Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza aid 'choked off' after IDF seizes Rafah border crossing

Hamas war in the Middle East as Israeli tanks enter Rafah and seize the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt and cease-fire talks take place in Cairo after Hamas accepts a deal. Read More

Turkey says it has carried out new airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Turkey's defense ministry says the country has carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq ... Read More

Iraqi PM says he's 'making every effort' to keep the Middle East conflict from escalating

WASHINGTON — Iraq’s ... after Iran rained down missiles on Israel over the weekend, "We don't want to be part of this escalation,” Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said at a news ... Read More

Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran's attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty

“Our partnership is pivotal for our nations, the Middle East and the world ... U.S. and Iraq began formal talks in January about ending the coalition created to help the Iraqi government fight ... Read More

Iraq's desalination plant aims to fight water scarcity

A new desalination plant in Iraq's Umm Qasr, Basra's governorate, aims to fight water scarcity for residents ... Chinese woman posing for photo dies after fall from edge of crater on Indonesian ... Read More

Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates

Their attacks on U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq stopped in early February after a drone strike killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, prompting heavy U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. But they ... Read More

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Iraq Postpones Vote on Bill Including Death Penalty for Same-Sex Acts

Iraq Postpones Vote on Bill Including Death Penalty for Same-Sex Acts By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqi lawmakers postponed voting on Monday on a bill that includes the ... Read More

Turkish President makes first official visit to Iraq in over a decade

In March, after a meeting between the Iraqi ... Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. Read More

Reuters World News: Gaza ceasefire talks, Iraq investment and slavery tribunal push

Gulf Arab states are investing in Iraq as they seek to grow soft power in a country where Iran has unparalleled influence. And African and Caribbean nations are joining forces in the fight to ... Read More

Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says

(CNN) — The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital Baghdad, had been hit by an explosion overnight, killing one member of the Popular ... Read More

Drones Seen Flying From Direction of Iran Over Iraq’s Sulaymaniya, Security Sources Tell Reuters

Iraq's transport ministry told the country's state-owned news agency. (Reporting by Timur Azhari; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Jonathan Oatis) ... Read More