U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a seven-day ceasefire proposal by Iranafter the U.S. and Iran held three hours of talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York,where Trump warned that Tehran stood at a crossroads — either pursue a deal or face "annihilation" —and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N., asserting that Iran was a "victim of terrorism."This comes as the U.S. Senate rejected a war powers resolution to end hostilities between the two nations, a "major incident" was declared near the U.K.'s RAF Fairford, which is used by the U.S. Air Force for strikes against Iran,and the U.S. Navy reported eight suicide attempts during the USS Abraham Lincoln's prolonged deployment.Meanwhile, reports surfaced that Iran directed the Houthis during their seizure of Yemen's Red Sea coast, the U.K. agreed to refuel Saudi aircraft as Houthi attacks intensified,and an explosion at a munitions depot injured four people in the Syrian city of Aleppo.Elsewhere, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukraine's readiness for an energy ceasefire after meeting with Trump at the U.N., Poland investigated a fire at a Starlink station as potential sabotage,while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia of plotting hybrid attacks on NATO states amid escalating security concerns,and Denmark warned that Russia could target a NATO country within months in a new security assessment, which Moscow rejected.In other news, the U.S. took steps to reopen Cold War-era bases in Greenland, expanding its military presence in the Arctic, the Pentagon investigated the diversion of F-35 stealth-fighter parts to Hong Kong amid supply chain security concerns,and a U.S. fighter jet crashed at an air base in Germany during a military incident.In Africa, Tigray declared a renewed war against Ethiopia's federal government,with its forces seizing Mekelle's airport and two others amid rising tensions, an armed group disrupted operations at Libya's Sharara, the country's largest oil field,and an alleged Gambian death-squad leader went on trial on a charge of desertion.

The U.S. and China agreed to reduce tariffs by $30 billion following talks between Trump and Xi Jinping at the White House during Xi's three-day state visit to Washington,U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham met Trump to discuss AI and geopolitics,Secretary-General António Guterres delivered his final address to the U.N. General Assembly, warning that global "cracks had become canyons,"and dozens of delegates staged a walkout in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's U.N. speech,with roughly 100 demonstrators detained outside the headquarters.This comes as President Javier Milei reaffirmed Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands, emphasizing the country's sovereignty position, the U.K. announced a review of its Chagos Islands agreement after criticism from Trump,Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called for the U.K. to join Canada in a European alliance, saying the two nations are "stronger together,"and former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Britain to rejoin the EU within a decade as debate over European relations continues.In other news, interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez vowed to hold elections at the "right moment,"Brazilian opposition candidate Jair Bolsonaro widened his lead over Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with his chances of victory estimated at around 60%, Lula warned against foreign interference in Brazil's election during remarks on national sovereignty,and Vladimir Putin's United Russia won parliamentary elections with a record 355 Duma seats.Meanwhile, Morocco's PAM secured victory in the parliamentary election with 97 of 395 seats,South Sudan President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional unity government ahead of the country's December elections,Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife was ordered to face a jury trial on corruption charges,and the U.S. reportedly prepared sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court that would bar most transactions with the organization.Elsewhere, Hungary declined to join Ukraine's regional Carpathian Eight initiative forum, as tensions with Kyiv persisted,and the EU sanctioned the former head of RT France as it removed two Russian businessmen from its sanctions list after reviewing the restrictions.

The White House launched "Trump TV," a 24/7 YouTube livestream designed to broadcast administration news, a judge ordered the White House to restore three outlets' press passes after their access was revoked, several major television networks temporarily halted their coverage of Trump's press pool in protest against the restricted media access,and the Trump administration barred CNN from Air Force One, replacing it with Real America's Voice News.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court lifted a block on citizenship checks of voter rolls, allowing the disputed election rule to take effect, a court ordered Missouri to use a Republican-drawn map in November's midterm elections,and a Utah mail carrier was charged with allegedly discarding 300 mail-in ballots.In other news, Food and Drug Administration nominee Heidi Overton faced Senate questioning during her confirmation process, Trump's financial disclosure listed 1,156 stock trades in July, drawing scrutiny of his investment activity,and a judge dismissed Trump's lawsuit challenging a 2024 Iowa poll that showed Kamala Harris leading in the state.

A controversial Northern Ireland march was blocked by demonstrators, California's racial-bias trial against Tesla opened in Oakland, with the state pursuing claims of workplace discrimination,and a YouTuber sued Tennessee police, alleging wrongful arrest after recording officers on duty.This comes as a Canadian man was charged for allegedly posting anti-Muslim comments online,Britain's communications regulator Ofcom opened a probe into Pornhub's owner over its age-verification rules,and Italy banned burqas in schools and introduced limits on the number of foreign-language students as part of new education and integration policies.

