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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel share the 2026 prize for their work on optogenetics. The technique lets researchers target individual neurons in a living brain with precision that was once impossible.
International HIV funding for low- and middle-income countries dropped 18%, or $1.6 billion, in 2025. Community organisations, which get almost all their money from abroad, saw PrEP delivery halve and services for the most at-risk groups collapse.
Mohsen Paknejad cited personal reasons for his departure, though the timing comes as a US naval blockade disrupts oil sales that are central to government revenue. Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the National Iranian Oil Company, has been named acting minister.
The Eternity C was left listing and adrift after the attack southwest of Hodeidah, the second strike on a merchant vessel in the corridor since November 2024. Six seafarers have now been killed in Red Sea attacks overall.
The pair would work directly with Taiwan's defence ministry — not through the usual back channels — on war games, weapons procurement and combat capability assessments. The programme runs to 2028 with a budget of US$14.8 million.
Lin Chia-lung spent three days in Phoenix, touring TSMC's $265 billion chip plant and meeting Arizona's governor. His itinerary kept him out of Washington and away from the State Department.
The WHO now ranks the virus 14th globally in 2023, down from first place in 2021. Deaths from COVID-19 have fallen 85% since their peak.
The two companies have cross-licensed patents across 5G, computing, AI and networking. Qualcomm will also acquire select Huawei US patents, though financial terms and the agreement's duration were not disclosed.
Russian forces struck at least two Ukrainian cargo ships and a Liberian-flagged vessel docked in the Odesa region, killing one crew member. A massive missile and drone strike on Odesa city injured at least 17 more and damaged a residential building.
The Houthis seized the port city of Mocha and several key positions near Taiz in September, unravelling a ceasefire that had largely held for four years. Officials fear a return to full-scale war in one of the country's most densely populated areas.
Unauthorised individuals exploited a Danish company's legitimate access to the CPR system in September. Names, addresses and ID numbers were exposed — and police are now investigating.
The single currency touched $1.1215 on Thursday, its weakest since May 2025. Political uncertainty in France and Germany added to the pressure, with French bond yields hitting a 14-year high.
The Narva base, due in summer 2028, will hold up to 1,000 personnel and is designed to help receive allied forces moving east. Estonia has also redirected hundreds of millions in defence spending towards drones and air defences after a surge in Russian drone incursions across the Baltic region.
The seven-country deal covers operations in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Australia. AkzoNobel expects around $1 billion in net cash after tax as it strips back its portfolio ahead of a planned merger with US coatings maker Axalta.
OKXICE, the joint venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, has notified the SEC of plans to offer on-chain trading in 63 US-listed stocks. The platform would run 24 hours a day with instant settlement, but trading cannot begin until a 30-day opt-out period closes and other requirements are met.
The company filed challenges at the EU General Court in Luxembourg, warning that the orders risk irreversible harm to user privacy. The cases will test how far the EU can push data-sharing rules into a platform's core services under the Digital Markets Act.
The Trump administration's offensive against alleged drug smugglers has now killed at least 235 people across 70 strikes since September 2025. UN experts have described the campaign as serial extrajudicial killings and say the strikes may constitute crimes against humanity.
The change, which took effect on 15 September, applies to nationals of 60 countries and limits most land-border crossings to twice a year. It follows local protests over foreign land ownership and overseas-run businesses.
Qatari mediators handed Washington's response to Iran's foreign minister during a stopover in Doha. The two sides broadly agree on the measures under discussion but remain divided over the order of any steps.
Maroš Šefčovič wants voluntary limits on Chinese hybrid and electric car exports after Brussels imposed tariffs in 2024. He has warned that thousands of EU jobs are at stake if the trade gap does not come down.
Ministers want to keep British carmakers inside the EU's proposed Made in Europe scheme, which rewards manufacturers who align with the bloc's China trade policy. The EU took 58% of UK car exports in the first half of 2026, giving Britain little room to diverge.
Their market share dropped to 49% in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021. Electric vehicles took 17% of the market, with sales in Europe overtaking gasoline cars for the first time.
Speaking at a pre-COP31 summit in Fiji, Simon Stiell said rising temperatures are increasingly linked to premature births, stillbirths and maternal complications. A survey of 1,000 midwives and doctors found more than two-thirds had witnessed severe heat-related outcomes over the past five years.
Jane Doe, 20, says seven men assaulted her after she was pressured to take ketamine and arrived severely intoxicated. New York's governor has appointed the state attorney general to take over the investigation, saying she had lost faith in the county prosecutor.
Wanying "Heather" Zhang, 34, was stopped at the airport before a flight to Shanghai. The FBI says she photographed the target's home and told a handler on WeChat: "Saw him. I am videorecording."
