ICC: There are grounds to believe war crimes have been committed in Sudan
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Kahn speaks to the U.N. Security Council on Monday via video link from Chad where he had met with Sudaneses…
China Evergrande Group ordered to liquidate; Hong Kong trading suspended
A Hong Kong court placed China Evergrande Group into liquidation Monday after the company repeatedly failed to come up with a viable plan to restructure…
North Korea tested new submarine-launched cruise missile, state media says
North Korea tested-fired a new submarine-launched cruise missile, state-run media Korean Central News Agency said Monday. Photo by Yonhap SEOUL, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- North…
Environmental activists attempt to vandalize the Mona Lisa
1 of 2 | Visitors wearing protective face masks line up to see Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France…
Gaza Health Ministry urges 7,000 wounded people to leave occupied Palestine
1 of 4 | Displaced Palestinians receive flour bags at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Rafah in…
Israelis lay siege to Khan Younis; U.N. agency fires staffers over Oct. 7 allegations
A Palestinian youth stands amid damage to his home caused by Israeli air strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Israeli forces…
Crews safe, fire extinguished on British oil tanker after Houthi rebel attack
1 of 6 | All crew members are safe and fires have been extinguished aboard the Marlin Luanda, a British oil tanker in the Gulf…
British oil tanker reported on fire after Houthi rebel attack in Red Sea
1 of 3 | Houthi rebels based in Yemen on Friday launched an attack on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (pictured 2016) in…
International Court of Justice orders Israel to end atrocities in Gaza; no ruling on genocide
1 of 10 | The International Court of Justice sits in session on Friday as it ordered Israel to take immediate steps to end atrocities…
Turkey ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid; Hungary remains last obstacle to membership
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Stockholm on August 19. "A key milestone has been reached," Kristersson wrote…
U.N.: 12 Palestinians killed, 75 injured in ‘horrific’ attack on training center in Khan Younis
The Palestinian refugee agency confirmed Thursday that 12 people were killed and 75 injured in an artillery strike on its main training facility in the…
North Korea says it tested a new strategic cruise missile
North Korea tested a new "strategic cruise missile," state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday. Photo by KCNA/UPI SEOUL, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- North Korea…
‘Mass casualties’ reported in Khan Younis as IDF forces target Hamas strongholds
1 of 11 | Smoke billows over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during an Israeli bombardment on Wednesday. Israel Defense Forces are reported…
Pope Francis calls for end of wars ahead of Holocaust Remembrance day
Pope Francis on Wednesday used his weekly General Audience at the Vatican to comment on the upcoming remembrance of the Holocaust by calling for an…
At least 39 dead after fire erupts at Chinese street market
At least 39 people were killed in a fire that erupted on Wednesday at a crowded business in China's Jiangxi Province, according to state media…
Plane crashes in northern Canada; fatalities confirmed
An airplane with an unknown number of people on board crashed Tuesday near the Northwest Territories' town of Fort Smith in northern Canada. Image courtesy…
3 dead, 4 seriously injured in heli-skiing crash in Canada
Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Three people are dead and four others are in critical condition after the helicopter they were riding in crashed during a…
Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid
1 of 2 | Members of Turkey's parliament voted Tuesday to approve Sweden's membership bid to join NATO, at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey…
NATO approves $1.2 billion for artillery
NATO on Tuesday announced it had purchased $1.2 billion in artillery amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine which Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said "demonstrates that NATO's tried-and-tested…
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces retirement from politics
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, pictured here on election day in May 2022, announced Tuesday that he is quitting politics after 16 years as…