World

WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain introduced new sanctions Wednesday aimed toward Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich, concentrating on the monetary networks of two of Moscow’s wealthiest businessmen who're shut allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Usmanov has been topic ...

A missile launched by North Korea triggered alarm and panic in Japan earlier than the weapon fell into the ocean.North Korea launched the missile between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korean officers stated, calling it a "grave provocation". A South Korean navy official stated the check apparently concerned a brand new weapons system displayed at a latest North Korean navy parade, presumably utilizing stable gas.It prompted the Japanese authorities to challenge an evacuation order on Hokkaido Island, although it was later retracted.The South Korean navy stated it was on excessive alert and coordinating intently with its predominant ally, the United States, which "strongly condemned" what the White House stated in an announcement was a long-range ballistic missile chec...

WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s leaders say they don’t see a significant U.S. intelligence leak as gravely damaging future offensives. A key motive: They have lengthy held again on sharing their most delicate operational info, doubting Washington’s capacity to maintain their secrets and techniques protected. Ukrain...

A hippo descended from these owned by the Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar has died after being struck by an SUV.The folks contained in the car have been unhurt within the collision which occurred on a freeway from Bogota to Medellin within the northwest of Colombia, near the place Escobar's property had been. The hippo died instantly after the crash late on Tuesday native time and was taken to be analysed, environmental authorities stated."This is one of the dangers that the presence of this species represents. Many of them cross the highway where many vehicles pass, it is also a danger to people," stated David Echeverri López, a biologist at Cornare, the native environmental authority."Hippos are unpredictable, at any moment they can attack a person," he added. Escob...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a ballistic missile towards the ocean between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to order residents on an island to take shelter as a precaution. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs stated the North Korean missile flew towards the waters b...

The UK meat business and the supermarkets it provides are persevering with to trigger unlawful deforestation within the Amazon, in line with a brand new investigation into the provision chain of Brazilian soya beans used to feed British livestock.Clearing land for cattle and soya beans is a key driver of deforestation within the Amazon. In 2022 practically 12,000 sq. kilometres of the Amazon have been destroyed, equal to 4 soccer fields of forest misplaced each second.But becoming a member of the dots between the destruction and customers hundreds of miles away is obscured by the complicated provide chains that make up our international meals business.The investigation by environmental teams Mighty Earth, Reporter Brazil and Ecostorm combines satellite tv for pc knowledge wit...

The Biden administration struggled Wednesday to get its arms across the increasing diplomatic and PR catastrophe because the leaking of a trove of delicate intelligence paperwork on-line has difficult relations with pal and foe alike. Fresh revelations from the paperwork, which apparently first appeared in...

A person has been extradited from Pakistan in reference to the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has stated.Piran Ditta Khan, 74, has been extradited to the UK and charged with homicide, theft, two counts of possessing a firearm with intent to hazard life and two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon. PC Beshenivsky was gunned down whereas responding to a theft at a journey agent in Bradford in November 2005.The 38-year-old mom of three youngsters and two stepchildren had solely served 9 months with West Yorkshire Police when she died.Her colleague, PC Teresa Millburn, was significantly injured in the identical incident. Image: PC Teresa Milburn was significantly injured Kh...

NEWS AND ANALYSIS: Both China and North Korea are fielding underwater drone strike automobiles comparable in design to Russia’s nuclear-armed underwater Poseidon drone. China’s new extra-large underwater drone automobile was showcased by its producer, the ...

India has requested Britain for elevated monitoring of UK-based supporters of a Sikh separatist motion because it accuses them of abusing the asylum system to assist "terrorist activities" within the South Asia nation.At a gathering in New Delhi between British and Indian officers, the Indian authorities mentioned it "conveyed its concerns on the misuse of UK's asylum status by the pro-Khalistani elements to aid and abet terrorist activities in India and requested better cooperation with the UK". It follows violent scenes on the Indian High Commission in London final month which noticed its home windows smashed and a Khalistani flag exchange India's nationwide flag, also called the tricolour.Those behind the protests are believed to be Khalistani supporters, or Sikh separatis...