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UN Backs Equal Earth Map

The UN voted 164-1 to endorse the Equal Earth map, with the US as sole opponent.

UN Backs Equal Earth Map
Photo: Fox News World

FRAMING NPR World emphasized US Isolated on World Stage; Fox News World emphasized US Rejects Ideological Agenda.

WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT

  • ▸The Togo-sponsored resolution passed 164-1, with the US as the only opposing vote. — BBC World, Fox News World, NPR World
  • ▸The US called the resolution a "radical ideological project." — Washington Post World, Fox News World

LEFT / CENTER-LEFT

  • ▸The US stood alone in opposition among all voting UN member nations. — NPR World

RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT

  • ▸Deputy US UN representative Yaryna Ferencevych said the resolution was presented as an "anodyne effort" masking a larger ideological agenda. — Fox News World
  • ▸The Equal Earth projection depicts countries and continents in their true relative sizes, per the map creator's website. — Fox News World
USS Abraham Lincoln's Thailand Port Call
TodayPhoto: Fox News World
WORLDDIVERGENCE: HIGH

USS Abraham Lincoln's Thailand Port Call

The USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand after a record-long, nine-month Middle East deployment.

Left: Crew called the record deployment a grueling ordeal.

Right: Navy warned: too few ships, too stretched to win.

U.S.-Iran Tanker Exchange
TodayPhoto: Breitbart News
WORLDDIVERGENCE: PARTIALDEV.

U.S.-Iran Tanker Exchange

The U.S. struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two American warships.

Left: Six months in, war Trump said ends fast drags on.

Right: Trump's tanker-for-tanker policy strikes back hard.

Iran's Asymmetric War Threats
YesterdayPhoto: Daily Wire
WORLDDIVERGENCE: PARTIALDEV.

Iran's Asymmetric War Threats

Iranian officials threaten asymmetric warfare against the U.S. amid escalating tensions.

Left: Iran lashing out under pressure, warns of economic pain.

Right: IRGC general names Manhattan as a target.

HOW COVERAGE DIFFERSCOVERAGE SPLIT
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WORLDDIVERGENCE: PARTIALDEV.

U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal

The Trump administration will take a 35% equity stake in a new Venezuelan oil company covering 65 billion barrels.

Left: Critics call it a colonialist "fever dream."

Right: White House: zero cost to U.S. taxpayers.