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EPM Morning Briefing — July 30, 2026

EPM Morning Briefing — July 30, 2026

🌅 EPM MORNING BRIEFING — July 30, 2026 The 5 stories you need to know today.

🌅 EPM MORNING BRIEFING — July 30, 2026 The 5 stories you need to know today. 1. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] US TROOPS IN JORDAN FACE PHONE SEIZURES AMID IRAN SURVEILLANCE THREAT American forces stationed in Jordan are having personal devices confiscated as military commanders respond to an escalating Iranian intelligence operation targeting base personnel. This follows fresh US sanctions on Tehran after deadly attacks on the Jordan installation — signaling the Iran confrontation is entering a dangerous new operational phase. 2. 🔴 [ESPAÑA] WILDFIRE DEVASTATES VALL D'UIXÓ AS VICTIMS WAIT FOR AID WHILE OFFICIALS BUY PENTHOUSES 9,300 hectares have burned in Valencia as firefighters struggle to hold a critical flank — yet the story consuming Spain is the revelation that officials linked to disaster relief funds were purchasing luxury properties while survivors wait for promised assistance. A crisis of fire has become a crisis of trust. 3. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] FAUCI INVOKES FIFTH AMENDMENT BEFORE SENATE PANEL CHAIRED BY RAND PAUL Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions before a Senate committee, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination — a moment that will redefine the political battle over COVID-19 accountability and embolden both sides of an already explosive debate. 4. 🔴 [ITALIA] ITALY'S SENATE ADVANCES SWEEPING POLICE SURVEILLANCE POWERS AMID FIERCE OPPOSITION Rome is pushing through legislation that would dramatically expand law enforcement's ability to monitor citizens — made more dramatic by Senate President La Russa publicly distancing himself from his own party's wiretapping provisions, exposing fractures inside the Italian right at a critical moment. 5. 🔴 [FRANCIA] FRENCH MOTHER DETAINED AFTER FIVE INFANT BODIES DISCOVERED AT HOME Authorities in France have arrested a woman following the shocking discovery of five deceased infants concealed inside her residence — a case that has stunned the country and reignited urgent debate about maternal mental health infrastructure and systemic failures in social services. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 Editor's Note From Jordan to Valencia, today's headlines share a single thread: institutions under pressure and citizens left exposed — the defining tension of this political moment.
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