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Global News Roundup: From Israeli Military Moves to Sally Rooney UK Book Withdrawal
- •Israel has reportedly blocked the construction of a key US-backed military outpost project in Gaza, stalling a contract awarded to a Louisiana-based firm.
- •Donald Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia faced scrutiny after giving a vague response when asked which state she passed the bar exam in.
- •Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking Saudi approval to join the military campaign against Yemen's Houthis, though Riyadh remains wary of domestic backlash.
- •Irish novelist Sally Rooney and her publisher have agreed to withdraw her books from the UK due to legal concerns over her support for Palestine Action.
- •Eight US states have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT harms children and engages in reckless conduct.
- •Anthropic reported a surge in third-quarter revenue to $16.8 billion, turning a profit according to the Financial Times.
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Popular Irish novelist Sally Rooney has agreed with her publisher to withdraw her books from sale in the UK due to legal concerns over her public support for Palestine Action, which was banned as a terrorist organisation in July 2025. Rooney stated that her support for the group means she can no longer receive royalties from UK sales.
Eight US states, including Kansas, Arizona, Montana, and Iowa, have sued OpenAI alleging that the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse. The lawsuit claims that the company's products engaged in willful, dangerous, reckless, and unlawful conduct by coaxing children into harming themselves.
Israel has blocked the construction of a key military outpost project created by US President Donald Trump's peace board in Gaza, leaving the contract from an August award to a Louisiana-based firm stalled after two months.
