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Hungary removes anti-LGBTQ provisions from 'child protection' law, batting back Orban legacy

The vote was praised by rights groups, who add that 'there is still a lot to do' on LGBTQ rights.

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France accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment' of Europe leaders

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned Tuesday of foreign interference in France's presidential election in spring 2027. He singled out US tech billionaire Elon Musk for using social network X to attempt to influence debate in European democracies.

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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.

Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

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EU opens new talks in Ukraine membership bid

The European Union launched new negotiations with Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday, after MPs in Kyiv passed legislation protecting Hungarian-speaking minority rights.

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Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings.

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking wa...

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Katie Zacharia bombs first day as White House press secretary

She appeared physically strained, even sighing heavily, while reading prepared remarks.

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The uncomfortable truth about consent education

College workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape.

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Kyiv residential building struck by Russia as Ukraine says intelligence sharing from partners interrupted

Ukraine did not receive a warning of the attack from allies in the same way it usually does, presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters.

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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It.

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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Did Trump’s New Press Secretary Lie About Being a Lawyer?

There is no evidence that Katie Zacharia was admitted to practice law in a single state or Washington, D.C.

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AI models may soon self-replicate without access to data centers, Anthropic warns

Anthropic said on Monday its experiments suggested small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things (IoT) devices, such as smart ‌ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes.

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Meet the Man Behind Japan's Sex Toy Revolution

Koichi Matsumoto made "pleasure aids" so popular that the whole country refers to sex toys by his brand name.

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Kyiv stopped attacking Russia's oil refineries, Moscow continues pounding Ukraine's energy grid, Zelensky says

"Ukraine has not carried out strikes on Russian oil refineries or the energy sector in general for the two days since the American president announced an energy ceasefire. But Russia did not heed," Pr...

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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. Continue reading...

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Why Did DOGE Exist? Now We Know.

Turns out, Elon Musk’s pimply minions didn’t actually want to cut government spending. They wanted to get a piece of it for themselves.

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Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule

Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule, a procedure that will determine if the lesion is malignant.

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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned after allegations of improper conduct. The White House says Guilfoyle was asked to resign after coming under severe criticism over allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.

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Pope Leo Prepares for Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule

The Vatican has said that the pontiff is expected to spend about a week recovering in the hospital.

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ICE sued for refusing to return detainees' papers and property

One plaintiff is jobless after his work authorization was taken. The agency also won't return his wedding ring.

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Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal

Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announces after surgery

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.

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Pope Leo undergoes successful surgery to remove lung nodule, Vatican says

Leo revealed on Sunday that doctors discovered the nodule and recommended its removal. The Vatican says he will be hospitalized for at least a week, with all audiences canceled until October 20.

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Ukraine hits Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile maintenance base, General Staff says

The Iskander-M is one of Russia's principal ballistic weapons. Since the beginning of 2026, Moscow has launched more than 500 ballistic missiles against Ukraine.

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Trump Tries to Get Out of Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Backfires

Donald Trump sued the BBC—and the case keeps going downhill for him.

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Asia must guard against another financial crisis, Philippines central bank chief says

Asian countries must remind themselves about what happened during ‌the region's financial crisis in the late 1990s and guard against a recurrence of such shocks, the head of the Philippine central bank said on Wednesday.

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I have paid my TV licence long after I needed to. But RTÉ is testing my patience

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My oldest friend is about to turn 40. He tells me he feels good about this

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Russian strikes on Kyiv energy facilities kill one and disrupt some transport services

Russian forces attacked several energy facilities in Kyiv overnight. Electric transport was suspended in two districts, while Kyiv City Express train services were halted in both directions amid heigh...

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Morning Bid: Let the doves sing

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I reluctantly signed a severance agreement after being given 24 hours to. What recourse have I?

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Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company's San Francisco offices, the AI firm and federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Tram safety reviewed ahead of 10th anniversary of Croydon derailment

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the fatal Croydon tram derailment, the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board organised a workshop for operators to discuss the implementation of recommendations made by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Seven passengers were killed and many more injured on November 9 2016 when a London Trams tram overturned after

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Trump's new press secretary faces questions about her legal credentials

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia spent eight minutes reading from a script, answered only three questions and called her husband "my president" during her first briefing.

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Three experts on the tax cuts they want to see in the Budget

From changes to inheritance tax to the abolition of stamp duty, here is what the experts want to see on 28 October

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UK will not put tariffs on Chinese vehicles, says Jonathan Reynolds

Exclusive: Business secretary says he will not change trade rules due to EU pressure and denies UK will become a ‘back door’ for cheap imports The business secretary has hit back at European demands for British tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the government will not change its trade rules because of pressure from Brussels. Jonathan Reynolds warned that the government would not bow to calls from other countries for the UK to hit Chinese vehicles with import taxes, despite political pressure to align with the EU in exchange for deeper future economic ties. Continue reading...

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Global financial system is failing developing countries, says Ed Miliband

UK foreign secretary will call for World Bank and others to help governments trapped by hefty borrowing costs The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, will claim the global financial system is failing developing countries, as he calls for a “new deal” for governments struggling under the burden of debt. Promising to throw the UK’s diplomatic weight behind urgent reform, he will evoke the example of the Gleneagles summit under the last Labour government in 2005 – the culmination of the Make Poverty History campaign. Continue reading...

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Japan’s 2026 rice harvest projected to fall 1%

The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the impact of prolonged rain in September.

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The Treasury just fined BofA $1.2 billion, saying it didn't report Chinese money laundering networks

A BofA spokesperson said the fine would impact the bank's coming quarterly earnings.

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We are walking our way into a fundamentally flawed education system, and we have been warned

The fourth ResearchEd conference in Ireland tackled big questions, including: Why are students bad at learning and why do conferences have bad coffee?

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Gaza student with UCD scholarship hopes for reprieve ‘before chance is gone’

Ahmed Abuhassan (22) was refused a visa for ‘financial reasons’ despite full scholarship

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PTSB’s support for 88-year-old widow leaves family unimpressed

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Vincent Durac: For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’

The attacks raise the obvious likelihood of Saudi retaliation with the concomitant danger of escalation into wider conflict in a region that has known little else for years

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Michael McDowell: Trump’s barbarism and delusions have brought America to the brink

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