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Supporters of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan march to Pakistan capital

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Image caption, Some 5,000 people took to the streets on Sunday carrying red-and-green flags of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan are marching to the capital Islamabad as they call for his release. Concerns over the 73-year-old's health have grown louder in recent months. His family claims he has lost most of his vision in his right eye after prison authorities failed to take action. The cricket star-turned-politician, who faces charges in more than 100 cases, was jailed for 14 years over corruption last year. Khan said all the cases against him are politically motivated.


Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas

BBC News

Image caption, Parents like Natalie (right) say it's important children are confident enough to use the loo on their own when they start school The number of children who were toilet-trained before starting school this year has increased significantly in a city where parents were given potty training guides with their first school offers. York was the subject of the city-wide pilot, which also put on workshops for parents and offered special training for early years staff. Twenty local authorities across England are now signed up to launch similar schemes to tackle the number of pupils starting school without being fully toilet-trained. The government said the pilot's results were encouraging, and confirmed they were committed to 75% of pupils reaching a good level of development at the end of their first year in school by 2028. Since April this year, parents across York have been targeted via GP surgeries, pharmacies, family hubs, schools and nurseries with information and offers of support on how to potty-train their child ahead of starting school.


Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy

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Trump unveils'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy US President Donald Trump says he has created a new task force focused on artificial intelligence, which will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton. The Super Intelligence Force will work to ensure that the US continues to lead in the technology's development and will coordinate the government's engagement with the public, Trump posted on Sunday. It comes after the president signed an executive order on 29 September to rename AI as Super Intelligence, after previously saying the word artificial made it sound fake. Trump also said last week that he would set up a board to oversee AI safety after top tech bosses signed what he described as a morally binding pact. The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the Federal Government's engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies, Trump wrote.


NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 5, 2026

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Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable Selects Say More Top creators, ranked Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Creator Playbook In My Bag AI at School Safety Net Versus Trending Now All Series Looking for a spoiler-free way to find a connection? Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle, and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need. While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself.


The Papers: Badenoch's 'bonfire of green laws' and 'Drop in global dealmaking'

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Image caption, Many of Monday's papers are leading with coverage of the Conservative Party conference and the Times angles its front page piece on Kemi Badenoch pledging to scape a range of environmental regulations including strict net-zero standards. Image caption, The Daily Mail takes a wider view of Badenoch's reset of the party, saying she has moved to get it battle-ready for an election with a direct echo of Margaret Thatcher's approach in the 1970s by releasing plans for a return to'common sense' Tory values. Image caption, Under a large headline reading Bad to the future the Daily Mirror runs a piece that opens Badenoch is accused of trying to take the country back to the days of austerity under the'nasty party'. Image caption, The Metro runs a large image of Badenoch next to a story saying she has vowed to be like a no-nonsense mum as she moves to make the Conservatives the'common sense' party, and also likens her approach to an echo of Thatcher. Image caption, Badenoch's promise to save the pension triple lock and her attack on Prime Minister Andy Burnham for going after the elderly is the top line of the front page of the Daily Express. Image caption, Atop its front page, the Sun has a short story on Badenoch warning that Britain must not become a nation of'little ghettos' and migrants should embrace our culture.


Russia may be using hidden 'lunchbox-size' drone devices to counter Ukraine defenses: expert

FOX News

Russia may be hiding signal repeaters inside Kyiv to help drones evade Ukraine's electronic warfare defenses using mesh networking, a weapons expert says.


The job interview question you don't have to answer

BBC News

The job interview question you don't have to answer To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Watch: How much is your salary? Prepare all you like, but there is often still one job interview question that leaves you feeling uncomfortable. While employers in the UK are within their rights to ask you how much you get paid in your current role, applicants are not obliged to tell them. Recruiters have been encouraged to stop posing questions about salary history and, in the EU, new rules will prevent them doing so.


Forced to call him 'Dad': The trial over sexual abuse in a disabled care home that has shocked South Korea

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Forced to call him'Dad': The trial over sexual abuse in a disabled care home that has shocked South Korea I was hurting inside, so I came to tell my story. These were Seo Mi-hyeon's first words to the police. Seo, who has an intellectual disability, struggles to form long sentences and can only communicate through brief words and gestures. But her memories of the abuse inflicted upon her were clear. She was one of three residents at a state-run care home in South Korea who were sexually assaulted by the home's director, in a case that has shocked the country and raised serious questions about state care for the disabled.


US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base

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The US has withdrawn all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, the British military base at the centre of an incident being investigated by counter terror police. A statement from a US department official confirmed on Sunday it had removed all of its bombers from the base back to their home stations in America. The US did not give a reason for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident on 27 September when police were alerted to three suspicious vehicles near the airbase in Gloucestershire. Five men were initially arrested on suspicion of terror offences near the base and subsequently released on police bail. A sixth man, a UK-Iranian national, was also later arrested and released on bail.


Protesters gather as migrants brought ashore on south coast

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Protesters have gathered in a south coast town as more than 100 people believed to be migrants were brought ashore after crossing the Channel in a small boat. A number of people were seen arriving at a marina in Gosport, Hampshire, having been transported aboard two RNLI boats late on Sunday. Their dinghy appeared to have set off from near Utah Beach in Normandy during the morning, according to ship tracking data. French media reported there were about 120 migrants on board. Hampshire Police said it deployed officers to support our partners in the event of an emergency at sea.