Senate unanimously confirms Rubio as secretary of state
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called China the nation's number-one adversary during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing examining his expected nomination to be Secretary of…
U.S. issues sanctions to combat Russian sanctions-evasion scheme
The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions connected with Russian secret payment channels created to skirt U.S. restrictions and a Kyrgyzstan financial institution that supports…
Biden warns of growing threat of unchecked power in farewell address
1 of 5 | U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,…
In warning about China, CIA director nominee praises technology but says human intelligence vital
1 of 5 | John Ratcliffe listens to committee members prior to testifying during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to examine his expected nomination as…
Sen. Marco Rubio voices support for NATO, criticism of international court
1 of 5 | Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as the President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state…
Large-scale Russian missile attack knocks out Ukrainian power plants
Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Wednesday, some slamming into energy facilities that caused power losses in several regions of the country, officials said.…
German defense minister Boris Pistorius visits Ukraine in show of support
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Tuesday to show support for the embattled nation amid growing uncertainty over Ukraine…
North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles ahead of Trump’s return to White House
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, just days ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to…
Russian drone, artillery onslaught against Ukraine kills at least 1, injures 17
Engineer supply troops of the Ukraine Army's 24th Mechanized Brigade search for unexploded munitions Monday as they clear the route to the heavily fought-over town…
Zelensky vows ‘there will be more’ North Korean troops captured
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, in 2024.…
Biden administration extends protected status for 937,600 migrants
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other DHS officials on Friday announced automatic temporary protected status extensions for nearly a million migrants from…
North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine; photos released
1 of 6 | The two North Korean soldiers were captured in the Kursk Oblast, a region of Russia bordering Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Sweeping new U.S. sanctions target Russia’s oil production and exports
The U.S. Departments of Treasury and State Friday applied new sanctions on Russia's oil production and exports. Sanctioned were oil companies, 183 ships, dozens of…
President Joe Biden to give final foreign policy speech on Monday
President Joe Biden will give what is being billed as his final foreign policy address on Monday, laying out his administration's accomplishments at the State…
TikTok faces Supreme Court hearing with business, politics, freedom of speech implications
1 of 5 | The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments over the ban or forced sale of TikTok by its Chinese…
Britain-led coalition to send Ukraine 30K drones
Minister of Defense Andris Spruds of Latvia (L) and Defense Secretary John Healey talk during a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at U.S. Ramstein Air…
Russian-Canadian sentenced for shipping U.S. electronics Russia has used in Ukraine war
A Russian-Canadian man was sentenced to 40 months in prison for illegally shipping electronic components to Russia. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo…
U.S. seizes luxury Miami condos linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the seizure of two Miami condos tied to sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Perevalov. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI |…
Ukraine launches incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, casualties unknown
1 of 3 | Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a missile strike on a shopping mall in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, in September 2024.…
Russia threatens ‘retaliation’ after Ukraine attack using U.S.-supplied missiles
An Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, is shown in a U.S. military photo. The Kremlin vowed a "response" on Saturday after accusing Ukraine of…