Washington struck five Iranian tankers as Tehran attacked a base in Jordan, U.S. President Donald Trump denied that Iranian missiles had damaged U.S. jets in Jordan amid conflicting accounts of the attack,and Saudi Arabia shut down a key pipeline following an unclaimed drone attack launched from Iraq.This comes as dozens of people were wounded in Houthi attacks on southern Saudi Arabia,as the military organization seized Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, expanding its control over the strategically important region, Israel struck a southern Lebanese town, killing at least 12 people,and Syria arrested a senior Assad-era general during an operation carried out with the Anti-Terrorism Directorate.Meanwhile, Israeli media outlet Haaretz reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received advance warning of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Somaliland offered 2,000 troops for a U.S.-led force in Gaza as plans for the mission developed,and an Israeli drone operator described alleged "indiscriminate" killings of Palestinians while recounting military operations in Gaza.Elsewhere, Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv following the end of a three-day pause in hostilities, Moscow arrested a former British Embassy guard over an alleged Ukrainian plot,Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre claimed that a Russian drone nearly struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane as he traveled to Oslo for the funeral of the late King Harald V,and Norway helped dozens of Russians return home after authorities seized their ship in the Arctic islands.

Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods after trade negotiations collapsed last month, Trump banned imports of Canadian alcohol and motorcycles and announced plans to extend the existing 50% tariffs to dozens more Canadian products,and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Peru and Ecuador to discuss regional cooperation.During his tour, Washington pledged $55 million to Ecuador in support of the country's anti-gang campaignand Peru joined the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas anti-cartel pact to bolster efforts against organized crime in the region.Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS summit, Russia and North Korea opened their first road bridge, strengthening transport links between the countries,and the EU pledged 200 million to Greenland under a new partnership agreement aimed at deepening their economic and strategic ties.This comes as the U.S. backed Kenya's effort to process critical minerals domestically, as the countries expanded their economic cooperation,Rwandan President Paul Kagame signed several agreements with Oman during his inaugural visit to the Middle Eastern country,and Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after years of bilateral tensions.In other news, crypto billionaire Ben Delo made a record-breaking $48.7 million donation to Reform UK, marking the largest single contribution to a British political party, Serbia's government called a snap election for October amid mounting domestic pressure, polls in Brazil showed Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva locked in a dead heat ahead of October's presidential vote,and Ukraine's prosecutor general resigned amid an ongoing corruption investigation.Elsewhere, Israel ordered the closure of the U.K. consulate in Jerusalem following Britain's announcement of sanctions on Israeli settlements, Israel inaugurated its first embassy in Slovenia despite mass protests against the opening,and Argentina imposed new sanctions over oil drilling in the Falkland Islands, intensifying its sovereignty dispute with the U.K.In unrelated developments, newly declassified files suggested that authorities received prior warnings about the recent mass migrant crossing into Spain's Ceuta, Spain backed a bill granting citizenship to Sahrawis from Western Sahara,and hundreds of Burundians sought to leave Kenya despite a temporary amnesty for undocumented East Africans.

The CIA declassified dozens of 9/11 presidential briefsas the U.S. commemorated the 25th anniversary of the attacks with a ceremony at Ground Zero attended by Trump and all four living former presidents,and Trump defended his contested account of being at Ground Zero after 9/11 amid scrutiny of his statements.Meanwhile, the U.S. president promised $5,000 to each voter if Republicans retain control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections,as he also announced $500 rebate checks for nearly a million Americans who bought Affordable Care Act coverage,Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee lost the Democratic primary to former CVS executive Helena Buonanno Foulkes,and the Missouri Supreme Court summoned Secretary of State Denny Hoskins for instructing election officials to use a congressional map the court had previously barred.This comes as Trump proposed excluding some immigrants from the 2030 census count in a change that would affect population totals,U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk reported 23 deaths in U.S. immigration custody amid scrutiny of detention conditions, the Justice Department deported an Afghan woman in the first case ever completed before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court,and U.S. Border Patrol was accused of tracking Americans' data and sharing it with local police.In other news, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced his retirement, with plans to formally step down by the end of the year,and contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings took responsibility for the Lincoln Memorial Pool's problems, disputing the White House's claims that vandals were to blame.

