Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Three days after Russian officials said jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died, the cause of death was still unknown, according to his spokesperson who said his family has not been allowed to see his body.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Four people were hospitalized after being struck by lightning at Sydney's Botanic Garden on Monday as severe thunderstorms battered Australia's southeastern coast.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole, some six months after he was arrested on his return to the country following a self-imposed exile of more than 15 years.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S military conducted five strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, Central Command said Sunday, as it continues its near-daily attacks that aim to degrade the Iran proxy militia's ability to target vessels.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Services resumed at Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, a week after a woman armed with a rifle opened fire in the megachurch. The woman was killed by security guards.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- 55 people are dead following an ambush in Papua New Guinea's remote Highlands region. It's the latest, but most severe, incident in a years-long series of murderous clashes among the nation's warring tribes.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- People in the Northeast and Midwest are still digging out Sunday night after a rogue winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey at a rate of 4 inches per hour.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump has launched his own line of sneakers, cologne and perfume. The $399 shoes, which had a "strict limit of three pairs per customer," are already sold out.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A lieutenant with the Fire Department of New York was arrested and charged with strangulation, police said.

Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Two police officers and a paramedic-firefighgter were killed and additional officers were wounded Sunday after they responded to a domestic incident in Burnsville, Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said.