The four leaders issued a joint declaration rejecting any threat to Egypt and Sudan's Nile water rights, backing Somalia's sovereignty and calling for a Sudanese-led peace process. The meeting came days after Ethiopia cut diplomatic ties with Eritrea and expelled an Egyptian diplomat.
The Saudi-backed campaign aims to retake strategic territory and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Houthi forces are still advancing in southwestern Yemen and threatening a key supply route to Taiz.
The fund accepted that Bitcoin added since its last review came from private donations, not public money. El Salvador also handed majority control of its Chivo crypto wallet to a private operator as part of the deal.
Arab Light for Asian buyers fell to $2.40 per barrel above the benchmark, ending five straight months of increases. Bank of America has forecast Brent will average $65 a barrel in 2025 as oil surpluses grow.
More than 160 offshore workers at Apache have voted for industrial action after rejecting a 4% pay offer. A shutdown of the Forties pipeline system, which carries about 30% of UK oil and gas, could follow — at a moment when diesel has hit a record £2 a litre.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv by train with the package, about €1 billion of it military aid. A new German-Ukrainian interceptor drone, the SPYS, has passed testing, and officials say thousands will reach Ukrainian forces in the coming months.
Members backed the motion 1,022 to 813 at the Brighton conference. Four of the party's five MPs opposed it, and the chair of Jewish Greens said she could consider her future in the party.
The government said the withdrawal took effect immediately, calling it the latest in a series of exits from regional bodies. Nicaragua left the OAS in 2023 and the UN Human Rights Council in 2025.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the coalition, which argues that scrapping requirements for coal- and gas-fired plants to cut greenhouse gas emissions will set climate protections back decades.
Three crew members died after a missile struck a ship in the Gulf of Aden. The Iran-backed rebels' campaign, which began in November, has forced Maersk and others to reroute around Africa as freight and insurance costs rise.
The French industrial conglomerate is near completion of a deal that could be announced as soon as Monday. Talks are still under way and could yet fall apart.
The first phase of a plan to return up to 5,000 people has drawn sharp criticism from UNHCR, which says it had no role in identifying those sent back. A UN special rapporteur warned that returnees face a substantial risk of persecution or torture.
The struggling broadband provider is racing to sell its consumer and wholesale businesses before it collapses. BT has opened talks with the UK government about a possible takeover, while the rescue of its wholesale arm hinges on whether Openreach will write off more than £100 million in payments.
Commercial crossings through the strait have fallen to about 6 vessels a day, against a pre-war average of 84. The September exchange — 5 US strikes on Iranian tankers, 10 Iranian attacks near the strait — was the largest declared action against shipping since the war began, and has pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel.
Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad Al-Alimi ordered forces into action after a 2022 truce collapsed in July and Houthis seized the west and Red Sea coasts in September. The government is offering amnesty to fighters who lay down their arms.
Ethiopia ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave within 48 hours, accusing them of backing rebels and threatening national security. Eritrea responded by severing all diplomatic relations, ending a friendship that Abiy Ahmed rebuilt in 2018 after two decades of hostility.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Putin in Moscow and then Zelensky in Kyiv. Ukraine's Presidential Office head says a three-way negotiation involving the US is now being prepared.
At least 15,280 civilians were killed or injured in the first eight months of 2026 — more than in the whole of last year. Russian missile, drone and glide-bomb strikes drove an average of more than 400 casualties a week.
Foreign Minister Jaishankar said New Delhi has moved beyond urging dialogue to holding active conversations with both sides. The talks cover Black Sea shipping safety, grain and energy exports, and possible non-attacks.
Washington says its military's main goal is to stop Iran exporting energy, as part of a wider push to strangle its economy. An Iranian official says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within seven days if the US eases pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports.
Ukraine's agriculture minister went to Brussels seeking €1.1 billion in transport subsidies and more capacity to move grain through Europe. Both neighbours said their rail and road networks were already at the limit.
The seizure of al-Safiya and its police station has severed a vital government supply route. Civilians travelling between the two cities must now take mountain roads that add four hours to the journey.
Masayoshi Son has committed vast sums to OpenAI and Stargate, but lenders have pushed back on his financing plans. SoftBank's shares fell 12% after OpenAI delayed its IPO, wiping out $38 billion in market value in a single session.
Ukraine's president called it 'a very dangerous moment', saying Moscow was passing on the technology in return for North Korean missile support. Russia plans to spend $12 billion next year on jet-powered drones and loitering munitions.
Shinhan Bank was the first to report an intrusion, exposing data on around 25,000 clients. Hana Bank, BNK Busan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Yegaram Savings Bank and Hyundai Capital were also hit, prompting South Korea's financial regulator to mandate urgent reviews across all banks and credit card companies.
