Former top U.S. officials David Petraeus and H.R. McMaster on Oct. 2 said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest threats in Ukraine would not change the trajectory of the war.

More than 18,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in over 70 countries as of July 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington Post reporter Fenit Nirappil explains what you need to know about how it spreads.