Lindsay Clancy's defense called for an inquiry into the jury's lone holdout after her murder trial concluded without a unanimous verdict, Harvey Weinstein received a 15-year sentence in a retried sexual-assault case,and "looksmaxxing" streamer Clavicular was charged with rape, as prosecutors opened a criminal case.This comes as the FBI launched an investigation after hackers claimed to have stolen agent and applicant data, the Shield of the Americas coalition sanctioned 24 criminal groups as part of a regional enforcement campaign,and Croatia approved the extradition of a suspect in the Nord Stream explosion case, allowing the legal proceedings to move forward.Meanwhile, 27 people were killed in two mass shootings in South Africa, an officer was shot outside a Canadian synagogue on Yom Kippur, prompting a criminal investigation, a former New South Wales police officer pleaded not guilty in a double-murder case,and the U.K. charged a London doctor in its first prosecution related to the Rwandan genocide.

Paramount settled an antitrust lawsuit over its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery,and DoorDash agreed to a $131.5 million settlement with New York City over allegations that it underpaid its couriers.Meanwhile, Ireland fined Google $463 million for breaching EU privacy laws related to the processing of users' location data,and the U.S. intervened in Elon Musk's attempt to overturn a $137 million fine on X imposed by the European Commission.This comes as Meta launched its first camera-free smart glasses, expanding its wearable-technology lineup, Bentley launched its first fully electric car, marking the luxury automaker's entry into battery-powered vehicles,and Wendy's franchisee Meritage filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as it sought court-supervised restructuring.

The White House reportedly considered a 90-day ban on diesel exports, as fuel prices and domestic supply drew concern, a budget watchdog projected that Ottawa would miss its balanced-budget target by one year in its latest fiscal assessment, Canadian retail sales fell 0.7% in July to a seasonally adjusted $52.25 billion,and French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu targeted $61.7 billion in savings in the 2027 budget as the government sought to reduce spending.Meanwhile, a report projected that deaths would outnumber births in Australia by the 2060s, with the fertility rate predicted to fall to 1.34 children per woman, Nigeria and the U.S. signed an agreement to deepen American investment in the country's mining sector,and Venice considered a $34 tourist fee as the city sought to manage its visitor numbers.

The Trump administration canceled Affordable Care Act plans for 760,000 recipients, citing suspected fraud,and Alberta considered charging temporary residents a $1,900 health care fee, as the province reviewed access to public services.This comes as more than 167,000 pounds of meat were recalled across the U.S. because the products had bypassed mandatory inspections, hundreds of Americans filed lawsuits against GLP-1 drug manufacturers over allegations of rare sudden vision loss,and a study linked "pregnancy brain" to an estrogen-sensitive memory circuit, offering a possible biological explanation for cognitive changes.

El Niño reached record strength weeks before its expected peak,and Thailand declared all 50 of Bangkok's districts disaster zones after nearly 12 inches of rain fell within 48 hours.This comes as Hurricane Polo threatened Mexico and Hawaii with floods and destruction,and Typhoon Dujuan passed near Japan without making landfall.

OpenAI paused all training, evaluation and inference involving tool use of its most advanced AI systemsafter it was disclosed that its agents had interacted with U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, accessing publicly available data from several departments,and another agent breached Australia's Medicare portal in one of the first known AI-driven hacks of a government system.This comes as several AI executives spoke before the U.N. Security Council, warning of the global risks posed by the technology, more than 20 countries issued a joint declaration calling for AI to remain under human control,and California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills imposing greater oversight on the state's data center industry.Meanwhile, Canada's British Columbia sued OpenAI over this year's Tumbler Ridge school shooting,Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien faced accusations of using AI to write his debut novel, prompting scrutiny of its authorship,and Alibaba unveiled its Zhenwu V900 AI chip, touted as China's most powerful to date.In other news, OpenAI gave Ukraine free access to its Daybreak cyber-defense tool to bolster protection against digital attacks, Anthropic's Claude identified a CRISPR-like enzyme system in a scientific application of AI,and researchers claimed to have identified a "pain axis" in AI systems in a study of system behavior.

Gianni Infantino proposed an independent review of FIFA's governance, as the organization faced calls for greater accountability,Israeli soccer player Sayed Abu Farchi was ejected after celebrating a goal by picking up the corner flag and making what appeared to be a gun or billiards gesture,and Formula 1 planned shorter races for 2027 under proposed changes to the competition format.

Pope Leo XIV visited France in the first official papal visit to the country in 18 years.