A decorated US Air Force serviceman with no history of violence suddenly abducted, raped and murdered a three-year-old girl. When a search party found Jimmy Shaver wandering near San Antonio, Texas, he appeared to be in a trance, unable to explain where he was or how he had gotten there. After his »»»

Dubai: A Saudi businessman and his wife were killed, while five members of their family were injured after their vehicle overturned on Sultan Said bin Taimur Road (Adam–Haima) in Oman, Saudi and Omani authorities said. The Saudi Embassy in Muscat said it coordinated with the relevant authorities in»»»

President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office on June 29. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo July 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people, including nine Clean Air Act violators, claiming they were just "fixing their car." T»»»

Pope Leo XIV greets migrants at the Favaloro Pier to bless a plaque dedicating the pier to late Pope Francis during his pastoral visit to the island of Lampedusa, Italy, Saturday. Photo by Ciro Fusco/EPA July 4 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, spent his second Fourth of July as the p»»»

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where actor Adam Sandler was the surprising officiant at a ceremony and Stevie Nicks performed among a crowd packed with stars of sports and entertainment. »»»

Three children were killed when the boat they were on capsized in a storm in Wisconsin Friday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 4 (UPI) -- Three children were killed Friday when a severe storm capsized a boat in Wisconsin, police said. The privately owned, recreational motorboat h»»»

US pop queen Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce officially tied the knot on Friday, triggering frenzied global attention around America's "royal wedding". The couple made no public announcement about their wedding plans and reportedly insisted that guests sign non-disclosure agreements.  U»»»

A person talks on a cellphone shirtless at Wagner Park with temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit as extreme heat continues Friday in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Changes are on the way that will lead to the breakdown of the weeklong extreme heat in the centr»»»

U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 helicopters provide an aerial view of the flooding of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas, on July 5. File Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard | License Photo As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, with many marking Independence Day with fireworks and barbecue»»»

‘The Pitt’ Starring: Noah Wyle, Katherine LaNasa, Sepideh Moafi Season two of HBO’s award-winning hospital drama was every bit as stressful and satisfying as the first. Set 10 months on, it once again follows the workers in the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, led by Dr. Michael “Robby” »»»

Manila: Typhoon Bavi strengthened over the Philippine Sea as forecasters warned the storm could rapidly intensify while tracking toward the Mariana Islands, including the US territory of Guam. Packing sustained winds of up to 200 km (124 miles) per hour, Bavi has reached the equivalent of a Categor»»»

QNA Doha Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi on Thursday met with Ambassador of Malawi to Qatar HE Roy Akajuwe Kachale on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs thanked the ambassador for his efforts in supporting and streng»»»

WASHINGTON: The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration’s mass deportations agenda. The arrest numbers, obtained from a person familiar with the info»»»

BARCELONA: Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar said on Thursday that his rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard is pushing both riders “to new heights.” The pair have won the last six editions of the Tour de France between them, and have finished first and second in each of the last five — something which»»»

Meanwhile, an intense heat wave is affecting much of Europe and a large part of the United States. July 2 (UPI) -- The Argentine coastal city of Mar del Plata awoke Thursday blanketed in snow for the first time in 35 years as an intense polar air mass swept across much of the country. The snowfall,»»»

It's the 1,000th day of war since a Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, »»»

Swiss-based energy company MET Group has appointed Gergely Szabó as CEO of MET Sales and Trading Segment and Tom Van de Cruys as CEO of MET Retail Segment. The appointment of Gergely Szabó further strengthens MET Group’s integrated business model, and enables the company to capture new opportunitie»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Thursday a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the State of Qatar HE Adam Shareef Umar. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished the Ambassador success in his dutie»»»

It's the 1,000th day of war since a Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, »»»

It’s the 1000th day of war since a Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, l»»»

The CIA is declassifying a new trove of documents relating to its ‘MKUltra’ program, Representative Anna Paulina Luna said on Tuesday. Nazi scientists were involved in the agency’s mind-control experiments. Last month, Luna ordered CIA Director John Ratcliffe to preserve 40 boxes of “JFK files and »»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his acting spy chief has wide permission to declassify records, including any tied to the 2020 election, even though his close ally is only at the intelligence helm for a short time. Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of nation»»»

CHESTER-LE-STREET, UK: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was once more denied an India debut before rain saw the first Twenty20 international against England at Chester-le-Street abandoned after the tourists’ innings. Spectators at Durham’s headquarters were given a tantalising glimpse»»»

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves during the closing ceremony of the 68th Mercosur Heads of State Summit in Luque, Paraguay, on Tuesday. Photo by Juan Pablo Pino/EPA ASUNCION, Paraguay, July 1 (UPI) -- The Southern Common Market, known as Mercosur, launched negotiations for an eco»»»

Manila: Filipinos in the capital could soon go from San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan to Cavite — all by rail. That's the hope kicked up by Manila government approval of the long-delayed Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Common Station project, removing a key hurdle to the construction of the Unified G»»»

