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IraqNAIROBI, Kenya — Police opened fire with live ammunition on protesters in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least one person, two witnesses told Reuters. The protest…
IraqPARIS, France — Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos has signed a five-year contract with AC Milan, ending his time at Paris Saint-Germain, the Italian club announced. The 23…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in the Karkh district of central Baghdad detained a senior official of the Southern Refineries Company during a raid on an investigation c…
IraqThe United Nations warned that the Ebola outbreak could inflict up to $3.6 billion in economic losses across Africa and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, potentially tu…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday to preserve birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's effort to reinter…
IraqData centers expanding to meet rapid growth in artificial intelligence leave a carbon footprint significantly larger than previously calculated, according to a new study.…
IraqPARIS, France — PARIS — French ride-sharing platform BlaBlaCar announced it will double its market presence by entering 20 new countries, using artificial intelligence to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that security forces detained a suspected drug trafficker near the Arar border crossing in Anbar province, descri…
MosulNINEVEH, Iraq — Muhammed Arif, a Shia member of the Nineveh Provincial Council, has filed appeals with administrative and federal courts against a recent council decision…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A court in Iraq has ordered Muhammad al-Suhud released on bail on health grounds, ending his pretrial detention. According to the ruling, the bail arrange…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A heritage specialist in Iraq has said the country remains among the hardest hit by antiquities smuggling, and that tracing artifacts taken abroad remains…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A broad anti-corruption operation launched by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi has drawn attention from political and security circles in Washingto…
IraqDOHA, Qatar — Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said no high-level meeting between Iran and the United States is scheduled to take place in Doha. He n…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — The Ninawa Provincial Council has approved recommendations lifting the building ban on areas surrounding Mosul, a decision the head of its land commission c…
IraqLONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom will spend roughly £300 billion on defence over the next four years, describing the figure …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council signed a strategic working agreement with Eurojust, the European Union's criminal judicial cooperation agency, the council …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces in Basra province detained a man wanted on charges of document forgery, a local security official said. The arrest took place in the distric…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A large security force under Basra's Provincial Security Directorate raided the Nar Shamsa housing complex in the city to arrest a suspect wanted on forgery…
IraqLISBON — Portugal assistant coach Ricardo Carvalho has temporarily left the national team's training camp following the death of his father, Manuel Ribeiro, according to …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Football Federation convened an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to assess the national team's performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Unit…