U.K. lawmakers voted against an assisted-dying bill, preventing the proposed legislation from advancing, a U.S. court ruled that the Constitution did not guarantee a right to clean drinking water in a case concerning lead contamination in Mississippi, Amazon was sued over alleged discrimination against pregnant warehouse workers,and Grindr agreed to pay over $35 million to settle a U.K. lawsuit alleging it shared users' sensitive data.Meanwhile, LG denied allegations that its smart televisions spy on their owners, Jimmy Kimmel moved his interview with James Talarico from ABC to YouTube, citing alleged threats from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission,and Hong Kong jailed three leaders of the city's annual Tiananmen Square vigil under the territory's national-security laws.This comes as Australia drafted a bill requiring social media platforms to allow users to disable content-recommendation algorithms, Austria enacted a law banning girls under 14 from wearing headscarves in schools,and Eiffel Tower staff walked out over the removal of female employees during a Hindu delegation's private visit to the Parisian landmark.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's wife sought release from jail, citing a heart condition,and Huawei's racketeering trial opened in New York amid allegations that the company stole technology from American firms.This comes as a judge denied bail to Andrew and Tristan Tate, requiring the social media personalities to remain in detention as they contest their extradition to the U.K.,and a Singaporean man pleaded guilty to participating in a $245 million U.S. cryptocurrency heist.Meanwhile, a cyberattack temporarily shut down schools in Springfield as U.S. officials worked to restore affected systems,and two thieves stole four paintings worth 9 million from a French museum.

Apple introduced the iPhone Duo, marking its entry into the foldable phone market, Jaguar Land Rover announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs as part of a $2.3 billion cost-savings initiative,and Micron Technology offered workers in Taiwan reward packages worth up to 68 months of pay, responding to unions' demands.

The U.S. Treasury tripled its debt buyback to $6 billion in an effort to manage market liquidity,and the Bank of Japan signaled that further interest rate increases were possible ahead of a monetary-policy meeting.Meanwhile, U.S. diesel topped $6 per gallon for the first time on record,as Brent crude remained above $100 a barrel amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran war, Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP token launched, briefly peaking before falling sharply,and Gambian President Adama Barrow promised to resolve the country's power problems as blackouts triggered protests.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released 170,000 pages of records on 9/11 air quality, expanding access to documents about post-attack health risks, a COVID-19 vaccine injury inquiry wrapped up in Canada, with the panel hearing testimony from several witnesses,and Novo Nordisk said semaglutide reduced obesity in 40% of children under 12 in a study of pediatric patients.

The EU's climate agency reported that August tied for the hottest month ever recorded globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.96 degrees Celsius,and Nepal sought $20 million in flood aid from "high-polluting economies" following last month's deadly flash floods.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the AI industry to slow down, outlining a three-step framework to manage the technology, several U.S. lawmakers called for stronger AI safety measuresafter an Anthropic researcher resigned, warning that AI laboratories were gambling with people's lives,and Anthropic said it blocked five Claude inquiries linked to biological threats under its AI safety controls.This comes as Google warned that hackers are using AI in ever more sophisticated ways, with cybercrime operations becoming more automated, Anthropic reportedly created a "pre-crime" unit to monitor AI activists, raising concerns about surveillance and dissent,and researchers found that a zero-click AI worm could compromise WeChat accounts through calls without requiring user interaction.Meanwhile, Microsoft and two teachers' unions established binding rules for AI use in schools to govern the technology in education, Google announced a $15.1 billion investment in Finland's AI infrastructure in what it described as the company's "largest single investment in Europe,"and Australia's Firmus secured an OpenAI contract for AI data centers in Malaysia, expanding its role in regional computing infrastructure.In related developments, Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas predicted that AI would help find a cure for cancer while describing the technology's medical potential, OpenAI said its AI solved a Millennium Prize Problem, claiming a major advance in mathematical reasoning,and an AI-powered documentary on Diesel's founder premiered in Venice, becoming one of the first AI-assisted entries shown at a major festival.

A cargo-ship fire in China killed 25 people, with authorities launching a probe into the maritime disaster,and a fire broke out on a ferry in the Philippines, killing at least five and leaving dozens of others missing.Meanwhile, U.S. investigators recovered the flight recorders from a deadly Miami cargo-plane crash,and at least five people died in a Dutch tour-bus crash in the Swiss Alps.

Bill Ackman and Roland Fryer launched a $1 million prize for "academic courage" to recognize scholars who defend open inquiry,and global reading scores fell sharply in the 2025 PISA results, indicating widespread declines in student performance.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband died in hospital, where he had been treated for a heart condition.

An exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry opened in London, bringing the medieval artwork to a new audience.