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Protesters attempt to climb over a fence.

Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent.

Posted: October 4, 2025, 7:34 pm
Smoke rises over a passenger train.

Two Russian drones struck trains at a station in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, officials said on Saturday, with Ukraine's foreign affairs minister accusing Moscow of deliberately hitting passenger trains.

Posted: October 4, 2025, 12:37 pm
Four people wear suits and hardhats. One of the holds a model submarine.

The notion of Canada becoming a submarine-building nation is not that far-fetched, Germany’s armaments state secretary says. Jens Plötner said ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems — one of two bidders in the submarine program — has done it in other countries and all Canada has to do is ask.

Posted: October 4, 2025, 8:00 am
A man in a blue astronaut jumpsuit stands with his arms crossed in front of the blue NASA logo.

If all goes to plan, next February could see the return of humans to the moon. Four people — NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will see it as no one has before. And they will also be collecting valuable health data on themselves.

Posted: October 4, 2025, 8:00 am
A darkhaired cleanshaven men wearing a suit and tie is shown speaking while seated.

Sophie Roske had a pistol, a knife, zip ties and burglary tools in her possession when a taxi dropped her off outside U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home in Chevy Chase, Md., just after 1 a.m. on June 8, 2022.

Posted: October 3, 2025, 10:39 pm
An aircraft taxis at an airport.

Germany's Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after two additional drone sightings, officials said.

Posted: October 3, 2025, 10:38 pm
A close-up photo of a woman's face contorted in a yell is followed by demonstrators in the streets.

Over the last month, a wave of youth-led protests has hit the streets in Nepal, Morocco and Madagascar, all of them mobilizing support online and driven by frustration against government corruption or incompetence.

Posted: October 3, 2025, 7:39 pm
A man wearing sunglasses looks towards the camera. He is shown from the shoulders up, with his face taking up most of the image.

Hip-hop mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison over a July conviction on prostitution-related charges.

Posted: October 3, 2025, 2:29 pm
A woman with chin-length blonde hair and glasses is shown standing at a podium in a church.

Sarah Mullally was appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday. Mullally is the first woman to lead the Church of England in its 1,400-year history, but her appointment was immediately criticized by a bloc of conservative Anglican churches across Africa and Asia.

Posted: October 3, 2025, 10:21 am
A large indoor space is shown with concrete floors and cots lined up on the side, with people sitting or lying on the cots. Pieces of luggage are shown.

Munich Airport was temporarily shut down overnight after several drone sightings in the area, the latest mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries, officials said.

Posted: October 3, 2025, 10:11 am