2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (434+ words) Sept. 10 (Asia Today) -- The Bank of Korea is weighing another interest rate increase after South Korea's nominal economic growth surged to its strongest pace in decades while inflation, housing prices and household debt continued to rise. The central bank said…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (245+ words) Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The Iran-backed Houthi militia took control of a key strategic port on the Red Sea on Thursday, capturing the Yemeni port of Mokha. Yemeni officials said a ground offensive by the Houthi militia seized the port city after…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (454+ words) Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Britain, Canada and France announced bans on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as international anger mounts against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over actions they say jeopardize the two-state solution to the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (344+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to bar colleges and universities from participating in boycotts of Israel or preventing students taking part in exchange programs with the country. The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (534+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Israel said Thursday it decided to release five Lebanese it captured during the war in southern Lebanon in exchange for Beirut's recent assistance in efforts to locate and return the remains of Lebanese Jewish community figures…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (658+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Monday that Lebanon is facing "existential risks," arguing that Israel's objective is not simply to disarm Hezbollah but to stir up sectarian strife in the country. Berri, who heads…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (275+ words) Aug. 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump threatened to escalate attacks on Iran on Monday after fighting intensified for the first time in a month. The U.S. military launched strikes on Iranian troops in Larak Island on Sunday and Iran responded with a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (513+ words) BEIRUT, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Lebanon's stability is essential to Europe's, calling for the full implementation "without selectivity" of the U.S.-brokered framework agreement reached last June to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (513+ words) BEIRUT, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Lebanon's stability is essential to Europe's, calling for the full implementation "without selectivity" of the U.S.-brokered framework agreement reached last June to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (372+ words) Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Israel announced Monday the signing of a $3.5 billion deal to supply and build Greece with air defense systems. Dubbed the "Achilles Shield" agreement, the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a news release that the deal was for "a…...