Israel observes October 7 anniversary with national memorial day
Israel is holding memorial ceremonies nationwide for those killed in the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks and soldiers who died in the ensuing war.
Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a deadly airstrike on two clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, this past weekend.
Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff: 5 takeaways from Brazil’s election
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finished first and second in the opening round of Brazil’s presidential election. They'll meet in a runoff on Oct. 25.
Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.
Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion trade
The surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.
Constant atmosphere of war is gripping Kyiv residents: 'The enemy is destroying the city'
Since Russian strikes intensified at the end of August, daily life in the Ukrainian capital has been marked by air raid alerts and bombings, upending the lives of residents, who, for now, are refusing to resign themselves to a new exodus.
Flávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victory
Progressive voters and supporters of incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left reeling after far-right surge Flávio Bolsonaro is in pole position to win Brazil’s presidential election, after a far-right tsunami propelled him to a shock…
Spain’s Leader Calls an Early Election
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain has faced rising challenges to his authority amid a migration crisis and several corruption scandals involving his inner circle.
Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea
The vessel's captain was killed and 11 crew members were rescued after the attack on the Turkish-owned ship, Ukraine's leader says.
Man detained for stabbing dog walker to death
Dawood Safi killed Wayne Broadhurst and injured two others in a knife attack in west London.
Fusillade de Fort Hood : Donald Trump approuve la mise à mort du tireur par peloton d'exécution
Donald Trump a donné lundi son accord pour que Nidal Malik Hasan, un ancien psychiatre de l'armée américaine qui avait tué 13 personnes sur la base texane de Fort Hood en 2009 pour protester contre les guerres en Afghanistan et en Irak, soit mis à…
Türkei und Pakistan entsenden Truppen nach Saudi-Arabien
Aufgrund von Huthi-Angriffen auf Saudi-Arabien schicken Pakistan und die Türkei Truppen zur Unterstützung. Zudem wurden Explosionen in der Hauptstadt Riad gemeldet.[mehr]
Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles
In Nebraska, President Trump announced an executive order to waive an off-road requirement for the fuel, which is exempt from the federal highway tax.
Australian soldier dies and five injured in training exercise
The incident happened on Monday at the Mount Bundey training area, about 130km southeast of Darwin.
AI Made the List—but Humans Still Did the Killing
In the film “NAZA,” Israeli soldiers reveal the workings of autonomous warfare.
Diplomat is Romania’s fourth prime ministerial candidate in five months
A senior diplomat will try to form a new government as Romania’s prime minister, in an attempt to end a five-month stalemate that threatens the country’s economic and political stability. President Nicușor Dan named Luca Niculescu, secretary of…
Supreme Court grapples with case on holding Big Oil liable for climate change
After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.
Barack Obama to campaign with El-Sayed in Michigan race’s final stretch
Senate candidate El-Sayed is working to consolidate support among some of the Democratic Party’s most important constituencies before Election Day.
America’s bomber withdrawal points to wider UK-US friction
LONDON — Britain and the U.S. sought to ease friction Monday after American bombers were suddenly withdrawn amid major security concerns at the base that hosted U.S. aircraft used to strike Iran. The U.S. move is the latest stumbling block in the…
Higher Bond Yields Will Pressure Australia Budget, Chalmers Says
Higher global bond yields will put pressure on the Australian budget as debt refinancing costs rise, according to Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers. (Source: Bloomberg)
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Starbucks enters Xinjiang in calculated geopolitical risk
Starbucks struck one of Asia's most closely watched deals last year. Now it is getting headaches over choices made by a partner that leans toward Beijing.
Gold Steadies as Stronger Dollar and Yields Weigh on Rate Path
Gold was steady as traders weighed the impact of a stronger dollar and higher Treasury yields on the Federal Reserve’s path for interest rates.
Australia’s Consumer Confidence Tumbles Further After Rate Hike
Australia’s consumer confidence declined further in October, driven by the Reserve Bank’s interest-rate increase and ongoing pressure from fuel prices, with households reporting growing unease over the jobs outlook.
Trump says he'll pay for TV ads that praised him and which government funded
The New York Times reported "Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency."
Gemini Call for Me might tell your mom you’re running late
Google may be expanding its "Call for Me" AI feature beyond business calls so you can use it to send messages to friends and family. Android Authority reports finding a "Gemini Calling" introductory screen in an APK teardown with examples that…
Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27
A new tool is allowing Mac users the ability again to easily turn off Apple Intelligence with one click and free up to 12GB of storage. Unlike with previous versions of macOS, macOS 27 Golden Gate doesn’t have a toggle for turning off Apple…
Connecting AI agents to enterprise knowledge
For all the data that AI systems continually amass and analyze, enterprise AI agents often suffer from a curious shortcoming: a lack of knowledge. More than data, knowledge is the understanding of what the data means in the context of individual…
OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain how they will stop their…
Bringing predictive analytics to the agentic AI era
In 2026, the question for enterprise AI is no longer whether predictive models can outperform statistical forecasts—that argument is settled. The big question now is how to enable predictive systems to act on their own conclusions without drifting…
Building advertising for the way people use AI
OpenAI introduces a new visual ad format in ChatGPT and expands measurement tools, attribution partnerships, and brand suitability for advertisers.
