Google Doodle celebrates International Women's Day
Friday's Google Doodle celebrates International Women's Day, which was established in 1975 by the United Nations to spotlight the importance of gender equality. Source link
Kim Jong Un leads artillery firing drill with Seoul in ‘striking range’
1 of 3 | North Korea conducted an artillery firing drill, state media reported Friday, including units that have the range to reach the South…
Sweden officially becomes 32nd member of NATO in Washington ceremony
March 7 (UPI) -- Sweden on Thursday officially became the 32nd member of NATO after a nearly two-year delay and a longstanding policy of nonalignment.…
Repression, isolation getting worse in North Korea, rights watchdog says
A Human Rights Watch report released Thursday said North Korea has grown more repressive and isolated since the COVID-19 pandemic. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI…
EU climate service: February 2024 hottest on record; ninth straight record-breaking month
The EU's Copernicus Climate Change service said Thursday that February 2024 was the hottest on record. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March…
U.S. believes Gaza cease-fire obstacles ‘not insurmountable,’ Hamas backs away from talks
1 of 2 | A pall of black smoke billows above southern Gaza on Wednesday amid continued Israeli bombardment of targets in the strip even…
South Africa makes urgent ask of World Court for more measures against Israel
South Africa on Wednesday asked the International Court of Justice to add additional measures against Israel in its order that it issued in late January.…
Houthi attack on merchant vessel kills 2, injures 6
1 of 3 | The attack on the Barbados-flagged M/V True Confidence marks the first time the Houthi attacks have claimed lives. Two crewmen were…
ICC issues warrants against two Russian military officials for attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure
1 of 2 | The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against two Russian military officials for attacks against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. File…
Tesla's Berlin plant shuts down operations after suspected arson cuts power
Tesla employees near Berlin abandoned its Gruenheide plant on Tuesday after a substation that provides electricity to the facility caught fire in a possible arson…
North Korea warns of ‘dear price’ for U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise
Apache choppers take off at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday as the Freedom Shield joint military exercise kicked off. North Korea on Tuesday…
French lawmakers expected to vote for constitutional abortion rights in historic vote
French lawmakers were expected Monday to pass a final vote to make abortion a constitutional right that will make France the only country in the…
Haiti declares state of emergency after thousands escape prison amid surge in gang violence
A person rides a motorcycle through street fires in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, a day after gang violence erupted. Photo by Johnson Sabin/EPA-EFE March 4…
Hamas accuses Israel of targeting a Kuwaiti aid truck
Palestinian children wait to receive a portion of food at a make-shift charity kitchen in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, March 2,…
First U.S. humanitarian aid successfully air-dropped in Gaza, military says
1 of 4 | The first American aid shipments to Gaza were successfully air dropped into the Palestinian enclave Saturday, U.S. military officials confirmed. Photo…
WTO closes ministers’ conference with tense negotiations, few agreements
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva in 2022. This…
Japan's Nikkei remains in record territory, falls short of 40,000
Japan's Nikkei stock index made gains during trading Friday, continuing its climb into record territory and closing the week just shy of the 40,000 mark.…
Indian economy expanded by 8.4% in final three months of 2023
A boom in manufacturing helped India's economy surge in the October to December quarter of 2023 with annual GDP up 8.4% compared with the same…
Ghana bill increases prison sentence for homosexuality, penalties for LGBTQ allies
Ghana's legislature has passed strict a new anti-LGBTQ law, which expands penalties against the LGBTQ community. Source link
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urges using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament Wednesday they should consider using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. She said the…