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• Ukraine submits an application to join NATO, with big hurdles ahead.
• Iran Protests Continue Despite Heavy Crackdowns
  Dozens of people have been killed in nationwide demonstrations that erupted almost two weeks ago after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in police custody.
• Hurricane Ian Leaves Behind a Staggering Scale of Damage in Florida
  The extent of the damage was difficult to comprehend, even for residents who had survived and rebuilt after other powerful storms.
• Wall Street ends an ugly quarter with another volatile day.
  The S&P 500 on course for its third straight weekly fall and its third straight quarterly slump, the kinds of losses investors have not faced since 2009.
• Russian forces are partly encircled in the town of Lyman, a pro-Kremlin proxy leader says.
• Can Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?
  A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high danger — and intervene.
• New U.S. sanctions on Russia hit defense and technology sectors and top officials.
• Eurozone Inflation Sets Another Record, Hitting 10 Percent in September
  Jumps in energy and food prices again pushed inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro to the highest annual rate recorded since the currency was created.
• If Bolsonaro Loses Brazil’s Election, Will He Respect the Result?
  Brazilians are holding our breath.
• U.K. Borrowers React to Soaring Interest Rates in Mortgage Market
  The financial turmoil in Britain has led to soaring interest rates, prompting many lenders to withdraw products and stoking worry among homeowners about rising costs.