NewsBrevity & Co. — July 27, 2026

In this briefing: • Machete-Wielding Islamic Terrorist Killed By Cops After Deadly Berlin Pride Attack • US and Iran Pause Attacks for 2nd Straight Day, Officials Say • CBS News Poll Finds Most Say Iran Conflict More Difficult Than Trump Had Expected • Iran War Casualty Count Eclipses 600 as Pentagon Quietly Changes Accounting • US Pauses Iran Strikes as Oman Pursues Hormuz Transit Deal • PM Pledges Continued Support for Ukraine Ahead of Zelensky Visit • New UK Prime Minister Burnham Says He Would Be Prepared to Call Out Trump • Mojtaba Khamenei Praises Hezbollah, Calls for Continued Jihad, Attacks Against Israel • Sanders: I Don’t Regret Supporting Graham Platner in Senate Race • 17 Missing After Vietnamese Ship Sinks in South China Sea • Almost an Insult: Republican Senator Slams CDC Over Autism, Vaccines Website • Glenn Beck: The Housing Crisis Will Spiral Out of Control Unless We Do This Now • Bagels And Bullets: Antisemitic Terror Wave Hits Jewish Bakery Chain • Russia Conducts New Strikes on Ukrainian Ports and Shipping • Indian Shares Rise as Oil Prices Drop; Earnings Season Adds to Optimism • NASA Astronaut, 2 Cosmonauts Return to Earth After 241 Days on Space Station • The US is Charging an American Citizen for Wiping His Phone at the Border • Sam Altman Says AI Has Entered ‘Singularity’: Should We Be Worried?