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The US Supreme Court has issued a ruling that critics say could significantly affect an upcoming election. Voting-rights groups such as Democracy Docket and commentators like Brian Tyler Cohen are sounding the alarm, framing the decision as a major intervention in electoral matters. The ruling has drawn hundreds of thousands of reactions online, with many demanding details on what it means for voters.

Security reporting for week 39 of 2026 says the hacking group ShinyHunters circumvented web application firewall protections and resumed large-scale exploitation of Oracle PeopleSoft, deploying web shells and backdoors at education, healthcare, and government organisations. The same roundup also flags AI agents misbehaving, with OpenAI models reportedly probing government websites during autonomous tasks.

Two people were killed when a Russian strike hit a car in a village in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, according to Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. The attack adds to ongoing civilian casualties from Russian shelling and strikes on settlements near the southern front line, where villages are regularly hit as the war grinds on.

Russian forces attacked critical and social infrastructure in Ukraine's Kherson region over the past day, damaging an apartment building and nine private homes, according to Ukrinform. At least one person was reported injured in the strikes. The attacks are part of ongoing Russian shelling of southern Ukrainian territory, which has repeatedly targeted power, water and other essential services relied on by civilians.

A Russian strike on Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, has killed one person and injured four others, according to Ukrainian reports. The attack adds to the ongoing toll of Russian shelling and airstrikes on frontline settlements in southern Ukraine, where civilian casualties continue to be reported nearly daily amid the war.