By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/24/2025 8:40 PM
France summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner on Sunday after he published an open letter to French President Emmanuel Macron accusing the government of failing to effectively take action on anti-Semitism. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/24/2025 5:03 PM
The Israeli military launched a series of attacks on Yemen's power infrastructure and the presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least four people. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/24/2025 4:01 PM
North Korea has test-fired two missiles newly designed to protect against aerial strikes, overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, state media announced Sunday. ... Read full Story
“Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” is scheduled for release Oct. 21, the publisher confirmed to The Associated Press. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/24/2025 2:25 PM
Hamas urged Muslims in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to flood the Al-Aqsa Mosque in prayer amid calls from Israeli settlers to intensify raids on the site. ... Read full Story
Israel strikes Sanaa, Yemen after Houthi cluster missile launch, killing two and injuring 35 as power plants and military sites hit. ... Read full Story
Russia says Ukrainian drone strike hit Kursk nuclear plant on Ukraine’s Independence Day; no injuries or radiation leak reported as global leaders reaffirm support. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/24/2025 10:25 AM
Ukraine launched a large drone strike Sunday that caused damage at Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and a major fuel export terminal hundreds of miles away. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/23/2025 8:18 PM
Lawmakers in the Netherlands on Saturday rejected a motion that would recognize an independent Palestinian state and measures that would sanction Israel. ... Read full Story
Poland is Europe's fastest-growing economy and while Prime Minister Mark Carney is there, he is expected to sign a strategic partnership on energy and security. ... Read full Story
The prime minister departed Ottawa in the early morning hours for a European trip that will include stops in Warsaw, Berlin and Riga, Latvia. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/23/2025 3:04 PM
Potential security guarantees could end the three-year war between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday afternoon. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/23/2025 12:46 PM
Dozens of people were killed in Gaza, officials said Saturday, as protestors in Israel demand an end to the war in the Palestinian enclave and release of the remaining Hamas-held hostages. ... Read full Story
The world’s leading authority on food crises declared Friday that Gaza City is gripped by famine that is likely to spread if fighting and restrictions on humanitarian aid continue. ... Read full Story
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, whose report contradicted statements that Iran's nuclear program was 'obliterated.' ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 4:21 PM
Argentina's iconic Perito Moreno glacier, one of Patagonia's top tourist attractions, is entering a phase of rapid retreat that experts say is irreversible. ... Read full Story
Trump's comments come as Ukraine's allies draw up plans for a future security guarantee, which Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada could play 'an important role' in. ... Read full Story
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to travel to Europe to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday, with the goal of "intensifying" discussions. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 8/22/2025 2:27 PM
Canada is dropping many of its 25% tariffs on goods made in the United States, with the change set to take effect Sept. 1, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.. ... Read full Story
“Now, the past Melbourne High student body president and co-valedictorian is planning to step down Jan. 20 after serving nearly four years as NASA’s administrator. ... ‘My constitution is such that I’m not going to retire. And what I said is, I’m going to cloister myself and write a book. And then, we’ll see what happens,’ [Bill] Nelson, who is now 82, told reporters Wednesday during a roundtable discussion at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.” — Rick Neale, Florida Today, 19 Dec. 2024
Did you know?
Cloister first entered the English language as a noun in the 13th century, referring then (as it still does) to a convent or monastery. More than three centuries later, English speakers began using the verbcloister to mean “to seclude in or as if in a cloister.” Today, the noun can also refer to the monastic life or to a covered and usually arched passage along or around a court. You may also encounter the adjective cloistered with the meaning “separated from the rest of the world [as if in a cloister],” as in “She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.” Cloister ultimately comes from the Latin verb claudere, meaning “to close.” Other words that can be traced back to the prolific claudere include close, conclude, exclude, include, preclude, seclude, and recluse.