Russia and the US are leading opposition to proposals for a legally binding international agreement on autonomous weapons, threatening efforts to establish global governance rules ahead of a UN conference this month.

Iranian officials celebrated the Republican midterm defeat, though ordinary Iranians express uncertainty about future war prospects and widespread concern that domestic repression will persist regardless of US election outcomes.

Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential election last month, appeared at Mar-a-Lago to insist his political defeat is not final as he seeks to maintain relevance from the US.

Activists broke into a Microsoft datacentre construction site in Amsterdam, clashing with police as part of broader European protests against energy-intensive AI infrastructure expansion.

Health ISAC warned the healthcare industry of cyberattacks targeting refrigeration controllers, including an incident affecting a French blood bank that risked spoiling critical blood supplies.

Mississippi’s razor-thin Senate race between incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom has exposed significant challenges in the state’s election administration, with uncertainty surrounding the number of outstanding ballots.

Europe faces multiple disruptions this week including hoax bomb threats grounding flights and cyber-attacks targeting supermarket refrigeration and blood storage facilities, raising questions about evolving security threats.

The UK and US have condemned a 10-year prison sentence handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong under the city’s national security law, marking his second prosecution under the controversial legislation.

North Carolina Democrats flipped multiple U.S. House seats in districts redrawn to favor Republicans, with the AP calling nine of 14 seats for Democrats as of Thursday.