Southeast Asia Floods, Tulip Siddiq Sentencing and HIV Eradication Plan

The death toll from extreme weather in Southeast Asia passes 1,140, Sheikh Hasina and UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq are sentenced to jail in Bangladesh, Trump confirms a call with Venezuela's Maduro, An appeals court rules that Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, The U.K. investigates the SAS over deaths during the Afghan war, A report finds global arms sales have hit a record $679 billion, Singapore executes three people within a week, The FDA links ten child deaths to COVID vaccines, The U.K. unveils a £170M plan to end HIV transmission by 2030, and the White House launches a media bias tracker. Sources:  Verity.News

Two National Guard members are shot in Washington, D.C., Jair Bolsonaro starts a 27-year jail term in Brazil, Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Putin about the Ukraine peace deal, A study suggests that the U.K. could lose 3 million jobs to AI by 2035, Hong Kong suffers a deadly apartment complex fire, A judge dismisses the Georgia election case against President Trump, The Trump administration announces medicare price cuts for 15 drugs, Jakarta becom2es the world's most populous city, Scientists detect gamma rays that may prove the existence of dark matter, and an Ethiopian volcano erupts for the first time in 12,000 years. Sources:  Verity.News  

Trump and Xi hold a call to discuss Taiwan and Ukraine, The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation closes its operations, The FBI reportedly schedules interviews with six Democrats over an allegedly 'seditious' military video, The National Rally’s Jordan Bardella is projected to win France’s 2027 election, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces declare a three-month humanitarian ceasefire, The World Food Program warns of a coming hunger crisis in Nigeria, A U.K. committee says the BBC is not in ‘safe hands,’ An Australian senator is censured for wearing a burqa as part of a protest, Trump launches “Genesis Mission” to integrate AI into scientific research, and scientists identify four major turning points in the brain’s development. Sources: Verity.News  

The US and Ukraine signal progress on peace talks, Fifty children escape after a mass school abduction in Nigeria, A U.S. judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James, Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from Congress, Jair Bolsonaro is arrested over flight risk concerns, Three are killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary headquarters in Pakistan, DOGE reportedly disbands quietly ahead of schedule, The Philippines arrests seven people in a major flood control corruption case, A U.K. puberty blocker trial is set to begin, Novo Nordisk shares plunge after Alzheimer’s drug trials fail, and Candace Owens claims France hired a team to assassinate her.

President Trump hosts NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani at the White House, Haiti's electoral council proposes an Aug. 30 for general elections, Russia and Togo will mutually open embassies for the first time 65 Years, Japan approves a 21.3 trillion yen stimulus package, Brazil sees U.S.-imposed tariffs on agricultural goods drop by 40%, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reportedly met with Jonathan Pollard, President Trump proposes 34 offshore drilling leases in a five-year plan, the CDC updates its website on vaccine-autism claims, the U.S. Transportation and Security Agency proposes an $18 fee for travelers without a REAL ID, and the U.K. opens a new AI-powered underwater drone facility. Sources: www.verity.news

U.S  military officials visit Ukraine amid reports of a new peace plan, the EU unveils a €100 billion military Schengen Zone plan, airstrikes in Gaza mark the deadliest day since the ceasefire started, France’s Macron kicks off his Africa tour in Mauritius, a fire disrupts COP30 climate talks, New Zealand bans puberty blockers for transgender minors, the U.S. House votes to repeal a provision allowing senators to sue the government over seized records, a court blocks restrictions on immigration officers’ use of force in Chicago, a new pinprick blood test shows promise in detecting disease 10 years before the onset of symptoms, and NASA releases new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, Sources: www.verity.news

The European Central Bank warns of global financial shocks, Li Qiang makes the first PRC premier visit to Zambia in 28 years, an Israeli strike kills 13 at a Lebanon refugee camp, a Russian missile attack kills 25 in Ukraine's Ternopil, a U.K. House of Commons Committee says the nation lacks a defense plan, President Trump pushes federal AI rules and warns against AI overregulation, while the Trump admin. takes steps to dismantle the Dept. of Education, Rep. Jim Jordan refers an ex-special counsel aide to the Dept. of Justice for prosecution, a report suggests that loose wire caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, Roblox rolls out facial age verification for chat features. Sources: www.verity.news

The U.S. House votes to release all Epstein files, Saudi’s crown prince meets with Trump at the White House,  Hamas rejects a U.N. resolution approving Trump’s Gaza plan, Canada’s Liberals narrowly survive a budget vote, the U.K. declines to publicly release COVID vaccine death data, a Cloudflare outage disrupts services for millions of websites, Florida rescues 122 missing children, 25 schoolgirls are kidnapped in Nigeria, Trump announces fast-track visas for FIFA World Cup fans, and Anthropic releases an open-source tool to test for AI political bias. Sources: www.verity.news

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to death, The U.K. extends its asylum-settlement wait period to 20 years, The U.S. designates a Venezuelan cartel as a terrorist organization, Iran allegedly halts uranium enrichment and says it will negotiate only if treated with “dignity and respect,” The DR Congo and M23 rebels sign a peace framework in Qatar, Donald Trump urges Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files, 45 Indian pilgrims are killed in a bus-tanker crash in Saudi Arabia, Over 120 people are injured in Gen Z–led protests in Mexico, Jeff Bezos reportedly launches a new AI startup, Michelle Obama says the United States is not ready for a woman president, and a DNA analysis of Hitler's blood reveals genetic disorders. Sources: www.verity.news

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.