Game simulator shows how math can guide decisions when resources are limited
In "Bloons Tower Defense," the goal is to stop balloons from reaching the end of a track by strategically placing towers along the route. These towers vary in cost, range and attack power, and they also take up valuable space. The game becomes…
'Digital ibuprofen' offers Chinese youth comfort through cute characters facing familiar struggles
In China, young people are encountering a myriad of challenges, from societal pressures around success to life in a highly surveilled society, that have led them to turn to the internet in search of a balm to soothe their pain. What has emerged is…
Attention can't be bought, so brands turn to memes
The funniest post you saw this week may not have come from a friend; it may have come from a brand. Whether it is Kohl's, Wendy's, or Netflix, brands are behaving more like internet users than traditional advertisers.
Unusual senses: The secret superpowers of amphibians and reptiles
The Surinam toad is one of the strangest frogs on Earth. Flat-bodied, tiny-eyed and adapted to the murky waters of the Amazon basin, it hunts well despite having very poor vision. When a fish swims close, the frog suddenly opens its mouth and sucks…
What a locust can teach us about how neuromodulators alter odor processing
When you walk into a bakery and smell fresh cookies, the enticing smell draws you in. After you eat a handful of cookies, though, the same smell likely doesn't send you back for more. Researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington…
STAT+: Judges skewer HHS arguments in hearing over Medicare Advantage audits lawsuit
Federal appeals court judges didn’t take kindly to the Trump administration’s arguments Monday in a hearing on Humana’s lawsuit against the government over its rules for auditing Medicare Advantage plans. The country’s second largest Medicare…
STAT+: Nobel-winning optogenetics research has led to experimental treatments for blindness and Alzheimer’s
It is probably impossible to overstate how complex a brain is: A network of billions of intertwined neurons forming an intricate anatomy, capable of working on the millisecond scale to perceive reality, detect sensations, create plans, and take…
STAT+: New Trump regulations would clean up health care pricing disclosures
The Trump administration released new regulations Monday that will force health insurance companies to publish cleaned-up spreadsheets of the prices that they pay hospitals and doctors, while stripping out meaningless data that clogged up the…
STAT+: Prices, prices, prices
This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hi! Would you drive a microcar? It seems like the perfect errand vehicle, but it still costs as much as an outpatient surgery. As you’ll see, I’ve got…
Parents' plea for kidney transplant for daughter
Four-year-old Aryia needs a kidney transplant after doctors ruled out her parents as donors.
Final ‘Grandmother’ Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona
Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70…
Supreme Court Weighs Landmark Climate Deception Case Against Oil Companies
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments from oil companies on Monday that could help decide the fate of more than two dozen lawsuits accusing the industry of deceiving the public about climate change. The claims seek potentially billions of dollars…
Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit
Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian prime minister, Anthony…
New York Is Running Out of Room for Its Trash
New York City is running out of places to dump its trash. In the latest draft of the city’s once-a-decade solid waste management plan, the sanitation department warns that the landfills receiving much of the city’s garbage are filling up fast. More…
Country diary: Lave net fishing is a tradition in trouble | Gwyneth Lewis
Portskewett, Monmouthshire: For hundreds of years this has been a method of catching salmon in the Severn’s churning waters. I visit one of the few fishermen still going Every time I cross the new Severn Bridge leaving Wales, I check the state of…
US, Australia warn of latest Citrix vulnerability after NetScaler advisory
Citrix confirmed late on Friday that it was “tracking a newly observed issue” related to some customer-managed NetScaler deployments but claimed the problem was not connected to vulnerabilities reported last week that also caused alarm among…
Ukraine grocery chain ATB confirms cyberattack as hackers threaten to leak data
Ukraine’s largest grocery store chain, ATB, confirmed that it was hit by a cyberattack after hackers posted an extortion demand on its website.
University of Illinois Chicago affected by ransomware attack on medical school
A ransomware attack that affected the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine resulted in the theft of some information from its servers.
Belarusian hacktivists spent two years inside Russian healthcare network, researchers say
Russian cybersecurity researchers attributed a quiet two-year espionage campaign to the Belarusian Cyber Partisans, a group better known for public attacks against governments and infrastructure.
Japanese media group Nikkei discloses intrusions targeting employees and users
The Japanese media giant Nikkei disclosed a cyber incident involving an employee email account that may have compromised journalistic sources.
White Sox beat Guardians to move within one win of ALCS
The White Sox beat the Guardians 4-3 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series.
Mariota has MCL sprain, Daniels set to practice this week, Quinn says
In his team's loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota suffered a sprained MCL of his right knee, and the timetable for his return remains uncertain coach Dan Quinn said on Monday.
Padres dismiss notion Miller is tipping pitches: 'On top of it'
Although the San Diego Padres have plenty of concerns in the face of playoff elimination, they don't believe Mason Miller tipping his pitches is one of them.
Rays' 'Clubhouse Tomahawk' and Dodgers' 'Colossal Burger' headline new MLB postseason foods
The games are heating up for the MLB postseason, and the foods are following suit. Here are the top dishes across the league for the playoffs.