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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 Wednesday by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to U.N. …

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GOP rep files impeachment articles using Dem precedent set during Trump administration

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., formally filed articles of impeachment against President Biden on Friday over his recent comments about withholding offensive weapons aid to Israel, drawing parallels to House Democrats’ first impeachment of former President Donald Trump. The first-term House Republican told Fox News Digital it was his “constitutional duty” to do so. His legislative text, first …

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Biden's hold on Israel weapons shipment stuns retired US general: 'This is a turning point'

The Biden administration’s decision to withhold weapons from Israel if the Rafah invasion moves forward is sending a dangerous message to American adversaries, and Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) questioned whether the president considered the potential consequences. On “Fox & Friends” Friday, the Fox News senior strategic analyst argued Biden is “walking away from Israel,” and called Biden’s decision “stunning.” BIDEN’S …

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2 ISIS militants suspected in 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers turned over to Baghdad

Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force has handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State group militants suspected of involvement in mass killings of Iraqi soldiers in 2014, a war monitor said Friday. The report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights came a day after the Iraqi National Intelligence Service said it had brought back to the country three IS members from …

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Israel bombs Rafah, prepares for ground invasion after ceasefire talks with Hamas fall apart

Israel continues a missile strike on the city of Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza, after ceasefire talks with the terrorist regime once again fell apart. During negotiation efforts in Cairo, Egypt, Hamas reportedly demanded an initial 12-week ceasefire, double the six-week timeframe offered by the Israeli Defense Force. Air strikes continue on Rafah as the IDF marshals manpower and …

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Biden administration granted sanctions relief to Arab nations just before president's Israel aid threat

The Biden administration told Congress it would waive sanctions on military sales to several Middle Eastern nations the day before President Biden publicly declared the U.S. would not give Israel offensive aid if it invaded Rafah. Some of those countries have been accused of playing an active role in the proliferation of Hamas and other terror groups intent on wiping …

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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 said after the vote. “We have been very clear …

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Speaker Johnson calls Biden 'off script' with threats to pull Israel support: 'I hope it’s a senior moment'

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said President Biden’s recent threat to withhold munitions shipments to Israel was completely unexpected and probably “off script.” Biden said in a Wednesday CNN interview that his administration will halt munitions shipments to Israel if the nation continues with plans to invade the city of Rafah. “My reaction honestly was — ‘Wow, that is …

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Saudi authorities approve lethal force to clear residents from land for futuristic eco-city: report

A former Saudi Arabian intelligence officer is claiming that the national government is killing individuals for refusing eviction ahead of construction of a futuristic eco-city. Colonel Rabih Alenezi, who was taken into protection by the United Kingdom last year, told the BBC that lethal force has been approved for clearing residents from land sanctioned for the Neom development project. “Whoever …

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Biden’s decision to pull Israel weapons shipment kept quiet until after Holocaust remembrance address: report

The White House National Security Council reportedly sought to keep the decision to stop supplying U.S. weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah out of the public eye for several days until after President Biden delivered a public address for Holocaust Remembrance Day. Biden signed off on the pause in an order conveyed last week …

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