Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London on Oct.

14 to meet British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Britain announced a £45 million air-defense package and will speed up delivery of £10 million worth of lightweight missiles.

The missiles have been used against Russian jet-powered drones, which are faster and harder to intercept than older models.

France’s National Assembly rejected a Socialist motion to dismiss the 2027 budget on Tuesday, allowing debate on the government’s plan to continue.

The motion received 149 votes in favour and 236 against.

Lawmakers have begun examining the budget’s revenue measures, which cover how the state raises money, including through taxes.

The government aims to bring the budget deficit down to 5% of gross domestic product in 2027, but the plan faces an uncertain path because the government lacks a parliamentary majority.

The UN says it remains committed to peace and stability in Lebanon as the mandate of its peacekeeping force approaches its end.

UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix met Lebanese officials and countries that contribute to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL.

UNIFIL has served as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon since 1978, though it has not prevented repeated conflicts.

The Security Council voted last year to end the force’s mandate on December 31, 2026, while Lebanon is asking the UN to extend its stay.

Bank of America’s third-quarter profit fell 17% from a year earlier, to $6.93 billion.

The Charlotte-based bank said the result included a $1.2 billion regulatory penalty over failures in safeguards against money laundering and other illicit financial activity.

The penalty came as investment banking fees and fixed-income trading revenue fell, although equities trading revenue rose.

Lending income provided support: net interest income increased 8% to $16.4 billion as loan and deposit balances grew.

NASA’s PUNCH mission has captured a year of the sun’s corona in a newly processed video.

The corona is the sun’s outer atmosphere, and it is far hotter than the layers beneath it.

PUNCH uses four spacecraft orbiting Earth and a special instrument that blocks direct sunlight to observe this region.

The video shows bright rays tracing the sun’s magnetic field, along with bursts called coronal mass ejections.

Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said Michael Penix Jr. is expected to start Sunday against Chicago if his recovery stays on track.

Penix injured a rib in the Falcons’ overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens and did not play in overtime.

He is due to practise in a limited role, and the team will adjust his workload based on how he feels.

Stefanski said Penix is feeling better but did not give details about the injury.

Rockstar Games says its next game should take less time to make than GTA 6, which is due out on November 19.

The company’s leaders say the engine, tools and team built for GTA 6 can help speed up future development.

Rockstar has more than 4,700 employees across 12 offices, including more than 4,000 in development and quality assurance.

Its previous game, Red Dead Redemption 2, came out in 2018, and GTA 6 has taken years to complete.

Helen Branswell, a respected health journalist, has died at 69.

She died in an Ottawa hospital on Tuesday from complications of cancer, her sister said.

Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, she spent 29 years at The Canadian Press before joining STAT when it launched in 2015.

Her reporting covered major disease threats, including SARS, Ebola, influenza and COVID-19, and helped explain complex health issues to the public.