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The Pentagon has revealed additional injuries in recent attacks on US outposts in northern Syria Six American soldiers suffered “traumatic brain injury” following two attacks on US bases in Syria, the Pentagon has said, blaming the strikes on “Iranian-backed groups.” Washington has warned Tehran that it would respond “forcefully” to …

Palestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice, and equality. People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that …

Turkey is the last country to ratify Finland’s membership application Turkey’s parliament has unanimously approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, clearing the last hurdle for the Nordic nation to officially become a fully-fledged member of the US-led military bloc. In a vote on Thursday, all 276 Turkish MPs present voted …

Russia’s Federal Security Services (FSB) has arrested an American journalist working for the Wall Street Journal on suspicion of espionage. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the activities of Evan Gershkovich were “not related to journalism.” “What an employee of the American edition of The Wall …

China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the US dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said Wednesday, Beijing’s latest salvo against the almighty greenback. According to Press TV, the deal will enable China, the top rival to US economic hegemony, and Brazil, …

The White House made a plea on Wednesday for Republican action to curb mass shootings, criticizing conservative lawmakers for saying nothing can be done after the nation’s latest high-profile mass shooting at a school in Tennessee this week. “It’s unacceptable that Republicans are saying there is nothing that we can …

On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani met with Ghazi Shbeikat, the resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Iraq, to discuss ways to achieve stability in the Iraqi economy. Al-Sudani’s media office said the two officials discussed Iraq’s relationship with the IMF and cooperation in supporting …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Thursday chaired a meeting with the chairperson and members of the country’s elections commission to discuss preparations for the upcoming provincial council election, scheduled to take place at the end of this year under a new law.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani addressed the virtual Democracy Summit for Democracy conference, which was attended by leaders and representatives from 115 countries around the world. In his speech, al-Sudani spoke about the democratic experience in Iraq and the determination of the Iraqi people to confront all the challenges …

Renewable energy contributed to more than 5% of Iraq’s electricity capacity in 2022, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have demonstrated. IRENA’s report indicates that the percentage of renewable energy has gradually decreased since 2014 when it was at 9%, reaching 7.4% in 2015 and 5.3% in 2021. …

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York on a sensitive transit trip to the United States, as China has threatened to “resolutely fight back” if she meets House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Taiwanese president left Taipei on Wednesday afternoon for a 10-day trip to visit Central …

Israel has carried out fresh missile attacks on the Syrian capital Damascus, as the occupying regime continues its acts of aggression against the country. Syria’s official SANA news agency, citing a military source, reported that several Israeli missiles targeted areas near Damascus from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights …

Despite Washington’s campaign to isolate Beijing, it has shown itself capable of steering global politics towards its goals The past few weeks have seen a comprehensive show of diplomatic force by China. Shortly after Xi Jinping completed a successful trip to Moscow, where he met with Vladimir Putin, Beijing announced …

Russian forces have had some success in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said, adding that their fighters were still holding on in a months-long battle in which both sides have suffered heavy casualties. In southern Ukraine, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said there had been …

Former US President Donald Trump has held his first official rally for his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, promising that “2024 will be the final battle” and that he will overcome the accusations against him. On Saturday, Trump hosted a rally in Waco’s regional airport that drew more than …

Iraq made history as the first country in the Middle East to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention), according to a statement issued by the United Nations. Iraq became the 49th party to this unique international …

Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Agency on Saturday said three persons with links to the Islamic State (ISIS) had been apprehended in separate operations in the country. An official statement by the agency said, “based on the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the heroes of the Counter-Terrorism Agency arrested two …

Syria has condemned in the strongest terms the United States military for carrying out multiple air strikes in the eastern parts of the country against resistance groups, saying the raids are a cover-up for Washington’s ferocious attempts to further plunder energy resources there. Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates …

Former US President Donald Trump has held his first official rally for his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, promising that “2024 will be the final battle” and that he will overcome the accusations against him. On Saturday, Trump hosted a rally in Waco’s regional airport that drew more than …

Top lawmakers from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party have backed the regime’s minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant’s call to halt the controversial judicial overhaul, fearing that the parliamentary majority could be eroded. On Sunday, Yuli Edelstein, a Likud lawmaker who chairs the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs Committee, called …