The Handover
Monday 9 November 2026
The day in 7 stories, as Asia signs off and New York wakes up.
Geopolitics
Trump suggests Ukraine may ‘end up with a little bit different shape’ in 60 Minutes interview
Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, Ukrainian authorities said. The attacks came ahead of US-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
AI
Unified AI model simulates diverse physical phenomena from sand to proteins
MIT and collaborators introduced WorldParticle, an AI model that simulates physical processes from sand to proteins. It learns underlying dynamics rather than using a specific programmed equation.
World
Estimated 2.5 million attend Buenos Aires mass as Pope renews call to protect vulnerable
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires for Argentina's first papal visit since 1987, welcomed by President Javier Milei. The three-day visit comes amid tensions over Milei's cuts to social spending.
World
Hackers say Rosstat data point to up to 450,000 Russian war deaths
Hackers say internal Rosstat data indicate 393,000 to 450,000 Russian citizens have been killed in the Ukraine war since 2022. If accurate, the data would offer rare insight into Russia's military losses.
Security
Wave of cyberattacks and suspected sabotage raises questions about Europe's defenses
Hackers manipulated supermarket fridges in Europe, while bomb threats disrupted flights and targeted news outlets. A researcher says Europe has been slow to prepare for such attacks.
Tech
UK government considers adding eBay and Vinted to under-16 social media ban
The UK is considering barring under-16s from Vinted and eBay, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said. The Sunday Times reported fears that marketplace messaging could let strangers groom children.
AI research
Music generators can sustain recurring patterns across minute-long piano pieces
Google Brain's Huang and colleagues showed AI could generate minute-long piano pieces with recurring motifs and phrases. Their method handled sequences four times as long as an earlier model's.
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