Writing the summary…
Benjamin Netanyahu attacks Israel’s enemies and allies in UN speech
Source: Al Jazeera
Original reporting
Al Jazeera: read the full reportRelated stories
NPR
Foreign ministers of the Americas to discuss Nicaragua in meeting called by the U.S.
The U.S. is pushing the Americas to confront Nicaragua—but what, if anything, the region is prepared to do remains unclear.
BBC News
Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope's visit
The highpoint of his time in Paris will be a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people.
The Guardian
Boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney dies from his injuries
The 11-year-old died at Westmead children’s hospital three days after incident at a unit in Norwest Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A boy who was allegedly shot at a home in Sydney’s north-west earlier this week has died. Police said that the boy, who had been in a critical condition since being found with a gunshot wound at a unit in Norwest on Monday, died in hospital at about 8pm on Thursday. Continue reading...
The Guardian
Australia news live: Paterson says PM’s AI hack timing not a coincidence; police officer killed in Sydney crash
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities Technology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk. Frontier AI now has capability to expose those vulnerabilities at a rate quicker than we can keep up, quicker than we can patch them. What if it was a less benign breach? What if it was a less benign actor? Let’s face it, clearly, Services Australia’s cybersecurity is woefully inadequate. I mean the irony here is that you actually need AI to fight AI. This should hasten, if anything, our move over in the US to less finger wagging and Trump one-upmanship, and more about embracing these AI companies and
The Guardian2 outlets
UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security The gap between Britain’s food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared. The UK’s food and drink trade deficit has risen to more than £21bn – the largest since 2000 – in what industry leaders said was a “wake-up call” for the government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security. Continue reading...
NPR
Thousands of people gather for a South African barbecue, aiming to set a world record
South Africa is aiming to smash a savory world record — the world's largest BBQ — and more boerewors sausage than you can shake a stick at.