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Members “need to deliver more in a more dangerous world,” the secretary general of the US-led military bloc says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has urged member states to boost their defense spending, saying the US-led alliance expected more countries to meet the 2% of GDP target in 2022. Stoltenberg …

The Iraqi Minister of Migration and Displacement, Evan Jabro, said that there are more than 40 thousand displaced families inside and outside camps, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported. Jabro explained that there are about 29 camps, and more than 40 thousand displaced families inside and outside camps, with more …

More than a dozen people have been killed and scores more injured after a strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush mountain range stretching along northern parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The earthquake struck late on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 44 in northwest Pakistan. At …

China and Russia are deepening cooperation on a key atomic technology that has Pentagon planners on edge because of its potential to upset the global balance of nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping announced a long-term deal to continue developing so-called fast-neutron reactors. The announcement …

A high-level delegation from the Iraqi Parliament arrived in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Saturday to meet with their counterparts in the Jordanian Parliament and discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations. The visit comes in response to an official invitation from the Jordanian Parliament and is aimed at strengthening ties …

A report has found that London’s Metropolitan Police Service, the biggest police force in Britain, is riddled with deep-seated racism and misogyny. The review, published Tuesday, noted that London police have lost the confidence of the public, stressing that it must “change itself” or risk being broken up. “It is …

A newly enacted law will still allow for redactions to keep most highly classified information under wraps US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that directs the federal government to declassify material related to the genesis of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the White House suggesting “potential links” between the …

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives. Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital. He …

Syria has strongly denounced as “theatrical” an international conference in Brussels to purportedly raise funds for the victims of last month’s devastating earthquake, stating that the United States and its Western allies would instead lift sanctions on the crisis-hit country than organize such sham events. “Any improvement in the living …

Moscow and Beijing have a lot of common goals and tasks, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on Monday. “We have a lot of joint tasks, goals,” Putin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin also congratulated his Chinese counterpart on re-election, Sputnik reported. “Dear chairman, …

Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations are planned. The oil-rich country remains traumatised from the years of war, occupation and bloody sectarian turmoil that followed the operation launched on March 20, 2003. A semblance …

The Chinese leader’s visit comes at a time when bilateral relations are at an all-time high, according to Russian officials Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day state visit to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. During the summit, the two sides will discuss …

Sources revealed that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, will head a ministerial delegation to Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day visit. The Iraqi delegation will discuss several topics, most importantly the water, border security, the PKK presence on Iraqi territories, as well as and political and economic issues, …

Russia’s investigative committee says the ICC prosecutor and judges acted “illegally” The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and judges who issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin have become the targets of a criminal case, Russia’s Investigative Committee announced on Monday. In a Telegram post, the committee said …

China’s President Xi Jinping has called for “pragmatism” to end the war in Ukraine, saying his country’s peace proposal reflects the unity of the global community’s views and aims to neutralize the consequences of the crisis. The proposal represents “as much as possible the unity of the world community’s views,” …

Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness on March 20 to highlight the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. According to the UN, a country’s success must be judged by how happy its people are. The past year has been …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has affirmed his country’s commitment to forging closer economic and investment ties with Saudi Arabia, including cooperation in the energy and climate sectors. In a high-level meeting with the visiting Saudi Minister of Commerce, Majid al-Qasabi, and his accompanying delegation, al-Sudani attached importance to …

Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji and the head of Iran’s National Security Council Ali Shamkhani signed a joint security protocol to protect the shared borders and enhance their mutual security cooperation. According to a statement from Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani’s media office, Al-Sudani received Ali Shamkhani and his …

Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, said on Sunday that his government has given the private sector a crucial role in the country’s general budget for the next three years. He also lamented the remnants of the previous regime in the state institutions, which have entrenched a centralized mentality, despite …

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, his second visit to the Gulf since a devastating earthquake last month prompted Arab outreach to his government. The trip — Assad’s second to the UAE in as many years — comes after a visit to Oman last month, …