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A prominent Lebanese journalist is in hiding — not for a crime, but for a tweet mocking Saudi Arabia's blockade on Yemen. Rania Khalek on the long arm of Riyadh and Beirut’s scramble to normalize with occupier Israel WATCH: youtu.be/xiT7EuD5QK4

The FBI wants AI-powered "pre-crime" policing as Trump works to redefine political dissent as domestic terrorism. Daniel Boguslaw on Minority Report IRL & the millions who could be flagged + surveilled just for their politics WATCH: youtu.be/hJDWtFZy1zs

France is battling its worst wildfires on record with around 10 old Canadair water bombers. 2 more are coming– in 2028. BreakThrough News' Ana Vračar on how EU austerity, budget cuts and for-profit land policy is fueling the flames ravaging Europe. WATCH: youtu.be/8nSDUIA81c8

Trump can't win like this in Iran, even his own Pentagon knows it. Seyed Mohammad Marand on why that has nothing to do with Washington running out of interceptors. WATCH: youtu.be/cS3ySWjZjeA

🔴 LIVE THURS 12pm ET Saudi Arabia joins Iran war doom loop, FBI's AI “pre-crime” plan & EU austerity meets climate catastrophe Rania Khalek & Zoe Alexandra + special guests Mohammad Marandi, Daniel Boguslaw and BT's Ana Vračar WATCH: breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/29/july-30-2026/

"The Republicans are shameless in the way that they carry out this intervention, and the Democrats are hypocrites.” Stephanie Weatherbee on why it's not just Trump placing bets on South America's political future WATCH: youtu.be/XqoOSiTnams

350,000 more people targeted for deportation as Trump launches new anti-immigrant crackdown on NYC. Rachel Domond tells BT Live: "We're in a very visible, explicit war for our basic survival right now." WATCH: youtu.be/Nv99TTbRPnw

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🔴 LIVE TUES 12pm ET State terror surging at home. Mali under siege for defending its sovereignty. Trump's far-right puppets in South America. @RaniaKhalek, @ZoeAlexandra_ok & guests break down the news corporate media won't touch. WATCH: https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/27/july-28-2026/

Japan is remilitarizing, Washington is funneling weapons to Taiwan, and US bases continue to expand across the region. Is the US driving Asia into war with China? Tings Chak joins Amanda Yee to discuss. WATCH The China Report: http://youtu.be/osPzvsNMKpQ

“We call India the ‘mother of democracy,’ but the children of this democracy have been thrashed left and right on the streets of Delhi.” MP John Brittas says Gen Z "cockroach" protesters are shaking Modi's government to its core WATCH: youtu.be/w5BCmY5E868

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🔴 LIVE THURS 12 PM ET Trump targets BreakThrough News. India protests intensify. Hands Off Asia! Rania Khalek & Zoe Alexandra are joined by Brian Becker DC & Indian MP John Brittas PLUS Tings Chak on The China Report w/ Amanda Yee WATCH: breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/22/july-23-2026/

"They blocked the ambulance for 164 minutes while my son fought for his life” One year after Palestinian-American Saif Musalit was murdered by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, his father Kamel speaks out on the total lack of justice WATCH: youtu.be/zCMnEsm16DM

“The government of Colombia will no longer be Colombia's" — outgoing President Petro in his final speech before Colombia's chaotic power transfer. LA-based Colombian activist Javier Guerrero unpacks the latest on BT Live: youtu.be/Dhw7OxalIVE

Locking horns with the police, farmers in southern India resisting a land acquisition to expand Bangalore city foiled the Karnataka state government’s attempt to survey the land last week. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/20/broom-wielding-women-farmers-foil-land-survey-as-resistance-to-bangalore-expansion-intensifies/

The panelists spoke about the architecture of coercion and hegemony that the right wing is seeking to erect in their respective countries; the coups against movements seeking to assert sovereignty in countries such as Iran and Indonesia; the alliance between the clergy and the military in countries such as Pakistan and Malaysia; the rise of strongmen (and women) of the far right in countries such as Philippines and India; as well as the resistance to it from people’s movements, particularly from students and young people. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/21/the-ruins-of-neoliberalism-and-militarism-in-asia/

The renewed US attacks, which according to Iranian media, targeted civilian infrastructure, alongside the resumption of the US naval blockade on Iran have effectively led to the complete collapse of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Washington and Tehran. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/21/centcom-confirms-deaths-of-three-us-soldiers-by-iranian-retaliatory-strikes-across-west-asia/

On the future of Colombia, Petro said that the decision-makers in Colombia will not be De la Espriella, but rather “Marco and Donald,” referring to Marco Rubio and Donald Trump, who, according to Petro, have imposed De la Espriella as Colombia’s president. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/21/petro-delivers-his-final-speech-as-president-of-colombia/

The general reaction in Britain appears to be one of relief that Starmer is gone. However, it remains to be seen whether his successor has the instinct or drive to fundamentally change the course set over the past couple of years. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/21/can-the-new-british-pm-break-with-keir-starmers-political-legacy/