North Korea fires two missiles toward sea as U.S. redeploys carrier

North Korea fires two missiles toward sea as U.S. redeploys carrier

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also confirmed the North Korean missile launches, saying the weapons firings are “absolutely intolerable.” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also confirmed the North Korean missile launches, saying the weapons firings are “absolutely intolerable.” North Korea launched two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Thursday, as the United States redeployed […]

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South Korea, U.S. troops launch missiles in response to North Korea missile test

South Korea, U.S. troops launch missiles in response to North Korea missile test

South Korea and the U.S. military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan South Korea and the U.S. military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan South Korea and […]

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Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Hurricane Ian

Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but the job of restoring power and searching for anyone still inside flooded or damaged homes pressed on Tuesday. The number of storm-related deaths has risen in recent days because of the dangers posed by cleaning up and as search and rescue crews comb through some of […]

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U.S. announces new 5 million security package for Ukraine

U.S. announces new $625 million security package for Ukraine

The latest package includes High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, artillery systems ammunition, and armored vehicles The latest package includes High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, artillery systems ammunition, and armored vehicles The U.S. announced plans on Tuesday to provide an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine, a package that includes […]

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We are both daughters of India, in a way: Priyanka Chopra tells Kamala Harris

We are both daughters of India, in a way: Priyanka Chopra tells Kamala Harris

Priyanka Chopra Jonas was invited by the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum to interview Vice President Harris Priyanka Chopra Jonas was invited by the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum to interview Vice President Harris United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared a stage past week, reflecting on […]

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North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of U.S. VP Harris’ visit to Seoul

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of U.S. VP Harris’ visit to Seoul

North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on September 25, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and U.S. forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. South Korea’s military said it was a single, short-range ballistic missile fired […]

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U.S. terminates designation of Afghanistan as major non-NATO ally

U.S. terminates designation of Afghanistan as major non-NATO ally

The designation gave several facilities and concessions to Afghanistan in terms of defence and security-related assistance and equipment The designation gave several facilities and concessions to Afghanistan in terms of defence and security-related assistance and equipment U.S. President Joe Biden has terminated the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally, more than a year […]

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The ‘alien goldfish’ finds a home

The ‘alien goldfish’ finds a home

The early fossil record is littered with bizarre creatures that do not resemble anything living today. And few of those evolutionary enigmas are as perplexing as Typhloesus, an ancient sea animal so strange that paleontologists have referred to it as an alien goldfish. The bloblike animal has defied taxonomic placement for nearly 50 years. Scientists […]

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Months after they fled war, Indian students start making the journey back to Ukraine

Months after they fled war, Indian students start making the journey back to Ukraine

Seven months after the Russia-Ukraine war forced nearly 20,000 Indian students, most of them studying medicine in Ukraine, to return home to India, many are now making the journey back to their colleges in the war-torn European country. The students, mostly those in the fourth, fifth and sixth year of their courses in Ukrainian medical […]

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Unemployment, poor economy: Here’s why rural Indian students investing more to study abroad

Unemployment, poor economy: Here’s why rural Indian students investing more to study abroad

When 19-year-old Sachin failed to score the grades he needed to get into a good Indian college, his father, a small shopkeeper, took a loan and dug deep into the family savings to help him secure a Canadian student visa. The 2 million rupees ($25,035) they scraped together covered the fees for English language tuition provided […]

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