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IraqPARIS, France — Seven clubs had more than one player find the net during the opening round of group-stage matches at the 2026 World Cup, according to data from Transferma…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — The Iranian Football Federation said it will file an official complaint with FIFA over what it described as U.S. restrictions imposed on its natio…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Researchers from the University of Arizona and the University of Southern Carolina examined data from more than 23,000 middle-aged and older adults to study…
IraqSome Japanese women have challenged the widely shared image of Japanese fans cleaning stadiums after matches, arguing that the civic-mindedness displayed in public does n…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Investment Authority has introduced new regulations governing the sale of apartments and housing units within investment-licensed residential …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Border Ports Authority said 12 refrigerated trucks carrying imported red meat were stopped at Umm Qasr North Port after a weight discrepancy was de…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Residents of the Algeria Bridge area in Baghdad protested on Saturday over prolonged electricity outages as summer temperatures climbed. Locals said the d…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's Revolutionary Guards set up covert cells in southern Iraq to launch attacks on Gulf states during the latest round of military confrontation in the…
IraqAmerican actor Paul Avery, known for playing "Huey" on the soap opera "All My Children," died alongside his wife, Sheila, in a house fire in Pennsylvania. Firefighters ar…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate of Meteorology forecast clear, sunny conditions across the country on Friday, June 19, 2026, with summer heat persisting throug…
IraqResearchers from Japan's Chiba University and the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in China have reported that intermittent fasting can reduce the harmfu…
IraqSTURBRIDGE, Massachusetts — One person died in a shooting early Thursday at a hotel in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, where Scotland national team supporters were staying ahe…
IraqLionel Messi and Jonathan David have opened a joint lead in the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot race after each scoring three goals in the opening matches. The Argentine capta…
IraqThe United States and Australia are aiming to advance to the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup when group-stage matches resume on Friday, with the U.S. seeking to leverag…
IraqMexico advanced to the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 victory over South Korea in a Group A second-round match, taking its total to six points. The lon…
IraqThe Pentagon has asked Congress for roughly $80 billion in additional funding to cover extra military and operational costs from the war with Iran, according to U.S. medi…
IraqLOS ANGELES — A museum in Los Angeles has opened an exhibition that uses artificial intelligence to immerse visitors in the atmosphere of the Amazon rainforest. The insta…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — A planned visit by US Vice President J.D. Vance to Switzerland was canceled on Friday, the White House said. The trip had been ar…
IraqPaleontologists have long held that the first vertebrates to move from water to land passed through an amphibious, tadpole-like body form in a process of metamorphosis. N…
IraqA duck named Merlin has drawn attention at Mexican football matches after appearing at stadiums alongside fans and posing for cameras, with clips of the bird quickly spre…
