North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Sea as Tensions With Seoul Rise
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South…
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Watch: Coast Guard Says Grace Was Carrying Fuel Toward Cuba
The U.S. Coast Guard says it boarded the motor vessel Grace in the Caribbean and escorted it to Mexico over an alleged Cuba-bound fuel shipment.
NASA Images Show Gandak River Flooding Across Nepal and Northern India
Before-and-after false-color MODIS images from September 20 and 29 show the Gandak-Narayani River widening after torrential rain pushed water levels to records in Nepal and Bihar.
Lovlina Borgohain Wins Historic Boxing Gold for India at Asian Games 2026
AICHI-NAGOYA, Japan — India’s Lovlina Borgohain won a historic gold medal in women’s 75kg boxing at the Asian Games on…
Ethiopia and Eritrea Sever Diplomatic Ties as Tigray Fighting Escalates
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic ties in the most serious rupture between the neighbors in…
UK Announces New Russia Sanctions Targeting Shadow-Fleet Ships, Disinformation Networks
LONDON — Britain announced a new sanctions package Thursday targeting 23 individuals and entities and eight ships accused of supporting…
Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School; Children Sheltering Escape Injury
A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv on Thursday, sparking a fire and heavily damaging the building. Officials said children were in a shelter and no injuries were reported at the school.
Germany’s foreign minister visits ICC, pledges support despite Trump sanctions
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visited the ICC in The Hague, pledging full German support as the Trump administration sanctions 13 court staff and threatens wider measures against the tribunal.
NASA-ISRO Satellite Captures Volcano’s First Eruption in Nearly 500 Years
NASA and ISRO’s NISAR satellite captured a time-lapse of lava spreading from Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano after its first eruption in nearly five centuries.
Hundreds Detained as French Student Protests Over Schools Turn Violent
PARIS — French police detained about 440 people, most of them minors, on Tuesday as a wave of student demonstrations…
