The United States imposed sanctions Monday on three Sudanese individuals accused of undermining “peace, security and stability” in the conflict-stricken African nation.UN ENDS POLITICAL MISSION IN SUDAN, WHERE WORLD HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO STOP BLOODSHEDThe sanctions imposed by the Department of the Treasury block all property and entities owned by…

The UNHCR, the U.N.’s refugee agency, reported Monday that about 400 Rohingya Muslim refugees are adrift on the Andaman Sea, located off the South Asian coast.The refugees, believed to have set sail from Bangladesh, are allegedly out of supplies and in distress.”There are about 400 children, women and men looking…

Police in Berlin are investigating a suspected arson attempt early Monday at the office of an Iranian opposition group.GERMANY ARRESTS TEEN FOR PLOTTING ATTACK ON CHRISTMAS MARKETMembers of the group noticed flames at a window of the building in Berlin’s Schmargendorf district at about 2:15 a.m. and were able to…

A Mexican mother is dead after a shark bit her leg over the weekend, officials said.The incident happened Saturday a short distance from the beach in Melaque, just west of the seaport of Manzanillo, Rafael Araiza, the head of the local civil defense office, said. The town is in the western…

China has accused a U.S. naval ship of having “illegally intruded” into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, an area of hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.The Chinese military ordered its naval force to mobilize and track the USS Gabrielle Giffords on Monday…

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday opposed a government decision to restart peace negotiations with communist rebels, describing the move as an “agreement with the devil” in a rare rebuke to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.The government and the communist rebels agreed last week to restart talks after a six-year…

The lack of a binding legal definition for greenwashing presents a hurdle to regulators tackling investment funds that exaggerate their sustainability credentials, a global securities watchdog said in a report on Monday.Trillions of dollars have flowed into funds that tout their environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, but IOSCO, which…

Taiwan’s 2024 election must be free from “outside interference,” Washington’s top diplomat in Taipei said on Monday, adding that U.S. policy towards the island will remain the same whomever wins.President Tsai Ing-wen and other officials have warned that China might try to sway voters towards candidates seeking closer ties with…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be tried as a “war criminal” after Israel’s war against Hamas has concluded.Erdogan does not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization and has been deeply critical of Israel’s campaign in Gaza. He compared Netanyahu to genocidal…

Venezuela approved a referendum to take over the neighboring oil-rich Essequibo region controlled by the sovereign nation of Guyana after a vote Sunday, according to election officials. The government of President Nicolás Maduro put forward a referendum to claim sovereignty over the oil- and mineral-rich area of neighboring Guyana it argues…