Trump administration lifts terrorist designation from Syrian group
July 7 (UPI) -- The Trump administration announced Monday it will rescind the terrorist designation given to the Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. In a…
Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday amid China tensions
July 6 (UPI) -- The 14th Dalai Lama, the head of Tibetan Buddhism, marked his 90th birthday Sunday with a celebration attended by thousands in…
U.S. and Colombia recall diplomats in deepening row
July 4 (UPI) -- The United States and Colombia have recalled their top diplomats from their respective countries amid a deepening rift between Washington and…
Contributor: A plan to take human rights off the table at the State Department
What a difference eight years makes. During President Trump’s first term, then-Sen. Marco Rubio pushed the president to expand his human rights diplomatic agenda. Rubio…
Nations decry Iranian threat against IAEA general director
June 30 (UPI) -- Member nations of the International Atomic Energy Agency called out Iran Monday for threats made against Rafael Grossi, the organization's top…
Trump announces Iran, Israel cease-fire is ‘now in effect’
June 23 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump early Tuesday announced a cease-fire between Israel and Iran was in effect, seven hours after he announced plans…
Crude oil futures drop despite fears Iran will close Strait of Hormuz
June 23 (UPI) -- Oil futures declined and U.S. stock indexes rose despite fears Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for…
Iran, Israel exchange airstrikes as US officials divided over bombing
June 22 (UPI) -- Iran and Israel exchanged targeted airstrikes Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered the bombing of nuclear sites in Iran, leaving his…
Ex-Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE detention after judge’s order
June 20 (UPI) -- Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil on Friday night was freed from federal detention in central Louisiana after a federal judge…
Israel-Iran war: Trump weighs direct U.S. involvement
June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump was weighing overnight whether to take the country to war with Iran after an emergency meeting of…
Israel, Iran exchange more deadly airstrikes on fifth day of conflict
June 16 (UPI) -- Israel and Iran intensified their deadly airstrikes Monday on the fifth day after Israel launched its first attack to dismantle Iran's…
Judge allows Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to remain detained
June 13 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, two days…
At least 3,400 positions at State Dept. to be axed, hundreds laid off
June 13 (UPI) -- The State Department was pressing ahead Friday with a reorganization that will see more than 3,400 layoffs of U.S.-based staff in…
Reports: Top Iranian Guard Corps official killed in Israeli strikes
1 of 4 | An August 2010 photo shows an Iranian nuclear power plant in Bushehr that might be among targets if Israel Defense Forces…
Judge: Marco Rubio’s determination is not enough to detain Mahmoud Khalil
June 11 (UPI) -- Syrian national Mahmoud Khalil can't be detained and deported due to foreign policy concerns by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…
Mahmoud Khalil offers declaration, describes damages to his life
June 6 (UPI) -- Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration in March for deportation over his pro-Palestinian views, offered a…
Federal judge blocks Trump administration Harvard student ban
Harvard University won a temporary order in federal court Thursday restraining the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the DOJ from implementing a Trump ban…
State Department sanctions four ICC judges for U.S., Israel probes
The U.S. State Department sanctioned International Criminal Court judges Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz Del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini…
Republican turned Democrat David Jolly enters Florida governor’s race
June 5 (UPI) -- Former Republican-turned Democrat Rep. David Jolly, D-Florida, has announced his intentions to enter the 2026 race for governor in a state…
Trump issues travel ban from 12 countries; 7 nations restricted
June 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a proclamation to "fully restrict and limit" entry of people from 12 foreign countries starting…