Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to be paroled from prison
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be paroled from prison, the country's justice minister announced Tuesday. Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA-EFE Feb. 13 (UPI)…
North Korea tests new guided rocket launcher system in latest threat to Seoul
North Korea announced that it had successfully tested a new guided multiple rocket launcher system for 240 millimeter-caliber artillery shells, state-run media reported on Monday.…
World leaders condemn Israel’s plans to storm Rafah
1 of 3 | Palestinians mourn after identifying the bodies of relatives killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on the southern Gaza Strip, at Al-Najjar hospital…
Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigns amid uproar over pardon in sex abuse case
Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned Saturday amid a controversy over a pardon she granted last year ahead of a visit by Pope Francis. File Photo…
Airstrikes herald Rafah offensive; Saudis seek ‘urgent’ Security Council meeting
1 of 3 | Palestinians inspect a house destroyed in an Israeli bombardment on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. Some 110 people,…
Texas A&M to close Qatar campus by 2028 amid regional unrest
1 of 4 | Israeli security forces push a man at a protest of Israelis and Palestinians who were calling for a cease-fire and an…
Swiss police kill axe-wielding train hostage-taker, passengers unhurt
Swiss police Thursday night killed an axe-wielding hostage-taker from Iran and freed 15 train passengers unharmed at the Essert-sous-Champvent station. Photo Laurent Gillieron/EPA-EFE Feb. 9…
U.S. conducts ‘self-defense’ strikes in Yemen, hitting Iran-backed Houthi targets
A projectile is launched during a military exercise near the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border at Al-Baqaa area in the northern province of Saada, Yemen, in early…
Pro-Israel demonstrators call for continued war with Hamas
1 of 4 | Right-wing Israelis hold placards and photos of soldiers killed in Gaza at a protest outside the office of Prime Minister Benjamin…
Finland extends closure of border with Russia through April 14
Finland's border with Russia is still closed and will remain closed until April 14, according Finland's Ministry of the Interior. Source link
EU climate report: World experienced warmest January in history in 2024
1 of 2 | January 2024 was the hottest on record and marked 12 months at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. File Photo by…
Iraq condemns U.S. retaliatory drone strike as ‘clear aggression,’ violation of sovereignty
Iraqi security forces remove a charred truck that was targeted by a U.S. drone strike at Mashtal district, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, late Wednesday. On Thursday,…
1,500 evacuated after electrical fire near Central Criminal Court in London
London firefighters evacuated 1,500 people from the Old Bailey, England's Central Criminal Court, and surrounding buildings Wednesday after a fire in the historic court complex.…
Russia targets major Ukrainian cities with drone, missile attacks
Officials said at least four people were killed in Kyiv, where firefighters are seen here responding to the scene of a building damaged by debris…
Houthi rebels fire missiles at U.S., British ships in Red Sea
Houthi rebels fired on a British cargo ship sailing in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen in the early hours of Tuesday, causing…
Five players from 2018 Canada world junior hockey team charged with sexual assault
Five members of the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team have been charged with sexual assault in London, Ont., on Monday. The team won the…
Samsung chair Lee Jae-yong found not guilty of charges connected to 2015 merger
Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong was acquitted Monday on charges related to the company's 2015 merger that made it South Korea's most powerful conglomerate and secured…
Defunding UNRWA would be ‘disproportionate, dangerous,’ EU’s top diplomat says
As funding for UNRWA, the United Nations' relief agency for Palestinian refugees, comes under threat, the EU's top diplomate warns that the agency's demise would…
U.S., Britain conduct fresh round of strikes into Yemen
1 of 4 | A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off from RAF Akrotiri for air strikes in response to increased malign behavior by…
In historic first, nationalist Michelle O'Neill to lead Northern Ireland
Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill on Saturday become the first nationalist to ever lead Northern Ireland's devolved government following a power-sharing agreement reached by…