Oct 22 Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall in debate blames Ukraine war, not Iran war, for high diesel prices By John Hanna, Associated Press The answer, delivered during a debate with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, aligned Marshall with President Donald Trump's freshly antagonistic posture toward Ukraine, which has spent more than four years defending itself against an invasion. Continue reading
Oct 22 Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities. Continue reading
Oct 22 France reports first human case of livestock virus Shamonda in patient who later died By Associated Press A first known human case of Shamonda virus infection has been detected in France, the country's health authorities said on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 22 AI discovered a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide. The rush is on to patch it By Associated Press Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 3:05 American imprisoned by Russia released as Witkoff meets and praises Putin By Nick Schifrin, Daniel Okay Russia freed an American imprisoned for the last four years. Stephen Hubbard was captured in Eastern Ukraine and convicted of fighting against Russia. The 74-year-old retired teacher was reportedly freed without a swap. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff greeted Hubbard… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 8:24 How Elon Musk gained so much power over U.S. security interests By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Nick Schifrin According to reports, Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Ukraine's Starshield defense systems. Nick Schifrin reports, and Amna Nawaz discusses how the world's richest man gained such power over U.S. security interests with Charles Galbreath, a retired Air Force colonel… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Vance defends U.S. envoy Witkoff calling Putin a 'humanitarian' after prisoner release By Associated Press The vice president called Steve Witkoff “a diplomat” and said he was in Russia to get a job done. Continue reading
Oct 21 Putin agrees to resume trilateral Russia-Ukraine-U.S. talks next month By Associated Press The Russian leader has agreed “in principle” to resume the talks after Nov. 10, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters following a meeting in St. Petersburg between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading
Oct 21 Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after over 4 years in prison, during a visit from U.S. envoy Witkoff By Dasha Litvinova, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The release comes at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow. Continue reading
Oct 20 Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections. Continue reading