A United Nations committee has voted to declare ruins of the ancient biblical city of Jericho a World Heritage Site, though details of the vote have angered Israel. The U.N. World Heritage Committee voted on the move at a meeting in Saudi
The Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to end, a year from now, a U.N. probe into activities of Islamic State extremists in Iraq. The vote came at the request of the Iraqi government. The U.K.-sponsored resolution noted that Baghdad also asked
A Texas city council voted on Tuesday to prohibit the enforcement of any COVID-19 mandate implemented at the federal or state level. The City of Odessa’s resolution was presented by City Council Member Chris Hanie, who said residents should decide for themselves
The Atlantic Coast Conference is throwing its hat in the ring as conference realignment takes over college athletics. The ACC is set to add Stanford, Cal and SMU in all sports starting in the 2024-25 school year after the presidents and chancellors
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity.
EU-style burgundy passports will be available for Scots if the country declared independence from the UK under new plans from the SNP’s First Minister. Unveiling a series of plans for citizenship in an independent Scotland, Humza Yousaf announced that they would revert
Ghana’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes except high treason, formalizing what has been a de facto moratorium on executions for the past three decades. Lawmakers endorsed the proposed amendment to the country’s criminal offense law during
Spanish voters are headed to the polls in the scorching heat Sunday in an uncertain election that could shift power from socialists to the far right, following a greater trend in Europe. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has been premier since
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a record-breaking third term as Turkish president. The politician had previously served as the state’s prime minister between 2003 and 2014. He will now serve in power for another five years, having defeated Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the polls.
The Texas House has unanimously voted to expel Republican Bryan Slaton – just a day after submitted his resignation after being accused of sexual misconduct with 19-year-old aide. The vote result of 147-0 comes with the Royse City Republican accused of having