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• We cannot trust our AI overlords

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  It is no longer an exaggeration to say that the digital apocalypse is at our door. The advance of artificial intelligence is outstripping our fears and expectations. The machinery of the state, slow and predictable by nature, is so thoroughly outpaced in its capacity to control and regulate that it does not even realise it. Our politicians, running on antiquated software, cling to problems that are pressing but dated (such as the retirement age and the number of civil servants) and barely speak
  
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• White House honors late Charlie Kirk on 33rd birthday, calls him ‘Christian martyr’ and ‘titan ...

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
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• Vietnam's southern hub needs 13.23 pct growth in Q4 to meet 2026 target: official

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's southern hub, Ho Chi Minh City, needs to achieve a growth rate of 13.23 percent in the fourth quarter to meet its full-year economic growth target of 10.02 percent, Chairman of the municipal People's...
  
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• US teen, who described Indians as ‘subhumans’, arrested for plotting to attack Hindu temple

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
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• U.S. mulling "mother of all bombs" strike on Iran -- CNN

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military has developed new strike plans that could involve using the so-called "Mother of All Bombs" (MOAB) to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if President Donald Trump orders a resumption of combat...
  
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• Urgent: U.S. considering using "mother of all bombs" against Iran: CNN

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military has developed new strike plans...
  
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• UK’s support for Ukraine will not change, Burnham tells Zelensky

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
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• Tulsa City Council rejects public safety oversight body

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  Tulsa City Council members on Wednesday night rejected the latest effort to establish a public safety oversight body. ......
  
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• Tehran sees US attack before midterm elections as ‘realistic possibility’

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
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• South Korea's KOSPI, KOSDAQ trigger circuit breaker after plunging over 8 pct

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's benchmark Korea...
  
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• Settlers set fire to mosque and car in the West Bank: Reports

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  West Bank: Israeli settlers...
  
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• S. Korea's money supply rises for 10th month in August

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's money supply rose for the 10th straight month, driven by the fund influx into short-term fixed-income products, especially from semiconductor companies and households, central bank data showed...
  
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• S. Korea's fiscal deficit narrows to 8-year low through August

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's fiscal deficit through August narrowed to its lowest in eight years, boosted by a surge in corporate tax revenue from semiconductor giants, government data showed Thursday. The consolidated fiscal balance, or gross revenue minus gross expenditure,...
  
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• S. Korean stocks plunge 8 pct, triggering consecutive circuit breakers on KOSPI, KOSDAQ

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks plunged over 8 percent on Thursday, triggering consecutive circuit breakers on both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets. The benchmark KOSPI dropped 481.69 points, or 8.02 percent, to trade at 5,527.12 at...
  
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• Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK over her support for Palestine Action

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  PA Media/dpaLondon Sally...
  
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• Reactor at northeastern Japan nuclear plant to halt over water leak

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in...
  
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• Prolonged war, renewed disruptions pose biggest risk to Middle East region, IMF says

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  The war was imposing...
  
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• Pope recovery on track after lung surgery, say doctors

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  dpaRome Pope Leo XIV has...
  
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• Playing for Holli: Tahlequah Sequoyah keeps teammate's memory alive at state tournament

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  Holli Carnes died before her first regular-season softball game with Tahlequah Sequoyah. As her teammates head to state, her name and No. 18 go with them. ......
  
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• New Zealand regulators unveil supervisory expectations on AI-related cyber risks

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's central bank and financial markets regulator on Thursday outlined supervisory expectations for financial institutions to manage cyber risks associated with frontier artificial intelligence (AI). The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and the...
  
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• Mauritius extends curfew for two more nights after riots, looting; schools to remain shut this week

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  Mauritius extended its...
  
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• Marco Rubio sends an ethics warning to State Department staff after Kimberly Guilfoyle’s ouster – ...

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  Marco Rubio reminded...
  
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• Kim tests submarine-launched missiles after Trump floats meeting

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  North Korea said it tested...
  
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• Kenya confirms second Ebola case after first death

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  dpanairobiThe Kenyan Health...
  
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• Katie Zacharia’s legal credentials under scrutiny as California bar complaint targets Trump’s new press secretary

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  Katie Zacharia faces...
  
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• Japan's Nikkei extends losses, plunges over 5 pct

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index extended losses in afternoon trading Thursday,...
  
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• Japanese insurers are poised to bring money back home - gradually

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
  Life insurers hold roughly a quarter of $2.5trln in assets overseas ......
  
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• Japan protests Chinese visit to Russian-held islands

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
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• Jaishankar calls for 'urgent' reform of multilateralism, cites India-UAE partnership

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
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• Iraqi territory will not be used for attacks against Saudi Arabia: PM

  15-10-2026 07:51 via article.wn.com
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