A single line in the 2018 Farm Bill legalised hemp products that now sell at 35,000 locations across the US. A ban taking effect 11 December caps THC at 0.4 milligrams per container, threatening $28 billion in retail revenue and 225,000 jobs.
The council halted its fire-and-rehire plan after talks broke down when Unison refused to ballot its members on the pay offer. Negotiations are due to resume early next week.
Russia's strikes on Kyiv's major bridges continued for a fourth consecutive day as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made an unannounced trip to the city. He and President Zelenskyy announced an aid package worth more than €1.3 billion.
The meeting would involve negotiators rather than national leaders, with Ukraine open to hosting in the UAE. Russia has not formally confirmed it will attend.
Fighting spread to Addis Ababa and towards the pilgrimage site of Lalibela this week after a seven-group rebel alliance launched attacks on 23 September. Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan are holding a summit in Alamein on Sunday, as all three countries deny Ethiopian accusations that they are backing the rebels.
An unknown projectile struck the Panama-flagged El Gaia, damaging its engine room and starting a fire. Iran's foreign minister said only negotiations could end the conflict, but warned of a stronger response to any further military action.
Amir Barati was detained in Kotor after Interpol and Montenegrin police acted on a US request. Prosecutors say he helped steal 31 terabytes of data from universities and companies, causing an estimated $3.4 billion in damage.
Ukraine's president says the attacks will stop only if Moscow halts strikes on Ukraine's electricity, heating and water supplies. Russia's defence ministry has promised further attacks on Kyiv in response.
Boulder, Colorado, is one of dozens of local governments trying to hold fossil-fuel producers financially responsible for climate damages. The city hopes its case becomes an environmental counterpart to the litigation that brought billions in settlements from Big Tobacco and opioid makers.
The capture of al-Mazroub, at a crossroads between army-held North Kordofan and the RSF stronghold of West Kordofan, could disrupt supply lines for the paramilitary group. The army says it follows a run of gains across the state.
The 46,000-seat venue, designed to hang 350 metres above ground inside The Line, has been put on hold with no end date. Saudi Arabia's other 14 World Cup stadiums remain in development.
Two young mothers and five children, all aged seven and under, have been living in tents in Gaza after the Home Office wrongly blocked them from travelling to the UK. A tribunal judge ruled their children's best interests must come first.
Simultaneous raids on two sites in Mindanao seized computers, phones and SIM cards. Investigators are now looking into possible human trafficking offences, and all those arrested face deportation proceedings.
The case alleges Google used its grip on Android app distribution to exclude rivals and overcharge developers and consumers for more than a decade. A £260 million settlement for developers was approved just two weeks before trial, but the main claim presses on.
Both crude oil distillation units at Gazprom's Moscow Oil Refinery caught fire after drones crashed into the plant, halting processing for several weeks. The refinery supplies about 40% of Moscow's fuel market, and shortages have now been reported across 92% of Russia's regions.
The agency named the China General Technology Research Institute as a front for Chinese state intelligence, saying it secretly financed British research into AI, cyber-security and covert communications. Universities have been told to cut all ties, with criminal charges possible for those who do not.
The London fintech, founded in 2015 with $500,000 of its chief executive's trading earnings, had 68.3 million customers and £1.7 billion in profit before tax in 2025.
Around 3.4 million voters chose members of the presidency and national Parliament. Technical problems with new digital voting technology delayed the opening of several polling places on Sunday morning.
The element, 712 feet long, is the fourth placed in a trench south of the Danish island of Lolland, extending the crossing to 2,950 feet. Separately, the €2.8 billion NeuConnect cable linking Britain and Germany has finished installation in UK waters and is being laid through Dutch waters towards Germany.
The German chancellor arrived by special train for an unannounced visit, defying a Russian warning to foreign visitors to stay away. He also announced €350 million for repairs to Ukraine's energy sector ahead of a fifth winter of war.
Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, was detained in Naha's entertainment district on Saturday after security footage showed a man leaving the hotel with Anna Yagi's belongings. Japan's prime minister has lodged a formal protest, and the case has renewed Okinawan anger over decades of crimes involving US military personnel.
The UK Conservatives say removing the £100,000 threshold would cost £700 million a year. They plan to cover it by cutting staff at public bodies such as Arts Council England and the Environment Agency.
Manchester Airports Group was breached over the weekend of 22-23 August after an API key had been sitting exposed in public website code since 2022. The attackers leaked 550GB of data and published it on 2 September after MAG refused to pay a ransom.
