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German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot. The Associated PressGerman authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said. Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed the alleged assault. They were said to have streamed the incident and commentated on it online.

Publisher Faber says withdrawal due to ‘circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney’. Irish novelist Sally Rooney says her books have been withdrawn from sale in the United Kingdom due to her public support for Palestine Action, a group the British government has designated as a terrorist organisation. Rooney’s publisher Faber said on Wednesday that the withdrawal was due to “circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work”, calling it an “unconscionable situation for a publisher”. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Actionlist 2 of 3Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg back Palestine Action before appeal caselist 3 of 3UK appeals High Court ruling that granted Palestine Action a victoryend of listRooney told BBC News that the further publication of her work could constitute a “serious criminal offence”. She added that she made “every effort to be honest” with the public about her beliefs and intentions and that she is “wholly prepared to accept the consequences”.

The family of a man mauled to death by a tiger at a U. K. wildlife park on Saturday is pleading with people to stop sharing footage of the attack online, calling it "deeply offensive" and painful. The statement from the family of 24-year-old William Chapman came after U. S. President Donald Trump shared a clip of the fatal attack on his Truth Social platform Tuesday, writing "don't ⁠ever mess with nature! "The 41-second video shared by Trump shows a large tiger repeatedly biting and clawing at Chapman. Trump's post was then shared by the White House's Rapid Response account on X, where commenters called it "sick" and "disgusting. "The U. S. president later posted ​an apparently AI-generated video depicting himself taming a tiger ​and then playing with it, accompanied by the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. His social media posts have sparked outrage, but they have also raised questions about how the tragedy happened. Here's what we know about the tiger attack and the man who died. Where did this happen? The attack happened on Saturday in a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster in northern England. The popular conservation and welfare park opened in 2009.

Alexandros Paporakis called himself a "sociopathic white supremacist Neo Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day.”19-year-old Alexandros Paporakis was a Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, Illinois, who was arrested for an alleged plot for a potential mass shooting targeting a Hindu place of worship. It is not yet known which Hindu temple was the target. Paporakis' co-workers told police they had received digital communications from Paporakis that included a document outlining the planned attack. It also had photos of tactical gear. Paporakis openly identified as a white supremacist at work and told them he couldn’t wait to kill Indian people, according to prosecutors from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Paporakis was arrested when he was leaving his home on Sunday afternoon, the same day the attack was possibly planned.'Why I fought: AKA': An eight-page manifestoPaporakis told his Taco Bell co-workers that Sunday was going to be a special day. He called a coworker saying that he reached the target location, attempted to fire his gun at a man but the gun had jammed and he left “super fast” without being seen.

'We think this is a great idea, and we love the momentum ' People are shown near the Downtown Mission in Windsor on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. (Dan Janisse / Windsor Star)

Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew on Thursday from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire overnight just outside Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea, after Russian drones strayed into national airspace, Romanian officials said. Romanian President Nicusor Dan said the two ships had been struck by drones but declined to say whether they were Russian. “Two air drones hit them,” Dan told reporters in Brussels ahead of a summit of EU leaders, adding only a few hours had elapsed since the strikes, and Romania was waiting for more information. “There will be a reaction from the Romanian state,” he added. The two ships hit overnight were both anchored in the Black Sea near the mouth of the Sulina canal leading into the Danube River, a major shipping route used by Ukraine as Russia has attacked Ukraine’s own Black Sea ports. One was in Romanian waters, the other just outside. Story continues below advertisement

Kyiv, Ukraine – The supernova-like blasts of exploding Russian ballistic missiles are followed by thunderous thumps, shockwaves, fires and deaths – and the staccato of Ukrainian air defence systems. This week’s nightly attacks on Ukraine that killed at least 15 and wounded dozens resembled hundreds of previous raids – with one exception. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power siteslist 2 of 4What is potash, and why is the US importing it from Belarus?list 3 of 4Law of the Sea comes to life in the hunt for sanctioned Russian oillist 4 of 4Musk says US military controls Starlink’s limits after Ukraine outcryend of listThe air raid sirens began howling just seconds before or after yet another wave of missiles struck apartment buildings, power plants and warehouses. But Ukraine’s partners did not provide the country with intelligence data from NATO’s early-warning satellites, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, as tensions between Washington and Kyiv rise. He did not name the United States and President Donald Trump has denied that Washington has stopped sharing intelligence.

