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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey, in May.

Iraq's Prime Minister Resigns After Weeks Of Anti-Government Protests

Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who first offered to step down a month ago without a timetable, said he would demand that parliament accept his resignation.

Police officers guard the doors of a teaching hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic, after a gunman carried out a mass shooting in its waiting room Tuesday morning.

Gunman Kills 6 In Attack Inside Czech Hospital's Waiting Room

The shooting set off a manhunt that ended when the suspected gunman killed himself as police were closing in on him. Three people were also injured.

Congressional negotiators have reached tentative agreement on a $1.3 trillion spending package to fund the government through the end of September 2020. "I think we can be very proud of the good work that this Congress is doing," Rep. Nita Lowey, seen here in April, said Thursday.

Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package

The agreement would fund programs through the end of September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. Federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Dec. 20.

U.S.-China Trade Deal Phase 1 Is Here; December Tariffs Are Scrapped

China says the deal would cover intellectual property protections and currency manipulation, but no details have been released.

Mac Miller's First Posthumous Single Is 'Good News'

The rapper was in the midst of completing the second in a two-album concept at the time of his death in 2018. Producer Jon Brion resolved to finish what they'd started.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen here last week visiting Kangaroo Island, which was devastated by wildfires.

Australian Prime Minister To Launch Inquiry Into Handling Of Wildfires

"There are things that I could have handled on the ground much better," the PM said. Many have linked the deadly fires to climate change and blamed conservative Australian governments for inaction.

"It was important for me to stay away from [religious themes with] this special, because I think there's a lot of other things that a lot of different people could enjoy about the holidays," Musgraves says.

'The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show' Revives A Classic Holiday Tradition

The country star thought it "would be a fun way to bring my old Christmas album back in the form of those old Christmas specials that we love."

Nigerian soldiers are on patrol in October, after gunmen suspected of belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province group raided the village of Tungushe, killing a soldier and three residents.

Islamic State Group In Nigeria Reportedly Executes Christian Hostages

ISIS says the executions were in retaliation for the killings of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman earlier this year, according to Agence France-Presse.

Jordan Rakei: Tiny Desk Concert

Despite some unexpected gear problems, the soulful R&B artist and his band locked-in and played a phenomenal set behind the Tiny Desk.

Candles are placed next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence earlier this year in Tijuana, Mexico, in memory of migrants who have died during their journey toward the U.S.

DHS Internal Watchdog Report Finds No Wrongdoing In Migrant Children's Deaths

In terse statements, the Homeland Security Inspector General said two migrant children died in U.S. custody due to bacterial infections.

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