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Verity is a free daily news publication that helps you consume the news from new and better angles, so that you can discover the whole truth behind every major news story. Visit our website at www.verity.news
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Trump and NATO's chief clash during a meeting at the White House, Netanyahu says Israel is ready to hold direct talks with Lebanon, the U.S. moves toward automatic military draft registration, the U.K. claims to have thwarted a Russian submarine spying operation, another conservative defects to the Liberals, bringing Canada's Carney one seat shy of a majority, Beijing says it's 'deeply distressed' over the recent death of a Chinese scientist at the University of Michigan EPA chief Zeldin gives a keynote speech at the Heartland Institute's climate conference, a former Fort Bragg worker is arrested for allegedly leaking secrets to the press, Artemis II heads home after breaking the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth, and a New York Times reporter claims to have unmasked Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Amid reactions to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement, hundreds are killed in Lebanon by Israeli strikes, China locks down its offshore airspace for 40 Days, a new report suggests that at least 990 migrants have died in 2026 Mediterranean crossings, Greece will ban social media for kids under 15, Reform UK suggests banning visas from reparation-seeking nations, the White House threatens CNN over its Iran coverage, liberals expand Wisconsin's Supreme Court lead, Clay Fuller wins a key runoff in Georgia, dozens are killed as severe flooding strikes Angola, and a new AI tool predicts heart failure 5 years early.
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The US announces a ceasefire deal reached with Iran, Vance visits Hungary and endorses Orbán ahead of parliamentary elections, gunmen open fire near Israel's consulate in Istanbul, Vietnam's National Assembly unanimously elects To Lam as state president, an Australian war hero faces charges over five alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, The New Yorker publishes an 18-month investigation into Sam Altman, BYD is added to Brazil's forced labor 'dirty list,' Florida's DeSantis signs a law enabling terrorist group designations, a U.S. agency announces a 2.48% increase in Medicare Advantage payments for 2027, and Russia delays several lunar missions.
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Trump hails the "historic" rescue of second downed airman in Iran, the Supreme Court sends Steve Bannon’s contempt case back to a lower court, Zelenskyy visits Damascus and forges security ties with Syria, explosives are reportedly found near Serbia’s Balkan Stream pipeline, OPEC+ boosts output as oil hits $120 amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. scraps its two-child benefit cap, Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor, OpenAI unveils an AI policy blueprint for governments, Germany requires men to receive army approval to travel, and the Artemis II crew flies past the Moon for the first time since 1972.
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A U.S. F-15 is reportedly shot down in Iran, Cuba frees 2,010 prisoners for Holy Week,Myanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, is elected president, Burkina Faso's military l eader says the country must "forget" democracy, the U.S. repatriates a drug suspect to China, Pete Hegseth forces out a top army officer and two other officials, a Canadian mother and daughter are released after being detained by ICE, the U.S. economy reportedly added 178,000 jobs in March, TikTok bans an Israeli influencer over West Bank videos, and a stolen ancient Dacian helmet is recovered in the Netherlands.
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Trump considers withdrawing the U.S. from NATO, Pam Bondi is fired from her role as U.S. attorney general, Washington lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez, the first troops from a U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force arrive in Haiti, Trump says he’ll sign an order to pay DHS employees amid the partial government shutdown, Oxfam estimates there was $3.55 trillion in untaxed wealth held offshore in 2024, SpaceX reportedly files for a record $1.75 trillion IPO, the alleged Bondi Beach shooter loses his bid to secure anonymity for his family, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia, and NASA's Artemis II launches for the first crewed moon trip in 50 years.
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President Trump pays a visit to the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship arguments, while Trump also suggests a timeframe to the end of the Iran war, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba, Pakistan and Afghanistan meet in China for peace talks, 30 are killed as a Russian military plane crashes in Crimea, Lula picks Geraldo Alckmin again for Brazil's October vote, Ron DeSantis signs the "Florida SAVE Act" into law, U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped in Iraq, in the U.K., the NHS will offer Wegovy to 1.2 million heart patients, and Anthropic leaks 512,000 lines of source code.
