May 9 (UPI) -- A French rugby player from Samoa died Saturday morning after jumping into the River Tarns in Montauban hours after a team victory.

May 9 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on Monday and the shaking could be felt in the capital of Taipei, officials said.

May 9 (UPI) -- After a busy weekend in Eastern Europe -- which included a surprise visit to war-scarred Ukraine -- U.S. first lady Jill Biden departed Slovakia on Monday to return to the United States.

May 9 (UPI) -- In his final speech before leaving office, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday he's proud of the work his administration did in engaging with North Korea -- particularly on denuclearization.

May 9 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed NATO and Western nations for Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine during remarks Monday to commemorate Victory Day.

May 8 (UPI) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday accepted the resignation of the head of a U.N. agency under investigation for potentially losing millions of dollars in bad investments.

May 8 (UPI) -- John Lee, a Beijing loyalist and former security secretary, was elected to serve as Hong Kong's next chief executive after running unopposed.

May 8 (UPI) -- The Cuban Ministry of Health said Sunday that at least 30 people have died after an explosion caused the historic Hotel Saratoga in Havana to collapse.

MANILA, May 8 (UPI) -- On the eve of the Philippine presidential election, supporters of candidate Leni Robredo are hoping she will be able to pull off an upset victory driven by a "pink wave" grassroots movement.

May 8 (UPI) -- Bono and The Edge of the Irish rock band U2 performed a surprise acoustic concert in Kyiv on Sunday at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

May 8 (UPI) -- COVID-19 19's situation has significantly worsened in Taiwan after few cases and deaths at the start of the pandemic despite the outbreak emberging in Mainland China 100 miles away and easing worldwide.

May 8 (UPI) -- Israeli forces announced Sunday that they had arrested two men accused of wielding axes to kill three people in the city of Elad on Israel's Independence Day.

May 8 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Ukraine on Sunday as a slew of diplomats and politicians traveled to the country ahead of Victory in Europe Day.