Naresh Bhatt pleaded not guilty as jury selection began in Prince William County. About 300 prospective jurors were summoned for the trial, which is expected to last seven weeks.

Overnight: the U.S. pulls B-1 bombers from Britain over a credible Iranian threat, Trump draws bipartisan backlash for suggesting Iran could "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego, an AP investigation gives voice to families of the Iran war's deadliest strike, and Christa Pike speaks after surviving a botched execution. Plus: Black Sea drone strikes, Virginia's Dream Act upheld, and Nepal's aviation overhaul.

Forty-three Democratic members of Congress from California are demanding an apology from President Donald Trump after he said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego" while defending the war and high prices. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the remarks dangerous and asked where Congress was.

The European Commission has paid out 1.24 billion euros to Ukraine for drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition and missiles made by Ukrainian companies. The money comes from the defense side of the 90 billion-euro Ukraine Support Loan, with more defense payments expected in the coming weeks.

Anthropic on Wednesday released Claude Haiku 5.5, a small AI model the company says is its cheapest and fastest yet, along with price cuts for Sonnet 5.5 and new monthly API credits for subscribers.

British sprinter Amy Hunt criticized Sydney Sweeney’s Novig campaign after finishing fourth in the 200-meter final in Budapest. Gracie Kramer and Skye Nicolson also questioned the advertisement’s portrayal of women in sports.

Taylor Swift collected three honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia,” Best Direction for “Opalite” and the inaugural Artist Director Honors. Her career total rose to 33.

Countries and health organizations called for sustained pandemic preparedness funding, stronger national health systems and wider access to medical supplies at a U.N. General Assembly panel.

Nepal Police reported that 734 bodies had been recovered after the Aug. 26 flash flood. This opinion examines Home Minister Sudhan Gurung’s presence in affected areas, his engagement with rescuers and victims, and why that commitment must continue through the search, relief and rehabilitation.