Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday announced it will relinquish its role as temporary chair of the current session of the Arab League.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The government of Botswana determined that 350 elephants died earlier this year as a result of a toxic algae bloom in drinking water.

Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Forecasters with the National Weather Service reclassified Paulette as a "strong" post-tropical cyclone over the North Atlantic on Wednesday, though the system retained Category 1 hurricane strength.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- After passing Bermuda a day prior, powerful Hurricane Teddy was heading for Atlantic Canada on Tuesday, producing potentially life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the way, forecasters said.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said denuclearization and "lasting peace" remain a possibility on the Korean Peninsula during his virtual address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A Russian-born U.S. journalist was found dead in his vehicle in Istanbul early Tuesday in what is being called "suspicious" circumstances, Turkish authorities said Tuesday.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- An explosion at a Hezbollah arms depot in the southern Lebanon village of Ain Qana caused four casualties, officials said.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A North Korean fishing vessel that was located by South Korean authorities in December 2018 was carrying dissidents who had attempted to assassinate Kim Jong Un, according to a former Japanese military official.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Boris announced a series of new measures on Tuesday that aim to control a surge in COVID-19 cases, including mandatory face mask use.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A North Korean man who was detained in Malaysia after the assassination of Kim Jong Nam is operating in China, according to a Japanese press report.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A new global survey Tuesday showed that nearly 60% of people in more than a dozen nations believe that greater international cooperation would've helped stem the COVID-19 outbreak.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Ang Rita Sherpa, the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times without the aid of an oxygen bottle, died Monday at 72 in Kathmandu after suffering a stroke.

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said the international community should continue with efforts toward full North Korean denuclearization amid a stalemate in negotiations.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A Beijing court on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese real estate mogul who has spoken out against President Xi Jinping to 18 years in prison for corruption.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Japan's defense budget for the next fiscal year seeks a record $51.6 billion and includes plans to build an electronic warfare unit as a check against China.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- India's Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, reopened Monday for the first time since March 17.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee Inc. reportedly suspended a Taiwan-based employee after the staff member said on social media Taiwan is an "independent country."

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Airplane-maker Airbus unveiled concepts on Monday for what it said are the world's first hydrogen-powered, zero-emissions commercial aircraft, which could enter service within 15 years.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Honduras is planning to move its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, following the United States and other nations that have done so recently.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- North Korea state media is urging the population to increase rice production in the aftermath of typhoons, floods and curtailed trade owing to the coronavirus pandemic.