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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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At least four are killed in attack at a Mormon Church in Michigan, Oregon sues Trump over the National Guard deployment to Portland, Moldova's pro-EU party retains its parliamentary majority amid claims of Russian interference, Durov accuses French intelligence of censoring Telegram during the Moldovan election, Starmer hits a record low in approval ratings as Reform leads Labour, The Taliban releases American citizen Amir Amiry, Denmark bans all civilian drones, Trump announces 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies, Labour announces a plan for 12 new towns in England, Switzerland narrowly approves electronic ID cards, AI actress Tilly Norwood sparks a Hollywood controversy. Sources: www.verity.news
Delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly, Iran claims that a covert operation obtained Israeli nuclear secrets, Ethiopia and Russia sign a nuclear power plant agreement, Madagascar imposes a curfew after protests turn violent, Former FBI Director James Comey is indicted on federal charges, President Trump approves a TikTok deal valued at $14 billion, Trump signs a memo to root out “left-wing terrorism,” Workers at the Canada Post strike over door-to-door delivery cuts, China launches a campaign to regulate “negative” social media content, and scientists discover a million-year-old skull with potential implications for human origins. Sources: www.verity.news
Syria’s Al-Sharaa addresses the U.N., former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to five years in prison, a swarm of drones disrupt operations at several Danish airports, the White House directs agencies to prepare for mass firings if there's a shutdown, Italy and Spain deploy ships to help a Gaza aid flotilla, a Michigan congresswoman dr afts articles of impeachment against RFK Jr., China sets its first concrete target for cutting climate emissions, Amazon agrees to pay $2.5 billion over its Prime subscription practices, the White House replaces Biden’s portrait with a picture of an autopen, and Canada's top court stays the culling of hundreds of ostriches.   Sources: www.verity.news
Moldova arrests 74 people over alleged Russian election interference, Egypt and Rwanda ink water and trade deals, the U.S. Treasury is in talks to support Argentina, a Dallas ICE facility shooting leaves two dead, including the shooter, Jimmy Kimmel returns after his suspension, President Trump cancels a meeting Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, the Trump admin. offers hundreds of reinstatements after DOGE workforce cuts, Sweden’s Anna Breman is named the first female Royal Bank of New Zealand governor, Super Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan, and an experimental gene therapy reportedly slows the progression of Huntington's Disease. Sources: www.verity.news
Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly, The U.S. Secret Service dismantles a hidden telecommunications network in New York, The OECD warns of the global impacts of Trump’s tariffs, The EU and Indonesia agree on a free trade deal after nine years of talks, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger quit the International Criminal Court, The Trump administration issues guidance on acetaminophen during pregnancy, Ryan Routh is found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump, Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel Live!, India's Supreme Court criticizes the Air India crash investigation, and NASA eyes February for the first crewed moon mission in 50 years. Sources: www.verity.news
France joins the U.K., Canada and Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state, Trump honors slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, German and Swedish jets track a Russian plane over the Baltic Sea, The U.S. sanctions ‘enablers' of a sanctioned Brazilian judge, Egypt pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, Germany’s AfD reaches 26% in polls, The FBI allegedly recorded Trump’s border czar taking a $50K cash bribe, Trump says the Murdochs will join a TikTok U.S. investment group, The U.S. approves Meta's Llama AI for government use, and Nobel laureates call for binding AI 'red lines' by 2026. Sources: www.verity.news
The U.S. vetoes a U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza for a sixth time, China warns Papua New Guinea against an Australia defense pact, Estonia claims that Russian jets violated its airspace, France expels Malian diplomats and suspends counter-terrorism ties, Italy becomes the first EU nation to pass an AI regulation law, The Taliban bans books by women authors from Afghan universities, The U.S. Senate rejects funding bills as a shutdown looms, New York City officials are arrested at an ICE facility, A CDC panel votes to limit MMRV vaccines for young children, and scientists create an AI-designed virus. Sources: www.verity.news
