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‘Someone else will do it for less’: Refugees in Kenya are powering tech for dwindling pay
Refugee gig workers for tech companies don’t know how much they’ll be paid – if AI hasn’t already taken their jobs In a portable building in Kakuma, a refugee camp near Kenya’s no…
Freezing conflict will not help resolve situation in Ukraine — Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov reiterated that a settlement in Ukraine must be comprehensive
Flock is catching flak. Experts say other police surveillance tools are more worrisome
Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts of data, significantly expanding their surveillance reach.
As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump a…
Syrian general accused of atrocities is protected by U.S. and Lebanon, NPR and BBC find
A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is living quietly in Lebanon, bankrolled and protected by American and Lebanese authorities, a BBC/NPR investigation has…
Toss-ups, triage and targets: How to read the wide-open 2026 House map
Both parties are spending heavily in roughly 60 House districts — where Trump won by an average of nine points in 2024 — that could be key to deciding control of the chamber, an N…
Medical debt is crushing hospital patients in LA. Health officials may have a fix
In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, a new system could screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing hundreds of thousands from getting bills they can't pa…
US, Russia discuss possibility of selling gas to Europe via Nord Stream
Senior Russian and American officials discussed bringing in an American investor for the Nord Stream pipeline projects, sources told Reuters.
IN BRIEF: Two residents of Trans-Baikal detained for preparing election provocations
Investigative and operational activities are underway to establish all circumstances
Vladimir formation of Russia’s Strategic Missile Force undergoes scheduled inspection
During the exercise, crews of the Yars mobile ground-based missile systems are practicing marching and maneuvering operations
‘Demand is growing faster than capacity’: inside South Sudan’s overwhelmed trauma wards
Renewed fighting is bringing a flow of wounded to Juba’s military hospital, where medics never know what the next day will bringBy 11am on a recent Thursday, Dr Slobodan Mirosavlj…
How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic
A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.
Oil prices rise sharply on Middle East tensions and US hurricane threat
Global bond market sell-off continues and stocks fall amid another wave of potential strikes against IranBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices have risen sharply amid fears abo…
Kanye West received $20 million for canceled St. Petersburg concerts and is unlikely to return it, Kommersant reports
Rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, received about $20 million for two canceled concerts in St. Petersburg, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported, citing sources familia…
French high school protests continue despite PM’s promise of action – Europe live
Demonstrators have rejected a promise by Sébastien Lecornu to present a plan to fix the country’s education system by the end of the monthFrench education minister Édouard Geffray…
French minister invites UK to ‘come all the way back’ to the EU
Finance minister, Roland Lescure, welcomes Burnham’s pledge to explore closer ties with blocThe French finance minister has invited the UK to “come all the way back” to the Europe…
Ukrainian Drones Hit Yandex Data Center After Wave of Russian Attacks
The attack marks the first confirmed strike against Russian data infrastructure, weeks after Moscow did the same.
Western attempts to disrupt Russian elections resulted in society’s consolidation — expert
Ilya Gusev said that Russians are ready to defend their social and political life and preserve stability here
Ukraine strikes Yandex data center in Russia, sparking fire
A fire broke out at the Sasta machine-tool plant in Sasovo, Ryazan region, which houses one of Yandex’s data centers, the independent Telegram channel Astra reported. Journalists …
Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC
A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.
Battlegroup North tank crews destroy more than 10 Ukrainian warehouses near Kharkov
According to a tank platoon commander, Battlegroup North troops are engaging Ukrainian targets from concealed firing positions
Tokyo considers allowing nuclear weapons to be brought into Japan — newspaper
A provision allowing nuclear weapons to be brought into the country as an exception may be included in new fundamental documents on security, which the Japanese government plans t…
Brent crude tops $104 per barrel on ICE for first time since September 29
WTI crude futures for November delivery rose by 3.55%
Top US diplomat says prospects of negotiated settlement in Ukraine 'elusive'
Marco Rubio called the conflict a "strategic stalemate" now