Iraq’s top court rules to oust the speaker and a rival lawmaker from Parliament

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court ruled Tuesday that the speaker and a rival lawmaker should be ousted from Parliament, following a high-profile feud between the two men. The Federal Supreme Court said in a statement it decided to terminate Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s membership in Parliament along with that of lawmaker Laith al-Dulaimi. It did not … Read more

Dutch court convicts man who projected antisemitic message on Anne Frank museum

A court in Amsterdam has sentenced a Polish-Canadian national to two months in prison for projecting a message alluding to an antisemitic conspiracy theory onto the Anne Frank House museum ByMOLLY QUELL Associated Press October 19, 2023, 10:26 AM THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A court in Amsterdam sentenced a Polish-Canadian national to two months in … Read more

Nigeria’s president faces new challenge to election victory as opposition claims he forged diploma

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main opposition said Thursday it will present new evidence to support its court challenge seeking to overturn this year’s presidential election, saying it can show the declared winner provided faked academic credentials to authorities. President Bola Tinubu forged a diploma from an American university that he presented to Nigeria’s election commission … Read more