Canada alleges Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists

Canada is not the only country that has accused Indian officials of plotting an assassination on foreign soil. The U.S. Justice Department announced charges in mid-October against an Indian government employee in connection with an alleged foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader living in New York City.

New Hezbollah chief says group will hold out in its war with Israel for ‘suitable’ cease-fire terms

“Hezbollah’s capabilities are still available and compatible with a long war,” Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Kassem said. The speech comes as international mediators have launched a new push for negotiated cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza.

Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, says Taliban minister

The ministry said Tuesday that a nationwide awareness program about the laws is underway involving ministry officials at provincial and district levels.Afghan provinces are already barring the media from showing images of living things.

New sanctions target Myanmar’s military suppliers

Opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the E.U., the U.K. and Canada on entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to the army. The junta has suffered unprecedented battlefield defeats, and is increasingly relying on indiscriminate strikes.

Israel discusses new US-led deal to end Hezbollah conflict

Israel is considering a U.S.-led deal to end the conflict in Lebanon and move Hezbollah fighters away from the Israeli border, after assessing the militant group’s rocket arsenal has been mostly expended or destroyed.

Harris holds rally at Ellipse warning of Trump’s threat to democracy

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the closing argument of her campaign against Donald Trump, arguing that as president she would focus on everyday Americans while he would fixate on exacting revenge.

North Korea is close to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the US, South Korean officials say

South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test.

At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain

Spain has experienced similar autumn storms in recent years. Nothing, however, compared to the devastation over the last two days. Spain’s national weather service said it rained more in eight hours in Valencia than it had in the preceding 20 months.

Marine field commander’s first visit to Japanese island sends message, experts say

The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island for the first time, signaling U.S. resolve to defend Japan as it faces increasing provocations from China, experts say.

USS George Washington returns to 7th Fleet with role in Keen Sword exercise

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington led a U.S. Navy contingent in a large-scale exercise near Okinawa with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.