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Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez says he was strong-armed into conceding election
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, pictured here with fellow Unitary Platform coalition figure Maria Corina Machado (L) after July's election, said he was forced to…
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Bank of England holds Bank Rate steady at 5%, urging sustainable path to target inflation
The Bank of England Thursday held interest rates steady at 5% and unanimously voted to reduce British government bond purchases by $132.5 billion over the next year. The bank said…
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Hong Kong man sentenced to 14 months in prison for wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt
A massive crowd of protesters under umbrellas leave an anti-government rally in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on August 18, 2019. A Hong Kong man received 14 months in prison on…
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European Parliament calls for EU countries to loosen Ukraine weapons restrictions
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a non-binding resolution calling on member states to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep into Russian territory. File…
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Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Israel crossed “all red lines” with electronic device…
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 attack…
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Japanese company says it ended production of walkie-talkies used in Lebanon blasts 10 years ago
Icom, Inc. said Thursday production of the walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon ended over a decade ago. Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA-EFE Japan's Icom Inc. said…
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Israeli businessman indicted on suspicion of involvement in Iranian plot to kill Netanyahu
Israeli authorities said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (R) were among senior officials targeted in an Iranian assassination plot…
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X inadvertently restored in Brazil amid ban after server switch
Access to X was temporarily and inadvertently restored in Brazil amid a ban after the social media platform began using Cloudflare servers. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI |…
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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…
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U.N. adopts resolution calling for Israel to withdraw to pre-1967 borders
The U.N. General Assembly will vote in New York on Wednesday on a resolution calling on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territory. File Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI |…
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