The class action alleges the government knew the fires were coming and failed to act. It seeks a national disaster declaration to unlock emergency funds as the haze spreads to Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
The September deployments came after Gulf leaders urged Trump not to strike Iranian energy infrastructure, fearing retaliation against their own facilities. Trump said on Thursday he was considering renewing a bombing campaign within weeks.
Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3 2026, topping analyst estimates but coming in below its own result from the same quarter a year ago. Rivian also posted a strong quarter, with deliveries up 45% year on year after its R2 SUV completed its first full sales period.
The system reads engineering drawings and programs itself without human instruction. Commercial shipments begin in December 2026, as Japan and South Korea race to automate yards facing an ageing welding workforce and order books stretching past 2028.
A US federal court rejected calls to split up Google or sell Chrome, settling instead for limits on its search deals and data-sharing rules. Two appeals are pending, and a ruling on Google's ad technology empire is still to come.
Hundreds of village-town lenders have been absorbed, and bigger banks are following. The six largest state-owned banks now hold 44% of all commercial bank assets, and Beijing is using the shake-up to steer credit toward its own priorities.
The blaze broke out Saturday afternoon in the Angeles National Forest and spread quickly through brush, threatening homes. Some mandatory evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings by 5:30pm.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and a second flotilla carrying 2,000 Marines have left for the region. US officials say the forces would give Washington broader military options if talks with Tehran fail.
The Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream dropped 13,000 feet in about two minutes before the FAA lost contact. The Coast Guard has since found a debris field off the island.
Operation Vivaldi was held back for a year because commanders judged it unready. Zelenskyy says the wait paid off, with Ukrainian losses several times lower than Russian ones — though the operation is still under way.
Renegade soldiers targeted the presidential palace, the airport and state broadcaster in Niamey on 28 August. Niger's military government has blamed France for orchestrating the mutiny — an allegation Paris denies.
Kim Yo Jong said the intermediate-range missile can alter its flight path at low altitude, making it impossible to intercept. The claims have not been independently verified.
Flames rose from an Aramco facility south of Riyadh on Saturday, with the Houthis saying they had hit it with missiles and drones. The exchange comes as the World Food Programme warns that three-quarters of Yemen's population cannot meet basic food needs.
The 100-turbine installation sits 121 miles off the English coast, covering 229 square miles of Dogger Bank. At 1.4 gigawatts, it can supply the equivalent of 1.2 million British homes.
Roger Mariaca was detained on drug trafficking and money laundering charges after the US imposed visa restrictions over bribery allegations. His own office called the arrest illegal.
Free users will be left with Flash-Lite only from 9 October. Google AI Plus subscribers will also lose access to Pro, the model built for advanced reasoning, unless they upgrade to a $19.99-a-month plan.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed 21 bills targeting federal immigration enforcement in the state. The package also bans shock gloves for all officers in California, including federal immigration agents.
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Saudi oil giant's refinery south of Riyadh after the Houthi military spokesman said missiles and drones had started fires at the site. The WHO says more than 800 people have been killed and 150,000 displaced since the fighting restarted in July.
Federal troops entered the northern regional capital on Saturday and took control of its airport. The retreat shifts the momentum in a conflict that has raised fears of a return to the all-out civil war of 2020-2022.
The IDF published a dedicated website with names, photographs and alleged evidence for each person on the list. No independent verification of the claims has been carried out.
Italian prosecutors have dropped a request to close the Ustica investigation after France agreed to share military documents with Italian judges. The records may finally answer whether a French fighter jet accidentally shot down the DC-9, killing all 81 people aboard.
Moscow's foreign ministry said those who ignore the warning are exposing themselves to mortal danger. A Russian strike hit the Nord Bridge over the Dnipro river on Saturday, injuring two people.
Funds have amassed roughly $4.0 trillion in gross Treasury exposure, financed by $3.0 trillion in repo borrowing. The basis trade at the heart of it runs at up to 70 times leverage, capturing spreads of just a few basis points.
Two safety researchers and a programme manager were dismissed after mishandling sensitive information during external AI analysis. David Robinson, who led OpenAI's safety reporting, resigned this week, arguing that the industry's "iterative deployment" approach guarantees periodic failures as AI systems grow more capable.
Chainalysis traced the funds across four blockchains in hours, saying AI cut what would have been 20 hours of manual work to under 10 minutes. The $387 million left Bitget in 23 transfers within the first three hours of the attack.
A Florida woman charged with voting illegally in 2020 had her case dismissed after the judge found Congress has no constitutional authority to set voter qualifications — only states do. The ruling could complicate the Trump administration's push to prosecute noncitizens for voting, with about 45 similar cases pending across the country.
The currency has repeatedly set new records since the war began in February. Sanctions, collapsed nuclear talks and domestic protests have all weighed on the rial, while inflation ran above 46% as recently as February 2024.
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