Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russian regions and the »»»

The implementation of the consolidated general budget as of May 31, 2026, ended with a significantly narrowed deficit of RON 35.94 billion, or 1.75% of GDP, as against RON 64.23 billion (3.35% of GDP) in May 2025, informs the Ministry of Finance.After the first four months of 2026, the government d»»»

A protester from Chicago shows his point of view with his sign in front of the entrance to Alligator Alcatraz located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport is seen on August 6, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the facility's closure. File Photo By Ga»»»

The cable maker begins construction of a 660-foot tower at what it says will become the largest U.S. subsea cable factory From left, LS Cable & System North America executive Kim Ki-soo, Chesapeake Mayor Rick West, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Carrie H. Chenery, LS Cable & System CEO Ko»»»

HADRAMOUT: Member of the Presidential Leadership Council and Hadramout Gov. Salem Al-Khanbashi praised Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian and development role in Yemen. He said Saudi projects have helped alleviate the suffering of Yemenis and enhanced services across various sectors. The governor was brie»»»

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, seen here as Kansas' secretary of state in 2016 with Donald Trump. entered a consent decree Wednesday to end his state's so-called Dream Act. Pool File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo June 25 (UPI) -- Kansas has joined the Trump administration in asking»»»

The government approved on Thursday the launch of negotiations and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Serbia to facilitate the exchange of information on the Djerdap 3 pumped-storage hydropower project, with Romania set to support its development under conditions that reflect the int»»»

CARACAS, Venezuela: Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities »»»

KYIV: Ukrainian forces struck a major natural gas processing plant and two key satellite communications centers in their latest nighttime attacks on Russia, Ukraine’s General Staff said Wednesday. The operation was part of Ukraine’s aerial campaign targeting energy facilities and military industrie»»»

On June 24, 2010, John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in a first-round match played over three days at Wimbledon. 1 of 2 | A victorious John Isner (L) and Nicolas Mahut (R) stand in front of the scoreboard after Isner won the longest tennis match in history in the final set 70-68 on court 18 on the f»»»

1 of 4 | New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed three candidates in New York Democratic primary races on Tuesday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- Mamdani-backed progressives scored big wins Tuesday night in New York state's Democratic primary, as voters cast ba»»»

JEDDAH: Deputy Gov. of Jazan Prince Nasser bin Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Jalawi received Consul General of Oman in Jeddah Salem Al-Busaidi in Jazan on Tuesday. During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and discussed topics of mutual interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, Saudi»»»

1 of 4 | New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed three candidates in New York Democratic primary races on Tuesday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has backed off his endorsement in the Republican primary for South Carolina governor while v»»»

The Government approved on Thursday, by decision, the rehabilitation works for the Roman - Iasi - Border railway line - Phase 1 - electrification of the Iasi - Border section, a project whose technical solution involves "light modernisation" works and electrification of the existing route.According»»»

Save Romania Union (USR) Chairman Dominic Fritz says urgent, "transparent" consultations are needed after the Vestea Government failed to secure a parliamentary majority.He reiterates that USR is ready to join a minority government."After the irresponsible and humiliating chaos of these days, we no»»»

Gov.Tim Walz of Minnesota is shown during a House committee hearing March 4 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. On Monday, a federal judge threw out Justice Department subpoenas issued to Walz and other Democratic officials, saying they were unconstitutional. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI »»»

BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Fahd Al-Dosari was received by the Lebanese Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Michel Menassa at his office in Beirut on Monday. The parties discussed recent developments and ways to strengthen bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, Eastern P»»»

BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Fahd Al-Dosari was received by the Lebanese Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Michel Menassa at his office in Beirut on Monday. The parties discussed recent developments and ways to strengthen bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, Eastern P»»»

It may seem contradictory, but as more Americans opt to pack heat the crime rates are slowly going down. Is America returning to the days of the duels at high noon? Martin Daley and his girlfriend were walking along a forested footpath on the outskirts of Athens, Georgia one evening when they were »»»

CHICAGO: A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least 38 injuries and seven deaths since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation's third-largest city. “Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I could ma»»»

Drone video released Saturday showed plumes of smoke emanating from a warehouse east of downtown Los Angeles as firefighters battled the sprawling blaze for a third day. Image courtesy Los Angeles Fire Department/Facebook June 21 (UPI) -- Firefighters battling a massive fire at a Los Angeles wareho»»»

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society has claimed in a statement that, according to data from the Ministry of Education, 65 high-school students are currently in Israeli custody and have been unable to take this year’s secondary school examinations. The incarcerated students, the society sai»»»

CHICAGO: The Obama Presidential Center, which documents the life and administration of former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, officially opened to the public on Friday. Thousands of visitors jammed the 20-acre plaza and building, which includes a museum and library featurin»»»

Maine Gov. Janet Mills addresses her counterparts during a convening of the northeastern Governors and Canadian Premiers at the Massachusetts State House to discuss the impacts of President Trump's tariffs in Boston, on June 16, 2025. Mills has endorsed Democrat Hannah Pingree to succeed her in the»»»

The government approved on Thursday, through a memorandum, cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and financing for dedicated support under the ESF+ Programme project "Transparent, Open and Participatory Social Dialogue" to monitor and report on EU Counci»»»

