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Monday, October 12
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● Live updates: DC judge scolds Trump administration for East Potomac Park tree cutting; feds search Ilhan Omar's home ● Russia targets Ukraine energy facilities despite Trump's energy ceasefire claim ● Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises ● Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung ● Middle East crisis: Riyadh airport hit again as Houthis claim attacks, including strike that killed 12 – as it happened ● Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened ● ‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities ● Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment ● UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts ● Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest" ● DOJ launches antitrust probe of TV networks. And, Trump says Ukraine needs new leader ● Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices ● Microsoft president: AI faces fewer safety requirements than milk, washing machines ● Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say ● Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue ● Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 ● Oil analyst 'skeptical' that Trump's diesel deal with Russia will lower prices ● Indian opposition figures lead march to police barricades around supreme court ● Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude ● ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law ● Live updates: DC judge scolds Trump administration for East Potomac Park tree cutting; feds search Ilhan Omar's home ● Russia targets Ukraine energy facilities despite Trump's energy ceasefire claim ● Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises ● Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung ● Middle East crisis: Riyadh airport hit again as Houthis claim attacks, including strike that killed 12 – as it happened ● Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened ● ‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities ● Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment ● UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts ● Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest" ● DOJ launches antitrust probe of TV networks. And, Trump says Ukraine needs new leader ● Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices ● Microsoft president: AI faces fewer safety requirements than milk, washing machines ● Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say ● Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue ● Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 ● Oil analyst 'skeptical' that Trump's diesel deal with Russia will lower prices ● Indian opposition figures lead march to police barricades around supreme court ● Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude ● ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
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Live updates: DC judge scolds Trump administration for East Potomac Park tree cutting; feds search Ilhan Omar's home

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes scolded Trump administration lawyers on Monday for failing to provide sufficient notice before cutting down hundreds of trees in East Potomac Park…
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Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed. Read the full story here. Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias. Sign up for the US Breaking News email. Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis , said…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities✓

‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities

More than 100 aftershocks as high as magnitude-5.8 recorded after two quakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuations. Panama’s government has declared a state of emergency on…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment✓

Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment

Newly established commission identifies 17 catastrophic threats to human health but says ‘realistic route to act’ on each exists. Humans could become extinct by the year 2100 due…
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UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts✓

UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts

Kanishka Narayan to say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies amid rising global concern over AI dangers. Companies building the most advanced AI systems must increase…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in a phone interview on Friday that President Trump's decision to unilaterally lift sanctions on Russia and allow it to export…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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DOJ launches antitrust probe of TV networks. And, Trump says Ukraine needs new leader✓

DOJ launches antitrust probe of TV networks. And, Trump says Ukraine needs new leader

The Justice Department is investigating several TV networks for possible antitrust violations. And, President Trump pressures Ukrainians to elect a new leader
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices✓

Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices

The US president hopes to ease his party's pain before next month's midterm elections, writes the BBC's North America correspondent
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Microsoft president: AI faces fewer safety requirements than milk, washing machines

Microsoft President Brad Smith says AI has fewer safety requirements than milk and washing machines, arguing in a BBC interview released Sunday that self-regulation is not…
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Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say✓

Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say

Unidentified projectile strikes King Khalid airport, killing one and injuring 11, as escalating attacks threaten to draw more countries into Yemen conflict. Analysis: attack will…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue✓

Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue

Ukrainian leader says he was surprised by Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ announcement, which was posted as Russian drones hit Kyiv. Europe live – latest updates. Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90✓

Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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Oil analyst 'skeptical' that Trump's diesel deal with Russia will lower prices

Oil analyst Patrick De Haan said Monday that President Trump’s deal with Russia to supply the U.S. and global markets with diesel fuel may not lower fuel prices. “On the policy…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Indian opposition figures lead march to police barricades around supreme court✓

Indian opposition figures lead march to police barricades around supreme court

Thousands join rally to deliver petition calling for resignation of election commissioner. Delhi police have again obstructed protests in India’s capital as thousands of people…
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Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude✓

Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude

A spokesperson for the tech company did not specify what kind of behavior would be considered abusive. Anthropic has barred users from exhibiting “sustained and needless abusive…
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ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law✓

ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law

Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay,…
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Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin✓

Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin

Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged"
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Serious2 min
Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'✓

Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'

The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case✓

Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case

Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
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Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft , Adobe and several other IT firms' ability to hire foreign-born workers for permanent…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Saudi minister vows 'serious response' to Houthi attacks on airports✓

Saudi minister vows 'serious response' to Houthi attacks on airports

It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Cyber-attack defrosts refrigerators in two French supermarket chains✓

Cyber-attack defrosts refrigerators in two French supermarket chains

An estimated 150-200 Intermarché shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets. French supermarket chains Intermarché and Cooperative U have been hit by an…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
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Hurricane Isaias heading for US mainland - breaking 120-year record

The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from 1 June to 30 November, has been unusually quiet this year
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Fire destroys Marché des Enfants Rouges, ‘coolest market in Paris’✓

Fire destroys Marché des Enfants Rouges, ‘coolest market in Paris’

‘A lot of sadness’ after 17th century landmark that escaped demolition in the 1980s goes up in flames. Fire has ravaged Paris’s oldest surviving covered food market, a popular…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says✓

Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 305 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night
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Pupil arrested after two teachers shot at French school✓

Pupil arrested after two teachers shot at French school

A 14-year-old was detained after the middle-school principal and teacher were injured
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Julie Inman Grant may be able to limit Australians seeing a livestreamed US execution – but it could start a diplomatic incident

Julie Inman Grant may be able to limit Australians seeing a livestreamed US execution – but it could start a diplomatic incident

A history of tech giant legal challenges and US political criticism shows there’s no easy solution for the eSafety commissioner. Get our new political email , free app or daily…
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Zelenskyy says ‘increasingly clear’ Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes on energy facilities – Europe live

Zelenskyy had proposed a 60-day total ceasefire to allow Ukraine to hold presidential elections. Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news…
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot

Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot

The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis. Would you mind fixing the NHS? And while you’re at it,…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia

Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia

As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
OpenAI’s Jason Kwon gave even-toned, reassuring answers to the Australian government. Did … ChatGPT write this?

OpenAI’s Jason Kwon gave even-toned, reassuring answers to the Australian government. Did … ChatGPT write this?

Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner, but his mea culpa left the audience not much the wiser. Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out | Helen Pilcher

Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out | Helen Pilcher

A new global biodiversity report strikes an encouraging note. But we cannot rest on our laurels – and resilience is key. The new Living Planet Report is out. Published every two…
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Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation | Simon Tisdall

Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation | Simon Tisdall

This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing ‘end times’ closer by the day. Humankind has fearfully and sometimes joyfully…
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Live updates: DC judge scolds Trump administration for East Potomac Park tree cutting; feds search Ilhan Omar's home

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Russia targets Ukraine energy facilities despite Trump's energy ceasefire claim

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Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday after nodule discovered on his lung

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Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises

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UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts

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Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude

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Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'

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Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case

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