BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its expected Gulf Coast landfall
Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, is intensifying as it heads toward the northern Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to make landfall Friday night, bringing dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rain to parts of…
Black sea and black ops: How exposed is Europe to Ukraine war spillover? – The Debate
The story’s as underreported as it is consequential for the entire planet: Three Turkish-owned cargo ships out of Ukraine hit in EU waters by suspected Russian drones. One, the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sinking Tuesday off Bulgaria. Ten Egyptian and Syrian…
Watch: What Americans think about the death penalty
Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995, survived two lethal injections on 30 September. Experts described it as unprecedented. The failure of Pike’s execution has reignited the…
OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks
OpenAI on Thursday said it shut down two influence operations — from Russia and Iran — that used ChatGPT to push fake journalist personas and run a «think-tank» to covertly peddle anti-Ukraine propaganda. OpenAI’s report is the latest…
Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire breaks silence to BBC
The judge then interrupted, reminding him that he was addressing an open court. Zhykovych also revealed that Reut originally talked of two targets. When we asked, he said he could not disclose the second name. Other sources strongly suggest it was a…
US files new torture charges against Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores
The United States on Thursday filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, bolstering a mounting criminal case against the pair held in US custody. Maduro and Flores already face drug…
Zuckerberg’s image is in trouble – but Meta’s business is booming
In the end, the bulk of users may be willing to make some concessions on privacy if it means convenience and utility, says Moorhead. «If the consumer sees the trade-off as beneficial, then they’ll keep it going,» he says. «This is why Facebook and…
Trump envoys, European officials to discuss ‘new ideas’ for Ukraine peace in Miami
President Donald Trump‘s envoys will meet Ukrainian and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss «new ideas» and seek a unified proposal to end the war with Russia, two US sources told AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed…
Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
There is no modern-era precedent for having a public execution, said John Mills, a lawyer who works with inmates sentenced to death. «It looks to me designed to be a grotesque spectacle,» he said. «It’s an unprecedented decision in the modern era,…
Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says
The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice News…