By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 3:25 PM
The U.S. Central Command announced Friday that it had and killed a senior ISIS leader and his two adult sons in Aleppo, Syria. It said the sons were in ISIS. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 3:03 PM
Volkswagen said Friday year-over-year operating profit fell by $1.84 billion in the second quarter as the German automaker navigates the effects of U.S. tariffs ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 2:39 PM
Israel will allow the United Arab Emirates and Jordan to resume dropping aid to Gaza, as they did in 2024. Aid groups warned Gaza is on the brink of starvation. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 12:56 PM
Syria under President Ahmad Sharaa remains far from achieving genuine national reconciliation, a meaningful political settlement and unity, analysts say. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 12:53 PM
A pioneering hybrid online/offline tour was launched Friday to commemorate the British army's stand at the Battle of the Imjin River during the Korean War. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 12:47 PM
The Latin American and Caribbean Presidential Mission convened a strategic forum Wednesday, in San José, Costa Rica, to discuss the role Latin America could play in the evolving global landscape. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 12:47 PM
At least 16 people have now been killed in a clash between Thailand and Cambodia's militaries along a disputed border region, which entered its second day Friday. ... Read full Story
Carney said Israel's control of aid distribution must be replaced by "comprehensive provision" of humanitarian assistance led by international organizations. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 12:42 PM
Hamas "didn't really want to make a deal" on a new Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, Trump said after the U.S. and Israel pulled negotiations from Qatar. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 10:50 AM
South Korean prosecutors are expanding their probe into the Unification Church, citing potential violations of political funding and anti-corruption laws. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 9:37 AM
A deal for Britain and Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines in Adelaide was due to be inked by the defense secretaries of both countries on Saturday. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 8:47 AM
South Korea's top financial groups, KB and Shinhan, posted record bottom lines in the first half of this year, thanks to the solid performance of their banking units. ... Read full Story
The fighting included gunfire, shelling and rocket fire, which has left at least 14 people dead in Thailand and one in Cambodia and wounded dozens. ... Read full Story
The official definition of extremist activity is extremely broad but includes opposition groups like the Anti-Corruption Foundation and the "international LGBT movement." ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 7:14 AM
Hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay, but the National Health Service vowed to keep disruption to a minimum. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 6:06 AM
South Korea President Lee Jae Myung and his administration's increasingly unilateral and unquestioning approach to North Korea deserves serious scrutiny. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 3:48 AM
South Korea's top trade negotiators met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, with both sides reaffirming their intention to reach a tariff deal. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 2:27 AM
All five players of the gold medal-winning 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room have been acquitted of all charges. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 12:25 AM
President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize the state of Palestine as part of Paris' "historical commitment to a just and durable peace in the Middle East." ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/25/2025 12:25 AM
President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize the state of Palestine as part of Paris' "historical commitment to a just and durable peace in the Middle East." ... Read full Story
"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025
Did you know?
Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."