Top 5 CNN Hero Quilen Blackwell and his nonprofit transform vacant lots on Chicago's South Side into flower farms — training and empowering at-risk youth to grow, harvest, and sell the blooms. Who will be this year's CNN Hero of the Year and receive $100,000 to continue their inspiring work? Go to CNN.com/Heroes right now to vote. You get 10 votes a day, every day through November 30, to help the Heroes who inspire you the most. | CNN

German lawmakers approved a plan to attract more military recruits that allows the country to move toward conscription as Europe seeks to counter Russia. The moves have sparked youth protests across the country, where CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports. Read more: https://cnn.it/48SEJBY | CNN

The White House has released its national security strategy detailing America's foreign policy priorities from ending the war in Ukraine to no longer prioritizing the Middle East. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports. | Analysis Read more: https://cnn.it/4aznGWS | CNN