Kirk murder suspect detention, Russia-Belarus exercise and AI-powered official

A suspect is detained in the Charlie Kirk murder, Russia and Belarus launch their “Zapad” military exercise, Benjamin Netanyahu signs a West Bank settlement expansion plan, China exports the Fengqiao surveillance model to the Solomon Islands, South Sudan's vice president is charged with treason and murder, Ghana accepts the first West African deportees from the U.S., California passes a bill banning masks for federal agents, the U.K. economy fails to grow in July, a study links major fossil fuel companies to deadly heatwaves, and Albania appoints an AI-powered government minister. Sources: www.verity.news

Brazil's Bolsonaro is found guilty of plotting a coup, the U.K. sacks its ambassador to the U.S., Tehran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agree to resume inspections at Iranian facilities, Venezuela alleges that those killed in a U.S. boat strike were not gang members, Netanyahu formally nominat3es Major General David Zini to serve as the head of the Shin Bet, global press freedom reportedly hits a 50-year low, a watchdog probes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Musk challenges AP's race capitalization rules, Prince Harry meets King Charles for the first time in more than a year, and a NASA rover finds potential signs of past life on Mars. Sources: www.verity.news

Conservative influencer and organizer Charlie Kirk is assassinated, Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, the EU Chief proposes Israeli sanctions and payment pauses, Cuba experiences a new nationwide blackout, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear President Trump’s tariff case in November, while a judge blocks Trump's firing of Fed Governor Cook, federal charges are filed in the Charlotte light rail stabbing death, a South Korean woman is acquitted in a self-defense case from 1964, Sweden launches the world's first AI music license for training and Larry Ellison over takes Elon Musk for the title of world’s richest person. Sources: www.verity.news

Israel targets Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha, Nepal's prime minister resigns amid violent social media ban protests, Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister, A House panel releases an alleged letter from Trump to Epstein, A new poll finds that Gen Z’s gender gap widens beyond just politics, U.S.test scores hit a historic low in math and reading, Ethiopia opens Africa's largest dam, Eightco Holdings’ stock surges over 5,700% on a $250M investment in Sam Altman’s Worldcoin, A train-bus collision kills at least 10 and injures dozens in Mexico, and a Boston-based AI company launches a "near telepathic wearable" device. Sources: www.verity.news

French Prime Minister Bayrou is ousted in a no-confidence vote, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns, The opposition wins Buenos Aires’ legislative election, Six are killed in a shooting at Jerusalem bus stop, 890 people are arrested in the U.K. at a pro-Palestine protest,  Boko Haram kills over 60 in a Nigeria village attack, The U.S. Supreme Court allows the LA immigration raids to resume, The U.S. will send 300 Hyundai workers back to South Korea, A judge blocks the Trump Admin's ending of Venezuelan and Haitian temporary protected status, Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in the Australian mushroom murder trial, and Russia's cancer vaccine shows 100% efficacy in clinical trials. Sources: www.verity.news

David Lammy is named the U.K.’s new Deputy Prime Minister in a major cabinet reshuffle, A report alleges that U.S, Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians in a 2019 attempted mission, Anutin Charnvirakul is elected Thailand’s prime minister, Mali files an International Court of Justice case against Algeria over a drone downing, A Gaza boy said to be "gunned down" is allegedly found alive, ICE raids a Georgia Hyundai plant, arresting 475 workers, President Trump will direct the Pentagon to use “Department of War” as a secondary title, DOJ opens a criminal investigation into Fed governor Lisa Cook, The EU fines Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive ad practices, and a new study posits a link between air pollution and dementia. Sources: www.verity.news

Putin and Xi are heard on a hot mic discussing immortality, RFK Jr. faces bipartisan questioning before the Senate Finance Committee, 26 nations pledge post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, a report alleges that one-in-four Gaza detainees are identified as militants, at least 15 are killed in a funicular tram crash in Portugal’s Lisbon, a mass stabbing in Canada’s Manitoba leaves at least two dead, Florida plans to end all vaccine mandates, Texas’ Senate passes a bill allowing citizens to sue abortion pill providers, a judge blocks Trump's $2.2B Harvard funding freeze, and the world's largest illegal sports streaming site is shut down. Sources: www.verity.news

China holds a military parade with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, the U.S. military strikes an alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat, killing 11, the Thai government seeks House dissolution as the opposition backs a rival's Prime Minister bid, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Rayner admits to stamp duty underpayment, the Trump administration lifts a hold on a $2M ICE spyware contract, U.S. deportees to Eswatini are allegedly held without charge, Jeffrey Epstein survivors hold a news conference with Congressional representatives, a judge orders Google to share search data but rejects breaking up the tech giant, an AI surveillance startup says it can end crime in America, and a new study calculates sea level rise at only 1.5 mm per year. Sources: www.verity.news

Trump moves Space Command’s headquarters to Alaska, Belgium announces plans to recognize the State of Palestine, Von der Leyen's plane is allegedly hit by GPS interference, Romania's coalition faces no-confidence votes, a judge rules that Trump's LA military deployment was illegal, British comedian Graham Linehan is arrested over an X post on trans issues, Burkina Faso passes a law banning homosexuality, a landslide kills over 1,000 in Sudan's Darfur region, over a thousand “Workers Over Billionaires” protests take place across the U.S., and Meta adds new safeguards to its AI products. Sources: www.verity.news

China hosts the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, A powerful earthquake causes widespread casualties in Eastern Afghanistan, President Donald Trump mulls a U.S.-led Gaza relocation effort, Guyana-Venezuela tensions mount ahead of the Guyanese general election, Houthis raid U.N. offices in Yemen and detain 11 staff, Vladimir Putin reiterates the need for “root Causes” to be addressed for Ukraine peace, France’s Prime Minister Bayrou defends budget plans ahead of a confidence vote, Norway and the, U.K. agree to a major warship deal, Trump reportedly considers an Executive Order mandating voter IDs, Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized after car accident in New Hampshire, and xAI sues an ex-engineer over alleged Grok trade secret theft. Sources: www.verity.news