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Germany's Merz Visits Kyiv as Russia Steps up Attacks on Ukrainian Cities
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv Sunday in a show of support as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukrainian cities.The aerial war has intensified, with Moscow menacing cities across Ukraine with hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones,...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:15:05 EDTBattleground Democrats Break Ranks on Transgender Sports
Democrats in multiple battleground races are breaking with their party and publicly opposing transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports, a strategic pivotdriven by Republican attacks that bruised the party in 2024.
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:26:20 EDTTrump Picks John Coale as Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that lawyer and current Belarus envoy John Coale, who has been credited with the release of hundreds of prisoners, would be his special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:47:45 EDTSaudi Aramco Facility Hit By Houthi Missile
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais area, claiming the attacks caused major fires, in response to what they said were 50 Saudi-led coalition air and missile strikes in...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:20:52 EDTTrump Names Intelligence Chief Clayton as AI Czar
President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence.Trump is calling it the "Super Intelligence Force," because he has tried to rebrand AI as "super intelligence." The...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:42:37 EDTUp to 500 French Schools to be Totally or Partly Closed Monday: Minister
Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday due to the protests by teenage pupils that have shaken the country, the education minister said.Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some "400-500" high schools as the security conditions...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:51:21 EDTNASA Targets 2030 Moon Reactor to Beat China, Russia
NASA said it will land a nuclear reactor near the moon's south pole by December 2030, pitting the United States against a Russian-Chinese partnership that aims to switch on its own lunar reactor by 2036.
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:35:58 EDTBrazil Presidential Vote Pits Trump Ally Bolsonaro Against Lula
Brazilians began voting Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, ideological opposites who are each seen as having a shot at an outright victory.If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote,...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:29:49 EDTIran Says Strait of Hormuz Will Not Reopen until Conditions Are Met
The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, state media reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday.Iran presented a proposal during the UN General Assembly...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:00:09 EDTJapan's Takaichi Protests to US After Marine Accused of Murder in Okinawa
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi registered a protest with the United States on Sunday after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa.Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing Anna Yagi, 39, in a...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:02:53 EDTOPEC+ Set to Keep November Oil Output Targets Steady, Sources Say
OPEC+ is set to keep oil production targets steady for November, three sources close to the matter said ahead of the group's meeting on Sunday.Gulf OPEC+ producers have been pumping well below output targets in the face of continuing export disruptions from the...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:58:50 EDTAx-Wielding FlyDubai Co-pilot Had Been Flagged over Extremism Concerns
The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound flight with an ax and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who had been barred from flying on his country's airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said Saturday.The co-pilot...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:55:02 EDTCrews Find 'Debris Field' from 6-person Medical Flight Missing over the Atlantic en Route to Boston
Searchers found a "debris field" off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from an air ambulance that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Four Canadians and two Bermudian...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:50:47 EDTTrump Defends Data Centers in Ohio as he Rallies to Boost Jon Husted in a Tight Senate Race
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midterm tour to Ohio to insist his party will keep its majorities in Congress despite steep political...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:33:05 EDTCruz Hits 'Insecure' Vance as GOP Eyes Life After Trump
Sen. Ted Cruz accused VP JD Vance of being “insecure” Saturday after Vance suggested the Texas Republican was already positioning himself for a 2028 presidential campaign, exposing another fault line inside the GOP just one month before the midterm elections.
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:34:00 EDTHegseth Orders Military-Wide Stand-Down to Vote
War Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to hold a one-day stand-down by Oct. 15 to give service members time to vote in the midterm elections, a move he says will become standard practice in federal election years.
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:21:20 EDTKim Oversees North Korea Hypersonic Missile Test
North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile in a test overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, state media KCNA reported Sunday.
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:13:27 EDTGeorgia Governor Debate Looms With Race Virtually Tied
Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms are heading into their first face-to-face debate with Georgia's race for governor virtually tied and recent polls showing enough undecided voters to potentially make the encounter significant.
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:11:31 EDTOpenAI Safety Employee Quits, Says 'Trial and Error Is Over'
A former OpenAI safety employee who recently resigned criticized the company's approach to AI safety, arguing that a fast-paced culture focused on rapid development increases the risk of failures.
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:02:41 EDTDemocrats See Governor Openings Despite GOP Spending Surge
Democrats are heading into the final stretch of the 2026 midterms with a favorable political environment fueled by voter frustration over the cost of living, but a major financial disadvantage threatens to limit their gains in key gubernatorial races, Politico reported.
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