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Rubio says US pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is 'not hostile'
Matthew Lee and Barry Hatton, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 8 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
Pressure on NATO allies to increase defense spending "is not a hostile thing," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, while reiterating the alliance must be a stronger deterrent.
Taliban firmly in control in Afghanistan 25 years after US-led invasion to oust them
Elena Becatoros and Abdul Qahar Afghan, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 8 - 3:56 p.m. | Save Story
Twenty-five years after the invasion and five years after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country, the Taliban are firmly back in control of Afghanistan.
Royal Navy sailor appears in court on charges of spying for Russia
Danica Kirka, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 8 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
A Royal Navy sailor appeared in a London court on Thursday to face charges of spying for Russia.
Ex-Prince Andrew search warrants quashed after police accept legal error
Reuters | Updated Oct. 8 - 9:53 a.m. | Save Story
British police on Thursday said search warrants it secured for properties of King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were incorrectly granted and must be quashed.
Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Simon Johnson, Marie Mannes and Justyna Pawlak, Reuters | Updated Oct. 8 - 9:33 a.m. | Save Story
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson, whose work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for what the Swedish Academy called her "bold and inventive oeuvre".
Strike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 8 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine killed 30 people and injured at least 18, according to authorities. The attacks included a strike on a public bus and worsened power outages in Kyiv.
Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation
Toqa Ezzidin and Cara Anna, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 8 - 6:52 a.m. | Save Story
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen claimed a new attack that rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport, according to a witness.
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
Jill Lawless, Hillel Italie and Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 8 - 6:42 a.m. | Save Story
Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The 76-year-old author's notable works include "Eros the Bittersweet" and "Autobiography of Red."
UN weather body says El Niño set to intensify and last until February 2027
Reuters | Updated Oct. 8 - 1:21 a.m. | Save Story
This year's El Niño will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100% certain to last until February 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said in its monthly climate bulletin on Thursday, with sea surface temperatures set to break records.
Isaias intensifies into first Atlantic hurricane of 2026
Reuters | Updated Oct. 8 - 12:04 a.m. | Save Story
Hurricane Isaias became the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, triggering production shut-ins and evacuations at energy facilities in the US Gulf.
Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims, leaving some families angry and others relieved
Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 7 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
The families of thousands of people who remain missing in Nepal weeks after floods devastated the country have expressed mixed feelings after the government said this week that it is stopping the search for victims.
Israel marks 3 years since October 7 attack with memorials and protests
Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN | Posted Oct. 7 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Three years to the minute after the start of the deadliest single day in Israel's history, the country marked the somber occasion with a series of ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations.
Trump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorization
Susan Heavey, Reuters | Posted Oct. 7 - 12:47 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay at least $70,000 in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government notice posted online on Wednesday, part of the Trump administration's wider crackdown on foreign visa holders.
Russia keeps a tight lid on suspected case of pneumonic plague as global concerns mount
Associated Press | Posted Oct. 7 - 11:32 a.m. | Save Story
Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week's suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague.
Ten injured in knife attack at Polish school
Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Pawel Florkiewicz, Reuters | Updated Oct. 7 - 10:23 a.m. | Save Story
Ten people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, a regional governor said, with police detaining the 19-year-old suspect, who was among those hurt, shortly after the incident.
Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election
Josef Federman, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 7 - 9:08 a.m. | Save Story
As Israel gears up for national elections this month, the country remains focused on Oct. 7. The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks are at the forefront of a bitter campaign that will determine the fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nobel chemistry prize goes to pair who solved mystery of 'mirror image' molecules
Marie Mannes, Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander, Reuters | Updated Oct. 7 - 8:55 a.m. | Save Story
Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for solving a long-standing riddle of asymmetric "mirror image" molecules, a discovery hugely important for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say
Jonathan Saul, Reuters | Updated Oct. 7 - 8:36 a.m. | Save Story
Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid a bigger export push by Gulf producers.