CAIRO: A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people, with another 1,102 suspected cases since May in isolated war zones, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. More than three years of war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have decimated the country’s »»»

NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Tuesday that there was a risk El-Obeid, the besieged capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan region, would become “another El-Fasher,” as escalating drone strikes and a deteriorating humanitarian situation threaten hundreds of thousands of civil»»»

Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., lasted voted on Capitol Hill in early March. File Photo courtesy of Congress June 30 (UPI) -- Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., said Tuesday he was hospitalized with depression, a diagnosis that kept him off Capitol Hill for nearly four months without explanation. He made the announ»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 28, 2026. Iranian and U.S. envoys will travel to Doha, Qatar, to discuss the cease-fire with Qatari intermediaries. Photo by Iran MFA/UPI | License Photo June 30 (UPI) -- American and Iranian delegates are»»»

Madrid: Atletico Madrid have signed Spain defender Alejandro Grimaldo from Bayer Leverkusen, the La Liga side said on Tuesday, for a reported fee of 20 million euros ($23 million). "(Grimaldo) has signed for our club until June 30, 2030," said Atletico in a statement. "A versatile left-back who can»»»

The Supreme Court of the United States is seen Monday in Washington, D.C. The court ruled Monday that police need a warrent to access "geofence" surveillance of those suspected of a crime. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that law enfo»»»

BAGHDAD: Journalists live for the unexpected especially in Iraq, where events can overtake a carefully planned interview before it even begins. I had requested a meeting with Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, who emerged after a prolonged political contest involving two of his predecessors, »»»

1 of 2 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition 2026 Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Friday. He said Sunday he plans to send a housing affordability to President Donald Trump on Monday for a signature. Phot»»»

Nearly 7 million people may have been affected by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, the United Nations said on Saturday, as the death toll approached 1,000 and tens of thousands remained missing. The UN said up to 6.76 million people could have been impacted, including around tw»»»

On June 24, Romania’s Chamber of Deputies quietly approved a controversial bill proposing the country’s unification with neighboring Moldova. For decades, Romanian nationalists have championed the slogan “Basarabia e România” – ”Bessarabia is Romania” – a phrase emblazoned on walls across Bucharest»»»

La Guaira, Venezuela: The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors. Caracas residents jeered interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during her visit to a d»»»

La Guaira: The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors. Caracas residents jeered interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during her visit to a devastated n»»»

Venezuela's twin earthquakes killed nearly 1000 people, with tens of thousands reported missing on Friday as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors.  The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to nearly 1,000, with tens »»»

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tariff against any country that levies digital services taxes, which he considers to be an attack on U.S. companies. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo June 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on»»»

June 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday increased its response level to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. In an update to reporters, Satish Pillai, the Ebola response incidence manager at the CDC, said public health officia»»»

June 26 (UPI) -- A Federal Emergency Management Agency official who claims he was once teleported to a Waffle House has been ousted from the agency, unnamed sources familiar with the situation told media outlets Friday. Gregg Phillips, who was appointed to lead the Office of Response and Recovery i»»»

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela: More than 50,000 people were missing Friday after twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the United Nations' aid chief told AFP as international rescue teams and sniffer dogs arrived to join a desperate search for survivors. Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said the death toll was no»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestions that Syria’s new leader, Ahmad Sharaa, can better curb Iran-backed Hezbollah than Israel have alarmed Lebanon and Syria. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated suggestion»»»

La Guaira, Venezuela: Rescuers used heavy machinery and their bare hands on Friday in a race to save survivors of deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela that killed at least 235 people, hurt thousands and flattened scores of buildings. International rescuers and aid have begun arriving to help a nati»»»

Desperate Venezuelans raced Thursday to find and rescue loved ones trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes that killed at least 235 people. Buildings cracked, crumbled and tilted precariously after the quakes, which the United States Geological Survey measured »»»

Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a year, officials said on Thursday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the Everglades facility had emptied after fulfilling »»»

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, European Council President Antonio Costa, second from right, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, second from left, pose for a group photo at the opening session of the Ukraine Recovery Co»»»

TINE, Chad: Faouzi Abdulbagi Mahammat Anour woke up in Tine, Chad, with a burnt face and his right eye missing after being attacked on the Sudanese side of the border by a drone. The attack happened on the morning of June 10, when the 18-year-old was grazing his family’s livestock northeast of the »»»

US President Donald Trump has now said out loud what had previously sounded like a trial balloon: he thinks Syria should take on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Speaking in June, Trump said that if Israel could not defeat Hezbollah “without killing everyone else,” then "I suggested to Israel to let Syria tak»»»

In recent days, the Syrian government has said that it has no intention of intervening militarily in its smaller neighbour, Lebanon, after a comment from US President Donald Trump provoked concern. At the G7 summit in Paris this month, Trump suggested Syria intervene in Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah »»»