July 19, 2023: Defected US soldier, Erdoğan Gulf tour and generic tuberculosis drug

Facts & Spins for July 19, 2023 Top Stories: A US soldier is detained after defecting to North Korea, Turkey’s Erdoğan begins his Gulf tour, Russia launches “retaliatory” strikes after the Crimea bridge attack, Trump says he expects an indictment in the Jan. 6 probe, global debt dominates the G20 meeting in India, Israel recognizes Morocco’s claim over Western Sahara, McCarthy pitches planting 1T trees to combat climate change, the UK’s migration bill passes parliament, Tesla directors agree to settle an overcompensation suit, and J&J allows global access to its tuberculosis drug.

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