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Biden announces new U.S. special representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery
President Joe Biden announced Thursday he's appointing former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker as U.S. Special Representative to Ukraine. She will drive the U.S. effort to rebuild…
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2023 saw hottest average summer temperatures ever recorded, NASA says
1 of 4 | A youngster cools off at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., in July. NASA said Thursday that this year's summer was Earth's hottest season ever…
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Supporter of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro gets 17 years in coup attempt
1 of 5 | Brazil's high court on Thursday sentenced a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro (pictured at the United Nations, 2022) for his role in the Jan. 8,…
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Years in prison shed no light on why Russia is persecuting Jehovah’s Witnesses
1 of 6 | Dennis Christensen (L), a Danish national and a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, was convicted of organizing the activities of a banned religious group and…
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Russia expels two U.S. diplomats, claiming ‘illegal activity’
The Russian Foreign Ministry has expelled two U.S. diplomats from the U.S. embassy in Moscow, accusing them of working with a Russian national to gather intelligence on the war in…
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20,000 feared dead in Libya flood; destruction hampers counting efforts
1 of 3 | People wait as the remains of flood victims, who washed ashore from the sea, are brought to the hospital of Derna, Libya. Photo by Mohamed Shalash/EPA-EFE…
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Cruise ship carrying 206 passengers pulled free from Greenland coast
Officials said that a cruise ship carrying 206 passengers that ran aground near Greenland was dislodged on Thursday. Photo courtesy of the Joint Arctic Command Crews on…
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British police arrest three relatives of 10-year-old found dead in empty home
1 of 4 | Police on Wednesday arrested the father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif after she was found dead last month. Photo courtesy Surrey Police…
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Kim Jong Un invites Putin to North Korea as Russia visit continues
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea, state media reported Thursday. Photo by Kremlin POOL/UPI | License Photo…
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Sudan conflict could become ‘full-scale civil war,’ U.N. envoy warns as he resigns
Volker Perthes, the United Nations special envoy to Sudan, announces his resignation Wednesday during a speech to the U.N. Security Council. Photo by Loey Felipe/Unite Nations/UPI/X…
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