Home-swapping grows as cost-saving travel trend with local flavor
1 of 4 | Photographer Heidi Kirn said she's used HomeExchange many times in New York City, Ireland and Oregon. Photo courtesy of Heidi Kirn…
'Corrosive substance' attack in London injures nine, including two young children
Nine people, including two young children, were injured Wednesday in London in what police are calling a targeted attack with a "corrosive substance." Source link
U.S. names Islamic Resistance in Iraq as militant group behind deadly Jordan attack
The U.S. government has attributed Sunday's drone attack, which killed three U.S. service members in Jordan, to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq militant group. Source…
U.S. sanctions three companies for supporting Iran and Hezbollah
1 of 2 | The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday new sanctions are being imposed on three companies and one person for allegedly financially supporting…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, wife handed 14 year prison sentences for corruption
1 of 2 | Pakistani police stand guard at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Wednesday after a special court convened inside the prison sentenced former…
Northern Ireland DUP agrees to resume power-sharing government
Northern Ireland DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the party agreed to a deal to return to the Stormont assembly to jointly govern with Sinn Fein.…
Former Pakistani leader Imran Khan jailed for 10 years for leaking state secrets
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of "wilfully" leaking sensitive classified information. File…
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…