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King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T19:02:56+00:00

Buckingham Palace say the king will not ‘shy away’ from Britain’s role in slavery when he visits Commonwealth nations later this monthKing Charles III will acknowledge the “darkest days” of colonial rule and slavery while touring Caribbean countries on a visit beginning this month, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said on Friday.The king will first visit the Bahamas and Guyana alone, followed by a trip to Antigua and Barbuda with Queen Camilla, where Charles will give a speech at a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government, the palace said. Continue reading...

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Путін планує зробити Київ непридатним для проживання, - NZZ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-02T19:02:00+00:00

Атаки на мости – це найновіший етап у постійно розширюваній російській кампанії, спрямованій на те, щоб максимально ускладнити не лише економічне життя країни, а й повсякденне життя українців.

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Georgia holds emergency meeting on AI exposing voters’ secret ballots

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T18:57:05+00:00

A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballotsWhen voters cast their ballots, their votes are supposed to remain secret: from their family, their neighbors, and the government.But what if artificial intelligence could make secret votes visible? Continue reading...

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AI could expose how Georgia voters cast their ballot, researchers warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T18:32:05+00:00

A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballotsWhen voters cast their ballots, their votes are supposed to remain secret: from their family, their neighbors, and the government.But what if artificial evidence could make secret votes visible? Continue reading...

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Boston mass transit authorities flap around for solution to pigeon menace

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T18:12:43+00:00

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority are now pondering on setting trained falcons on the urban birdsThe mass transit authorities in the greater Boston region are clawing around for ways to mitigate the excessive local pigeon population – or more graphically, pigeon poo all over stations – and have swooped on the possibility of setting trained falcons on them.The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the public system commonly known as ‘the T’, issued a “request for information” (RFI) last month from falconry experts on the potential use of birds of prey, such as falcons, to

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Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-02T18:06:53+00:00

Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz, the country’s third largest city.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-02T17:39:33+00:00

A Kiev, le pont Pivdenny « a de nouveau été touché », rapporte Vitali Klitschko, maire de la ville, sans plus de précision. La circulation y avait été suspendue, en début de journée, après des bombardements russes, la veille et dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi.

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Olivia Dean accused of plagiarism on her I’ve Seen It track

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T17:25:35+00:00

Mattie Music Group, owners of Bill Withers’ back catalogue, contend the Grammy winner infringed on Just the Two of UsOlivia Dean has been accused of plagiarizing the Bill Withers classic Just the Two of Us.The owners of Withers’ back catalogue aimed that allegation at his fellow Grammy winner in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed on Thursday in US federal court in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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Вже 13 жовтня Україні можуть відкрити два кластери щодо вступу до ЄС, - журналіст

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-02T17:19:00+00:00

/ фото – ua.depositphotos.comУже в жовтні в Україні та Молдові відкриють по два переговорні кластери щодо вступу до Європейського Союзу. Про це повідомив редактор "Радіо "Вільна Європа" Рікард Йозвяк у...

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Palestine Action activists used whips and hammers to threaten guards at arms factory, court hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T17:18:37+00:00

Five defendants accused of being part of ‘black team’ tasked with overcoming security at Israel-linked firm Elbit near BristolPalestine Action activists brandished whips, hammers and kebab skewers to intimidate security guards and keep them at bay during a break-in at an Israel-linked arms factory, a court has heard.Five defendants are accused by prosecutors of being part of a “black team”, wearing black jumpsuits, whose role was to overwhelm security guards, so that a “red team”, wearing red jumpsuits, could break into the Elbit systems factory in Filton, near Bristol, and smash up equipment

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Marieke Brandt, anthropologue : Au Yémen, « l’Arabie saoudite a contribué à créer les conditions d’émergence de son adversaire le plus redoutable, les houthistes »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-02T17:00:23+00:00

Dans un entretien au « Monde », la chercheuse décrypte l’idéologie, les mécanismes de pouvoir, la puissance militaire et les ambitions panislamiques des houthistes, ce mouvement yéménite qui, en une décennie, s’est imposé comme une entité quasi étatique.

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Marieke Brandt, anthropologue : « Au Yémen, l’Arabie saoudite a contribué à créer les conditions d’émergence de son adversaire le plus redoutable, les houthistes »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-02T17:00:08+00:00

Dans un entretien au « Monde », la chercheuse décrypte l’idéologie, les mécanismes de pouvoir, la puissance militaire et les ambitions panislamiques des houthistes, ce mouvement yéménite qui, en une décennie, s’est imposé comme une entité quasi étatique.

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Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-02T16:53:30+00:00

After the co-pilot stabbed the captain, two pilots who were seated in the cabin intervened alongside passengers and safely landed the Boeing 737 in Saudi Arabia.

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India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-02T16:47:00+00:00

Hundreds were detained in New Delhi as demonstrators expressed anger over the removal of 130 million people from the rolls. The government denies accusations of “vote theft.”

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Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-02T16:39:11+00:00

Guarantee will remain until 2030, but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government saysAndy Burnham will pass legislation to scrap the state pension triple lock in this parliament, even though the guarantee will remain until 2030, the government has said.The prime minister used his conference speech to announce a change to the policy, which guarantees that the state pension rises by the highest of 2.5%, inflation or earnings growth. Continue reading...

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