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In El Salvador’s mass trials, lawyers struggle to defend hundreds
Human Rights Watch released a report documenting due process violations in El Salvador’s mass trials, where hundreds of defendants face trial together with vague charges and weak evidence.
Saudi Arabia says Houthi attacks on airports killed three foreign nationals
Saudi authorities report that Houthi attacks on two international airports killed three foreign nationals and wounded 36 others during attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One million UK adults who have never smoked are now vapers
More than one million UK adults who have never smoked are now vaping, according to 2025 data, while overall smoking rates continue declining to 4.9 million people.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
New research reveals that AI watermarking technology designed to identify generated content may inadvertently cause language models to become more compliant with harmful requests, particularly when combined with prompt-injection attacks.
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Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech push
Disney appointed Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer, effective Oct. 2, to oversee enterprise technology, infrastructure, data, and artificial intelligence across the company.
What expensive sulfur means for your dinner table
Sulfur prices have surged dramatically due to global supply disruptions, threatening to increase fertilizer costs and ultimately push food prices higher in 2027.
JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to US-Iran war
JP Morgan has acknowledged difficulty forecasting oil prices amid the US-Iran conflict, stating analysts cannot determine how the situation will ultimately resolve or what economic outcomes may follow.
Ever wonder how the Fed’s interest rate actually works? We’ve got answers
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point this week to combat persistent inflation, a move intended to cool spending and prices across the economy despite near-term pain for borrowers.
Taxi drivers’ share ‘complete nightmare’ as fuel prices soar
Fuel prices in the West of England have surged to nearly £2 per litre due to Middle East disruptions, forcing taxi drivers and other businesses to reduce profit margins while facing pressure to keep prices competitive.
Russia’s elections had few surprises – but how the Kremlin uses the results will be crucial
Russia’s United Russia party secured an even larger constitutional majority in parliamentary elections, with no surprises in the tightly controlled political system despite ongoing war and economic difficulties.
Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband says he forgave her so he would not be ‘eaten up inside forever’
Patrick Clancy, ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy who killed their three children, says he forgave her to avoid being consumed by resentment, citing her severe mental illness as the underlying cause.
Merz vows to keep ruling coalition together for sake of Germany’s ‘democratic future’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to maintain his CDU-SPD coalition despite significant defeats in recent state elections where far-right and left-wing parties made major gains.
Brazil election: Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro tied in latest polls
Brazilian President Lula and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in recent polls ahead of the October 4 first-round election, with potential runoff dynamics tightening significantly.
‘Orphaned’ by floods, more than 500 Nepali children face uncertain future
More than 500 children across Nepal’s flood-affected districts are living in temporary shelters after losing one or both parents to devastating floods last month that killed over 1,400 people.
Iran’s Pezeshkian meets Pakistan’s Naqvi in Tehran as tensions with US rise
Iran’s president met with Pakistan’s interior minister in Tehran as diplomatic efforts intensify amid rising US-Iran tensions and regional security concerns.
‘Deadly hazards’: Behind Sudan gold mine collapse, a wartime desperation
A gold mine collapse in northern Sudan killed at least 10 people, marking the second deadly mining disaster in days and highlighting hazardous conditions in the country’s largely unregulated gold sector.