The U.S. launches Operation Southern Spear against Western Hemisphere “narco-terrorists,” Anthropic claims that PRC-sponsored hackers used Claude AI in recent cyberattacks, The BBC apologizes to President Trump over its Jan. 6 documentary edit, South Sudan’s president fires the country’s vice president, Bol Mel,The U.S. designates four European groups as terrorist organizations, A report claims that the CIA dropped modified poppy seeds to sabotage the Afghan opium trade, The Trump Admin. will reportedly send federal border agents to Charlotte, North Carolina, The U.S. Justice Department sues to block California's new Congressional maps, Several people are killed in a Stockholm, Sweden bus crash, and a new study suggests that dog breeds first emerged 11,000 years ago.  

Trump signs a funding bill to end the U.S. government shutdown, Thailand’s king makes a state visit to China, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's party wins the parliamentary elections, Trump requests a full pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Global carbon emissions are estimated to hit a record high of 38.1 billion tonnes this year, Boeing is ordered to pay $35.8 million in the first civil trial verdict related to 737 Max accidents,A U.S. judge orders the release of 615 people detained in a Chicago immigration sweep, The White House suggests that October’s jobs and inflation data may never be released, A study warns that robots powered by popular AI models pose safety risks in real-world settings, and a suspect is arrested in Canada after taking a bus on a “civil joyride.”  Sources:  Verity.News  

Istanbul’s mayor faces 2,430 years in prison on 142 charges, House Democrats release Jeffrey Epstein emails reportedly linked to President Trump, Australia spy chief says China’s cyber soldiers could inflict “high-impact sabotage,” an ally of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is charged in a $100M corruption scandal, Indigenous protesters breach the COP30 summit venue in Brazil, the U.K.’s Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, denies a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer, Venezuela mobilizes forces as the USS Gerald Ford enters the region, JFK's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, will run for Congress in New York, the U.S. Treasury Secretary suggests p rice relief for coffee and bananas, and Meta's Chief AI Scientist, Yann LeCun, will leave for a startup.   Sources: www.verity.news

A report suggests that a de facto partition of Gaza is increasingly likely, Thailand suspends a Trump administration-brokered Cambodia peace deal, Hannibal Gaddafi is released on a $900,000 bail, China is reportedly targeting the U.S. military with rare Earth export curbs, A new “TRUMP” party launches in Belgium, Senator Elizabeth Warren seeks a probe of U.S. agencies' partisan shutdown messages, SoftBank sells its entire Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion, The International Olympic Committee considers a blanket ban on trans women in the Olympics, Canada loses its measles-free status after 27 Years, and a study claims that speaking multiple languages is associated with slower aging.

Donald Trump threatens to sue the BBC for $1 billion over an edited speech, The U.S. Senate votes to end a record 40-day government shutdown, Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison pending appeal, Syrian President al-Sharaa meets Trump in a historic visit, Israel’s president begins a landmark African tour, The RSF is accused of burning and burying bodies from El Fasher in mass graves, An Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 dead, Trump pardons 77 people connected to 2020 election cases, Indonesia names former President Suharto a 'National Hero,' A report claims a former Capitol Police officer is a forensic match for the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, and a San Francisco startup raises $30M for embryo gene editing research.  

Kazakhstan plans to join the Abraham Accords, Sudan's RSF agrees to a humanitarian ceasefire, Ukraine sentences a Russian soldier for allegedly executing a Ukrainian POW, President Trump agrees to comply after a judge’s order on SNAP benefits, The U.S. Senate reje cts a resolution requiring approval for military action against Venezuela, Unions sue over Trump's federal hiring questions, Resident doctors in the U.K. reject a pay offer ahead of labor strikes, 2025 is logged as among the hottest years on record, and Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package, Sources: www.verity.news

Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement from Congress, The U.S. reportedly plans to establish a military presence at a Damascus airbase, Putin instructs officials to submit proposals for possible nuclear weapons testing, India and Israel sign a pact on defense, AI and cybersecurity, Dozens are killed in an attack on a funeral in Sudan, The U.N. kicks off its COP30 climate summit in Belém, Trump withdraws from the upcoming G20 Summit, The U.S. cuts air traffic by 10% amid the government shutdown, FutureHouse announces an AI scientist capable of making ‘genuine discoveries,’ and FIFA announces a new Peace Prize. Sources: www.verity.news

Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City, China expresses support for Nigeria following President Trump’s military threats, multiple people are injured after a man drives into pedestrians on a French island, Mark Carney unveils a CA$280 billion budget, the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the legality of Trump’s emergency tariffs, Democrats win the governor races in Virginia and New Jersey, a UPS cargo plane crashes in Louisville in a deadly accident, a manhunt is underway in the U.K. for a mistakenly released prisoner, Typhoon Kalmaegi causes major destruction in the Philippines, and Google announces an initiative to launch AI data centers into space.    Sources: www.verity.news

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney dies, Americans across several states head to the polls for off-year elections, the U.S. reportedly seeks U.N. approval of a Gaza force, Ghana and Germany vow to strengthen their bilateral ties, British activist Tommy Robinson is cleared of a terror charge, Trump contradicts a court order on paying SNAP benefits, a new study details a record retreat of an Antarctic glacier, Australia launches a solar power sharing initiative, OpenAI signs a $38 billion Amazon Web Services deal, and David Sacks describes the risk of AI as “Orwellian.” Sources: www.verity.news

A deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, A man is charged with 11 attempted murders in a U.K. train attack, Iran vows to rebuild its nuclear sites, A Mexican mayor is shot and killed during the Day of the Dead festival, The BBC claims China threatened a U.K. university over Uyghur research, President Trump instructs the Pentagon to prepare for “possible action” in Nigeria, Trump's planned nuclear tests will reportedly be 'noncritical explosions’, 21 states are among those suing the Trump administration over student loan forgiveness rules, France rejects a wealth tax and approves a holding company levy, Eliezer Yudkowsky critiques OpenAI's stated goals, and the LA Dodgers are MLB champions after an epic World Series. Sources: www.verity.news

A judge orders the Trump administration to use emergency funds for SNAP benefits, Protests escalate following Tanzania’s election, Ukraine claims that Russia used a missile that led President Trump to quit the INF treaty, Latvia votes to exit the Istanbul Convention, A Finnish Member of Parliament and a Bishop face hate speech charges, Victoria passes Australia's first Indigenous Treaty law, The FBI arrests five in Michigan over an alleged Islamic State group-inspired Halloween plot, Texas allows judges to refuse same-sex weddings on religious grounds, A study suggests that humans surpassed AI models across planning and prediction tasks, and thieves steal over 1,000 artifacts from museum storage in Oakland. Sources: www.verity.news

Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting with Xi Jinping, vote projections show the Netherlands’ D66 and PVV parties tied in the general election, hundreds are killed at a Sudanese hospital following the Rapid Support Forces’ capture of El Fasher, Trump orders the resumption of nuclear weapons testing, Lebanon’s Joseph Aoun says the army should confront Israeli incursions, a British military instructor accused of spying for Russia is arrested in Ukraine, Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal titles, Trump cuts the refugee cap to 7,500, two men are imprisoned over a plot to kill an Iranian-American journalist, and Extropic unveils new AI chips promising a 10,000-fold leap in energy efficiency. Sources: www.verity.news

Deadly Hurricane Melissa makes a new landfall in Cuba amid major damage across Jamaica and Haiti, the Republic of Georgia's ruling party seeks to ban three opposition parties, Israeli strikes in Gaza kill over 100 Palestinians, President Trump says the U.S. and South Korea have sealed a $350B trade deal, the U.S. urges Americans to leave Mali amid jihadist blockades, the U.K. Home Office says the Epping sex offender has been deported to Ethiopia, the U.S. Senate votes to end Trump's Brazil tariff emergency, a judge orders daily reports on Border Patrol operations in Chicago, the Fed cuts rates below 4% for the first time since 2022, and Nvidia makes history as a first company to hit a $5 trillion valuation. Sources: www.verity.news

