12.08 – 18.08.2026 · 1,202 views
The biggest story of the week was the meeting between Trump envoy Kushner and Hamas leader to push a Gaza peace plan, which was covered by six outlets. This development was followed by news that the US will scale back military drills with South Korea, as announced by Trump, which was reported by four outlets. In other international news, Brazil's Lula launched a bid for a historic fourth term, but faces opposition from the son of jailed Bolsonaro, according to three outlets, while Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm, causing persistent flooding in Hawaii, also covered by three outlets. Additionally, Israel's Ben Gvir sparked controversy with comments on Gaza, and a wildfire on a Greek island resulted in two fatalities, with both stories reported by two outlets. Elsewhere, Elon Musk's SpaceX holdings were revealed, and Anthropic's CEO discussed the AI backlash as a crisis of trust, both covered by two outlets.