The Government approved a state aid scheme with a budget of 5.313 billion lei aimed at investments in the manufacturing industry, designed to develop production capacity and stimulate investment in the real economy, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare announced on Thursday via Facebook."We have adopt»»»

Russia came under the largest attack from Ukrainian drones in two years with an oil refinery in the Moscow struck for the second time this week. File photo courtesy EMERCOM of Russia Press Service/EPA-EFE June 18 (UPI) -- Russia came under the largest attack from Ukrainian drones in two years early»»»

State Republicans on Wednesday rejected Gov. Brian Kemp's call to consider redrawing the state's district maps. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo June 17 (UPI) -- Georgia Republicans on Wednesday rejected GOP efforts to redraw the state's congressional and legislative maps amid a wid»»»

The Department of Justice is trying to block a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI. File Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA June 17 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice is trying to quash a lawsuit against a power plant that supports an xAI data center and is arguing that the turbines are essential to national se»»»

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran, the United States government revealed in a legal briefing seen Tuesday by AFP. The June 15 brief defends the gas turbines used by a giant data center belonging to the trillionaire’s company xAI, which are»»»

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran, the United States government revealed in a legal briefing seen Tuesday by AFP.The June 15 brief defends the gas turbines used by a giant data center belonging to the trillionaire’s company xAI, which are »»»

Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, seen here at the "Justice for J6" rally in September 2021, won the state's GOP Senate primary runoff on Tuesday night. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo June 17 (UPI) -- Rep. Mike Collins was projected Tuesday night to win Georgia's Republican Senate primar»»»

June 16 (UPI) -- Delaware authorities are hunting for a gunman following a Tuesday afternoon shooting inside a Wilmington hospital that left one person dead and another injured. The shooting erupted at about 3:30 p.m. EDT at ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital, a 321-bed facility located in the hear»»»

People arrive to vote in Washington, D.C.'s, 2026 primary elections at Stuart Hobson Middle School on Tuesday. The two front-runners to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser are Kenyan McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 16 (UPI) -- The District of Columbia is hav»»»

Gov.-elect Mike DeWine of Ohio participates in a meeting hosted by President Donald Trump with governors-elect at the White House in Washington, D.C., on December 13, 2018. DeWine on Tuesday urged the Ohio legislature to abolish the death penalty. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo Ju»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received Greece’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Katerina Varvarigou in Riyadh on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and topics of common interest, the Foreign Ministry said in»»»

President Donald Trump attends a working session at Hotel Royal during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday. He told reporters that he would send the Iran deal to Congress for approval. Photo by Yoan Valat/EPA June 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would send the »»»

Police inspect the scene of a shooting in Biala Podlaska, Poland, Tuesday. Russian artist and cartoonist Semyon Skrepetsky, known for mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead in the town. The 44-year-old Russian citizen had been living in Biala Podlaska, which is close to the Belarus»»»

Voters are heading back to the polls in Georgia Tuesday for primary election runoffs featuring one contest that pits President Donald Trump’s endorsement against Gov. Brian Kemp’s. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo June 16 (UPI) -- Voters are heading back to the polls in Georgia on Tuesday »»»

Timothy Hudson, 16, who is accused of killing his stepsister during a Carnival cruise in 2025, surrendered to U.S. Marshals on Monday after a federal judge ordered his detention. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) -- The Florida teenager accused of killing his stepsister d»»»

Alaska's top elections official ruled Monday that a challenger with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan will not appear on the state's primary ballot. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) -- Alaska's top elections official ruled Monday that a primary challenger shar»»»

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron undergoes pre-flight procedures at Edwards Air Force Base in California in 2020. A B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after taking off from the base on Monday. Air Force File Photo by Giancarlo Casem June 15 (UPI) -- Edwards Air Forc»»»

California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a media availability in Los Angeles on July 16. On Monday, he accused the Trump administration of targeting him unfairly in a probe. File Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said the federal governme»»»

Ukrainian firefighters battle a blaze at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum complex in Kyiv early Monday after it was struck by a "Shahed"-type attack drone during a night-long Russian airborne assault on the capital that killed at least four people. Photo by Maxym Marusenko/EPA»»»

A persistently high government deficit is the main factor fuelling inflation in Romania, while the rise in fuel prices and the depreciation of the local currency, the leu (RON), had an additional effect on the increase in prices, CFA Romania Chairman Adrian Codirlas said on Friday.In his opinion, n»»»

The Government approved on Friday through a memorandum, the revised version of the Interreg VI-A Romania-Bulgaria 2021-2027 Programme and authorised the Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration to finalise the process of negotiating and approving the amendments with the European Com»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky each spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint ahead of this week’s G7 summit. Putin’s call with Trump lasted just under an hour,»»»

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against nitrogen gas as an execution method. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 12 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court has denied Alabama's attempt to execute a prisoner with nitrogen gas after two lower courts denied the method, calling it cruel and unusual. The»»»

On June 12, 2016, gunman Omar Mateen killed 49 people in a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. 1 of 5 | People jam the lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center for the performing arts to hold a candlelight vigil after the shooting at the Pluse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. File Photo by Gary I Ro»»»

Prime Minister-designate Eugen Tomac announced that he will send on Thursday the political parties the government programme he intends to submit for parliamentary approval and that he will request a new round of consultations with them."My deadline is to present the government programme and the Cab»»»