Russia adds Amnesty International to list of ‘undesirable’ list
May 19 (UPI) -- The Russian government announced Monday that the nonprofit Amnesty International is no longer welcome within its borders. The Prosecutor General's Office…
Ukraine says it destroyed Russian radar in drone attack
May 19 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian military said Monday that the Security Service of Ukraine attacked a Russian facility in the Black Sea with the…
Zelensky, Vance meet against backdrop of first papal mass
May 18 (UPI) -- Against the backdrop of Pope Leo XIV's first papal mass Sunday, Vice President JD Vance met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan wins Romania’s presidential election
Nicusor Dan (C), Bucharest mayor and independent presidential candidate supported by the Force of the Right (FD), delivers his speech after the first exit poll…
Russian Harvard researcher detained for months charged with smuggling
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian Harvard University Medical School researcher held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since February, was arrested and charged with smuggling…
Kim Jong Un oversees combat training drills, stresses ‘full preparations for war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tactical drill demonstrations and called for "full preparations for war," state-run media reported Wednesday. Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE SEOUL,…
U.N. civil aviation body finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia flight MH-17
A woman pays her respects at a makeshift memorial for victims of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on 24 July, 2014.…
Zelensky vows to meet ‘personally’ with Putin for talks to end war
1 of 4 | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, in March. Zelensky informed journalists about the situation in…
Europeans leaders meet Zelensky in Kiev, press Russia for 30-day cease-fire
May 10 (UPI) -- European leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Poland joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday in urging Russian President…
Russia holds WWII Victory Day celebrations in Red Square as fighting in Ukraine rages on
May 9 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin led celebrations marking 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a parade Friday in…
Ukraine exposes Hungarian military spy network, detains 2 for high treason
May 9 (UPI) -- Ukraine said Friday two alleged members of a Hungarian spy network have been detained. The spies sought military information about the…
Britain sanctions 100 Russian shadow fleet vessels
May 9 (UPI) -- Britain hit Russia's shadow fleet Friday with what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the largest ever sanction package. Up to 100…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees nuclear counterattack missile test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) supervised a joint strike drill with long-range artillery and short-range ballistic missiles in a demonstration of Pyongyang's nuclear…
Pence says both parties ‘did their duties’ to defend election process on Jan. 6
May 5 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence credited leaders from both parties for coming together to certify the results of the 2020 presidential…
Patriot defense system headed for Ukraine as ceasefire hopes dim
1 of 3 | Ukrainian rescuers work at the site where a rocket struck a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, in April, amid the ongoing…
Top US figures visit Seoul to meet defense industry leaders
Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan, second from right, explains the conglomerate’s shipbuilding facilities to US Navy Secretary John Phelan, far right, at Hanwha’s Geoje…
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.…
Reporters Without Borders press freedom report shows Europe on top, United States at historical low
The United States fell to a historic low in its rankings on the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index released Friday. Journalists are seen…
In White House shake-up, Mike Waltz fired as security adviser but nominated as U.N. ambassador
May 1 (UPI) -- Reports say President Donald Trump will nominate National Security adviser Mike Waltz as the nation's ambassador to the United Nations. Unnamed…
U.S. to acquire rights to rare earth minerals after signing deal with Ukraine
U.s. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant and Ukraine's Economic Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign the natural resources deal in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. April 30 (UPI) --…