June 7 (UPI) -- OPEC plans to hike production by 200,000 barrels per day despite the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed, making it near-impossible to ship any of it.

June 7 (UPI) -- Ukraine said early Sunday that Russia struck areas near the Chernobyl nuclear facility, hitting a building that holds spent nuclear fuel.

June 6 (UPI) -- A man died Saturday after he was bit by a shark while spearfishing off the western coast of Australia, marking the third such death in four weeks.

June 6 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV landed in Madrid Saturday to begin his one-week papal visit to the country, the first in 15 years.

June 6 (UPI) -- A drone attack launched by Ukraine hit St. Petersburg, Russia, overnight as Russian President Vladimir Putin wraps up an economic forum there.

June 6 (UPI) -- A college student who went missing in Japan while on a trip with his family was found dead, his mother said on Facebook Saturday.

June 6 (UPI) -- The United States said it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones shot toward the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, Bahrain and Kuwait.

June 6 (UPI) -- Democrat Xavier Becerra is advancing to the November election in the California governor's race, as Hilton and Steyer battle for the second spot.

June 6 (UPI) -- Peru will choose a president Sunday in a runoff election between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sanchez. The winner will be the ninth leadert in a decade.

June 5 (UPI) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization announced a response plan to counter the Ebola outbreak.