# World News - UPI.com World News - UPI.com Page: Feed: --- ## [Four workers killed by train in Japan](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/20/japan-4-killed-by-train/7281787235227/) _2026-08-20_ Four men working on railroad tracks were killed when they were hit by a train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Thursday. ## [Former chairman of real estate giant China Evergrande sentenced to life](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/20/evergrande-founder-jailed-for-life/9581787225437/) _2026-08-20_ Hui Ka Yan, founder and former chairman of China's largest property developer was sentenced to life in prison for fund-raising and securities fraud. ## [At least 13 killed, 40 hurt in ballistic missile attack on Kyiv](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/20/Ukraine-deadly-missile-strikes-hit-Kyiv/9351787218647/) _2026-08-20_ Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least 13 people and injured 40, with officials saying Ukraine was effectively defenseless against ballistic missiles. ## [Trump says he will meet with Kim Jong Un this year](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/20/korea-Trump-Kim-Jong-Un-meet-this-year-57-nuclear-weapons/6821787218864/) _2026-08-20_ U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with North Korean Kim Jong Un this year and claimed that Pyongyang currently has 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons. ## [Prince Harry and family moving back to Britain after 6 years in America](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/20/prince-harry-returns-home/6511787213279/) _2026-08-20_ Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and their two children are expected to leave their California home to move back to Britain within days. ## [North Korea says it has ‘no interest’ in reduced U.S.-South Korea drills](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/20/Kim-Yo-Jong-no-interest-Trump-reduced-joint-military-drills/3921787201593/) _2026-08-20_ Kim Yo Jong said Wednesday that North Korea has "no interest" in the reduction of U.S.-South Korea joint military drills ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump. ## [Study: Europe sees marine heat wave from climate change](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/19/europe-marine-heat-wave/6091787175133/) _2026-08-19_ A study shows that the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea are far hotter than normal, threatening ecosystems and coastal communities. ## [Ukrainian man arrested for 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/19/germany-russia-ukraine-nord-stream-explosion-arrest/3911787165185/) _2026-08-19_ A Ukrainian man was arrested in Croatia in relation to the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a key export channel for Russian natural gas. ## [Bolivia seeks 6-month detention for ex-Milei adviser in shooting case](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/19/latam-Bolivia-seeks-6-month-detention-ex-Milei-advisor-Argentina/1351787166295/) _2026-08-19_ Bolivian prosecutors will seek six months of pretrial detention for Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, a former adviser to Javier Milei. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3dFIAIniYq6A) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Peter Thiel drops Argentina event as protests target his investments](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/19/latam-argentina-peter-thiel-gandalf-protest/2571787164162/) _2026-08-19_ Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel has withdrawn from a high-profile libertarian summit in Argentina where he was scheduled to appear.