Joji Xavier

An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth's total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly a decade ago, and has remained low ever since. Reporting in Surveys in Geophysics, the researchers suggested the shift could indicate Earth's continents have entered a persistently drier phase.

The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement to enhance testing of hypersonic vehicles and accelerate implementation of related technologies.

President Joe Biden has announced a substantial increase in the U.S. contribution to the International Development Association (IDA), the arm of the World Bank that supports the poorest and most vulnerable countries.

The US embassy in Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been closed over a potential threat of air attack Wednesday.

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and six of his top executives were indicted in New York for their alleged roles in a five years-long, multi-billion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme involving plans to develop a lucrative solar power plant.

As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced in September, the United States has pledged another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to Ukraine to help them defend against Russia's increasing attacks.

Russia has launched a nuclear-capable ballistic missile targeting the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, evoking international concern.

The United States has imposed sanctions on 118 individuals and entities that operate in Russia's financial services sector and support the Kremlin's war against Ukraine.

Russia has likely delivered more than a million barrels of petroleum to North Korea since March, UK-based non-profit research group Open Source Center said, based on satellite imagery analysis.

Americans have traveled in record-breaking numbers this year, while 2024 is on track to have the lowest cancellation rate in a decade, according to the US Department of Transportation.