Trump Iran ultimatum, record El Niño and 'Trump TV' livestream

Trump tells the U.N. General Assembly that Iran faces a choice between a deal or annihilation, the U.K. agrees to refuel Saudi jets as Houthi attacks escalate, Burnham meets Trump to discuss AI and geopolitics, the White House debuts a "Trump TV" YouTube livestream, El Niño hits record strength weeks before its expected peak, the EU delists two Russian businessmen from its sanctions list, Lindsay Clancy's defense calls for a probe into the lone holdout juror, British Columbia sues OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, California's racial bias trial against Tesla opens in Oakland, and Infantino proposes an independent review of FIFA's governance. Sources: Verity.News

The US pitches an AI alert system with China ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit, Germany's Merz calls the CDU's state election losses a "disaster" but vows to stay on, Haiti extradites suspects in the 2021 assassination of its president, TV networks halt their pooled coverage of Trump over a CNN ban, states settle an antitrust suit clearing the Paramount-WBD deal, Pakistan arrests Imran Khan's sister ahead of a PTI march, United Russia wins and nears a record 355 Duma seats, Trump says the Triumphal Arch will double as a military complex, an ICE officer shoots a DoorDash driver in Austin, Typhoon Dujuan skirts Japan and triggers deadly landslides, and researchers identify a "pain axis" in AI systems. Sources: Verity.News

A report alleges that an AI error nearly triggered a U.S. raid on a Chinese ship, while another report alleges that the Saudis asked China to curb the Houthis, France's Emmanuel Macron hosts Nigeria's Bola Tinubu, a deadly suicide blast strikes a Pakistan mosque, a study alleges that heat and drought wiped out 3.1 million tons of EU potatoes, Mark Rutte presses U.K. for a "credible path" to 3.5% on defense, 170 Democratic staffers urge the party to reject AI Super PAC cash, President Trump orders the expansion of hunting and fishing on federal lands, a judge orders a 30-day notice before the Kennedy Center demolition, an Argentine judge orders a halt to a Falklands oil project. Sources: Verity.News

Canada's Carney addresses the European parliament, a U.N. mission finds "reasonable ground" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in its Iran strikes, the Philippines' Duterte appears in person before the International Criminal Court, Sweden's Kristersson resigns following his bloc's election defeat, King Charles hosts an AI summit in Scotland, reports allege that OpenAI pays contractors to read and rate users' chats, a group of scientists sue the NIH over its grant keyword screening, Fiji declares HIV a national crisis, a study finds that Greenland and Antarctica lost 11.3 trillion metric tons of ice between 1979 and 2023, and a new wild cat species is found in Bolivia's cloud forest. Sources: Verity.News

Russia votes in the first Duma election since the Ukraine War, the Fed hikes rates to 4%, defying Trump's calls for cuts, Saudi Arabia sets a 'red line' over a claimed Houthi attack on Mecca, a Gaza City building collapse kills at least 20, and Japan's centenarians top 100,000 for the first time, Ex-Kosovo President Thaçi gets 25 years for war crimes, over 300 Korean workers file claims over a Georgia ICE raid, paid leave for U.S. federal workers hit at least $9.5 billion in 2025, the EU proposes a social media ban for children under 13, and "godfather" of AI, Yoshua Bengio, says AI risk is nearing a "Covid moment." Sources: Verity.News

NATO jets shoot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace, A Pentagon inspector confirms the Iran war has led to U.S. munitions shortfalls, Massie moves to impeach Hegseth over the Iran war, an inquiry finds that some of the infant deaths in the U.K.'s Lucy Letby case could have been prevented, the U.S. confirms It has deployed weapons in space, Ukraine's prime minister warns that the country's finances are nearing a 'critical point,' Venezuela's Rodríguez reportedly plans to attend next week's U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Supreme Court blocks new postal mail ballot rules, China enacts new rules allowing exit bans over security concerns, and a 'Pro-Human Assembly' in Washington brings together Sanders and Bannon to discuss AI risks. Sources: Verity.News

Ukraine says Russia hit a civilian train near the Polish border, the Swedish opposition holds a slim lead in a tight election, Trump calls AI backlash a "sick conspiracy" and criticizes Anthropic's CEO, protests break out across Syria over fuel price increases, the 10-year Treasury yield hits 5% for the first time since 2023, the search widens for 129 missing after a Java Sea ferry capsize, BRICS leaders wrap up the New Delhi Summit with a push for cooperation, more than 85,00 Yemenis are displaced as fighting intensifies, the EPA is expected to repeal greenhouse gas limits for power plants, and a Malaysian boy is acquitted for the murder of a schoolgirl on grounds of insanity. Sources: Verity.News

President Trump and other officials across the U.S. mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Houthis seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, Anthropic's CEO urges the AI industry to slow down, the U.S. Dept. of Justice deports an Afghan woman in the first terror removal court case, OpenAI rogue AI agents reportedly used 10+ sites without permission, Peru joins the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas, U.S. diesel tops $6 per gallon for the first time on record, U.K. lawmakers vote against an assisted dying bill, at least five are killed and 40 are injured after a deadly Dutch tour bus crash in the Swiss Alps, and Micron offers Taiwan workers up to 68 months' pay. Sources: Verity.News

Trump pledges $5,000 to each voter if the GOP retains control of Congress, as he promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1 million enrollees, Yemen's Houthis seize the Red Sea Port of Mocha, Norway claims that Zelenskyy's plane was nearly hit by a Russian drone, Anthropic claims to have blocked five bioweapons-linked uses of Claude AI, a fire on a cargo ship in China kills at least 25, declassified files reveal Ceuta was warned before the recent mass crossing from Morocco, the EU's climate agency reports that August tied as the hottest month ever recorded globally, Huawei's racketeering trial opens in New York, and the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens in London. Sources: Verity.News

The U.S. strikes Iranian tankers amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, President Trump bans Canadian alcohol and motorcycle imports, Brazil's Supreme Court Justice reinstates the Federal Police Chief, Rwanda's Paul Kagame inks key agreements with Oman during a visit, Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP crypto token spikes, then crashes, Norway assists the return of Russian citizens after a ship seizure in Arctic islands, the U.K.'s Prime Minister Burnham backs National Air Traffic Services chief as over 2K flights get canceled, President Trump reportedly gave $45,000 cash gifts to three top aides, Google suggests that hackers, including those allegedly from China, now use AI agents to attack in hours, a new report suggests that global reading scores have plunged. Sources: Verity.News