North Korea warns of ‘negative consequences’ for U.S.-S. Korea military drills
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea's defense chief on Monday condemned the upcoming large-scale Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise between the United States…
Rashford debuts while Yamal fires as Barcelona hit Como for five | Football News
Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford debuts for Barca as Lamine Yamal scores twice in 5-0 win against Como.Reigning Spanish champions Barcelona completed their pre-season preparations…
Firefighters battle blaze on Scotland’s landmark Arthur’s Seat
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Scottish firefighters were battling a blaze that ignited on Arthur's Seat, a extinct volcano in Edinburgh, officials said. Local authorities said…
CDC union calls on Trump officials to condemn vaccine misinformation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Union representing thousands of CDC workers is calling on the Trump administration to…
Australia to recognize Palestinian state
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced that Canberra will recognize a Palestinian state. File Photo by Lukas Coch/EPA-EFE Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Australia…
Netanyahu: Israel’s goal is to ‘free’ Gaza from Hamas
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Israel's goal in Gaza is not to occupy the devastated Palestinian enclave but to "free it from Hamas terrorists," Prime Minister…
Fire officials deploy more tankers to battle western wildfires
A emergency vehicles races north on the Pacific Coast Highway as thousands of structures were reduced to rubble by four Southern California wildfires in Los…
One person killed and a 5-year-old girl wounded in Baltimore shooting
The Pimlico Race Course Sign is seen in Baltimore, Maryland in May. One person was killed and five others, including a five year old girl,…
Federal judge bans commercial fishing in sensitive Hawaii ecosystem
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Hawaii has outlawed commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage marine national monument, a protected and fragile…
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey – UPI.com
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, causing dozens of reports of damage and at least one collapsed building. Turkey's Disaster…
Flash flooding, severe weather pummels Wisconsin, closes State Fair
Record rainfall and life-threating flash flooding prompted road closures, emergency declarations and closure of the Wisconsin State Fair Sunday. Photo courtesy of City of Milwaukee…
Trump expected to formally announce plan to take over Washington, D.C.
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he would hold a press conference at the White House on Monday to present his…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbot is threatening to call a series of rolling special legislative sessions to push the Trump administration's…
Trump taps Tammy Bruce to be next deputy representative to U.N.
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Tammy Bruce, the former conservative radio host and Fox News contributor who now serves as the spokesperson for the U.S. State…
Sigrid Kaag on Gaza: Aid under siege & the collapse of humanitarian norms | Gaza
Former UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag speaks to Talk to Al Jazeera about delivering aid under Israeli siege, amid what…
Israelis protest against Gaza war expansion
Israeli Police detain a protester who participated with families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. The protest, which called on the government to…
Iran’s triple crisis is reshaping daily life | Climate Crisis News
Tehran, Iran – Every morning at 6am, Sara reaches for her phone – not to check messages, but to see when the day’s blackout will…
Wildfires are inevitable, but we can learn to control them | Climate Crisis
We are midway through summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and we are witnessing another severe wildfire season. In May, wildfires were burning throughout Russia’s Far…
Two boxers die from brain injuries in separate bouts in Japan | Boxing News
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa pass away within a day of each other after separate bouts on the same card.Two Japanese boxers have died from…
Three injured in Times Square shooting
Three people were injured and one person was arrested after an early-morning shooting in New York City’s Times Square Saturday. Photo by Alba Vigaray/EPA-EFE Aug.…