Israel launches strikes in Gaza, U.S. military strikes on four alleged drug boats leave 14 dead, Dozens are killed during a drug raid in Brazil, The U.S. and Japan sign a rare earths deal, A suspect pleads guilty to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump says he'd 'love' to run for a third term, Musk launches his Wikipedia rival Grokipedia, The U.N.’s chief war ns that surpassing the 1.5°C climate limit is now “inevitable,” and scientists link mysterious light flashes to nuclear weapons testing and UFO reports. Sources: www.verity.news

President Javier Milei's party wins Argentina's midterm elections, The Caribbean braces for the impacts of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, President Donald Trump meets Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, The PKK announces its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq, Four are killed as Cameroon protests intensify ahead of the election results, Prince Andrew agrees to leave the Royal Lodge with conditions, Two U.S. Navy aircraft crash in the South China Sea, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris both eye 2028 U.S. presidential runs, The U.S. aviation sector is hit again with delays as the government shutdown continues, Two are arrested in the Louvre crown jewels heist, and Albania's virtual AI minister is announced to be “pregnant” with 83 forthcoming digital assistants. Sources: www.verity.news

President Trump ends Canada trade talks over a Ronald Reagan ad controversy, South Africa and Vietnam upgrade to a strategic partnership, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy attends a London “Coalition of the Willing” meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says Israel has met its commitments and Hamas must disarm, the U.S. deploys the world's largest aircraft carrier as pressure increases on Venezuela, the U.S. Coast Guard shoots at a U-Haul driver at an Alameda Base protest, 42 million people in the U.S. risk losing food benefits amid the government shutdown, military servicewomen in Australia launch a sex abuse lawsuit against the armed forces, Apple loses £1.5 billion in a U.K. App Store class action lawsuit, and a firefighter wins the 2025 Backyard Ultra World Championship. Sources: www.verity.news

The US sanctions Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, The International Court of Justice orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza, U.S. strikes on alleged drug vessels off Colombia's Pacific coast leave five dead, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda hold their third peace meeting, New York City mayoral candidates clash in their final debate, The NBA's Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people arrested in an FBI gambling probe, Over 100,000 public workers strike in New Zealand’s largest labor action since 1979, A study finds that Ozempic cuts heart disease risk by 20% regardless of weight loss, A report estimates climate disasters in the first half of 2025 are the costliest ever in U.S. history, and King Charles and Pope Leo hold a prayer service in a 500-year first. Sources: www.verity.news

Israel’s Knesset passes a West Bank annexation bill in a preliminary vote, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa kicks off a Southeast Asia tour in Indonesia, an appeals court in Colombia overturns former president Uribe's conviction, President Trump says he didn't want a “wasted meeting” after talks with Vladimir Putin are “on hold", six are arrested in Dublin after an anti-immigration protest, Canada’s upcoming budget could potentially trigger an election,               a federal raid in New York’s Chinatown sparks protests, Donald Trump is seeking $230 million from the Justice Dept. over federal investigations, tech CEOs are ordered to testify in a youth social media harm trial, and an open letter   calls for a superintelligence development ban. Sources: www.verity.news

J.D. Vance arrives in Israel to oversee the Gaza ceasefire, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister, A report identifies members of an “interagency weaponization working group” within the Trump administration, Ecuador releases a man who survived a U.S. strike on an alleged drug-carrying submersible, Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy begins his five-year prison sentence, The U.K.’s Met Police ends its non-crime hate incident investigations, Apple becomes the world’s second-most valuable company, A study finds that obesity-related cancers are rising in young adults across the world, Channel 4 debuts Britain's first AI TV presenter, and U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies, Sources: www.verity.news

The U.S. and Australia sign a $3B critical minerals deal, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet with Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, The EU approves a Russian gas phase-out by 2028, Rodrigo Paz wins the Bolivian presidential election, Japan’s Sanae Takaichi secures a coalition deal, A report says Marco Rubio traded MS-13 informants for prison access in El Salvador, Thieves steal the French crown jewels from the Louvre, A major internet outage hits websites following an issue at Amazon Web Services, Millions join anti-Trump “No King” protests across the U.S., An electronic eye implant restores vision in 84% of patients, and two British women make history by rowing across the Pacific Ocean non-stop. Sources: www.verity.news