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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Oct. 4 to reaffirm Germany’s support for Ukraine. He is expected to discuss bilateral and European affairs with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce new financial and military commitments, including thousands of interceptor drones and help speeding up long-range weapons production.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday with Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and leading German business figures. He is expected to announce another €1 billion in military aid, €350 million for energy repairs, and plans to co-produce interceptor drones and long-range missiles in Ukraine and Germany. Merz said Russia must be stopped before it turns its war machine against Germany.

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Yemen's armed forces said early on Sunday that they were conducting strikes against the Iran-aligned Houthis in the capital, Sanaa, and in Saada, the group's stronghold.

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Fighting in Yemen is forcing more civilians from their homes as Donald Trump signals that a decision on Iran is imminent. He says Tehran faces either the easy way or the hard way, while families flee the escalating violence for expanding tent camps.

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North Korea carried out a drill involving a strategic intermediate-range hypersonic missile that accurately struck a designated target 1,000 km away in the Sea of Japan, KCNA reported. Leader Kim Jong Un personally observed the launch and called for sustained efforts to demonstrate the reliability and lethal power of the country’s strategic offensive capabilities.

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A violent cockpit attack and suspected attempt to crash a flight bound for Israel have revived fears of aviation terrorism. Authorities are investigating it as a potential terrorist attack, while intelligence agencies examine whether the copilot had links to regional actors or Iran and how someone reportedly barred from flying over extremist views returned to the air.

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Bosnia is voting in a general election after a campaign dominated by parties closely aligned with the ethnic divisions of the 1990s war. Voters are choosing a large number of officials across several levels of government under the complex system that has held the partitioned country together since the 1995 peace deal.

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Voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina cast ballots in Sarajevo in an election to choose a new president and lawmakers.

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Bosnia is holding a general election, with voters from all ethnic groups focused on everyday concerns. Mainstream politicians, however, are stirring up wartime tensions that have divided the country since the 1992-95 conflict.

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President Donald Trump said Iran has “virtually given up” its ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons. He made the remark while speaking with reporters before boarding Marine One on the White House South Lawn in Washington.

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Vinicius Rodrigues Vieira, an associate professor of economics and international relations at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation, says Brazil’s presidential election is a very close contest between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro, who is running on behalf of his father. Vieira considers an October 25 runoff the most likely outcome. He says Lula’s appeal to defend sovereignty against Donald Trump’s tariffs and pressure on Supreme Court justices has not resonated as strongly as expected.

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Ballot boxes have reached remote Indigenous communities in Brazil by boat ahead of the country’s presidential election. Incumbent President Lula faces a challenge from Flavio Bolsonaro, while Amazon conservation is a key issue.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro made their final campaign push Saturday in São Paulo state, the country’s political and economic powerhouse, one day before the presidential election.

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A new White House working group will spend four months assessing artificial intelligence risks and opportunities and defining the federal government’s role, The Wall Street Journal reported. A White House source said this effectively puts Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton in charge of AI development in the United States.

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Cornell University will examine the role of fraternities and sororities on campus after an outcry over its handling of a student’s rape allegations, the Ivy League school’s president said Saturday.

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Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reports on the renewed examination of the investigation into the 2024 case on “Life, Liberty & Levin.”

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