By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The European Commission is pitching measures to protect the EU from any efforts by future members to weaken democratic structures and prevent them vetoing decisions, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. As Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova
By Marc Jones LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Visa has open-sourced part of its AI-powered cyber defence system after “humbling” lessons from vulnerabilities exposed by AI models, as the payments giant braces for autonomous cyberattacks and future quantum-computing threats. Visa processes roughly a bill
(Washington, DC) — President Trump’s ban on some Canadian motorcycles, alcohol, dairy and other products is in effect. The ban went into force just after midnight. It’s the latest in the trade war between the two neighbors as Trump looks to force Canada into making trade concessions. Canada, however
(Washington, DC) — An AI summit is taking place at the White House today as fears grow over its possible threat to humanity. President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will host Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, and the heads of Anthropic, OpenAI, Nvidia and others. Johnson says the meeting is an effort t
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Meta said on Tuesday it is adding new features to Instagram’s school partnership program in the US, expanding tools for schools and students as the social media company steps up efforts to protect teens online. Here are some details: • Meta said nearly 17,000 schools have joined
Top Sports Headlines*** >>Bears Destroy Eagles On Monday Night Football to Finish Week Three (Undated) — Week Three of the NFL season is done. The Bears blew out the Eagles 27-7 on Monday Night Football from Chicago to cap-off a thrilling stretch of games. Sunday featured fantastic finishes, includi
(SRN NEWS)-According to a study by the religious freedom ministry Equipping The Persecuted, Christians are being killed at a rate of one every 90 minutes this year in Nigeria. Muslim terror groups are to blame with at least two operating in the country’s northern region. ETP says there has been a su
(SRN NEWS)-According to a new poll from LifeWay Research, 78% of America’s Protestant pastors say YES, their congregation includes active members from all generations. 91% of the folks in the Pew agree. The survey also finds that the larger a church is, the more likely that its pastor reports that i
(SRN NEWS)-Westminster Abbey will establish a memorial to J.R.R. Tolkien in Poets Corner, close to his old friend and fellow author C.S. Lewis. This coming spring the iconic church plans to dedicate a stone pillar to the memory of the man who wrote the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. Church offici
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – US single-family house prices increased in July, adding to the strain from rising mortgage rates that are pushing homeownership further out of reach for many young adults. House prices rose 0.3% after being unchanged, as previously reported in June, the Federal Housin
ROME, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Italy on Tuesday completed the withdrawal of its last troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year military presence in the country, a defence ministry statement said. • Rome had already recalled most of its personnel from Iraq by March 2026, after an overnight air strike targeted a
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Anthropic said it expects to spend at least $518 billion over a decade building AI infrastructure with six partners, according to a confidential IPO prospectus seen by Reuters — a plan that ranks among the largest AI buildout commitments on record. The AI lab said in th
By Siddhi Mahatole Sept 29 (Reuters) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed a second measles-related death in the country this year, as cases continue to rise across the United States. The confirmation, posted on the agency’s website, did not specify in which states
By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Chinese-powered AI agents have learnt to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous artificial intelligence that have raised global alarm about US models, research documents and exper
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Smart ring maker Oura postponed its U.S. IPO on Tuesday, joining a growing list of prospective issuers pulling back as surging bond yields and higher interest rates weigh on markets during a typically busy period for new listings. Here’s a list of issuers that have delayed or sus
SAO PAULO, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of next month’s election, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Tuesday, with the right-wing challenger now 0.1 percentage point ahead of t
By Crispian Balmer ROME, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Italy signalled on Tuesday it wanted to avoid a diplomatic rupture with Egypt after three Egyptian security officials were found guilty in absentia of the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, who was killed after his abduction. “There has been a conv
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Oura has delayed its US initial public offering, the smart ring maker said on Tuesday, citing market uncertainty and denting hopes for a pickup in the traditionally strong fall listings window. The US IPO market has hit a bump after a strong start to the year, as investors grappl
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses, adding integrations with tools such as Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe and Canva to help owners run their businesses and find new customers, as the Facebook-parent aims to diversify its revenue beyond advertising. Her
PARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The European Union should use the proceeds of the billions of euros in fines imposed on Google to reduce the contribution of member states to the EU budget, France’s Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad said on Tuesday. • “This is a new revenue source for the European Union — w
Sept 29 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for “concrete” steps regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. “This is untrue. I offered them NOT
CAIRO, Sept 29 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed Izz al-Din Al-Beik, the head of Hamas’ armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military had targeted a
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (Reuters) – US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war. Iraqi security
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google has challenged two EU orders to help AI rivals such as OpenAI access its services and search engine competitors to access its search data, saying these would undermine privacy safeguards and cause irreversible harm to European users. EU
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military-backed government has arrested 21 people it said had transferred money to an online fundraising platform linked to the opposition National Unity Government (NUG), the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported. Here are some details: • The state m
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Australian electronics components maker Codan on Tuesday forecast a sharp rise in first-half profit and higher revenue for its communications division, sending its shares to a record high. The company now expects group net profit after tax of at least A$160 million ($112.16 milli
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Vietnam police have arrested three people, including a Norwegian citizen and an Australian national of Vietnamese origin, accusing them of terrorism, in an operation that a pro-democracy group says was conducted in Cambodia. The three men were identified by Vietnam’s Ministry of
By Hasnoor Hussain, Rozanna Latiff and Jeremy Seng LUMUT, Malaysia, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Malaysia began the process of deporting around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday as part of a refugee repatriation programme, defying objections from the United Nations and dozens of human rights groups. The dep
OSLO, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Norway is increasing its support for humanitarian efforts to help deported Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war through UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Nordic country said on Tuesday. • Funds will help trace missing
HANOI, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A Boeing 787-9 operated by flag carrier Vietnam Airlines recorded repeated brake inputs during takeoff before overrunning a runway and striking approach lighting at Munich Airport last month, according to an interim report by German investigators. The plane, operating a sc
