Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina wins a fourth term in election marred by boycott
1 of 2 | Women line up to cast their vote at Dhaka polling center Sunday, January 7, 2024, in a parliamentary election that delivered…
Amid surging anti-Semitism, Australia bans Nazi salute, symbols
New laws banning the public performance of the Nazi salute and the display and sale of Nazi symbols in Australia went into effect Monday as…
China accuses Britain of spying; detains foreign national
China on Monday said it has detained a foreign national accused of spying on Beijing for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service known as the MI6. File…
Blinken meets with Turkey’s Erdogan as Israeli-Hezbollah fighting escalates
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saturday in Istanbul during a Middle East tour aimed at preventing…
North Korea fires shells near South Korean islands for a second day
South Korea's Northwestern Island Defense Command is shown firing artillery shells from Baengyeong Island on Friday in response to North Korean shelling. Photo provided by…
WHO: Nearly 600 attacks on Gaza, West Bank medical facilities since Israel-Hamas war began
World News // 14 hours ago Analysts: Hezbollah reluctant to fall into Israel's all-out war trap in Lebanon BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Hezbollah,…
Analysts: Hezbollah reluctant to fall into Israel’s all-out war trap in Lebanon
1 of 4 | Mourners carry the coffin of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in an Israeli strike, during his funeral in Beirut,…
At least 1,000 vehicles, trapped for 24 hours by massive Nordic snowstorm, are freed
A massive Nordic snowstorm stranded at least 1,000 vehicles for more than 24 hours before most motorists were rescued Thursday morning ,thanks to road crews,…
Ukraine, Russia complete UAE-mediated prisoner swap
The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was due to UAE successful mediation that stemmed from Abu Dhabi's strong…
Japan launches probe into Coast Guard, JAL plane collision
The Japan Transport Safety Board on Wednesday launched a probe into the deadly collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Japan Airlines passenger plane.…
Turkey arrests 33 suspected Israeli spies
World News // 15 hours ago Hamas: Senior commander, companions killed in Israeli strike on Beirut BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A senior Hamas…
N. Korean leader’s sister jeers at Seoul in New Year’s greeting, boasts of nuclear prowess
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sarcastically thanked South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's hardline policies for giving…
ASML ordered to cut back selling chipmaking equipment to China
A Touch Bar on a MacBook Pro computer shown in a demo room at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California on October 27, 2016. A Dutch…
At least four killed in Ukraine as Russia launches missile strikes on Kyiv, Kharkiv
Rescuers at work at the site of a missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 2, 2024, after a third night of Russian attacks in retaliation…
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in Busan
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, lies down after he was stabbed by an assailant on the left side of his neck…
Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down controversial judicial overhaul
1 of 3 | President of the Supreme Court Esther Hayut and all fifteen justices assemble to hear petitions against the reasonableness standard law in…
Xi Jinping says China will ‘surely be reunified’ with Taiwan in New Year’s speech
Chinese President Xi Jinping is shown delivering his New Year's address on Sunday. During the speech, he asserted China will "surely be reunified" with Taiwan.…
Powerful 7.5-magnitude quake slams Japan, tsunami alerts issued
1 of 2 | A maritime police officer patrols a beach in Gangwon Province, South Korea, as minor tsunami waves hit the waters off the…