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The U.S. Embassy in Caracas reopens after a seven-year closure, Buckingham Palace confirms King Charles' upcoming state visit to the U.S., the U.N. Security Council holds an emergency meeting following the killings of three peacekeepers in Lebanon, Alberta's independence petition passes the 177,000 signature threshold for a potential referendum, the U.S. Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBTQ+ 'conversion therapy,' Australia probes five tech companies over suspected noncompliance with its under-16 social media ban, defense lawyers in the Charlie Kirk assassin case request a delay of May's hearing over new bullet evidence, a Trump committee exempts drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act protections, a study links e-cigarettes to cancer, and China bans 'bone-ash apartments' used to store cremated remains.
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Trump says the US is considering seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, Spain closes its airspace to U.S. military aircraft involved in operations against Iran, Israel passes a death penalty law for Palestinians, an alleged cop killer is shot dead in Australia after a 216-day manhunt, Russia sends an oil tanker to Cuba, Syria’s leader visits Berlin for talks on rebuilding and refugees,Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 million in an Epstein trafficking suit, Donald Trump reveals a military complex under the White House ballroom, Amnesty claims the 2026 World Cup poses human rights risks, and J.D. Vance wins the CPAC 2028 straw poll again
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The European Parliament conditionally approves an EU-U.S. trade deal, Nicolas Maduro appears in U.S. court, Israel says it killed Iran's navy chief, the U.S. Army raises the enlistment age limit to 42, EU lawmakers back a bill to send asylum seekers to 'return hubs' abroad, transgender women athletes are banned from competing in the Olympics, Canada advances the Combatting Hate Act, a study estimates that U.S. carbon emissions have cost $10 trillion in global economic damages since 1990, Norway and Iceland join the EU's satellite security programs, and Melania Trump walks alongside a humanoid robot at the White House during a global tech summit.
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Intrigue surrounds potential dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, The Israeli Defense Minister signals the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, Italy and Algeria boost energy ties, Ghana becomes the first African nation to sign an EU defense pact, The first of three vessels in a humanitarian aid convoy reaches Cuba, A Democrat flips the Florida district that includes Mar-a-Lago, A funding dispute over ICE stalls the DHS budget deal, Meta and YouTube lose the first social media addiction jury trial, Australian Broadcasting Company journalists strike for the first time in 20 Years, and OpenAI shuts down its Sora video app.
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Pakistan offers to host peace talks to end the Iran war, Australia and the EU reach a free trade agreement after eight years of talks, Russia and Vietnam sign a deal to build a nuclear plant, Hong Kong expands its national security law powers, Markwayne Mullin is confirmed as DHS secretary, the U.S. Senate reportedly nears a potential agreement to end the DHS shutdown, Pakistan is named the world's most polluted country in 2025, former Google executive Matt Brittin is reportedly set to become the BBC's new director-general, Melania Trump hosts a global summit on kids' education and AI, and Anthropic's Claude is updated with new computer control capabilities.
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President Trump pauses strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, Jewish ambulances are set on fire in a London attack, Mali frees 100 jihadists to end a fuel convoy blockade, The party of Prime Minister Robert Golob narrowly wins in Slovenia's parliamentary elections, Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire wins the Paris mayoral election, Cuba's electrical grid collapses again, A deadly plane accident takes place at LaGuardia Airport, ICE agents are assigned to airports amid deepening travel delays, Robert Mueller, Ex-FBI Director, dies at 81, 'Kona' storms trigger Hawaii's worst floods in 20 years, and A new dinosaur species is discovered in South Korea.
