Singapore’s PAP maintains 66-year control of its government
Voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station in Singapore on Saturday during an election overwhelmingly won by the ruling People's Action Party.…
Microsoft to close Skype on Monday
May 3 (UPI) -- Skype debuted in 2003 and was an early disruptor in online communications, but Microsoft says it's time to close Skype and…
Biden to expand Port of L.A. hours amid supply chain woes
WASHINGTON — The Port of Los Angeles will begin operating around the clock as the White House pushes to clear supply chain bottlenecks threatening the holiday shopping…
Trump unlikely to attend White House Correspondents Dinner tonight
April 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is unlikely to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night in Washington, D.C. The annual star-studded event…
In Saturday funeral mass, world gives final farewell to beloved Pope Francis
1 of 5 | Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the Orient, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem and head of the Melkite Greek Catholic…
In Saturday funeral mass, the world will give final farewell to beloved Pope Francis
April 25 (UPI) -- Before scores of world leaders and Roman Catholic officials on Saturday, Pope Francis will be laid to rest in a funeral…
House GOP-led panel refers Ex-N.Y. Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for prosecution
April 22 (UPI) -- A House GOP-led panel has renewed its call for the Justice Department to prosecute Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of…
Better to leave with something: More immigrants opt to self-deport
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Democrats call for ban on congressional stock trading
April 18 (UPI) -- Democrats in Congress are renewing a call for legislation to ban members from trading stocks and securities following a flurry of…
Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized in relation to old stab wound
April 13 (UPI) -- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday in relation to a 2018 wound from when he was stabbed during a…
Canadians are boycotting Palm Springs due to Trump provocations
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Hegseth cuts $5.1B in spending on ‘wasteful’ Pentagon consulting contracts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Thursday cutting $5.1 billion in spending on "wasted" contracts at the Pentagon. Screenshot from Pentaton video April…
Senate Armed Services Committee weighs defense priorities amid growing global threats
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel holds a hearing on defense priorities, including recruitment standards and military readiness, on Wednesday. Photo by Bridget Craig/Medill…
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung announces presidential bid following Yoon’s ouster
1 of 2 | South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday announced his presidential bid in the June 3 snap election. File Photo by…
Pentagon invites back former military fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccines
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday invited back former military members who were fired by the Biden administration for not getting COVID-19 vaccinations. Photo courtesy…
South Korea to extend $68.12 billion in emergency liquidity to aid companies suffering amid U.S. tariffs
South Korean stock dealers work in front of monitors at the Hana Bank in Seoul on Monday. The South Korea Composite Stock Price Index plunged…
U.S. stock markets sink as Trump holds tightly to tariffs
April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. markets closed to open the week on Monday in response to American tariffs as President Donald Trump publicly held firm…
Stock markets tumblr again amid tariff fallout; Nasdaq in bear market
1 of 3 | Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Friday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |…
Deputy secretary of State, his counterpart in Seoul affirm goal of ‘denuclearization’ of North Korea
A January 7 photo by the North Korean Official News Service shows the test-fire of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile on January 6. File…
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore funding
NEW YORK — When President Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling of student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, much of…