Malta’s deputy prime minister resigned Friday, and ended his European Commission bid, after he was charged with fraud in a hospital scandal roiling the Mediterranean island nation.In his resignation letter, Chris Fearne denied wrongdoing but said he must put Malta before everything else.5 MIGRANTS DEAD AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF MALTA…

At least nine students have been abducted by gunmen during a late-night raid on their school in northern Nigeria’s Kogi state, authorities said Friday, the third such abduction amid rampant kidnappings targeting schools in the conflict-hit region this year.The assailants invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology in Kogi…

The U.S. has promised to vote against any resolution that would seek to grant the Palestinians full membership in the United Nations after a General Assembly resolution passed with significant support from member states. “Our vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood,” U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood…

The Scottish government on Friday confirmed a case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, at a farm in the southwest of the country, the first British case of the disease in over two years.The government has imposed precautionary movement restrictions at impacted premises and on…

Two environmental activists targeted the original Magna Carta in the United Kingdom during a protest seeking to raise awareness of climate change.Rev. Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, a retired biology teacher, were both arrested after they attacked a glass case containing the historical document at the British Library…

FIRST ON FOX – U.S. troops in the West African country of Chad are ‘accounted for’ after multiple reports of gunfire and five alleged deaths, Fox News Digital has learned.  Various videos have been posted on social media which show rifles and even what appears to be truck-mounted heavy weapons…

Eden Golan is in Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest, but she is not seeing much of the country.The 20-year-old Israeli singer is surrounded by security as she travels between her hotel and the contest venue in the city of Malmö. According to Israel’s public broadcaster, she practiced singing while…

In Canoas, Brazil, hundreds of volunteers have established a temporary dog shelter in an abandoned warehouse to care for dogs affected by recent floods.The volunteers provide medical treatment and food to sick, hungry or injured dogs with the goal of reuniting them with their owners.Floods in Rio Grande do Sul…

The World Health Organization and global leaders have acknowledged the need for improvement in pandemic responses.Efforts are underway to finalize a pandemic treaty to establish guidelines for future pandemic responses.There are concerns about the lack of consequences for countries that do not comply with the treaty.After the coronavirus pandemic triggered…

The U.S. congressional committee on China has directed the Georgia Institute of Technology to provide details of its collaboration with Tianjin University.Tianjin University is a Chinese institution facing U.S. government restrictions due to alleged ties to the country’s military.Tianjin University was added to the Commerce Department’s export restrictions list in…