Fact & Spin

The European Parliament conditionally approves an EU-U.S. trade deal, Nicolas Maduro appears in U.S. court, Israel says it killed Iran's navy chief, the U.S. Army raises the enlistment age limit to 42, EU lawmakers back a bill to send asylum seekers to 'return hubs' abroad, transgender women athletes are banned from competing in the Olympics, Canada advances the Combatting Hate Act, a study estimates that U.S. ...

Intrigue surrounds potential dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, The Israeli Defense Minister signals the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, Italy and Algeria boost energy ties, Ghana becomes the first African nation to sign an EU defense pact, The first of three vessels in a humanitarian aid convoy reaches Cuba, A Democrat flips the Florida district that includes Mar-a-Lago, A funding dispute over ICE sta...

Pakistan offers to host peace talks to end the Iran war, Australia and the EU reach a free trade agreement after eight years of talks, Russia and Vietnam sign a deal to build a nuclear plant, Hong Kong expands its national security law powers, Markwayne Mullin is confirmed as DHS secretary, the U.S. Senate reportedly nears a potential agreement to end the DHS shutdown, Pakistan is named the world's most pollute...

President Trump pauses strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, Jewish ambulances are set on fire in a London attack, Mali frees 100 jihadists to end a fuel convoy blockade, The party of Prime Minister Robert Golob narrowly wins in Slovenia's parliamentary elections, Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire wins the Paris mayoral election, Cuba's electrical grid collapses again, A deadly plane accident takes place at LaGuar...

Iran claims its first-ever strike on a U.S. F-35, Delcy Rodriguez overhauls Venezuela's cabinet and military leadership, A report claims that Denmark deployed troops with runway explosives to Greenland amid U.S. tensions, Tunisian anti-racism Activist Saadia Mosbah is sentenced to eight years in prison, The White House unveils its first national AI framework, A judge rules that RFK Jr. overstepped on a trans yo...

Trump meets with Japan's Takaichi at the White House, as he threatens to 'massively blow up' the world's largest gas field, Pakistan and Afghanistan declare a temporary ceasefire, Venezuela replaces its defense minister, the U.S. Fed holds rates steady, Iran executes three convicted protesters and an alleged Mossad spy, an Alberta bill tightens the limits on medically assisted dying, the U.S. loses its status a...

Israel kills another top Iranian official, Tensions mount between Ecuador and Colombia over an alleged cross-border bombing, A crewless drone-hit Russian tanker is adrift in the Mediterranean, An ex-Belgian diplomat will face trial in the murder trial of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister, Scotland rejects an assisted dying bill, Key primary results roll in from Illinois, Markwayne Mullin faces a Dep...

Top U.S. intelligence chief Joe Kent resigns over the Iran war, senior Iranian official Ali Larijani is killed in overnight strikes, Trump delays his scheduled trip to Beijing, Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 in an airstrike on a Kabul hospital, Trump says Washington "will be doing something with Cuba very soon," U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino retires, a Chinese rival to Amazon launches in ...

A drone hits Dubai Airport as Trump seeks a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Cuba reports an island-wide power outage following weekend protests, Republic of Congo’s Denis Sassou Nguesso seeks a fifth term in the presidential election, A former Chevron executive reportedly advised the CIA before Maduro’s capture, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is diagnosed with breast cancer, Tucker Carlson cla...

Pete Hegseth makes claims about Mojtaba Khamenei amid reports of major deployments, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq, the U.S. temporarily eases Russian oil sanctions, Poland vetoes €44B in EU defense loan access, the FBI opens its first Ecuador office as Quito prepares for a major offensive on criminal groups, Eswatini receives its third batch of deportees from the U.S., 85-year old Rep. Jim Cl...

Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge in his first message since his appointment, The U.S. launches trade probes into 16 economies, The U.S. Senate fails to advance a DHS funding proposal, Oil surges past $100 a barrel, A suspect is left dead after ramming a car into a Michigan synagogue, Three brothers are arrested in Oslo in connection to a U.S. Embassy bombing, China approves an 'ethnic unity' law, Floods a...

Military attacks escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, 32 countries will release a record 400 million barrels of oil amid the simmering Iran war, Ghana, and South Korea strengthen ties during a state visit, Six are dead in a reportedly "deliberate" bus fire in Switzerland, The U.K. ends hereditary peers' rights to sit in the House of Lords, The trial begins for the alleged assassins of former Haitian President Jove...

Pete Hegseth announces the most "intense" day of strikes on Iran, Georgia holds a special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, Democrats sue to determine if Trump will deploy armed officers to election sites, shots are fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto, Australia grants asylum to seven Iranian women soccer players, the U.K. House of Commons approves a plan to restrict juries, Anthropic sues the U.S....

Iran claims a strike on the USS Abraham Lincoln as the Mideast conflict continues, President Trump predicts that Cuba will "fall soon," the U.S. grants India a 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil, Sudan's army retakes a strategic city, Hungary is accused of taking Ukrainian bank staff hostage, reports claim that the U.S. military used Anthropic's Claude AI in strikes against Iran, a House panel advances a kids' on...

The U.S. Senate rejects a resolution requiring congressional approval for continued military action in Iran, Israel issues evacuation orders for Beirut's southern suburbs, Trump replaces Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem, Nepalis vote in the first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests overturned the government, China sets its lowest growth target since 1991 at 4.5-5%, The U.K. offers failed asylum seeke...

Israel attacks what it characterizes as "security headquarters" across Tehran, a U.S. sub sinks an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, Syria reinforces its borders amid simmering regional tensions, China begins its "Two Sessions" political meetings, German Chancellor Merz meets President Trump in Washington, the U.S. and Ecuador launch joint anti-narcoterrorism operations, James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in ...

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh is hit by drones, Primary voters head to the polls across Texas, Arkansas and North Carolina, An Indian consulate staff is accused of aiding the 2023 assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist, Melania Trump presides over a U.N. Security Council meeting, U.K. Chancellor Reeves delivers the spring financial forecast, A Paris court reduces the sentences of three men convicted for beheadi...

Pete Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is different from Iraq and Afghanistan, Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah launches missiles, Donald Trump criticizes Keir Starmer over a delay in approving the use of U.K. military bases against Iran, Canada's Mark Carney meets with Narendra Modi, France announces plans to expand its nuclear arsenal and end warhead disclosure, at least 169 people are killed in an atta...

Pakistan declares an "open war' on Afghanistan after airstrikes, British and French paratroopers prepare for a possible Ukraine peacekeeping mission, Over 500 body bags are found near the 2026 World Cup venue in Mexico, The U.S. encourages embassy staff to evacuate Israel as tensions simmer with Iran, Melania Trump is slated to preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting, The U.S. military shoots down a Border...