Gen Z protesters are pouring onto India's streets as dissent surges, The Irish Times reports. The Japan Times reports that protesters scaled barricades, chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with police despite tens of thousands of security personnel being deployed. This follows reports that Indian protesters described rough police treatment and crowds flowed through the capital after lockdown.
Global timekeepers have voted to end the practice of adding leap seconds to UTC, with the change scheduled from 2027, Euronews reports. Euronews says they cited risks to computer systems and the prospect of a first-ever negative leap second; NDTV describes the replacement as a leap hour intended to reduce technology disruptions. This follows reports that world timekeepers voted to replace leap seconds with a leap hour.
Spain will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA sanctioned it over Islamophobic chants by fans during a friendly with Egypt. The match was held at Espanyol's stadium in Barcelona, according to Al Jazeera.
A looming UK tax rise is putting bankers on edge, and divisions among large lenders may have hampered the financial sector’s lobbying campaign ahead of the Budget, the Financial Times reports. This follows earlier reports that banking executives expect higher taxes in the chancellor’s Budget later this month.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has invited SNP leader John Swinney to work together on deeper Scottish devolution, urging politicians to focus on solutions and move beyond independence. The Financial Times reports that Burnham rejected a new independence vote in his first major speech in Scotland since taking office.
NASA says additional engineering analysis confirmed initial data showing the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield performed as expected. The agency says U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the heat shield shortly after Artemis II splashed down on April 10, 2026, and that it assessed the heat shield in the months afterward. Artemis II sent four astronauts around the Moon and safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the lunar surface.
Police clashed with demonstrators at a major protest in Buenos Aires on Thursday over university funding and President Javier Milei’s higher-education spending. France 24 says the main rally by thousands of students, staff, unionists and opposition activists remained peaceful, while dozens who broke away threw stones and other projectiles; police responded with tear gas and water cannons. Al Jazeera reports that protesters demanded implementation of a law to boost university funding and that a judge fined the government for failing to fund universities; Deutsche Welle says Milei’s decision not to release funding brought students and employees to the streets.
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to design proteases from scratch that recognize and cut selected protein targets, Phys.org reports. The enzymes break proteins down into peptides and amino acids and can be useful in medicine and industrial processes. This follows earlier coverage of AI-designed proteins that break down other proteins, including bonds stable for centuries.
NASA says a 2026 El Niño is unfolding this fall and that its satellites are tracking it. The agency describes it as rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system, and says El Niño is a natural climate pattern involving warmer-than-normal water in parts of the equatorial Pacific that emerges roughly every two to seven years.
The JBL Vibe Buds 2 are down to $39.95 on Amazon, a $20 saving and 33% off the recommended retail price. The earbuds include ANC, 8mm drivers and Bluetooth 5.3.
British travel bosses say extreme heatwaves in Europe have not changed Britons’ holiday plans, and hot summer getaways remain popular. The industry is concerned that rising jet fuel costs and squeezed household incomes will make holidays less affordable.
The Guardian reports that NAZA, an award-winning documentary interviewing military insiders about mass killing of civilians in Gaza, opened in UK cinemas this week and has received widespread praise from critics around the world. It will be shown in more than 50 countries and made available free on the Guardian’s website from late November.
Gun-rights activist Cody Wilson has unveiled the WASP, which he claims is the first AI-made gun, according to The Verge. Tom's Hardware reports it is a .22-caliber 3D-printed handgun created by an AI called GatGPT.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed an interim administration in Tigray, with elections planned within six months. The Straits Times says the caretaker government is meant to stabilise the region after fighting erupted between a rebel alliance and federal troops; Africanews reports clashes between federal forces and rebels in recent weeks. France 24 says the recent conflict revived the 2020–2022 war, which killed hundreds of thousands, while the Irish Times notes that Tigray has yet to recover from that war. Al Jazeera reports that the military pushed back a TPLF uprising and that Abiy promised free elections; Deutsche Welle says Abiy's office announced elections in Tigray within six months, following an escalation in fighting between federal forces and a rebel alliance.
Hackers have hijacked D-Link and Ubiquiti devices to resell victims’ internet bandwidth. BleepingComputer reports that the proxyjacking campaign has affected devices in 34 countries, monetizing connections through a commercial residential proxy network. TechRadar says network-attached devices were hacked to install legitimate software for nefarious purposes.
The BBC reports that nurse Rebecca Louise Burwood stole £750,000 from a vulnerable 99-year-old woman to fund cosmetic surgery and home improvements. Hindustan Times says the nurse obtained around £770,000 (about ₹9.6 crore) over five years and spent money on a car and plastic surgery; NDTV reports that Burwood used the woman's funds to buy a car, campervan and house extension.
The International Monetary Fund has urged John Healey to seek savings from pensions and welfare rather than tax Britain’s banks in the budget later this month. The Guardian reports that Healey is planning to raise taxes on banks; supporters of the plan say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during the financial crisis and can afford to pay more.
The Hindu reports that Russia’s Defence Ministry said air defences intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight, and that a fuel depot in the Moscow region was reportedly burning. It says Ukraine continued targeting Russian oil refineries while Russia struck a bridge in Zaporizhzhia. This follows reports that Ukraine abandoned a brief energy truce after saying Moscow had not heeded it.
Ethiopia has appointed an interim government in Tigray, The Hindu reports. The outlet says the Tigray People's Liberation Front launched a major offensive against government forces on September 23; an earlier report said rebel attacks into neighboring states raised fears of a return to the devastating 2020–2022 civil war.
Bulgaria’s prime minister says two commercial vessels were hit by drones in an economic zone; the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan suffered critical structural damage and sank, The Hindu reports. The Hindu says there was no immediate information about the crew’s fate. This follows reports that Bulgaria summoned the Russian ambassador after drone strikes hit two ships in the Black Sea.