Day: October 23, 2024

Officials say German submarine-hunting planes will patrol the North Atlantic from a base in Scotland under a new Britain-Germany defense pact in response to the growing threat from Russia

In the final days on the presidential race former President Donald Trump doubles down on his approach to campaigning. California won’t swing the presidential race, but voters in the blue state could determine who controls the House of Representatives. And Italy’s right-wing government is trying to salvage a deal to send migrants to offshore detention centers in Albania. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter . Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Megan Pratz, Padma Rama, Ryland Barton, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Klein. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Opposition calls for non-recognition of vote set to extend Lukashenko’s 30-year rule.

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The comments by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were Washington’s first confirmation of a major development that has seen South Korea and Ukraine sound the alarm in recent days.

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