
North Korea said Tuesday it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile — a watershed moment in its push to develop a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States. US experts said the device could reach Alaska, and the launch, which came as the United States prepared to mark ...

US-backed forces in Syria have entered the most heavily fortified area of Raqa, the de facto capital of the Takfiri ISIL group. The US Central Command said in a statement dated Tuesday that coalition forces supported an advance by Syrian Democratic Forces fighters “into the most heavily fortified portion of ...