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Iran claims its first-ever strike on a U.S. F-35, Delcy Rodriguez overhauls Venezuela's cabinet and military leadership, A report claims that Denmark deployed troops with runway explosives to Greenland amid U.S. tensions, Tunisian anti-racism Activist Saadia Mosbah is sentenced to eight years in prison, The White House unveils its first national AI framework, A judge rules that RFK Jr. overstepped on a trans youth care declaration, Executives are charged in an alleged $2.5 billion AI server scheme involving China, Category 4 Cyclone Narelle makes landfall in Queensland, Australia, Chuck Norris, actor and martial artist, dies at 86, and CBS will shutter its news radio service after nearly a century.
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Trump meets with Japan's Takaichi at the White House, as he threatens to 'massively blow up' the world's largest gas field, Pakistan and Afghanistan declare a temporary ceasefire, Venezuela replaces its defense minister, the U.S. Fed holds rates steady, Iran executes three convicted protesters and an alleged Mossad spy, an Alberta bill tightens the limits on medically assisted dying, the U.S. loses its status as a liberal democracy in an annual index, the White House registers two new government domains related to extraterrestrial life, and the world's longest coastal path opens in the U.K.
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Israel kills another top Iranian official, Tensions mount between Ecuador and Colombia over an alleged cross-border bombing, A crewless drone-hit Russian tanker is adrift in the Mediterranean, An ex-Belgian diplomat will face trial in the murder trial of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister, Scotland rejects an assisted dying bill, Key primary results roll in from Illinois, Markwayne Mullin faces a Dept. of Homeland Security confirmation hearing, The jury deliberates in the Musk Twitter fraud trial, Amazon launches 1-hour delivery across the U.S., and scientists discover a new "double-charm" quark particle.
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Top U.S. intelligence chief Joe Kent resigns over the Iran war, senior Iranian official Ali Larijani is killed in overnight strikes, Trump delays his scheduled trip to Beijing, Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 in an airstrike on a Kabul hospital, Trump says Washington "will be doing something with Cuba very soon," U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino retires, a Chinese rival to Amazon launches in the U.K., a U.S. judge blocks planned changes to the national childhood vaccine schedule, Sri Lanka adopts a four-day workweek to save fuel, and a study predicts that inactivity due to rising heat will cause up to 700,000 additional premature deaths by 2050.
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A drone hits Dubai Airport as Trump seeks a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Cuba reports an island-wide power outage following weekend protests, Republic of Congo’s Denis Sassou Nguesso seeks a fifth term in the presidential election, A former Chevron executive reportedly advised the CIA before Maduro’s capture, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is diagnosed with breast cancer, Tucker Carlson claims the U.S. government is eyeing him over Iran texts, The FCC chair faces bipartisan backlash over threats related to Iran war coverage, China resumes military flights near Taiwan, Twelve people are arrested amid London Al-Quds Day protests, and a study finds 72% of UK babies get daily screen time.
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Pete Hegseth makes claims about Mojtaba Khamenei amid reports of major deployments, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq, the U.S. temporarily eases Russian oil sanctions, Poland vetoes €44B in EU defense loan access, the FBI opens its first Ecuador office as Quito prepares for a major offensive on criminal groups, Eswatini receives its third batch of deportees from the U.S., 85-year old Rep. Jim Clyburn is running his 18th term in U.S. Congress, Canada tables a bill on digital access powers, Qantas pays AU$105M to settle a COVID flight lawsuit, and a genomic study proposes rewriting shark evolutionary history.
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Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge in his first message since his appointment, The U.S. launches trade probes into 16 economies, The U.S. Senate fails to advance a DHS funding proposal, Oil surges past $100 a barrel, A suspect is left dead after ramming a car into a Michigan synagogue, Three brothers are arrested in Oslo in connection to a U.S. Embassy bombing, China approves an 'ethnic unity' law, Floods and landslides kill dozens in Ethiopia, A report warns of growing AI-driven surveillance systems across Africa, and a Naples museum announces a project to allow visually impaired visitors to experience its artworks through touch.
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