Hundreds of thousands strike across France over budget cuts, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign a mutual defense pact, Trump moves to designate antifa as a major terrorist organization, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s show over his Charlie Kirk comments, the U.K. arrests three people on suspicion of spying for Russia, the U.S. Education Dept. announces a new civics effort in partnership with dozens of conservative groups, Australia sets a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70% below 2005 levels, a U.S. judge orders the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, DeepMind and OpenAI win gold at the “coding Olympics,” and two flying cars collide mid-air at a Chinese airshow rehearsal. Sources: www.verity.news
President Trump arrives in the U.K. for his second state visit, Chinese and Philippine ships reportedly collide in the South China Sea, Jair Bolsonaro is diagnosed with skin cancer after being hospitalized for one night, Poland’s president calls for WWII reparations during a Berlin visit, Trump says that Volodymyr Zelenskyy must “make a deal", the U.S. and Qatar near an enhanced defense deal, the U.S. Fed cuts rates by a quarter-point as the job market weakens, Attorney General Pam Bondi faces backlash for her comments on hate speech, a report alleges that climate change caused 16,500 heat-related deaths in Europe this summer, and the Vatican hosts a prominent AI roundtable. Sources: www.verity.news
Trump announces a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, A U.N. commission says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, Israel seizes over 180 crypto wallets allegedly used by Iran's IRGC, An appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook, Formal charges are filed against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, The UK’s MI5 admits it unlawfully obtained a journalist's phone data, Kennedy appoints five new members to the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, A study estimates that climate change has cost Europe over $50 billion this year, Google commits $7 billion to develop the U.K’s AI economy, and Oscar-winning actor and director Robert Redford dies. Sources: www.verity.news
The U.S. and China reach a framework deal over TikTok, The Arab-Islamic summit condemns the Israeli strike on Qatar, A Russian drone breaches Romanian airspace, Brazil's Lula pens an op-ed about democracy and sovereignty to President Trump, Australia and Papua New Guinea plan to ink a defense pact, France’s new prime minister abandons plans to cut holidays after credit downgrade, The U.K. and U.S. announce new nuclear partnerships ahead of a state visit, President Trump threatens a national emergency over D.C. immigration enforcement, Utah’s governor says the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder is not cooperating with officials, A new report correlates NATO spending to greenhouse emissions, and Penske media sues Google over its AI overviews. Sources: www.verity.news
A suspect is detained in the Charlie Kirk murder, Russia and Belarus launch their “Zapad” military exercise, Benjamin Netanyahu signs a West Bank settlement expansion plan, China exports the Fengqiao surveillance model to the Solomon Islands, South Sudan's vice president is charged with treason and murder, Ghana accepts the first West African deportees from the U.S., California passes a bill banning masks for federal agents, the U.K. economy fails to grow in July, a study links major fossil fuel companies to deadly heatwaves, and Albania appoints an AI-powered government minister. Sources: www.verity.news
Brazil's Bolsonaro is found guilty of plotting a coup, the U.K. sacks its ambassador to the U.S., Tehran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agree to resume inspections at Iranian facilities, Venezuela alleges that those killed in a U.S. boat strike were not gang members, Netanyahu formally nominat3es Major General David Zini to serve as the head of the Shin Bet, global press freedom reportedly hits a 50-year low, a watchdog probes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Musk challenges AP's race capitalization rules, Prince Harry meets King Charles for the first time in more than a year, and a NASA rover finds potential signs of past life on Mars. Sources: www.verity.news
