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New satellite imagery indicates North Korea is enlarging its uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon, the country's main nuclear complex. Analysts say the construction could expand the regime's capacity to produce weapons-grade uranium at a time when denuclearisation talks remain stalled and Pyongyang continues to advance its nuclear and missile programmes.

EMTev, the electric vehicle venture of travel company EaseMyTrip, has rolled out electric buses in Bhopal, with a stated target of producing 5,000 units annually by 2030. The move adds to India's push to electrify public transport, with the Madhya Pradesh capital becoming an early deployment city for the fleet.

A new BBC Ideas animation produced with The Open University warns that deepfakes, voice cloning and other synthetic media have made online fraud far harder to detect than earlier, glitch-ridden fakes. The short film walks viewers through practical verification habits, urging people to check sources, cross-reference details and stay skeptical of unsolicited calls and videos before trusting them.

Fresh content is drawing large audiences to how BYD builds its electric cars, with detailed footage of the company's manufacturing lines and production techniques. Viewers are reacting to the scale of BYD's factory operations as the Chinese automaker keeps expanding its global presence in the electric vehicle market. Interest reflects wider curiosity about how EVs are mass-produced and why BYD has become one of the world's biggest electric car makers.

A new initiative, AGMAI, is pushing for responsible release practices around AI-generated mathematics, arguing that machine-produced proofs and results need verification standards before being shared. The effort highlights growing concern among mathematicians that AI tools are producing content faster than it can be checked. Discussions are focusing on how the research community should handle machine-generated mathematical claims, with some welcoming formal norms and others questioning how enforceable they can be.

NATO is intensifying its discussion of military space matters, according to Aviation Week. The alliance has increasingly treated space as an operational domain alongside air, land, and sea, and growing tensions involving satellites and space assets have kept the topic prominent among member governments. Details of what the stepped-up discussion will produce were not given.

Researchers at WashU Medicine report that influenza, like COVID-19, can produce lasting symptoms — a 'long flu' that lingers for months after infection. Coverage highlights ways to lower the risk, including annual flu vaccination and seeking early antiviral treatment. The findings are drawing attention as flu seasons intensify and awareness of post-viral illness grows.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has discussed how European countries can provide systemic, long-term support for Ukrainian veterans of the war with Russia. The debate focuses on coordinated rehabilitation, healthcare, and reintegration measures across the continent rather than piecemeal national efforts, reflecting the growing number of Ukrainian service members wounded or demobilised since 2022.