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Under the Gun: Understanding America's Defense Spending Paradox

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Hours after Trump-Putin diesel deal, Ukraine strikes Russian fuel site

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? Hours after US President Donald Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease diesel sanctions, a Ukrainian drone strike set a fuel facility in Russia's Rostov region ablaze. The governor says more than 50 drones were intercepted, with no injuries. Trump confirms Fort Hood shooter's execution will be by firing squad


Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites

The Japan Times

In a report outlining previously undisclosed incidents, Anthropic listed four types of unintended behaviors that the AI has demonstrated, including exploiting basic flaws in software to run commands, submitting forms it should not have, and bypassing restrictions to access certain public data. Anthropic said its Claude AI model carried out additional unintended actions on the digital systems of outside organizations, including some U.S. government agencies' websites, prompting a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for artificial intelligence companies to secure their systems. In a report outlining previously undisclosed incidents, Anthropic listed four types of unintended behaviors that the AI has demonstrated, including exploiting basic flaws in software to run commands, submitting forms it should not have and bypassing restrictions to access certain public data. The company said that some of the cases involved websites run by government agencies at the federal, state and local levels, without specifying the agencies. The report did not name the outside entities involved, which Anthropic said was at the request of some of the affected parties.


Putin tells Trump peace talks are unlikely, cites Ukraine drone attacks

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? Russian President Vladimir Putin has said an immediate resumption of peace talks with Ukraine is unlikely, citing drone attacks on Moscow during parliamentary elections last month. In a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Friday, Putin said Moscow was ready to resume negotiations with Kyiv after the parliamentary elections. However, the drone attacks on the capital made the resumption of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US unlikely. "As the president said, we will now assess when these negotiations can resume," he added regarding the trilateral talks.


Israeli drone attack wounds six in Lebanon near Syria border

Al Jazeera

What is Lebanon's Beaufort Castle? Why is Israel attacking Nabatieh? An Israeli drone attack has wounded six people in Lebanon's Hermel district, close to the Syrian border, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The ministry said on Friday that the six wounded included five Syrian nationals, two of them women, and one Lebanese. It added the area has largely been spared such attacks since an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire was agreed in June. Israel's military claimed it struck "a Syrian terrorist" who "operated under the direction of the Iranian regime", alleging that the man "planned and advanced attacks" against Israeli forces in Syria's southern territory.


Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin'

BBC News

Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises'gift to Putin' US President Donald Trump says he has reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin allowing Moscow to immediately release diesel into the global market. He said Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, followed by 500,000 tonnes in November and another million after that. Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Trump wrote on Truth social. An envoy to Putin welcomed the deal, but Ukraine's president said any easing of sanctions on Russia played into Moscow's hands and would prolong a war that must be ended. Diesel prices in the US have doubled since the war with Iran began in February, putting pressure on Republicans ahead of the midterm elections over the rising cost of living.


Breaking Down the Electric Ending of Take Charge of My Heart

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Jerusalem Daily: US charity to use AI to monitor Gaza classrooms

Al Jazeera

'This is an apartheid regime' Does Trump have real leverage over Netanyahu? A US charity announced it will use an AI-software to monitor Gaza classrooms for'anti-Semitism' and'hate speech', while Israel airstrikes kill Palestinians across the strip. 'Rogue court': US sanctions ICC hours after ex-judge wins Nobel Prize


Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres

BBC News

Russian tech giant Yandex has said it was struggling to maintain services after two of its five data centres were struck by Ukrainian drones in the past two days. Often dubbed Russia's Google, the company runs the country's most popular search engine, as well as a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions of people. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks were in response to weeks of Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centres. Both sides have stepped up attacks on infrastructure in recent months as the war between the two drags on. Kyiv says its strikes are aimed at revenue streams for Moscow's war machine, and that the latest attacks could force Russia to divert resources to Yandex.