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Ahead of this year's Nobel Peace Prize announcement, commentator Haakon Gjerløw argues the award should not go to the big names favoured by betting markets, such as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Writing in the Guardian, he contends the most vital peace work is being done quietly by people far from the public spotlight, and urges the Nobel committee to recognise them.

Commentary in Internationale Politik Quarterly argues that while deterrence has become the central pillar of security policy amid heightened nuclear tensions, arms control must remain part of the agenda. The piece warns that abandoning negotiations and treaties altogether would leave Europe and its allies more exposed, and urges policymakers to pair deterrence with renewed arms control diplomacy.

Figures circulating online attribute 76% of U.S. extremist-related murders between 2015 and 2024 to right-wing extremists, citing 328 of 429 killings and crediting the ADL Center on Extremism's 2025 reporting. The statistic is being shared amid renewed debate over political violence and how extremism is categorized in the United States.

Commentary argues Britain should leave Brexit behind, but warns that forging a new relationship with Europe will be a slow process. Writing in The Independent, the author suggests any new European settlement — redefining the UK's ties with the EU after years of division — cannot be rushed and will take considerable time to negotiate and implement.

India captain Rohit Sharma has spoken candidly about the pain of losing the 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia on November 19 in Ahmedabad, saying he wants to forget the date. He also reflected on his close bond with Virat Kohli, describing the mutual respect and friendship the two senior batsmen share after years playing together for India.

Anthropic has acquired Stainless, the developer tooling company behind a popular SDK generator, and has shut down the generator service. In response, Cloudflare has open-sourced Forge, its own alternative for generating software development kits. Developers who relied on Stainless are now weighing Cloudflare's Forge as a replacement, sparking discussion about tooling ownership and the future of open-source SDK generation.

Reports say that, beyond the well-known 'Resident Evil' adaptations, another iconic video game franchise is getting a long-awaited reboot. The coverage frames this as big news for gaming fans, but the specific franchise, the studio behind it, and any release timeline are not specified in the available reporting.

A new cryptography paper describes a method for forging 1024-bit RSA digital signatures in time close to the Special Number Field Sieve, one of the fastest known factoring approaches. The work suggests 1024-bit RSA keys, still used in some older systems, offer less security margin than previously assumed. Security researchers are weighing what this means for legacy infrastructure and how soon key sizes should be raised.

A classic horror video game is reportedly being developed into a movie reboot, with coverage framing it as an alternative to the well-known 'Resident Evil' franchise. The report suggests studios are continuing to mine retro horror games for film adaptations, following the box-office success of other game-to-movie projects. Details on which game is involved and who is producing remain limited.

InsideEVs argues that the real challenge for electric vehicles is not politics but age: older drivers remain far more reluctant to buy EVs than younger buyers, limiting the technology's growth potential. The piece suggests the industry's fortunes depend on shifting demographics rather than winning over skeptical policymakers or political camps.

Australian property developers are continuing to launch high-end residential projects this season, even as the broader housing market struggles with rising costs and weaker demand. The report from Mansion Global highlights the divide between the luxury segment and the wider market, where many buyers are pulling back. Observers are watching whether premium projects can sustain momentum while the rest of the sector cools.