Global Markets Plunge, Trump Iran Claims and Africa AI Summit

Global markets plunge in reaction to President Trump’s tariffs, South Korea's court upholds President Yoon's impeachment, The EU and Central Asian nations deepen ties in their first-ever summit, An Israeli strike kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, A New Zealand committee rejects the Treaty Principles Bill, President Trump claims Iran wants direct talks amid mounting tensions, Donald Trump fires high-level national security officials, The Pentagon launches an investigation into Pete Hegseth’s Signal use, A US tourist is arrested for visiting an isolated tribe in the in the Andaman Islands, and Africa’s first AI global summit kicks off in Rwanda. Sources: www.verity.news