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Iraq asks UN to abandon political mission in Baghdad

The Iraqi government has requested that the United Nations end a mission set up to promote governance and human rights reforms in the country by the end of 2025, the latest in a series of international bodies operating in the nation that Iraq has sought to wind down.The letter sent…

Top Maltese politician resigns over charges in high-profile hospital scandal

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…

9 Nigerian students kidnapped at gunpoint in region’s latest school abduction

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…

US promises to squash Palestinian membership push at UN following vote

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…

First case of mad cow disease in 2 years reported in UK

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…

Climate activists attack case holding the original Magna Carta in London

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82, and Judy Bruce, 85, a retired biology teacher, were both arrested after they attacked a glass case containing the historical document at the British Library…