Ukraine war updates: Russia strikes Kyiv as Russian troops move into Belarus (Oct. 17)
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BTS announces upcoming Korean military service
In June, the mega-popular K-pop group had already announced a hiatus. On Monday, the band's label and management company announced that all seven BTS members will be enlisting in the military.
Explosive suicide drones rock Ukraine's capital, hitting residential buildings
Explosions rang out across Kyiv early Monday, a week after nationwide strikes rocked the city for the first time since June.
Flooding in Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, the government says
More than 1.3 million people have been displaced, and destroyed farmland has raised concerns about the country's food supply.
Malta marks 5 years since the killing of a top investigative journalist
Daphne Caruana Galizia, who investigated corruption in Malta, was killed by a car bomb in 2017. Residents joined her relatives at a march and vigil. It coincides with a trial of the alleged hitmen.
A rocket struck a mayor's office in Donetsk, an area controlled by separatists
Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor's office in Donetsk, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
Why you should pay attention to the Chinese Communist Party's congress
The major political conference is underway in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, who is also the party's general secretary, has delivered a major speech outlining the party's goals.
What to know about Xi Jinping, the man at the center of China's politics
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rana Mitter, professor of the modern China's history and politics at the University of Oxford, about President Xi.
Thailand is rethinking its approach in its drug laws
Southeast Asia has some of the toughest drug laws in the world, but Thailand bucking that trend. It has decriminalized cannabis and freed thousands of people convicted on related offenses.
Thousands of French people — including a Nobel laureate — protest over inflation
The march for wage increases and other demands was organized by left-wing opponents of President Emmanuel Macron.