Marxist Dissanayake declared winner in Sri Lankan presidential election
1 of 3 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake (center) appears Sunday before the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after the announcement of his victory in Sri…
Elon Musk to comply with Brazilian court’s orders to restore X in nation
A photo shows the new Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, following Elon Musk's announcement of a rebrand that replaces the iconic blue bird with…
Ukraine claims to destroy two weapons arsenals deep inside Russia
Ukrainian armed forces launched a pair of long-range attacks against Russian arsenals in which both facilities were destroyed, military officials clamed Saturday. File photo by…
Flooding in Japan: ‘Rain is the heaviest we have ever experienced’
At least one person is dead and six others are missing in Japan as parts of that country deal with the record rainfall and the…
New Zealand pilot freed by Indonesian separatists after 19 months in captivity
1 of 2 | New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens and an Indonesian police officer talk Saturday after Papua separatists released him following more than 19…
Biden to meet with ‘Quad’ leaders in Delaware, will announce ‘cancer moonshot’
President Joe Biden is hosting a Quadrilateral Leaders Summit Saturday in Wilmington, Del., and is expected to announce "cancer moonshot" and maritime security initiatives during…
Ukraine restricting use of Telegram over national security concerns
Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov (C) told The Kyiv Independent, restricting Telegram use is a "matter of national security," after p[reviously raising the alarm…
Taiwan, Bulgaria deny making pagers that exploded in Lebanon
Taiwan and Bulgaria Friday both denied making the deadly pagers that exploded in Lebanon this week. as the Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said his company…
Senate Democrats craft bill recognizing Maduro opponent as Venezuela election winner
A man holds a sign with the image of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and text that reads: "Maduro, close the (Centro Penitenciario El Helicoide)" during…
European Commission pledges $39 billion in loans to Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced a $39 billion loan to help Ukraine rebuild is energy and civilian infrastructure as she met with…
Amid rising fears of an expanding war, Israel attacks Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes overnight attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Photo courtesy of Israel Defense Force/Twitter Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Amid fears of an expanding war in…
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Israel crossed “all red lines” with electronic device explosions
People at a coffee shop in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, watch Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah deliver a televised speech Thursday condemning the…
X inadvertently restored in Brazil amid ban after server switch
The social media platform X was temporarily available again in Brazil amid a ban as the result of an update to its servers, the company…
North Korea says it launched new ballistic missile with ‘super-large warhead’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees the test-fire of a new-type tactical ballistic missile Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 and an improved strategic cruise missile at an undisclosed…
At least 20 more die, 450 injured in new Lebanon walkie-talkie explosions
People lined up to donate blood after pager explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon killed at least 12 people, including two children, and injured thousands. Photo…
Australia charges suspected creator of ‘Ghost’ app used by global criminals
1 of 2 | On Tuesday, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, of New South Wales in southeast Australia was charged at his Narwee home and…
EU General court annuls $1.7 billion antitrust fine against Google
The European Union's General Court Wednesday annulled a $1.7 billion antitrust fine against Google imposed by the European Commission. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |…
Report: Venezuela ramps up efforts to quash opposition as human rights crisis grows
1 of 4 | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) celebrates his controversial election win, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 29. A new report Tuesday says…
North Korea launches ballistic missiles for second time in a week
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the isolated regime's second missile launch in less than a week as…