Stellantis CEO Tavares to retire in 2026 amid auto industry ‘Darwinian period’
Stellantis said Friday CEO Carlos Tavares (C) will retire in early 2026 amid what Tavares called a "Darwinian period" in the global auto industry. The…
Group of Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize
Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jorgen Watne Frydnes poses with a picture of the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize…
Biden, Netanyahu discuss Israeli response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack
U.S. President Joe Biden held a "direct and productive" phone conversation Wednesday with Israeli counterpart Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over what Israel's response should be…
IDF kills two Hezbollah commanders in southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said it killed two Hezbollah commanders. Screen capture courtesy of Israel Defense Forces/X Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Two Hezbollah…
Global gender equality focus of Brazil’s G20 women’s working group meeting
1 of 2 | Geeta Rao Gupta is the fourth Ambassador-at-Large for the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State.…
Japan’s new Prime Minister Ishiba dissolves lower House, Oct. 27 elections called
1 of 3 | "The objective of this election is to gain public approval of our efforts to fundamentally change the direction of Japanese society,"…
Nobel Prize for chemistry goes to American 2 Google scientists in Britain
(L-R) Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry Heiner Linke, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren, and member of the…
North Korea to cut off all roads and railways to South Korea
North Korea's military said Wednesday that it would completely seal off its border with the South by cutting all rail and road connections and building…
Brazil’s Supreme Court lifts ban on X
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday authorized for X to resume operations after being suspended late August. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo Oct.…
EU unveils new sanctions framework to punish Russia for its destabilizing activities
The European Union on Tuesday announced news measures to hold Russia to account for conducting destabilizing activities in the 27-member bloc. File Photo by European…
Blinken hopes to strengthen U.S.-East Asian ties during Laos summits
Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs the UN General Assembly's 79th session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23 and…
Two artificial intelligence leaders win physics Nobel Prize
Professor Anders Irback speaks at a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences after announcing the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in…
Kim Jong Un threatens to use nuclear weapons against U.S., South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States and South Korea that any attack would be met with a nuclear response, state media…
Israel begins ‘targeted’ ground operations in southern Lebanon
Photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows Israeli soldiers preparing to enter southern Lebanon. Photo by the Israel Defense Forces Oct. 8 (UPI) --…
State Dept.: 900 Americans have fled Lebanon on U.S.-organized flights
Lebanese people view the capitol city of Beirut from a high vantage point as smoke rises from between the buildings after Israeli airstrikes on Monday,…
Russia sentences 72-year-old Michigan man to nearly 7 years in prison
Russian officials on Monday said it has sentenced Michigan resident Stephen James Hubbard, 72, to nearly seven years in prison for fighting as a Ukrainian…
Two U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine, physiology for discovery of microRNA
Molecular biologist Gary Bruce Ruvkun, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize awarded in physiology or medicine for his work on the discovery of MicroRNA, poses for…
Hamas hostage Idan Shtivi confirmed killed in Oct. 7 attack on Israel music festival
Idan Shativ was killed Oct. 7, 2023, during Hamas' attack on the Nova music festival. Some 1,200 Israelis were killed that day, in the attack…
Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf; Florida threatened again
1 of 3 | Tropical Storm Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to impact Florida as a hurricane. Satellite image courtesy…
Zuckerberg passes Bezos to become world’s second-richest billionaire
CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg participates in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" at the U.S.…