly prepares for potential strike operations against Iran, The UK and its allies claim Russia killed Alexei Navalny using a frog toxin, Marco Rubio outlines his vision for the US-Europe alliance at the Munich Conference, The UK announces further plans to regulate AI chatbots and social media platforms for children, A repo...

NATO allies pledge $35 billion in new Ukraine aid, Major political announcements result in a new government in Thailand, The U.S. withdraws from Syria's al-Tanf base, An Israeli reservist is charged for betting on military operations, A U.K. high court rules a Palestine Action terror ban as unlawful, A judge orders the return of 137 deported Venezuelans to the U.S., A judge blocks the Trump administration's $60...

Local media declares the BNP winner of Bangladesh's first election since the ousting of Hasina, the U.S. House votes to disapprove of Trump's Canada tariffs, Kim Jong Un's daughter is reportedly named his successor-designate, the White House announces the end of ICE's Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, Switzerland schedules a vote on capping the population at 10 million, the U.S. House passes a Trump-backed bi...

Nine are dead in a tragic school shooting in British Columbia, Canada, Violent clashes erupt in Albania over a corruption scandal, Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Trump to discuss the Iran nuclear talks, the FAA lifts its El Paso, Texas airspace closure, Kenya's foreign minister will visit Russia over reports of a military recruitment scheme, the Colombian President's helicopter is diverted over an alleged s...

The U.S. cuts tariffs on Bangladesh to 19%, Trump threatens to block the opening of a new U.S.-Canada bridge, Ethiopia allegedly begins hosting a secret camp to train Sudan’s RSF fighters, Democrats introduce a bill to end sex trafficking time limits, Australian police face criticism following violent clashes with protesters, the Philippine's top court rules that same-sex couples can co-own property, the UK ord...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison, Japan’s Sanae Takaichi wins a landslide victory, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigns, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul wins Thailand's election, Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth Amendment and seeks clemency, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is sentenced to an additional seven and a half years in prison, ...

The 2012 Benghazi attack suspect is arrested and extradited to the U.S., Dozens are dead following a deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan, South Africa inks a trade deal with China, U.S.-Iran talks conclude in Oman, A Russian intelligence chief is shot in Moscow,The U.S. kills two in the latest strike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, President Trump endorses Japan's Sanae Takaichi ahead of its snap election,...

The last U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expires, Iran launches a portal to report unlisted protest deaths, Xi and Trump discuss Taiwan and trade in a phone call, An adviser to France’s Macron holds talks with Russian officials in Moscow, Maduro ally Alex Saab is arrested in Venezuela, The European Central Bank and Bank of England maintain their interest rates steady, The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommends dela...

The U.S. shoots down an Iranian drone flying near an American aircraft carrier, Thousands march in Venezuela to protest the capture of Maduro and his wife, The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is assassinated, Ryan Routh is sentenced to life for his 2024 attempt on Trump's life, The Washington Post cuts 30% of its staff, The Epstein files surface an alleged Bill Gates-linked pandemic planning for profit scheme, Health Ca...

President Trump hosts Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, Russian intelligence accuses France of coup plots in Africa, French police raid X's Paris offices, Iran's president instructs his foreign minister to re-engage with the U.S., Sarah Ferguson closes its charity amid the Epstein document release, while the Clintons agree to testify in a House Epstein inquiry, President Trump seeks $1B in damages from Harvard University, a report alleges ...

Israel reopens Gaza’s key Rafah border crossing, A judge orders the release of a five-year-old child and his father from ICE custody, U.K. envoy Peter Mandelson quits Labour over allegations tied to an Epstein payment, Iran warns that a U.S. attack would trigger a regional war, Gold plunges in a record decline, Nigeria kills a Boko Haram commander and ten militants in a raid, Trump says the Kennedy Center will close for two years, ...

Israel will reopen the Rafah crossing for limited traffic, Don Lemon is arrested over the Minnesota church protest, The Taliban passes a new law that legalizes slavery in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso dissolves all political parties, President Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukrainian cities, Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, The DOJ announ32ces the release of 3 million more pages of Epstein fil...

the U.K.’s Keir Starmer meets with China’s Xi Jinping, the EU designates Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organization, the IDF reportedly accepts the Gaza Health Ministry’s reported death toll of 71,000, two CBP agents are placed on leave after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the U.S. Senate blocks a government funding bill, the U.S. Fed holds rates steady at 3.5%-3.75%, China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar crimi...

Sir Keir Starmer makes the U.K.’s first Prime Minister visit to China in eight years, Syria’s interim President al-Sharaa meets Vladamir Putin, South Korea’s first lady is jailed for accepting luxury bribes, The USS Lincoln arrives in the Middle East amid Iran tensions, Ecuador protest an ICE agent's consulate entry attempt, Rep. Ilhan Omar is attacked at a Minneapolis town hall, A report suggests that FEMA faces 50% staff cuts, Th...

India and the EU finalize a free trade deal after nearly 20 years of negotiations, Trump hikes tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%, Trump moves border patrol chief Gregory Bovino out of Minneapolis, Canada announces affordability measures to combat rising costs, France’s National Assembly approves a social media ban for children under 15, the Trump administration faces its first wrongful death lawsuit over its alleged drug boat s...

Donald Trump and Tim Walz hold a “productive” call following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, A deadly winter storm kills at least 28 people and cuts power to 1 million across the U.S., Delcy Rodríguez says she has had “enough of” U.S. orders on Venezuela, China launches a corruption probe into top military officials, Former UK Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform, Protests erupt in Bangladesh ove...