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Ahead of Iraqi Prime Minister Shia Al-Sudani’s visit to the White House, members of the Republican Party expressed their concerns over the hundreds of billions of dollars sent to the country, and its ties to groups on the list of U.S.-designated terrorist groups in a letter to President Biden. The letter, which was signed by RNC National Security Task Force …

PARIS (AP) — World donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan after a yearlong war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. Macron spoke at the end of an international conference in Paris aimed at drumming up support for Sudan’s 51 million people. The aid will go …

The chancellor of Appalachian State University announced Monday that she will step down later this week leading one of the largest campuses in the University of North Carolina system, citing recent health issues. Sheri Everts, who has been chancellor since 2014, will leave the post effective Friday, according to a university release. “Over the last few months, I have been …