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Ukrainian military medics treat a wounded Ukrainian soldier in the field hospital near the frontline in the southeastern reigion of Zaporizhzhia on Sept. 12. The vast majority of casualties take place in the so-called Kill Zone, a band about 10 to 20 miles wide on both sides of the frontline, which stretches more than 700 miles from north to south.

Andriy Andriyenko/Ukrainian 65th Mechanized brigade

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Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish Kill Zone

Greg Myre

The frontline in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years. Yet straddling this line is the Kill Zone, dominated by constantly evolving drone technology.

FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for China

The Associated Press

Supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party prepare to march demanding Khan's release, in Lakki Marwat, a remote town in northwestern Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026.

Maaz Awan

Imran Khan supporters march in Pakistan to demand his release after talks failed

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Flowers adorn a garden in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 31, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Roberto Schmidt

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SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff

Brittney Melton

An Israeli airline El Al aircraft is parked on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport near the city of Lod on October 2, 2026.

JACK GUEZ

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FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, ongoing investigation finds

Kat Lonsdorf

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Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

The Associated Press

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.
Kirsty Wigglesworth

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Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searches

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A judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High Court in London and a hearing would take place Thursday.
Bernat Armangue

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Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis

The Associated Press

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country's housing crisis.
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Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it?

Lauren Sommer

This year, federal forecasters say the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. Here's what you need to know.

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Amye and Charlie Joseph of Elizabethton, Tenn., are on opposite sides politically, but have a shared disdain for pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs.

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Republicans and Democrats find a unifying target: Pharmacy benefit managers

Blake Farmer

Republicans and Democrats, both patients and politicians, seem united in their disdain for the healthcare companies known as pharmacy benefit managers. Tennessee and Arkansas are regulating them now.

Tony Stepanow, from Finland, attends a sauna during the International Sauna Congress 2026 in Oslo, Norway, Sept. 25, 2026.

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Will Stone

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Brazil's presidential race heads to Lula–Bolsonaro run-off as right gains ground

Catherine Osborn, Carrie Kahn

Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely.
Brazil votes, with Lula facing Bolsonaro's son

Tara Neill, Carrie Kahn

In Brazil, President Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former president, in a tight race. If neither wins more than half the votes they'll face each other again on Oct. 25.
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Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar

Chandelis Duster

Trump said Clayton will lead the White House's new "Super Intelligence Force," which will coordinate government engagement with artificial intelligence.
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Cornell president calls gang rape allegations 'deeply disturbing'

Kristin Wright

Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining moment in Cornell's history," he added.