Istanbul mayor detention, USAID shutdown ruling and AI-catalyzed organized crime

Istanbul’s mayor is detained over investigations into alleged corruption and terrorism support, Canada inks a $4.2B Arctic radar deal with Australia, Ukraine reports Russian strikes after Putin agreed to a partial truce in consultation with the Trump admin., Germany breaks its debt rules to finance its defense spending boost, the UK’s Kemi Badenoch drops her net zero emissions support, Jair Bolsonaro's son takes leave from Brazil’s Congress and seeks US political asylum, a US federal judge blocks the Trump admin.’s USAID shutdown, while a US federal judge moves Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation case to New Jersey, the US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, and a Europol report claims that AI is becoming a powerful catalyst for organized crime. Sources: www.verity.news