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Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, was born on 29 October 1897, and the anniversary prompts renewed attention to his role in the Third Reich.
The spine of the issue
This review is meant to be about the moral questions under contemporary life. So the issue is arranged by question, not by desk. Each story is read for a published list of words — pick a question to see what this week actually asked.
The issue
Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, was born on 29 October 1897, and the anniversary prompts renewed attention to his role in the Third …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed a rare phone call from the heads of government of Finland and Norway and stated that Moscow supports …
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics not to live their faith in opposition or hostility toward modern culture, but to connect faith and culture.
British actor Patrick Stewart, known from Star Trek and the X-Men films, has died at the age of 86. He most recently suffered from …
A study by Anthropic shows that 50 experts adopted the judgments of an AI agent whose preferences had been set by coin flip, and …
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is ready for a conflict with Europe while stating he does not want one.
A recording of the Sunday service of 10 November 2026 has been published online by Hope Luth.
Chinese AI labs are reportedly relying increasingly on OpenAI's most powerful model, following Anthropic's tightening of its safeguards.
According to a New York Times report, US intelligence agencies believe that an executive from the inner circle of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is …
The 1997 film is often understood as a satire of fascism, while Robert Heinlein's novel sketches a different model of citizenship: whoever serves becomes …
Right-wing politician Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil following his election defeat to President Lula da Silva and has described himself as the country's leader.
Kyiv-based studio Sponge has launched, a bilingual website for Ukrainian singer SOWA, featuring her music, videos, biography and press coverage.
Despite a strongly growing cloud division, Google's search business fell short of expectations. The company acknowledges that its AI search generates less revenue than …
The October 2026 edition of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Global Report is now available in eleven languages, according to a …
A Renfe AVE high-speed train collided from behind with a stopped Iryo train near Urda, in Toledo, causing at least 68 deaths and more …
Germany's largest carmaker reported a net loss of 5.82 billion euros for July to September, while it pushes a wider cost-cutting programme that could …
In a letter published after protests by high school and university students, the Conference of Bishops of France invites young Catholics to bear witness …
The loosely organized group Gen Z regelt is calling for nationwide protests on Saturday in almost 30 cities. It expresses solidarity with the school …
A cyberattack has reportedly hidden the political spending of major donors ahead of the US midterm elections, according to sources. The case raises questions …
Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini 4 Carbon, a new AI model that, according to benchmark results, makes progress across all areas. Access is initially …
Following Israel's parliamentary election, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk calls for a fundamental realignment in how the country handles international law, after displacements …
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, after his recovery from …
Google allows external AI coding agents such as Claude Agent and Codex in Android Studio and introduces new Gemini interfaces.
The evaluation platform Artificial Analysis has revised its Intelligence Index, causing the model Kimi K3.1 Pro to lose five positions in the ranking.
Monsignor Claudio Maniago, Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, has been elected president of the Calabrian Episcopal Conference, succeeding Monsignor Fortunato Morrone.
Military emergency units and Guardia Civil officers are heading to the site of a high-speed train collision at Urda, in Toledo province, where at …
Chancellor John Healey has announced a £100 energy payment for millions of households in the first budget of Andy Burnham's government, along with a …
The cybersecurity startup Cathedral used AI agents to break into Anthropic's internal systems via third-party software. The company confirms access to sales, personnel and …
The son of former president Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil by land towards Argentina before boarding a plane, with a brief stopover in Ecuador, though …
A reflection on the biblical command to love one's neighbor as oneself argues that living it out would produce a sweeping political and social …
Venki Ramakrishnan, the 2009 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, says most of the body's cells remain alive after death, which is why organs can be …
The camp of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slightly ahead after half of the ballots have been counted, according to the Electoral Commission. …
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church says at least 60 people, all Christians, have been killed in attacks in Oromia over the past week.
After Israel's parliamentary election, the camps of Netanyahu and Eisenkot are almost evenly matched. Neither reaches the required majority of 61 of the 120 …
Two U.S. bishops regret having prayed with Donald Trump in the Oval Office after the White House circulated the footage as a campaign image.
In a letter published by the Conference of Bishops of France, young Catholics are invited to respond to the concerns troubling young people without …
Exit polls after Israel's parliamentary elections give the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot a slight lead over the coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin …
The heads of state of Finland and Norway pointed out to Vladimir Putin, in a rare phone call, the enormous human and material costs …
Google DeepMind has presented Genie 4, a real-time world model that simulates interactive 3D worlds with sound and speaking characters. Gemini models plan in …
Thore Graepel, a former DeepMind researcher, is building Metis Reasoning to apply AlphaGo's search principle to general AI reasoning. The company proposes an explicit …
OpenAI says its internal AI models solved three major open questions in mathematics, computer science and physics. Outside experts, including a Nobel laureate, are …
A blog author argues that artificial intelligence must become the central lever for higher productivity at both macroeconomic and microeconomic levels, since productivity growth …
Argentine artists Abel Pintos, Luciano Pereyra and Nahuel Pennisi will perform music for Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Argentina.
OpenAI employee Ted Sanders places GPT-6.1 Terra within the company's model lineup. The smaller model outperforms the larger Astra in technical communication, but falls …
Nvidia is taking a stake of three billion dollars in its customer Meta, which intends to run more of its AI agents on Nvidia …
Katsina Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has mourned the killing of respected Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka and praised him as a voice for peace …
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to receive 22 African heads of state in Moscow this week. The agenda includes economic cooperation, energy issues …
In Built to Breathe, former executive assistant company CEO Paige McPheely draws on her own experience to argue that the American work system encourages …
