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Monday, October 12
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● Zelenskyy says ‘increasingly clear’ Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes on energy facilities – as it happened ● Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises ● Pope Leo continues working after lung surgery announcement ● Middle East crisis: Riyadh airport hit again as Houthis claim attacks, including strike that killed 12 – as it happened ● Live updates: DC judge scolds Trump administration for East Potomac Park tree cutting; feds search Ilhan Omar's home ● Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack ● Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest" ● Congresswoman insists she will not be 'silenced' after federal agents raid her home ● India's opposition parties march to top court as protests over voter lists escalate ● France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured ● Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened ● Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment ● DOJ launches antitrust probe of TV networks. And, Trump says Ukraine needs new leader ● Microsoft president: AI faces fewer safety requirements than milk, washing machines ● Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister ● Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 ● ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law ● Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin ● Nobel Peace Prize winner criticises Trump over 'negative and cruel' attacks ● Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety' ● Zelenskyy says ‘increasingly clear’ Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes on energy facilities – as it happened ● Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises ● Pope Leo continues working after lung surgery announcement ● Middle East crisis: Riyadh airport hit again as Houthis claim attacks, including strike that killed 12 – as it happened ● Live updates: DC judge scolds Trump administration for East Potomac Park tree cutting; feds search Ilhan Omar's home ● Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack ● Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest" ● Congresswoman insists she will not be 'silenced' after federal agents raid her home ● India's opposition parties march to top court as protests over voter lists escalate ● France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured ● Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened ● Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment ● DOJ launches antitrust probe of TV networks. And, Trump says Ukraine needs new leader ● Microsoft president: AI faces fewer safety requirements than milk, washing machines ● Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister ● Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 ● ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law ● Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin ● Nobel Peace Prize winner criticises Trump over 'negative and cruel' attacks ● Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
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Zelenskyy says ‘increasingly clear’ Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes on energy facilities – as it happened

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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Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack✓

Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affected. Hackers have forced the temperature of many French supermarket…
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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…
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Congresswoman insists she will not be 'silenced' after federal agents raid her home

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said she will "not be silenced" after her home was raided by federal agents, calling it the "latest escalation" in President Donald Trump's "intimidation"…
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India's opposition parties march to top court as protests over voter lists escalate✓

India's opposition parties march to top court as protests over voter lists escalate

Opposition parties say revisions to the list of eligible voters favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the voter roll
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France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured✓

France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured

Officials say a staff member disarmed the suspect, who hid a hunting shotgun in a guitar case, before police arrived
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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…
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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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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
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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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Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister✓

Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister

Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agent. UK politics live – latest updates. An AI-driven…
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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
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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"
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Nobel Peace Prize winner criticises Trump over 'negative and cruel' attacks

This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has criticised Donald Trump for his attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them "completely unlawful" as well as…
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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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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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US agents search home of Ilhan Omar, Trump critic and Congress member✓

US agents search home of Ilhan Omar, Trump critic and Congress member

US authorities searched the Democratic congresswoman’s home as part of a criminal investigation
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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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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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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…
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Burnham says ‘public will be the boss’ in any future decision about closer relationship with the EU – as it happened

The prime minister tells MPs the next summit with the EU will be held on 20 November. Burnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EU. Zia Yusuf , Reform UK’s home affairs…
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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,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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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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…
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‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
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Australian democracy campaigner detained in Vietnam on alleged terrorism offences uncontactable, wife says

Australian democracy campaigner detained in Vietnam on alleged terrorism offences uncontactable, wife says

Tran Hiep spent his 51st birthday alone in a notorious detention centre in Ho Chi Minh City after his sudden arrest last month. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?

This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?

The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it.…
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‘I’ve become significantly more cautious’: six parents on limiting their kids’ social media and AI use

‘I’ve become significantly more cautious’: six parents on limiting their kids’ social media and AI use

Quite a few parents aren’t convinced social media and AI are safe, and have been adapting accordingly. When it comes to their kids, many parents don’t trust tech companies any…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’

Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’

Protesters spent months occupying an ancient cottonwood. Then a tense standoff with US border patrol came to a head. A 200-year-old cottonwood tree near the US-Mexico border ,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Most verified today

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Pope Leo continues working after lung surgery announcement

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Zelenskyy says ‘increasingly clear’ Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes on energy facilities – as it happened

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

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France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured

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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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Hurricane Isaias heading for US mainland - breaking 120-year record

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

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