An appeals court in Paris has upheld the guilty verdict against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid.Sarkozy was convicted in September 2021 and sentenced to a year of house arrest, allowed to serve it at home with an electronic monitoring bracelet.The…

The United Nations fears that a U.S. decision to return Yemen’s Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups could harm the war-torn country’s economy, particularly commercial imports of essential items, a senior U.N. aid official said on Wednesday.The U.S. move, announced last month, takes effect on Friday and hits…

American forces have carried out a self-defense strike this week targeting a “mobile anti-ship cruise missile” in Yemen that “was prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea.” U.S. Central Command said the missile, which was in “Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen,” was struck around 2:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Then,…

Poland’s president has met the CEO of U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin about strengthening security in the region and continued U.S. investment in Poland’s military weapons and equipment, the country’s National Security Bureau said Wednesday.POLISH DOCTOR ‘SAFE AND SOUND’ AFTER BEING FREED FROM KIDNAPPERS IN CHAD The bureau in a post…

Human rights organizations in Venezuela on Wednesday demanded the release of a prominent attorney and activist whose detention last week has heightened concerns over the government’s use of repression against real and perceived adversaries.The representatives of several rights groups expressed concern over Rocío San Miguel’s well-being and condemned her inability…

Haiti’s government announced Wednesday that it is working on an official agreement with Kenyan officials to secure the long-awaited deployment of a police force from the east African country.High-ranking officials from both countries met in the U.S. for three days this week to draft a memorandum of understanding and set…

An Army dietitian from Illinois has died in Kuwait following an incident not related to combat, military officials said Wednesday.Lt. Col. Troy E. Bartley of Alton, Illinois, died Sunday at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, the U.S. Army Reserve Command said. Bartley, 57, was assigned to the 3rd Medical Command (Forward),…

Italian police on Wednesday raided the homes of 24 people under investigation for promoting fascism during a gathering at a restaurant in the Jewish quarter of Ferrara during which they lauded dictators Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.The suspects were all residents of the northern Italian city in their 20s and…

Iran is drawing closer to possible conflict as it simulates attacks on an Israeli base and signals that it could create a nuclear weapon if officials ordered it.. “Iranian braggadocio about their nuclear program is reaching new and unprecedented levels,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense…

A Scandinavian Airlines plane struck a fence at the Oslo airport on Wednesday, causing minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries, the airline said. It was the third mishap in two weeks reported at Norway’s main airport.The plane bound for Stockholm was leaving the gate at the airport in…