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Geopolitics and conflictsOctober 14

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as US ambassador to Greece amid allegations

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece on Tuesday after President Donald Trump asked her to step down amid corruption and misconduct allegations. She was accused of asking a Trump supporter for $100,000 to pay personal credit-card debt shortly before her confirmation hearing.

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Artificial intelligenceOctober 14

OpenAI employee charged after hidden recorder found in executive room

A Saudi OpenAI employee has been arrested and charged in the US with attempting to intercept oral communications after a recording device was found in an executive conference room. Wrapped in tissue paper, the device was plugged into a USB port behind a television; OpenAI said no model weights, source code or customer data were taken.

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Geopolitics and conflictsOctober 14

Sorin Grindeanu says Bolojan’s ouster would have gone ahead anyway

PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu said he would have backed the removal of Ilie Bolojan’s government even if US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle had urged him not to. He said their March meeting was not about governments and that Bolojan should have been replaced last autumn.

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Geopolitics and conflictsOctober 14

Russia's Kyiv missile strike kills at least two after energy ceasefire

Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv’s CHP-4 power plant and a nine-story apartment building, killing at least two people and wounding around 20. Zelensky said Ukraine received no advance warning from Western partners for a second consecutive night; the attack came days after Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

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Geopolitics and conflictsOctober 14

Joseph Kabila to lead new DR Congo coalition with M23 rebels

Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila has been named leader of a new political-military coalition that includes M23 rebels. The alliance opposes President Felix Tshisekedi’s government and has vowed to topple it.

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Geopolitics and conflictsOctober 14

UK imposes new Iran sanctions after suspected RAF Fairford plot

Britain said Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was almost certainly behind a suspected plot at RAF Fairford in September, and announced new sanctions. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said incidents at Fairford and RAF Molesworth were likely coordinated by Iran; London also summoned Tehran's ambassador.

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