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October 13: French Supermarket Cyberattack and Guilfoyle’s Resignation
Fatal house fire
A murder investigation is under way after Philip and Kim English and two of their children died in a fire. Two more of their children are critically injured.
Supermarket cyberattack in France
Hackers manipulated refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, pushing some fridges and freezers to 50 degrees Celsius, according to Reuters. Fires and food losses were reported. The attack prompted an investigation and raised concerns about the security of internet-connected equipment.
Georgia roller coaster incident
One person has died and several others were injured in a roller coaster incident at an amusement park in the U.S. state of Georgia.
In Washington
Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid allegations that she offered access to Trump administration officials in exchange for money. The White House had asked her to resign. Guilfoyle denies the allegations.
Separately, the Supreme Court will review a dispute over how much information the Department of Government Efficiency must disclose in response to public records requests, the New York Times reports.
UK visa sponsorship
A GB News investigation with Cambridge Circus Research says 208 companies fined a combined £9.3 million for illegal working have remained continuously on the Home Office’s visa sponsor register since their fines. The investigation says it is unclear which, if any, met the department’s criteria for licence revocation.
Corporate staffing
Kroger plans to eliminate around 3,000 corporate jobs over three years, more than a third of its corporate workforce, as it seeks to cut costs.
Meta has scaled back plans to cut staff and rely more on AI agents after finding employees were spending increasing amounts of time fixing technical and security errors, Reuters reports.
UK bird populations
Figures produced by conservation bodies for the government show UK wild bird populations at their lowest recorded level. Average populations across 132 native breeding species fell 19 percent between 1970 and 2025, with farmland birds and seabirds hardest hit in recent years.
Russia’s draft budget
for 2027 would direct nearly half of spending to defence and security. Regions are reportedly diverting money intended for foster children and orphans to war payments.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen
The Houthis have threatened Saudi Aramco facilities and Saudi airports. Explosions were reported in Sanaa shortly after the Saudi-led coalition issued an evacuation order.
Ship sunk in the Black Sea
Bulgaria has summoned Russia’s ambassador after a merchant ship was sunk in a drone attack in the Black Sea. Bulgarian authorities say six crew members were rescued, but ten are missing.
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