UN votes to end Iraq political mission

united nations — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to end the U.N. political mission in Iraq.  The mission was established in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Its task was to coordinate post-conflict humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, and to help restore a representative government in the country.  The Iraqi government asked the council in a May 8 letter to wrap up the mission by the end of 2025, and that's what the resolution does: It extends...