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World · Al Jazeera

Rescuers search for 18 missing after boat capsizes off Northern Cyprus

The captain and crew of the ferry have been brought before a judge and placed under formal arrest.

World · The Guardian World

Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other ⁠measures to address the enduring ⁠legacy of racial ​discrimination. Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said the obligations arose from ⁠a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place. Continue reading...

World · Deutsche Welle

Modi-Putin meeting at SCO: Can India-Russia ties hold?

Indian PM Modi meets Russia's President Putin at the SCO summit in Bishkek as Moscow and New Delhi face rising tensions with Washington — Russia over war-related sanctions, and India over its energy and trade choices.

World · Deutsche Welle

Nepal floods: A major test for PM Balen's government

A year after Gen Z-led protests swept Prime Minister Balendra "Balen" Shah to power, deadly floods are testing his government's ability to manage a national crisis.

Society · NPR Top Stories

Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief comes under scrutiny

A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels.

World · Al Jazeera

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hold first Mecca defence pact meeting

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hold first Mecca defence pact meeting

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

Aurora Ransomware Operators Use Cursor AI in Attacks Against 10 Targets

Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to findings from CloudSEK and Gambit Security. The two independent analyses are based on exposed infrastructure associated with the Russian-speaking cybercrime group, leading to the discovery of its

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

NovaSynth by Noveum

Test your voice agent on the callers you can’t stage. Discussion | Link

World · BBC Europe

'She slipped out of my hand' - children missing after ferry sinks off northern Cyprus

Ayten and Hayri Bicer's two young children are among 20 missing in an incident that killed eight people.

World · Deutsche Welle

Swiss police arrests man over deadly rave shooting

One woman was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at a rave in the Swiss town of Aarau over the weekend. Police say a 43-year-old suspect has been arrested.

World · Deutsche Welle

With multilateralism in decline, what's next for the world?

The global political architecture is shifting, partly as a result of the actions of US President Donald Trump. As nations search for a new world order, some may gain influence and power, while others have much to lose.

Cloud & Infrastructure · CNCF Blog

OpenTelemetry has graduated… now what?

In case you missed it: OpenTelemetry (OTel) has officially achieved CNCF graduated status! It now stands proudly alongside amazing open source projects such as Kubernetes and Prometheus, to name just a few. It’s been a long...

World · Al Jazeera

UAE intercepts drone after US and Iran exchange attacks

The UAE says it intercepted a drone coming from Iran and rejected 'false' reports of an attack on its Al Menhad airbase.

World · BBC Europe

Man arrested after Swiss rave shooting that killed woman

A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and several injured at a techno rave in Aarau.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Critical Ruby on Rails Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs

Named KindaRails2Shell, the arbitrary file read flaw allows attackers to extract secrets and execute arbitrary code remotely. The post Critical Ruby on Rails Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Society · NPR Top Stories

U.S., Venezuela strike oil deal. And, the staggering hidden toll of U.S. heat deaths

The U.S. and Venezuela have entered into an oil deal. And, NPR spent two years tracking heat-related deaths and found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat more than the official counts show.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Voiskey

AI voice typing that sounds right in every app Discussion | Link

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Boston Scientific Still Recovering From Cyberattack

The company has called in CrowdStrike and others to investigate the attack that caused global network disruption. The post Boston Scientific Still Recovering From Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek .

AI · The Decoder

OpenClaw 2.0 brings simplified setup, a rebuilt browser app, and multiplayer sessions

The OpenClaw Foundation has released version 2.0 of its open-source AI platform, its largest release to date with over 16,000 pull requests. New features include cloud sessions on rented machines, real-time collaboration, and a browser app rebuilt from scratch. The software now automatically detects existing resources like API keys and AI subscriptions during setup. The article OpenClaw 2.0 brings simplified setup, a rebuilt browser app, and multiplayer sessions appeared first on The Decoder .

Developers & Open Source · JetBrains Blog

From Leaderboards to Model Profiles: A Deep Dive Evaluation of LLMs for Agentic Coding

Beyond the resolve rate Imagine plugging two LLMs from different frontier labs into the same coding agent and finding that they solve exactly the same number of benchmark tasks. If the evaluation stopped there, you might conclude that the models are interchangeable and simply choose the cheaper one. This is what also happened on one […]

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach

FulcrumSec says it stole over 80 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group and plans to leak it online. The post Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Society · NPR Top Stories

Russia's jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians

Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses.

World · The Guardian World

Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM

Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migration Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said there is no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into Ceuta but accused Israel and Russia of spreading disinformation. As many as 141 people are thought to have died trying to enter the Spanish enclave at the end of July. The influx of about 70,000 men, women and children unleashed a political crisis, a humanitarian emergency and reignited tensions within the EU over immigration . Continue reading...

Business · CNBC Technology

Bank of England chief warns new AI models threaten global financial stability

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that frontier AI could materially increase cyber risks to the global financial system.