Iran and its allies hit water plants, airports, refineries and a nuclear power station across the Persian Gulf with a precision that rules out the official story of falling debris, a Reuters investigation has found, showing the civilian damage was the aim, not a side effect.

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Some Republican candidates are putting distance between themselves and Trump’s tariff policies. Ukraine defies the U. S. president to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries. And a look at Apple’s new HomeView device, which is part iPad, part Apple Watch and part CarPlay. Here’s what to know today. Some Republicans in key races break with Trump over tariffsSen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. Bloomberg; GettyIn a handful of battleground races, Republican candidates are speaking out against tariffs, President Donald Trump’s marquee economic policy. They’re seeking a middle ground, knowing the cost of living is a top voter concern. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Those voicing their concerns on the campaign trail include Senate candidates Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, former Sen. John Sununu in New Hampshire and former Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan. Gubernatorial candidates with doubts over the policy include Rep. John James in Michigan and Pennsylvania state Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

A Starlink satellite internet system is set up near the frontline town of Pokrovsk. Ukraine's Starshield satellite internet functionality has been fully restored, a source in Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on Thursday, a day after the crucial service was throttled at speeds of over 100 miles per hour.

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Satellite imagery obtained by Bellingcat lays bare the extent of tree-felling at a Washington DC golf course that President Trump is reportedly seeking to transform into a championship-level course, despite moves to protect the site by conservationists.

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Donald Trump has appointed family members, friends and loyal political allies to represent the US on the world stage, dispatching an extraordinary array of characters to embassies across the world. While presidents of both parties have long rewarded donors and allies with plum ambassadorships, Trump has chosen loyalists willing to go to bat for him regardless of the implications for US-foreign relationships. The ousting of Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece has renewed the spotlight on individuals appointed by the US president to such roles during his second term – from an election denier to a former auctioneer. She is just the latest Trump-era ambassador to become embroiled in scandal, and face resistance. Kimberly GuilfoyleGreeceKimberly Guilfoyle, a conservative personality and former politician, began serving as the ambassador to Greece in November 2025. She stepped down from her role in October after allegations of corruption. Guilfoyle was made ambassador to Greece shortly after the end of her engagement to Donald Trump Jr, the president’s son.

As a high-level strategic military paradigm, the NATO high command's "theory of victory" certainly gives the impression of being a serious bit of warcraft, just by its title. It purports to be a theory that anticipates the measures required to achieve victory in the event of an attack on any of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 32 member states. Adopted last month, an unclassified version of the elaborate war-gaming formulae was outlined on Monday by the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, at the Warsaw Security Forum. All the generals and the heads of state and defence ministers at the summit would have been well aware that the high command's "theory of victory" might just as well be understood as a work of speculative fiction. For one thing, Russia is not mentioned, although any discussion of the "theory of victory" inevitably turns to Russia and the scenario of an invasion of Poland and the Baltic states via Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. While the Warsaw conference was underway, 20,000 troops were engaged in a 10-day war game simulating a hypothetical invasion of 10,000 troops from the east.

Open this photo in gallery:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts during a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham in London, on Wednesday. Henry Nicholls/ReutersUkraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire covering energy sites announced by US President Donald Trump, and criticized Trump’s willingness to strike deals with Moscow. By effectively walking away from Trump’s demand that Ukraine halt attacks on Russian refineries and openly criticizing the US leader, Zelensky risks deepening the biggest rift between Kyiv and Washington since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.