DOJ recovers $100 million civil forfeiture in 1MDB scheme
The Department of Justice said Wednesday it reached an agreement with Low Taek Jho for the largest-ever $100 civil forfeiture in a multi-billion dollar 1MDB…
British police arrest four for entering PM Rishi Sunak’s residency grounds
Police arrested four people who entered British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency residence on Tuesday. File Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/UPI | License Photo…
Authorities in Bahamas search for missing Chicago woman
Taylor Casey of Chicago, Ill., was last seen June 19 in the area of Paradise Island, authorities said. Image courtesy of Royal Bahamas Police Force/Facebook…
Suspected North Korean hypersonic missile explodes in mid-flight, Seoul says
1 of 2 | North Korea launched a suspected hypersonic missile early Wednesday morning but it exploded in mid-flight over the East Sea, South Korea's…
South Korea levels charges against Israeli officials for alleged war crimes in Gaza
A Palestinian man walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings following an operation by Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza…
Kenya’s parliament catches fire as protesters storm in over tax bill
A torched military vehicle burns outside of the Parliament during a protest against tax hikes in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday. Photo by Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE June…
Israel’s High Court rules government must begin drafting ultra-religious students into military
Israeli army reserve activists protest military exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Haredi students outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in March after the High Court ordered a…
North Korea resumes sending trash-filled balloons across border; Yoon calls act ‘despicable’
1 of 3 | North Korea launched some 350 trash-filled balloons towards South Korea overnight, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. The military recovered…
Julian Assange to be released from prison after plea deal with U.S.
1 of 2 | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be freed after pleading guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice…
Britain's Princess Anne hospitalized after concussion
Britain's Princess Anne remained at Southmead Hospital in Bristol on Monday after sustaining a concussion on Sunday, Buckingham Palace announced. Source link
Quebec maximum security prison evacuated over forest fires
The Port-Cartier Institution was evacuated Friday due to forest fires burning in the area. Photo courtesy of Correction Service Canada/Website June 24 (UPI) -- Inmates…
Priest, 15 security personnel killed in attacks on synagogue, church in Russia’s Dagestan
June 23 (UPI) -- At least 15 police officers, a priest and an unknown number of civilians died in an attack on two Orthodox churches…
Four dead, dozens injured after missile fragments rain down on civilians in Russia-occupied Crimea
Russia is holding the United States responsible for an attack on Sevastopol that involved ATACMS missiles Washington gave Ukraine. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army June…
1,300 ‘most vulnerable’ Hajj pilgrims died from heat wave in Saudi Araba
1 of 2 | People gather around the in mosque in Cairo to perform the morning prayer on the first day of the Eid al-Adha…
Priest, 6 officers killed in attacks on synagogue, church in Russia’s Dagestan
June 23 (UPI) -- A priest and six police officers died in an attack on two Orthodox churches and a synagogue in Russia's majority Muslim…
Power outage hits Balkan region amid major heat wave
The blackout led to serious infrastructure failures like water pump shutoffs in Montenegro's capital of Podgorica. Photo by Boris Pejovic/EPA June 22 (UPI) -- A…
USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in South Korea in show of force
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducts a refueling-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (middle) and…
Red Cross says 22 killed in Gaza strike by unknown forces
1 of 2 | Firefighters put out a fire following a strike on the Al-Mawasi area northwest of Rafah. Photo by Palestinian Civil Defense/UPI |…
Putin warns South Korea against sending weapons to Ukraine: ‘Very big mistake’
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned South Korea against supplying weapons to Ukraine, saying it would be a "very big mistake." Putin made the comments at…
EU sets date for start of accession negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova
1 of 2 | The European Union on Friday said accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova will begin next week. File Photo by Ukrainian Presidential…