The decision to close the U.S. Consulate in Medan, Indonesia, risks weakening American influence in an Indo-Pacific strategically important region.

Russia's Supreme Court has removed the country's only anti-war political party from the ballot for next month's legislative elections.

The Trump administration has filed fraud-related charges against a former Southern Poverty Law Center official who testified during the Jan. 6 probe.

The Korea Heritage Service announced that Jeju Island's Darangshi Cave was under final consideration for registration as a national cultural heritage site.

Some 15.2 million people across the world -- mostly Europe -- live in the path of totality of Wednesday's solar eclipse.

Aug. 13 (UPI) --Two major export terminals handling millions of tons of grain were damaged in Ukrainian strikes overnight on the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk that killed three people, ...

Thousands of Canadians have signed a petition demanding the government kick the U.S. ambassador to Canada out of the country.

President Donald Trump confirmed he was smuggled off Air Force One and secretly boarded a different aircraft before departing the NATO Summit in Turkey.

Aug. 13 (UPI) --Japan issued a stern rebuke to Moscow on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed chain of islands off Hokkaido that were occupied by Russia at the end of ...

South Korea's Hana Bank said Wednesday it launched a center that specializes in foreign exchange-related capital transactions ...

President Lee Jae Myung instructed his aides Thursday to swiftly pursue defense reforms centered on building a "smart" military through advanced technologies and selective conscription.

1 of 2 | Paul Greengrass attends the world premiere of "The Lost Bus" during the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Canada on September 5. The filmmaker turns 71 ...