Peru’s President Keiko Fujimori following her inauguration ceremony in Lima on July 28, 2026.
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American Prestige HQ is seriously considering upgrading the video content to IMAX. In this week’s news: The US and Iran resume strikes after a brief pause (3:25); Gaza talks are close to an agreement on Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal (10:59); Saudi-Ansar Allah/Houthi attacks escalate (13:37); the US and Saudi Arabia strike Iraqi militia sites (17:10); a drone strike hits two gas ships at Egypt’s Damietta port (21:01); Ukraine attacks an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea (22:58); the Sudanese army seizes the Omdurman–El Obeid highway (25:46); China expands its satellite and asteroid-defense programs (29:21); wildfires force mass evacuations across Spain and France (32:45); Keiko Fujimori takes office as president of Peru (35:53); and US pressure drives Venezuela and Chad to quit the International Criminal Court (37:35).
Note: After recording, a Hamas disarmament deal was announced.
Be sure to order your copy of Danny’s new book, Imperialist Realism: Politics and Culture at the End of the American Century.
Be sure to watch a replay of last night’s livestream with journalist Jasper Nathaniel about his latest trip to the West Bank.
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