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Israel Pardons Combat Medic Who Shot Dead Wounded Palestinian Attacker
Sep 20, 2026 - World 
Elor Azaria's conviction for manslaughter and his release after serving two-thirds of his sentence drew enormous attention in Israel, where military service is compulsory for most Jewish men.
Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport as Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital
Sep 20, 2026 - World 
Authorities issued warnings for city in first such alerts for Riyadh since fighting with Iran-backed Houthis escalated in JulyYemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising above Riyadh airport on Saturday.The Saudi government sent air raid alerts to citizens by phone overnight warning of aerial attacks, marking the first time the government has issued such alerts for Riyadh since fighting with the Iran-backed Houthis escalated in July. Continue reading...
Resignations, Slowdown Calls: 10 Days That Changed The Course Of AI
Sep 20, 2026 - World 
In a series of cascading events over a 10-day stretch, the largest AI labs found themselves reeling as their own creations threatened to break humanity itself.
Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google Sued Over AI Development Slowdown Calls
Sep 20, 2026 - World 
The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when they agreed to coordinate slowdown efforts
Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling while Europe risks burning’
Sep 19, 2026 - World 
Tory leader claims prime minister is avoiding difficult decisions as she urges him to increase defence spending Kemi Badenoch has accused Andy Burnham of “fiddling while Europe is at risk of burning”, as she repeated her call for the prime minister to cut the welfare budget to fund increase spending on defence.Speaking to the Telegraph, the Tory leader said that “Burnham may be a people pleaser but difficult choices cannot be avoided through dither and delay”. Continue reading...
