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Published on 14/10/2026 – 17:08 GMT+2 OpenAI said it has alerted the FBI after it found a hidden recording device in an executive conference room in its San Francisco office, which led to the firing of an employee. The suspect was identified as employee Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national, who was arrested on October 9, about a week after OpenAI discovered the surveillance device. He made an initial appearance in a US court on Tuesday. He was charged with using or endeavouring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications. Alfozan joined OpenAI as an…

Published on 14/10/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Underwater excavations carried out off the island of Kekova in Antalya have brought to light amphorae dating back around 4,400–4,700 years. The finds, which are said to belong to a wreck from the Early Bronze Age, are expected to shed light on Anatolia’s maritime history and trade links in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, in a post on his social media account, underlined the importance of the ancient vases recovered during the excavations, saying: “In our ‘Blue Homeland’, we are bringing to light traces of the world’s…

Oleksii Goncharenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker and founder of the Black Sea Security Forum, told POLITICO that a “serious diplomatic initiative” was needed, bringing together Ukraine, Russia and a third-party guarantor, such as Turkey, “to restore freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.” Grain routes under pressure The security risk is disrupting routes that carry Ukraine’s harvest to market, with consequences for EU transport links. Black Sea ports are Ukraine’s main export gateway, handling around 95 percent of the country’s grain exports, as well as significant volumes of iron ore. Shipping traffic has fallen as the security risk has grown. Some…

Published on 14/10/2026 – 17:06 GMT+2 Croatia has warned that a series of unresolved disputes with neighbouring Montenegro, including wartime abuses, property claims and contested borders, could stand in the way of the country’s ambition to join the European Union by 2028. In a document sent to other EU governments on Monday and seen by Euronews, Zagreb set out eight demands it wants Montenegro to address before completing its accession to the bloc. Montenegro is widely regarded as the frontrunner among countries seeking EU membership, with hopes of becoming the bloc’s 28th member by 2028. But its long-running disputes with…

Financial crime investigators searched the building, forcing a temporary suspension of broadcasts. Prosecutors accused the channel’s chairman, Cafer Mahiroglu, of bid rigging, bribery and money laundering. Of the 17 people sought by investigators, 11 were detained. Mahiroglu, who lives abroad, rejected the allegations, calling the takeover politically motivated. Outside the building, supporters gathered to defend the channel’s journalists, while opposition politicians and press freedom organisations condemned the intervention. The case has raised fresh concerns about media freedom in Turkey, where independent news outlets face longstanding political pressure. Halk TV is known for its critical coverage of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s…

Diesel markets will remain tight well into 2027, and wholesale diesel prices in Europe could rise again in the coming weeks, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Wednesday. In its monthly report, the Paris-based energy watchdog said recovering Gulf oil supplies had failed to resolve the fuel squeeze, with global output still falling short of consumption. Supply rose by 2.5 million barrels a day (mb/d) to 102.3 mb/d in September on a Saudi-led jump in Gulf crude exports to more than three-quarters of pre-war levels, but remains slightly below global demand of around 103.5 mb/d, the IEA estimated. The…

Published on 14/10/2026 – 15:46 GMT+2 An AI agent reportedly deleted an entire edited season of a Swedish reality show just five weeks before its planned premiere, forcing the broadcaster to postpone its release until next year. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, citing unnamed sources, reported that the production company behind a reality show named The Challenge Sverige had given an AI agent access to its server, where it deleted the completed season. The project could not be restored, wiping out hundreds of days of work, according to the report. Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 confirmed to Aftonbladet that a “technical failure” had…

Charles hosted Zelenskyy at Sandringham in March 2025, days after Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly berated the Ukrainian leader in the Oval Office, and at Windsor Castle earlier this year after Ukraine, the U.K., France and Germany published a joint statement calling for a “just and lasting” deal to end the war with Russia. Zelenskyy will get a ceremonial guard from No.12 Company The Irish Guards when he arrives at Downing Street Wednesday afternoon, which a No. 10 spokesperson said is believed to be unprecedented. The latest visit comes amid fresh strains over Trump’s approach to Russia and…

Published on 14/10/2026 – 16:06 GMT+2 The Louvre could eventually have to shut its doors to the public unless France’s next government backs a sweeping transformation of the world’s most-visited museum, its director has warned. Christophe Leribault told Le Figaro on Wednesday that the museum would seek private funding for the work, but that a major injection of public money would have to be approved after France’s national elections next year. “Whoever forms the next government must keep in mind that if the Louvre is not repaired, updated, and transformed, it will very quickly fall behind and will eventually have…