Syria's parliament votes to scrap Assad-era terrorism court, nullify rulings
Middle East News: Syria's parliament voted on Wednesday to abolish a counter-terrorism court established during the reign of former President Bashar al-Assad and nullif.
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Massie says House GOP leaving to avoid Hegseth impeachment vote
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) accused House Republican leadership on Wednesday of sending lawmakers home early to avoid a vote on his resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The announcement, shared by the office of GOP Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), cuts the final legislative week before the midterm elections short by one day. “And…
German president set for Olympic bid announcement, Goretzka gets vote
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be involved in next week's announcement over which city will bid for a future Olympic Games. The German Olympic...
Sweden’s center-left opposition wins election, SVT says
Sweden’s center-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster SVT said on Wednesday, after 99% of the votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election had been counted.
Fed hikes interest rates by quarter-point
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in several years in the face of stubborn inflation. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, voted unanimously to increase the federal funds rate to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent. It marks the first time the…