- Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead The Washington Post
- Trump ‘diverts Ukraine aid for Nato countries to Latin American allies’ The Telegraph
- Shaheen, Meeks Denounce Trump Administration’s Unlawful FMF Reprogramming foreign.senate.gov
- WP: The USA will send resources intended for Ukraine to Latin America EADaily
- Meeks, Shaheen Denounce Trump Administration's Unlawful FMF Reprogramming House.gov
Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have ‘significant’ child safety gaps
Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.
Tennessee suspends executions as Christa Pike’s lawyer says failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition
Independent inquiry ordered after failed execution of Pike, who was convicted of 1994 murder
Tennessee’s governor on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbing” that his state botched the execution of a death row prisoner who remained alive and snoring 40 minutes after receiving a double dose of the lethal drug that should have quickly killed her.
Bill Lee, a Republican, has suspended all executions in the state until at least the end of the year and ordered an independent inquiry after Wednesday night’s failed attempt to put to death Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder, at the execution chamber in Nashville.
Continue reading...Ukraine Invasion Day 1,681: Operation Vivaldi not over. RU winter plans revealed. – Daily Kos
- Ukraine Invasion Day 1,681: Operation Vivaldi not over. RU winter plans revealed. Daily Kos
- Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Putin’s new bombardment of Kyiv has a terrible logic The Economist
- Russia attacks Ukrainian energy grid, forcing power cuts as winter looms Reuters
China’s Push Into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage – The New York Times
- China’s Push Into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage The New York Times
- China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game? BBC
- China puts guardrails on AI companions over social stability concerns TradingView
- China tightens AI rules as digital companions challenge human relationships The Business Standard
- Young Chinese workers are turning to AI for emotional support, raising concerns about social isolation People's Daily Online
A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe – The New York Times
Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says – Financial Times
- Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says Financial Times
- Putin orders military leaders to target civilians and nuclear facilities, Zelensky warns: ‘No rules now’ New York Post
- Putin Humiliated as His Desperate Order Is Exposed Yahoo
- Russia Wants to Force Kyiv Residents Out of Capital, Zelensky Says Kyiv Post
- Putin tells generals to abandon rules of war as Russia targets Kyiv civilians The Independent
‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
Speculation that Flávio Bolsonaro will try to strip Our Lady of Aparecida of position could become deciding factor in run-up to Sunday
A row of Biblical proportions has erupted in the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, with the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, emerging as an unlikely kingmaker in the deadlocked race.
Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the two frontrunners – the leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his far-right challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro – are level in the polls.
Continue reading...‘An amazing ride’: SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record
Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica Watkins
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a US speed record, and that created further history with the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for Nasa after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule’s leaking fuel system. Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but skies cleared enough to allow a safe liftoff from Cape Canaveral at 11.10am (1510 GMT).
Continue reading...Ukrainian and partner intelligence services have data on Russia’s plans to attack EU countries — Sybiha – Ukrinform
- Ukrainian and partner intelligence services have data on Russia's plans to attack EU countries — Sybiha Ukrinform
- Below Article 5: Europe’s Collective Response to Russia’s Gray-Zone War geopoliticalmonitor.com
- Europe went all in on soft power for too long, Belgian defence minister says Euronews.com
- How Europe can stall Russia’s hybrid war Financial Times
- As Baltic states face Russian hybrid aggression, our research shows what Europe can do The Conversation
Seoul warns ‘further action’ if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".
Seoul warns ‘further action’ if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".
NY’s governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation
The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
CCTV Captures Russian Drone Slamming Into Kyiv School With 104 Children Inside – Warhead Fails to Detonate – Kyiv Post
- CCTV Captures Russian Drone Slamming Into Kyiv School With 104 Children Inside – Warhead Fails to Detonate Kyiv Post
- ‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks The Guardian
- A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine AP News
- Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research The New York Times
- Russian drone strikes Kyiv school, pupils escape unhurt Reuters
Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move – Al Jazeera
- Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move Al Jazeera
- Drones Strike Ethiopia’s Capital as Country Severs Ties with Eritrea WSJ
- Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as Tigray conflict escalates bbc.com
- Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate AP News
- Eritrea says it is severing all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia Reuters
How did Christa Pike survive two lethal injections – and what happens now?
The convicted killer of Colleen Slemmer is said to be awake and speaking in hospital in Tennessee after an execution attempt.
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average
The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more than half the continent seared by “very strong” heat stress that felt hotter than 38C.
Surface air temperatures in western Europe from June to August were 2.5C above the recent decadal average, according to an update from the EU’s Copernicus climate monitoring service on Friday, while milder but still deadly heat across the rest of the continent made the summer Europe’s third hottest on record.
Continue reading...Swing-and-a-miss: MLB rescinds idea to host baseball game in national park after backlash
Officials in Wyoming had called notion to host game in Grand Teton national park ‘deeply unwelcome’
Major League Baseball (MLB) leadership is no longer considering holding a game inside a national park, according to a letter commissioner Robert Manfred sent to officials in Teton county, Wyoming, on Thursday in what could be the league’s biggest swing-and-a-miss off the diamond.
On 26 September, the Washington Post reported that MLB had reached out to the White House about staging a one-day game at Grand Teton national park in Wyoming. Teton county describes itself as a “a year-round resort community” and sits within the Jackson Hole valley. It’s also a habitat for grizzly bears, osprey, bison and more.
Continue reading...Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case
The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.
Iran Update, October 1, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
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