Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Antony Blinken and Alejandro Mayorkas will lead a delegation of senior U.S. officials to Mexico City in a key immigration meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday.

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- China announced sanctions against the U.S. intelligence risk firm Kharon along with its research director and a human rights analyst at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies in Washington.

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority announced on Wednesday that would lift an operational ban on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture after demanding counterterrorism measures.

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A committee in Turkey's parliament has approved Sweden's membership in NATO, bringing the country closer to joining the international alliance after a lengthy delay over Stockholm's handling of anti-Muslim activism.

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a missile strike against a container ship owned by Swiss shipping giant MSC as it transited the Red Sea en route from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan.

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Apple on Tuesday filed an emergency appeal in federal court to the International Trade Commission's ruling to ban U.S. sales of Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 products.

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Netherland's outgoing deputy prime minister has been appointed by the United Nations to oversee the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has thrown out former Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry's conviction for lying to federal agents about campaign contributions from a foreign national on the grounds that he was wrongly tried in Los Angeles

Dec. 26 (UPI) -- South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film Parasite has been found dead, according to police, who suspect he died by suicide.

Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A missing pregnant teenager and her boyfriend are believed to have been found dead, according to police in Texas, who said Tuesday evening that it may be a homicide.