US sanctions on 19 Indian companies

The United States imposed sanctions on 19 Indian firms and two Indian nationals on Wednesday, alleging their involvement in aiding Russia’s military activities in Ukraine by providing essential materials and technology. The sanctions, part of a larger action involving nearly 400 entities and individuals globally, come at a sensitive time as

North Korea claims successful solid-fuel ICBM test

North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un's first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia. Seoul had warned a day earlier that the nuclear-armed North was preparing to test-fire another intercontinental ballistic

Israeli strikes kill 95 Palestinians across Gaza, hospital targeted

At least 95 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip, mainly in the north of the enclave where a hospital was attacked, medical supplies were torched and operations were disrupted, health officials said. A vast majority of the victims in Thursday’s attacks were civilians in northern

North Korea’s missile test indicates enhanced capability

North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year Thursday, demonstrating a potential advancement in its ability to launch long-range nuclear attacks on the mainland U.S. The launch was likely meant to meant grab American attention days ahead of the U.S. election and respond to

109 dead, 12 missing in Gaza on Israeli attack

An Israeli air strike has destroyed a five-storey residential building sheltering displaced families in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing at least 109 Palestinians and wounding dozens. Hezbollah has announced Naim Qassem will succeed slain leader Hassan Nasrallah as secretary-general of the group. World leaders have denounced Israel’s ban on the United Nations Relief

Guterres warns external influences worsen Sudan conflict

Sudan's warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers "fueling the fire," which is intensifying the nightmare of hunger and disease for millions, the United Nations chief said Monday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the U.N. Security Council that the 18-month war faces the serious possibility of "igniting regional