Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live
The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this morning, with all sorts of speculation about who could be this year’s worthy winner. (Despite his hopes, Donald Trump is very unlikely to win it, again.) Continue reading...
UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live
Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments * Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed According to rights group Amnesty International, at least 17 public executions are known to have been carried out in 2025 – six in Afghanistan and 11 in Iran. The Death Penalty Information Center says that 135 soldiers have been executed by the US military since 1916. Continue reading...
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any longer. Then I woke to today’s news that one of the Trump cabinet’s bigger boofheads – the uber Christian nationalist, crusader-fantasist and “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth had announced that America would have a public firing squad execution of murderer Nidal Hasan. Paul Daley is a Guardian Australia columnist Continue reading...
Does Canada punish murder too harshly?
British Columbia is considering bringing back the faint-hope clause for first-degree murder, which would allow convicted murderers the chance to apply for early parole after 15 years instead of 25.
Training AI robots, one chore at a time
In the past few years, researchers have found that first-person video is a crucial ingredient to training general-purpose robots to work in factories and warehouses, or vacuum floors and load dishwashers in homes. Globe reporter Joe Castaldo tried making one of these videos using an online platform that collects and pays for them.
Netflix plans substantial layoffs, sources say
Netflix plans to lay off employees, according to sources familiar with the streaming company's plans. The cuts come after investors have expressed concerns over user engagement. The stock has declined 43% compared to a year ago.
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