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SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in Saladin province found the bodies of two women in a house in the Buecayl area east of Tikrit on Wednesday morning, according to local s…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup group stage, with captain Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice. Ronaldo, 40, became…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — HOUSTON — Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score at six different FIFA World Cup finals, finding the net against Uzbekistan in Houston. The 41…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — France captain Kylian Mbappé described his team's World Cup match against Iraq as emotionally and mentally exhausting, citing a nearly two-hour delay in t…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Advisory detained former Saladin governor and former Saladin health director Raed al-Juburi on June 23, 2026, on charges of suppo…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — A security officer assigned to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States has died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident near Gillette Stadium i…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Seven own goals have been recorded at the 2026 World Cup, drawing attention to defensive mistakes in the tournament. The figure compares with only two own…
SaladinSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Currency dealers in Sulaymaniyah reported on Sunday that the US dollar rose against the Iraqi dinar while the Iranian toman continued to lose value. …
SaladinWASHINGTON, United States — A memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran on June 17 has revived debate over Iranian funds frozen abroad. Articl…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — France coach Didier Deschamps is preparing three changes to his starting lineup for Tuesday's World Cup group match against Iraq, according to L'Equipe. T…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — The Netherlands meet Sweden in the second round of 2026 World Cup group-stage play on Wednesday, looking to recover from a 2-2 opening draw. The Group F m…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — SEATTLE — The United States men's national team defeated Australia 2-0 on Friday in its second group-stage match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, reaching six …
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — FIFA has appointed Canadian referee Drew Fischer to officiate the Iraq-France group-stage match at the 2026 World Cup, the federation announced. The fixtu…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Iraq's national football team is continuing preparations at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia for its 2026 World Cup Group F match against France, sc…
SaladinTUZKHURMATU, Iraq — A 14-year-old boy drowned in an irrigation canal in Tuzkhurmatu district, Saladin province, while swimming with friends, local authorities said. The b…
SaladinBASRA, Iraq — The Basra office of Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights has called on the federal government to step up efforts to enforce the law and protect human rig…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) reversed an earlier appointment and reinstated Ali El-Akayli as commander of operations in Samarra, reversing a chan…
SaladinDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A peace agreement between US President Donald Trump and Iran, mediated by Pakistan, is structured as a 60-day ceasefire requiring both sides…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has reversed an earlier leadership change at the Samarra Operations Command, returning Ali al-Akaili to the post …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team will take on France on Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in their second group-stage match of the 2026 Wor…
