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Moon Reactor Race: US Targets 2030 Lunar Nuclear Plant to Beat China and Russia
NASA wants a working nuclear reactor at the Moon's south pole by December 2030, six years before a planned Russia–China reactor comes online in 2036 — a contest scientists say could decide who controls the most valuable terrain on the lunar surface.

Anthropic Says Russia Used Its Claude AI to Run Propaganda Campaigns Across Africa
Anthropic says Russian operatives used its Claude chatbot to produce pro-Kremlin propaganda broadcast in the Central African Republic and to run disinformation networks across at least four more African countries. The report details how AI is becoming the engine room of foreign influence operations — and how the models sometimes refuse to cooperate.

Bosnia's Divisive Election: Nationalists Lead Tripartite Presidency Race as Dodik Declares Victory
Bosnians voted on Sunday in a divisive general election: a moderate Bosniak, a pro-Russian Serb nationalist and a Croat nationalist are leading the tripartite presidency races as Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik declares victory despite not appearing on the ballot.

Russia, the US, NATO and Trump: Where Things Stand
An evergreen explainer on Russia–US–NATO relations under President Trump in 2026: the Ukraine war's status, NATO's 5% spending drive, US-Russia diplomacy, sanctions on Russian oil, and the latest developments as of October 5, 2026.

Estonia Blames Russian Security Services for Arson at Milrem Robotics Facility
Estonia's Internal Security Service concluded that an August arson attack on Milrem Robotics, a maker of unmanned ground vehicles supplied to Ukraine, was commissioned by Russian special services. Moscow denies the claim as NATO allies express alarm.

Zelenskiy says Ukraine will step up strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of attacks
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv will double down on attacking Russian oil refineries after intelligence revealed a Russian 'new doctrine' of strikes aimed at civilian infrastructure to force residents to flee Kyiv and other cities ahead of winter.