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Iran on Wednesday was ousted from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women over its oppressive policies for women and its brutal crackdown on protesters. Twenty-nine members of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) voted to oust Tehran after the U.S. called on the 54-member body to immediately remove the Islamic …

The Biden administration’s deal to free WNBA star Brittney Griner for arms dealer Viktor Bout could help Russia overcome its potential ammunition shortage. “This is where Viktor Bout comes in, whom the Biden administration unwisely returned back to Putin,” Rebekah Koffler, a former DIA intelligence officer and the author of “Putin’s …

A bus returning from a party crashed near the Nepalese capital on Tuesday killing at least 17 people and injuring 22 more, police said. Police officer Chakra Raj Joshi said they were not sure why the bus bumped the side wall of the mountainous road but were investigating the cause. …

A key figure in a massive German tax evasion case was convicted Tuesday of three counts of tax evasion and sentenced to eight years in prison. The state court in Bonn convicted German lawyer Hanno Berger in connection with alleged crimes between 2007 and 2011, German news agency dpa reported. …

Ken “Kenny” DeLand – an American college student studying abroad in France – has been missing for more than two weeks. His parents, based in upstate New York, have launched a media blitz in appealing for information that might lead to his return before Christmas while also fielding tips through …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The U.S. is, according to some analysts, “playing catch-up” with Russia and China again, as President Biden hosts 49 African heads of state and royalty at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week. Russia, China and various European countries have all recently either wooed leaders …

An Atlantic storm slammed into the Iberian Peninsula leaving behind a trail of destruction Tuesday, especially in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, before moving eastward into Spain. Portuguese authorities enlisted military units to help drain floodwaters in Lisbon, a coastal city, a week after one person died in a similar overnight …

Belgian police have conducted a series of raids on the European Parliament as authorities are trying to get to the bottom of alleged bribery.  Belgian prosecutor Michel Claise has overseen multiple raids on Members of the European Union members (MEPs) on allegations of widespread corruption and bribery related to the …

A French police report describes missing American college student Ken DeLand as in a “fragile mood” and possibly “depressed” as the search for the 22-year-old studying abroad stretches past two weeks. A national police report from France’s Interior Ministry – obtained and translated by Fox News – establishes the “concrete …

Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai will not stand trial for his alleged violation of China’s national security law until late 2023 after his British lawyer was denied a visa extension. Lai, 75, was sentenced to 69 months in prison last week for fraud after an already extensive trial period. He …