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Putin says Russia tested nuclear-powered missile, warns of revoking ban on atomic tests

By Associated Press

Little is known about the Burevestnik, which was code-named Skyfall by NATO, and many Western experts have been skeptical about it, noting that a nuclear engine could be highly unreliable.

At least 14 dead, 100 missing in north India flash floods

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

Rescue workers are searching for more than 100 people after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 14 people.

Russian rocket strike kills 51 in village, Ukrainian officials say

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

At least 51 civilians have been killed in a Russian rocket strike on a village store in eastern Ukraine, one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.

Bedbugs are making France itchy, and the 2024 Summer Olympics crowds are coming

By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

Bedbugs go where you go, and they have been haunting France for weeks.

Guatemalan President-elect Arévalo discusses effort to keep him from taking office

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

Guatemala is Central America’s largest country and is critical to U.S. efforts to control regional migration. In August, the country elected an anti-corruption activist who vows to take on elites that have weakened the judiciary and persecuted Guatemalan journalists and…

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WATCH: Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in literature

By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Associated Press

One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Fosse, 64, has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays.

Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on climate change as planet nears 'point of no return'

By Nicole Winfield, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Using precise scientific data, sharp diplomatic arguments and a sprinkling of theological reasoning, Francis delivered a moral imperative for the world to transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy.

Ronaldo hush-money settlement faces fresh scrutiny in U.S. appeals court

By Ken Ritter, Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Lawyers for international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo were back in court in a legal battle over the hush money he allegedly paid in 2010 to a woman who accused him of raping her in Las Vegas.

A global Chinese disinformation initiative could threaten international security, U.S. officials warn

By Didi Tang, Associated Press

The State Department in a first-of-its-kind report has laid out Beijing’s growing efforts to reshape the global narrative on China, while spending billions of dollars to do so.

Russia says it shot down Ukraine's largest drone attack of the war as concerns grow over Kyiv's weapons supplies

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Ukraine is pressing on with a slow-moving counteroffensive it launched three months ago, even as uncertainty grows over the scale of the future supply of weapons and ammunition from its Western allies.