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UN Security Council Condemns Sudanese Paramilitary 'Assault' on El-Fasher
UN Security Council Condemns Sudanese Paramilitary 'Assault' on El-Fasher

The United Nations Security Council condemned on Thursday the "assault" by Sudanese paramilitaries on the western city of El-Fasher that has sparked warnings of possible mass killings and ethnic cleansing. "The members of the Security Council condemned the assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher and its devastating impact on the ...

Gaza in the Grip of Hamas’s Reign of Terror
SpotlightGaza in the Grip of Hamas’s Reign of Terror

Since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a new conflict has erupted in the Gaza Strip: an internal struggle as the Islamist movement targets its Palestinian rivals. The campaign has involved executions, raids, and armed clashes across multiple neighborhoods. Officially, Hamas says it is “restoring order” after two years of war ...

U.S. Seeks to Finalize Plan for International Security Force in Gaza
U.S. Seeks to Finalize Plan for International Security Force in Gaza

U.S. officials are engaged in sensitive talks with several countries about creating an international force to be deployed in Gaza, with a plan expected to be presented in the coming weeks, three sources closely involved told Axios. The urgency of the initiative was underscored by an attack last Tuesday, which exposed the fragility of the ...

How Venezuela Became America’s Next Battleground — And Why Iran Is in the Room
Op-edHow Venezuela Became America’s Next Battleground — And Why Iran Is in the Room

There has been no formal declaration of war, no vote in Congress, and no rousing call to liberate a people from tyranny. Yet one of the largest U.S. military build-ups in the Western Hemisphere since the Cold War is sitting a few miles off Venezuela’s coastline. Washington calls it a counter-narcotics mission. Caracas fears it is a slow-motion ...

Anxiety and Intelligence: Myth or Scientific Reality?
ExplainerAnxiety and Intelligence: Myth or Scientific Reality?

Long seen purely as a burden, anxiety now intrigues researchers for one unexpected reason: its possible association with higher forms of intelligence. On social media and in some media outlets, one often reads that “anxious people have higher IQs.” But what do scientific studies really say? Should stress and rumination be seen as indicators of ...

Trump Hails Busan Talks with Xi Jinping, Cites Progress on Trade, Rare Earths, and Ukraine
FocusTrump Hails Busan Talks with Xi Jinping, Cites Progress on Trade, Rare Earths, and Ukraine

US President Donald Trump described his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday as a “major success.” According to Trump, the discussions covered several issues, including potential reductions in tariffs imposed on China over the fentanyl trade and planned cooperation on efforts to end the war in ...

France Arrests Five New Suspects in Louvre Heist Probe
France Arrests Five New Suspects in Louvre Heist Probe

French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum jewelry robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday. "We had him in our sights," Laure Beccuau said of the main suspect, adding that none of the loot worth an estimated $102 million had been found. DNA evidence linked the main ...

Trump Orders US to Start Nuclear Weapons Testing
Trump Orders US to Start Nuclear Weapons Testing

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia -- just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable, ...

UN Calls for End to Sudan Siege After Mass Hospital Killings
UN Calls for End to Sudan Siege After Mass Hospital Killings

UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to military escalation in Sudan on Thursday after reports that more than 460 people were shot dead in a maternity hospital by paramilitary forces. Mohammad Hamdan Daglo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries, which recently seized the city of El-Fasher from army forces, has ...

Gold Demand Hit Records as Price Soared
Gold Demand Hit Records as Price Soared

Demand for gold hit a record high in the third quarter as the precious metal's price hit all-time highs on geopolitical unrest, industry data showed Thursday. Total demand grew three percent year-on-year in the July-September period to 1,313 tonnes, the World Gold Council said, as the metal, perceived as a safe haven investment, benefitted from ...