The spokesperson for Islamic State praised the group's attack that killed more than 140 people in a Russian concert hall near Moscow. Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari was speaking in a recorded message posted on Thursday on the militant group's Telegram channel. Russian investigators said on Thursday they had found proof that the concert hall gunmen were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", an assertion immediately dismissed by the United States as baseless propaganda.
Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.It added that it is investigating reports of arms shipments from Pyongyang to Russia for use in Ukraine.
Like Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is going for its piece of the healthcare pie. With its fiscal second quarter report, it topped estimates, but lowered the higher end of its full-year adjusted earnings guidance in response to a challenging macroeconomy. The new CEO, Tim Wentworth, continues to navigate the company out of a rough spot by slashing costs and solidifying the leadership team, but the company's healthcare transformation took its toll on the bot