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Hungary's former PM Orban says he rebuffed secret police recruitment

FILE PHOTO: Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

Scale AI rejects claims it illegally surveils AI-training workers

Scale AI said it uses standard tools to verify identities, prevent fraud, protect confidential project information and ensure accurate payments.
Scale AI said it uses standard tools to verify identities, prevent fraud, protect confidential project information and ensure accurate payments.

Privacy group files complaints against Scale AI over alleged worker surveillance

European digital privacy advocacy group NOYB is asking regulators to fine Scale AI and examine how the platform assigns tasks.
European digital privacy advocacy group NOYB is asking regulators to fine Scale AI and examine how the platform assigns tasks.

Italian prosecutor seeks life term for US man accused of double murder

FILE PHOTO: A security cordon separates the crime scene from public access inside Villa Pamphili park where an American woman and her newborn child were found dead on June 7, in Rome, Italy  June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A security cordon separates the crime scene from public access inside Villa Pamphili park where an American woman and her newborn child were found dead on June 7, in Rome, Italy  June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Two Serbian opposition figures targeted with spyware, research group says

FILE PHOTO: Students walk the streets carrying boxes bearing the certified signatures of their supporters, an initial step toward being included on the voting list, with the submission of the “Students Win” list to the Republic Election Commission in Belgrade, Serbia, September 14, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Students walk the streets carrying boxes bearing the certified signatures of their supporters, an initial step toward being included on the voting list, with the submission of the “Students Win” list to the Republic Election Commission in Belgrade, Serbia, September 14, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo

Fires surge in Brazil’s Amazon, fuelled by El Nino and climate change

A drone view of a deforested area in the rainforest, burned by wildfire during the dry season, in the municipality of Autazes, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
A drone view of a deforested area in the rainforest, burned by wildfire during the dry season, in the municipality of Autazes, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Allies failed to warn Ukraine of impending missile attack, Zelensky says

A person is assisted at the site of an apartment building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct 13.
A person is assisted at the site of an apartment building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct 13.

Two men deny spying for Iran at Israeli embassy and other locations in UK

Nematollah Shahsavani, 41, and Alireza Farasati, 22, were charged at London’s Old Bailey court and remanded in custody ahead of their trial.
Nematollah Shahsavani, 41, and Alireza Farasati, 22, were charged at London’s Old Bailey court and remanded in custody ahead of their trial.

Drones, explosions and soldiers in bulldozers: Surrounded by Israelis in Lebanon's 'model town'

Mariam al-Yaghi ,67, Lebanese resident from West Zawtar, stands in her damaged house in southern Lebanon, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Mariam al-Yaghi ,67, Lebanese resident from West Zawtar, stands in her damaged house in southern Lebanon, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

US looks to expand use of canoe-sized drones to deter migrant crossings

A Seasats' Lightfish unmanned surface vessel (USV) operates off the coast of Texas, US, July 30, 2026. Seasats/Handout via REUTERS
A Seasats' Lightfish unmanned surface vessel (USV) operates off the coast of Texas, US, July 30, 2026. Seasats/Handout via REUTERS

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