Saudi Arabia said its air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered restricted airspace. The Houthi movement denied targeting the holy city, while the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned the incident. Reports from the Guardian, Al Jazeera and France 24 attribute the competing claims to the parties involved.
Senator Bernie Sanders and strategist Steve Bannon called for restrictions on artificial intelligence at the Future of Life Institute's Pro-Human Assembly in Washington. Reports from the New York Times, Guardian and Techmeme say speakers criticised powerful technology executives, though Sanders and Bannon offered competing political visions, including over China.
Tata Sons is being pushed toward a public listing that could expose one of India's largest business groups to outside investors, according to the Financial Times. The report says a flotation could open some of the country's most valuable companies to rivals and potential raiders. The RSS material does not specify a timetable or proposed valuation.
Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina's squad for an October friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires that is expected to be his final international appearance. The Argentine football association's president invited him to receive a deserved farewell at the Monumental, according to reports from the BBC, Guardian and CBS Sports.
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace, and officials later said it carried an explosive device, according to the Guardian and France 24. Separately, Denmark accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter conducting surveillance in the Baltic Sea. Russia's response was not included in the RSS reports.
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg aligned his view of artificial-intelligence safety more closely with Nvidia's Jensen Huang than Anthropic's Dario Amodei, according to CNBC and the New York Times. Zuckerberg argued that leading AI laboratories should concentrate on safety work rather than slowing improvements to their own technology.
Nissan plans to invest £170 million to build a new hybrid sport-utility vehicle at its Sunderland factory, the Financial Times reports. The model would be the plant's fourth, as the carmaker seeks to raise a utilisation rate currently hovering around 50 per cent. The RSS report does not give production or launch dates.
Harry Brook struck an unbeaten 114 from 49 balls as England scored 254 for four and beat Sri Lanka by 119 runs in the first Twenty20 international at Southampton. Sonny Baker took three wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out. Reports say Brook's century came from 42 balls, joint-second fastest by an Englishman in T20 internationals.
Saudi Arabia cancelled some oil deliveries to Europe after attacks shut its East-West export pipeline to the Red Sea, Al Jazeera reports. The available RSS description does not state how much supply was affected, identify the attackers, describe damage to the pipeline or give a timetable for restoring flows.
Canon announced the EOS R8 Mark II, a second-generation full-frame camera with in-body image stabilization and a retro-inspired redesign. The Verge describes it as Canon's lightest full-frame model with stabilization, addressing a notable omission from the original 2023 R8, while Engadget says its styling borrows from a classic SLR film camera.