Crossroads with JOSHUA PHILIPP

Social media:The first stage of a peace deal with Iran has now been signed. The memorandum of understanding will see the Strait of Hormuz opened immediately, while the full deal is set for signing on Friday. As things stand, there are still many points of debate, including Israel’s position in the deal, and an alleged plan to spend $300 billion on reconstruction in Iran. Watch more:https://ept.ms/PeaceFrameworkTel

Riots are spreading across Northern Ireland after a Sudanese migrant was videotaped allegedly stabbing and trying to behead a local resident. Large groups of men dressed in black responded with a wave of arson. Watch more:https://ept.ms/4xt43Jh

The Trump administration is expanding its campaign to denaturalize U.S. citizens. And the target? People accused of committing fraud during the process of becoming naturalized citizens. Meanwhile, tied to U.S.-visa fraud, a large-scale network has been uncovered in India where a group is accused of selling counterfeit college diplomas. Watch more:https://ept.ms/4xnkrLo

California has long been a blue state, but that could soon change. Conservative contenders for governor and Los Angeles mayor are now moving forward to runoff elections in November. Meanwhile, in the UK, there are now riots over the police response to a fatal stabbing in which officers arrested the young man who had been attacked. The 18-year-old university student bled out as he was accused of racism. Watch more:https://ept.ms/CouldcaliforniaFlipTel

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced a plan for housing in the big city. He wants to seize properties from negligent landlords, then redistribute them to tenants, nonprofits, or community land trusts in an attempt to reduce housing costs. Watch more:https://ept.ms/4dB6Kk4

Vice President JD Vance is the new fraud czar, tasked with helping lead investigations into mass fraud rings across the United States. He has now issued a promise that “if you’re committing fraud, we will find you, and we won’t rest until justice is served.” Watch more:https://ept.ms/42W7IRG

Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein took incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie’s place in Kentucky. The primary race was just one of many, where Trump pushed campaigns of challengers on other key positions, and is changing the face of the Republican party ahead of the midterm elections. Watch more:https://ept.ms/4djGRVK

The WHO has declared yet another global health emergency, although it stopped short of calling it a pandemic. The focus is the ebola outbreak in the Congo, which the WHO warn could spread through migration. Meanwhile, a key element of the global warming narrative has now ended. The UN dropped its claims on a doomsday scenario from climate change. Watch more:https://ept.ms/4upfa3S

A new campaign aims to strip naturalized Americans of their citizenship, and the criteria of who will be targeted are now being announced. The Trump administration says it will expand its use of denaturalization, which until now was a rarely used power. Watch more: https://ept.ms/4nr4tLx