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Danny Haiphong Danny Haiphong analyzes whether Iran just shot down another US aircraft and how it exposes the US military's defeat as well as Trump's whiplash shift toward economic war. What's China got to do with it?

Al Jazeera English Illegal under international law, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been expanding for decades. The right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fast-tracked the establishment of new ones. The policy aims to tighten Israel's hold on the occupied West Bank and block the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state. With just months to go until elections, the government has opened bids for the construction of 1,200 illegal housing units. It also ignored international criticism of the planned settlement, known as E1. Some Western countries are threatening sanctions if Israel goes ahead. But would that make a difference?

FRANCE 24 English Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s "erasure"of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. Among the signatories: Sir Vincent Fean, British former Consul-General Jerusalem and current trustee of the Britain Palestine Project. What does he hope the letter will achieve?

Breaking Points Krystal and Saagar discuss the Trump bond crisis worsening as he scrambles to tame the markets.

Owen Jones /  The Young Turks An investigation has been opened after IDF troops fired at a vehicle carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, killing her. Never forgive - Never forget

Breaking Points Krystal and Emily discuss the US planning to potentially withdraw from bases throughout the region after widespread Iranian attacks. 

The United States is interfering in the Brazilian presidential elections, pressuring the Brazilian electorate into voting for right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro. If that does not work and President Lula da Silva secures a fourth term in office, the groundwork is already being laid for a potential military intervention. From sanctions and economic warfare, to coaching influencers and journalists on how best to attack the left-wing government, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to overthrow Lula. Meanwhile, the State Department’s recent decision to designate Brazilian gangs as “foreign terrorist organizations” just as it did with Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, signals a willingness to intervene militarily. Brazil is Trump’s next target, and builds upon recent U.S. and Israeli interference in May’s Colombian elections, where pro-Trump candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won a razor-thin victory. MintPress examines the ...

Breaking Points Krystal is joined by Oliver Larkin and Elijah Manley to discuss their runs for Congress in Florida. 

GVS Deep Dive The United States is preparing to tell dozens of countries that they may have to choose between America and China in the rapidly escalating global race for artificial intelligence. According to a draft State Department letter reviewed by Reuters , countries participating in Washington’s emerging AI coalition are being warned that they cannot simultaneously join competing Chinese initiatives. At the centre of the confrontation is Pax Silica, America’s attempt to build a trusted technology supply chain stretching from critical minerals and semiconductor manufacturing to data centres, advanced chips and artificial intelligence models. But China is constructing an alternative. Beijing has launched the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization while Chinese open-weight models from companies including DeepSeek, Alibaba and Moonshot AI are spreading rapidly around the world. In this GVS Deep Dive , Najma Minhas examines why Washington is moving from simply restricti...

Another Palestinian Child Dies Due to Israel’s Deliberately Imposed Hunger Crisis in Gaza. Palestinian girl Maha Bashir has died from severe malnutrition on Tuesday, Palestinian media report, as Israel continues to deliberately restrict food and other necessities entering Gaza. The United States and President Trump, who leads the Board of Peace, has enabled the deprivation with weapons, funding, and diplomatic protection as Israel manufactures a starvation crisis by blocking sufficient food trucks from entering Gaza. Journalist Osama al-Kahlout documented a loved one cradling Maha’s almost weightless body. Starvation had consumed nearly all the flesh from her frame. Her ribs, spine and pelvis pushed sharply through her skin, while her arms and legs had wasted to little more than bone. Since the ceasefire began, Israel has allowed in only 35.3% of the minimum agreed aid deliveries, averaging 211.8 trucks daily against the required 600, a document shared by Palestinian authorities with m...