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- Russia releases American detainee as Putin meets US envoy over Ukraine
- Ebola reaches Nigeria as outbreak spreads across Africa
- Emergency PHP security update follows reports of website outages
- Australian lawmaker loses both legs after alleged deliberate car attack
- Supreme Court keeps block on restrictions to gender-affirming care for transgender inmates
- Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are considering a merger
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- RechercheHubbard had been sentenced to almost seven years in a penal colony in 2024 after Russian authorities accused him of serving in a Ukrainian defence unit. That accusation is not established here as fact.
- RechercheOfficials from Russia, Ukraine and the US had held several rounds of talks aimed at ending the war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; the talks were put on hold.
- RechercheAuthorities said they were tracing 44 contacts of the patient.
- RechercheThe Africa CDC invited African health ministers to an extraordinary virtual meeting on Oct. 28 to discuss Ebola’s spread; its director general said the meeting would strengthen the collective response.
- RechercheNigeria previously contained an Ebola outbreak in 2014, which caused at least eight deaths, according to the BBC.
- RechercheOn Wednesday afternoon, PHP issued fixes for two critical vulnerabilities, and cyber-security agencies urged organisations to apply them; organisations unable to patch in time were advised to consider taking systems offline.
- Ars TechnicaPHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently - Ars Technica
- RechercheThe report describes political violence as uncommon in Australia and says most lawmakers are highly accessible to the public and do not have security details. The attack has therefore raised questions about how to maintain that access while protecting MPs.
- Deutsche WelleAustralian MP Helen Haines loses both legs after car attack
- RechercheThe incident prompted debate about MP security. Federal police said providing individual protection for all 226 federal MPs would require very substantial staffing; police assess personal-protection needs according to role and the threat environment.
- PBS News / Associated PressSupreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates | PBS News
- NPRSCOTUS allows gender-affirming care as litigation continues : NPR
- Ars TechnicaMerging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
- Al JazeeraMusk confirms SpaceX and Tesla exploring merger