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Four crew members killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq
The US Central Command says rescue efforts continue after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq. Source link
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“The President’s Cake” Is a Neorealist Treasure from Iraq
In the city, the story splits in half: Lamia gets separated from Bibi (for reasons I wouldn’t dare disclose) and searches for the one…
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Singapore Airlines, Scoot avoiding airspace over Iraq, Red Sea amid US-Iran tensions
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot have avoided the airspace of Iraq and the Red Sea as a precautionary measure amid tensions between the…
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Oil settles up 3% on Venezuela news, supply worries in Russia, Iraq and Iran
Oil prices climbed over 3 per cent on Thursday after two straight days of declines, settling at a two-week high as investors assessed…
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Oil jumps US$1 after further drone attacks on Iraq oil fields
Oil prices rose US$1 on Thursday (Jul 16) after drones struck Iraqi Kurdistan oil fields for a fourth day, pointing to continued risk in…
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Iraq: Shopping centre fire leaves multiple dead
A fire that tore through a shopping centre in the Iraqi city of Kut has left dozens dead and injured, state media has reported. The blaze…
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Is Trump About to Get His Own Iraq War?
In 2016, two months before he was first elected president, Donald Trump identified the real problem with America’s invasion of Iraq. It…
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US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq over security threats
Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependants in Baghdad are to be evacuated from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US…
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U.S. Prepares to Evacuate Iraq Embassy as Netanyahu Ramps Up Threats
The American embassy in Baghdad is preparing to evacuate in a troubling sign for nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran, as well as…
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Oil Prices Are Falling. Here’s Where That Could Spell Trouble.
Oil producing countries are bracing for a bumpy ride this year, with a precipitous drop in prices to the lowest levels in four years seen…
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In pictures: Easter celebrated around the world from Greece to Iraq
Christians around the world are celebrating Easter. All Christians, from Orthodox and Western churches, are observing the holiday on the…
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Iraq sandstorm leaves 1,800 with breathing problems
Alfie Tobutt BBC World Service Watch: Heavy sandstorm causes orange haze and low visibility across southern Iraq More than a thousand…
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Iraq Combat Gets ‘Forensic Recreation’ Treatment as A24 Provides ‘Economy and Freedom’ to Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza for ‘Warfare’
Billboard Women in Music 2025 A harrowing 2006 Navy SEAL mission in Ramadi, Iraq, comes to brutally authentic life in “Warfare,” the…
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Islamic State's brutal ideology still inspires attacks worldwide
BEIRUT — Screams, carnage — and a black banner. The attacker in the deadly New Year’s truck-ramming strike on revelers in New Orleans’…
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The Remarkable Collapse of Iran’s Powerful Alliances
For forty-five years, Tehran’s Shiite theocracy has heralded its political system as a model for all predominantly Muslim countries—and…
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Pope assassination plot foiled by UK intelligence
A plot to assassinate Pope Francis during a trip to Iraq was stopped following a tip-off from British intelligence, according to his…
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Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the…
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Houthi leader calls for escalation against Israel after Lebanon deal
The leader of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia has called for increased escalation against Israel from both Yemen and Iraq after a…
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Bearing Witness to American Exploits
The book begins with photographs from van Agtmael’s early years as a war photographer, covering the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan,…
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Exclusive—Iraq militia vows to strike US bases if airspace used to hit Iran
The political chief of a leading Iraqi militia has told Newsweek that U.S. military bases in the region would face new attacks if Israel…