Conservative influencer and organizer Charlie Kirk is assassinated, Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, the EU Chief proposes Israeli sanctions and payment pauses, Cuba experiences a new nationwide blackout, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear President Trump’s tariff case in November, while a judge blocks Trump's firing of Fed Governor Cook, federal charges are filed in the Charlotte light rail stabbing death, a South Korean woman is acquitted in a self-defense case from 1964, Sweden launches the world's first AI music license for training and Larry Ellison over takes Elon Musk for the title of world’s richest person. Sources: www.verity.news
Israel targets Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha, Nepal's prime minister resigns amid violent social media ban protests, Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister, A House panel releases an alleged letter from Trump to Epstein, A new poll finds that Gen Z’s gender gap widens beyond just politics, U.S.test scores hit a historic low in math and reading, Ethiopia opens Africa's largest dam, Eightco Holdings’ stock surges over 5,700% on a $250M investment in Sam Altman’s Worldcoin, A train-bus collision kills at least 10 and injures dozens in Mexico, and a Boston-based AI company launches a "near telepathic wearable" device. Sources: www.verity.news
French Prime Minister Bayrou is ousted in a no-confidence vote, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns, The opposition wins Buenos Aires’ legislative election, Six are killed in a shooting at Jerusalem bus stop, 890 people are arrested in the U.K. at a pro-Palestine protest,  Boko Haram kills over 60 in a Nigeria village attack, The U.S. Supreme Court allows the LA immigration raids to resume, The U.S. will send 300 Hyundai workers back to South Korea, A judge blocks the Trump Admin's ending of Venezuelan and Haitian temporary protected status, Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in the Australian mushroom murder trial, and Russia's cancer vaccine shows 100% efficacy in clinical trials. Sources: www.verity.news
David Lammy is named the U.K.’s new Deputy Prime Minister in a major cabinet reshuffle, A report alleges that U.S, Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians in a 2019 attempted mission, Anutin Charnvirakul is elected Thailand’s prime minister, Mali files an International Court of Justice case against Algeria over a drone downing, A Gaza boy said to be "gunned down" is allegedly found alive, ICE raids a Georgia Hyundai plant, arresting 475 workers, President Trump will direct the Pentagon to use “Department of War” as a secondary title, DOJ opens a criminal investigation into Fed governor Lisa Cook, The EU fines Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive ad practices, and a new study posits a link between air pollution and dementia. Sources: www.verity.news
Putin and Xi are heard on a hot mic discussing immortality, RFK Jr. faces bipartisan questioning before the Senate Finance Committee, 26 nations pledge post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, a report alleges that one-in-four Gaza detainees are identified as militants, at least 15 are killed in a funicular tram crash in Portugal’s Lisbon, a mass stabbing in Canada’s Manitoba leaves at least two dead, Florida plans to end all vaccine mandates, Texas’ Senate passes a bill allowing citizens to sue abortion pill providers, a judge blocks Trump's $2.2B Harvard funding freeze, and the world's largest illegal sports streaming site is shut down. Sources: www.verity.news
China holds a military parade with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, the U.S. military strikes an alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat, killing 11, the Thai government seeks House dissolution as the opposition backs a rival's Prime Minister bid, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Rayner admits to stamp duty underpayment, the Trump administration lifts a hold on a $2M ICE spyware contract, U.S. deportees to Eswatini are allegedly held without charge, Jeffrey Epstein survivors hold a news conference with Congressional representatives, a judge orders Google to share search data but rejects breaking up the tech giant, an AI surveillance startup says it can end crime in America, and a new study calculates sea level rise at only 1.5 mm per year. Sources: www.verity.news
Trump moves Space Command’s headquarters to Alaska, Belgium announces plans to recognize the State of Palestine, Von der Leyen's plane is allegedly hit by GPS interference, Romania's coalition faces no-confidence votes, a judge rules that Trump's LA military deployment was illegal, British comedian Graham Linehan is arrested over an X post on trans issues, Burkina Faso passes a law banning homosexuality, a landslide kills over 1,000 in Sudan's Darfur region, over a thousand “Workers Over Billionaires” protests take place across the U.S., and Meta adds new safeguards to its AI products. Sources: www.verity.news
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