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The Marine Corps was without a Senate-confirmed commandant for the first time in 164 years Monday as Sen. Tommy Tuberville continued his monthslong blockade on Pentagon appointments in protest of military abortion access policies.

Now-former Commandant Gen. David H. Berger held an unusual “relinquishment of command” ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, ending his term as the corps’

More than 400 people were arrested across France Thursday night as riots continued following the police killing of a teenage boy of North African descent.

Roughly 40,000 police officers were deployed across the country to contain the violent protests, which have included fires, fireworks, and projectiles thrown at police, per Al Jazeera. The death of 17-year-old Nahel M., as he has been

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio won his reelection with 56% of votes. Bio’s nearest rival, Samura Kamara, got 41% of ballots cast at the June 24 polls, Mohamed Konneh, the head of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone, said in a speech Tuesday. The incumbent has faced widespread discontent over soaring living costs — the inflation rate reached 43% in April — and a lack of

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to meet with two former Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee who the legislature ousted this week over their conduct during a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. The legislature on Thursday expelled state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson but failed to oust Rep. Gloria Johnson by a single vote. During a recent protest, the trio approached the