US-Iran 'stand down', Bolton plea deal and King Charles tax disclosure

SCOTUS votes 6-3 to uphold birthright citizenship, Kushner and Witkoff meet Qatari mediators in Doha for Iran talks, Keiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidency by a slim margin, South Korea's parliament confirms Han Seong-sook as prime minister, a Ukrainian businessman is among three people injured in a Monaco bomb attack, SCOTUS upholds state transgender sports bans, a Gallup poll shows that economic pessimism among Russians is at its highest in two decades, the U.K. considers blocking Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, The New England Journal of Medicine retracts a Tavneos study over data concerns, and researchers find Antarctic sea creatures that may help treat melanoma. Sources: Verity.News

Venezuela's earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as rescue efforts continue, the WHO says Europe's heatwave is linked to 1,300 deaths, the Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, Australia and Vanuatu sign a security pact, Pakistan says its strikes kill 29 militants in Afghanistan, the Supreme Court upholds late mail ballot counting, South Korea unveils a $576 billion chip and AI investment plan, six are killed in a shooting at a German youth facility, 11 people are killed in a skydiving plane crash in France, and the first dinosaur bone from Antarctica is found in a drawer. Sources: Verity.News

The U.S.and Iran pause fighting, renewed strikes on Iran following a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz,Israel and Lebanon sign an agreement in Washington, ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining national security information, King Charles publicly discloses his personal tax bill, a study claims that climate change is behind Europe's record heatwave, Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center closes, the U.K. drafts a bill to ban LGBTQ+ conversion practices, Australia moves to toughen its teen social media ban, OpenAI limits the release of its latest AI system at the White House's request, and Apple and Microsoft hike their prices over surging chip costs. Sources: Verity.News

Deadly twin earthquakes strike Venezuela, the U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump to end protections for Syrians and Haitians, Taiwan's Legislative Speaker meets U.S. lawmakers amid a $14 billion arms deal, Africa CDC raises its Ebola funding needs to $1.4 billion, OpenAI debuts its 'jalapeño' AI chip, President Trump asks Congress for $87.6 billion, including $67 billion for the Iran war, a top U.S. Army European commander will leave his position early, Western Australia Police will review the interactions it had with Virginia Giuffre, Europe shatters temperature records amid a deadly heatwave, and a report suggests that 180,000 Canadians wait in Emergency Room visits for over 48 hours. Sources: Verity.News

Earthquakes rock Venezuela, the U.N. launches an operation to evacuate 11,000 sailors stranded in Hormuz, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York City Democratic primaries, the EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time, Niger becomes the third country to leave the International Criminal Court, a study suggests that sperm whales have developed distinct dialects in the Mediterranean, the EU is accused of complicity in alleged Libyan migrant abuses, a Chilean judge sentences three former secret police agents over a 1976 Washington, D.C. murder, President Trump blocks a housing bill, demanding his Voter ID law first, while Trump signs orders to target the construction of a quantum computer by 2028, and an independent review ties Nottingham, U.K. maternity failures to hundreds of avoidable deaths and injuries. Sources: Verity.News

The U.S. waives sanctions on Iranian oil, the U.K.'s outgoing Starmer government pauses all "major" policy announcements, Trump’s acting intelligence director begins firing staff, a Montreal shooting leaves three people dead,  a note claims that Nancy Guthrie died shortly after her abduction, the U.K. considers requiring social media to prioritize trusted news, a child under 12 is euthanized in the Netherlands, dozens of climate-vulnerable countries launch a new global financing framework, Kenya halts a U.S. Ebola facility, and the Five Eyes alliance warns that AI could devastate governments within months. Sources: Verity.News

Abelardo de la Espriella wins the presidential runoff in Colombia, China announces sanctions on 10 American military-related companies, Alan Greenspan, a former Fed chair, dies at age 100, Czech broadcasters strike over a state funding takeover, at least five people are arrested for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Pool, the Spanish prime minster’s wife is ordered to stand trial on corruption charges, fifty-four are injured and 18 are missing in an explosion at a Qatar gas terminal, Australia makes a record cocaine bust, and Japan raises visa fees fivefold in the first hike since 1978. Sources: Verity.News

Keir Starmer resigns, US and Iran diplomats work on nuclear deal, Italy's foreign minister cancels a planned trip to the U.S. amid a dispute between Trump and Meloni, D.C. Democratic Socialist Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic mayoral primary, the UAE bans social media for users under the age of 15, the parents of a Serbian school shooter are sentenced in a re-trial, the CDC activates $107 million to fight Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, Gabbard releases documents allegedly tying Fauci to gain-of-function research funding at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Meta seeks immunity in the Kids Online Safety Act, and a study finds that the world's top 10% consumers cause up to $5.7 trillion in damages annually. Sources: Verity.News

Israel releases a new map of a security zone in southern Lebanon, the EU greenlights offshore migrant "return hubs," the U.S. and Bolivia ink a $20 million anti-drug trafficking deal, Ukrainian drones target Moscow, Apple warns that price hikes are unavoidable amid an AI chip surge, Gunmen attack an airport in Niger's capital, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that marijuana users can't be banned from gun access, the California billionaire tax hits the ballot, a Canada panel urges a permanent "medical assistance in dying" ban for mental illness, and Bernie Sanders introduces $7 trillion AI wealth fund bill. Sources: Verity.News

President Trump suggests that an Iran deal could be inked by Thursday or Friday, while AI, Ukraine and children's online safety are also discussed at the G7 summit in France, Brazil's top court convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro for coercion, Israel and Somaliland reveal secret ties, authorities in Vietnam bust a large-scale cat theft ring, Trump-Backed Mike Collins wins Georgia's GOP runoff, Luigi Mangione's defense cites emotional disturbance in the CEO murder case, the U.S. Dept of Justice moves to dismiss an NAACP suit against xAI's data center, Canada's opioid deaths dropped 23% in 2025, and the U.N. reports that Asia was hit by record heat, floods and sea levels in 2025. Sources: Verity.News