World
Trump-Putin diesel deal sparks Ukraine rift before US midterms
Washington agrees to buy Russian diesel after Zelenskyy ignored six US requests to halt refinery strikes, drawing Kyiv's fury and analyst doubts on price impact.
Athens Voice, Efsyn (Efimerida ton Syntakton), Enikos +11

World
U.S. Adds Torture Charges Against Maduro and Flores in Expanded Indictment
Federal prosecutors in New York allege the former Venezuelan president and his wife oversaw a repression system using electric shocks, asphyxiation, and threats against detainees' families.
ABC, El Clarín de Puerto La Cruz, El Espectador (Mundo) +3
AI
OpenAI Publishes 372 AI-Generated Math Solutions, Sparking Verification Debate
Mathematicians question the reproducibility of results produced by an unreleased internal model and call for independent verification.
Decrypt, Fortune, InfoMoney +4
Agenda
Trump Administration Proposes $70,000 Fee for International Student Work Program
The Department of Homeland Security proposes charging universities $70,000 per student for Optional Practical Training, up from roughly $500 currently.
Columbia Spectator, DAF (Dagens Agrikultur), Deccan Chronicle +3
Health
Trump Medicaid Cuts Strip Coverage From Legal Immigrants, Refugees
New federal restrictions effective Oct. 1 remove Medicaid eligibility for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims.
Bangor Daily News (Maine), Courthouse News Service, Fortune +2
Economy
Trump Auto-Enrolls 60 Million Children in Investment Accounts
White House says 70 million kids now have Trump Accounts with $4.5 billion deposited since July launch.
Atlanta Black Star, MSNBC, Time
AI
NYC Council Hears Warnings of AI Extinction Risk as Whistleblowers Testify
Former OpenAI and Anthropic researchers tell lawmakers humanity may lose control of advanced AI, while companies decline to quantify catastrophic risk.
Fortune, O Globo, The City +1
AI
Three OpenAI Safety Researchers Fired, Allege Retaliation for Raising Concerns
Former employees Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni dispute OpenAI's misconduct claims, saying they were pushed out for flagging risks and working with external auditors.
Fortune, KION News 46, KVIA (El Paso ABC-7) +3