US-Myanmar talks, Maduro torture charges and Canada MAID U-turn

Two Syrian pipelines are damaged in separate incidents, Delhi shuts down its Central Park amid ongoing protests, thousands march in Argentina over a university funding law, a report suggests that the White House ordered limits on Ukraine's Starshield access, Katie Zacharia is out as White House Press Secretary, the U.S. reportedly eyes an ad campaign amid low Afrikaner refugee demand, a teen kills 3 kids and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school, a U.K. tiger attack victim reportedly died of multiple traumatic injuries, Infantino apologizes for the World Cup plan at a FIFA meeting, and CNN, FT, and Axios join Google's paid news AI pilot program. Sources: Verity.News

Over a dozen are injured in a train-bus collision at France’s Channel Tunnel entrance, Trump calls off the planned livestream for the Fort Hood shooter's execution, a Trump administration probe seeks to deport and denaturalize Ilhan Omar, a school roof collapse in Pakistan kills over 30 children, U.S. plans for Iran allegedly include using the 'mother of all bombs,' the Houthis strike Yemen's presidential palace, Indonesia drops dry ice over Sumatra to clear wildfire haze, Kenya confirms its second Ebola case, Anthropic reports 45% Q3 revenue growth, and Trump’s new press secretary faces questions over her legal qualifications. Sources: Verity.News

Over a dozen are injured in a train-bus collision at France’s Channel Tunnel entrance, Trump calls off the planned livestream for the Fort Hood shooter's execution, a Trump administration probe seeks to deport and denaturalize Ilhan Omar, a school roof collapse in Pakistan kills over 30 children, U.S. plans for Iran allegedly include using the 'mother of all bombs,' the Houthis strike Yemen's presidential palace, Indonesia drops dry ice over Sumatra to clear wildfire haze, Kenya confirms its second Ebola case, Anthropic reports 45% Q3 revenue growth, and Trump’s new press secretary faces questions over her legal qualifications. Sources: Verity.News

The Saudi Crown Prince and the Iraqi Prime Minister meet amid regional tensions, President Trump pardons Alaska diesel shop owners at a rally, Iran allegedly sentences a woman to death over a social media post, Ukraine says its access to Starlink is disrupted, CVS will pay $315 million to settle opioid prescription claims, France and Chad sign a defense deal two years after their split, the U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez, Katie Zacharia makes her debut as the new White House press secretary, Bank of America is fined $1.2 billion by the U.S. Treasury in a money laundering case, and the U.K. rejects the EU push for tariffs on Chinese cars. Sources: Verity.News

Pope Leo is diagnosed with lung cancer, Carney urges Alberta to stay in Canada ahead of its independence vote, Opposition protesters in Delhi march to the Supreme Court, the Kremlin says Putin is willing to suspend strikes on Ukraine to allow for an election, Six Flags shuts nine roller coasters after a death in Georgia, Anthropic warns AI could self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things devices within months, Texas' Paxton is accused of partying with U.S. fugitives, the IMF warns that the global economy is nearing its "limits of resilience," Mamdani orders the NYPD to review its use-of-force policies, and hackers heat fridges at hundreds of French supermarkets. Sources: Verity.News

Federal agents search the D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, Trump claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire, the UK prime minister says Russia interfered in the Brexit vote, the Djibouti migrant boat death toll rises to 139 with 84 still missing, a judge halts taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring Trump, Hall and Woodford win the Nobel Prize for taming economic shocks, the White House restores the U.K's access to unreleased AI systems, the Lancet warns nuclear war and malicious AI could end humanity by 2100, Pope Leo XIV is to have surgery for a small lung nodule, and Trump is reportedly considering firing the U.S. ambassador to Greece. Sources: Verity.News

The Houthis claim an attack on Riyadh's airport, thousands are detained in Delhi over election chief protests, Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed clash in a Michigan Senate debate, a powerful earthquake shakes Panama, South Africa's ‘Navi’ Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, Anthropic's new policy bans "cruel behavior" towards Claude, the Pentagon plans to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's firing squad death, a report suggests that Nancy Pelosi leads Congress in data center investments, a BBC report claims that an ex-officer claims that Ukraine spies approved the Monaco bombing, and Japan raids its top four brewers over alleged beer price-fixing. Sources: Verity.News

The U.S. reportedly opens talks with Myanmar's military rulers, Venezuela's Maduro is charged with the alleged torture of Americans, Canada moves to bar assisted dying for mental illness, a U.K. court rules the February raids on Andrew's homes were unlawful,  Moscow dismisses claims of a second case of pneumonic plague, the DNC sues to halt taxpayer-funded Trump TV ads, Africa launches its own credit rating agency, the Spanish pensioner who sparked the ongoing housing protests dies, Canadian Poet Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, and a new gene therapy restores partial sight in blind patients. Sources: Verity.News

High school classes are canceled and stun grenade use is halted amid the ongoing France protests, President Trump reportedly seeks to turn a Florida golf club into a new Camp David, the EU and Morocco hold security talks, Eritrean troops reportedly enter a northern Ethiopian town, a man gets 18 months in prison in the first U.S. streaming fraud case, a Reform UK internal inquiry clears aides over £500,000 donation sting, Christa Pike is awake and talking 6 days after her failed execution, an ex-CIA official admits to $194 million in fraud over fake spy schemes, Webull stock sinks amid a House China report.  Sources: Verity.News

Trump says Iran could 'take out' LA or San Diego, Israel claims the FlyDubai co-pilot plotted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion airport, Haiti reportedly postpones its upcoming elections, Paramount takes over Warner Bros. in a $110 billion Hollywood merger, former German spy chief Hanning is arrested on treason allegations, the separatist Parti Québécois wins Quebec's election, the U.K. launches a security review after an OpenAI system attempted to access government data, New York declares a disaster emergency over its measles outbreak, the U.S. Supreme Court weighs Boulder's climate suit against oil firms, and Francis Halzen wins the Nobel Physics Prize for his work on ghost particles. Sources: Verity.News