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First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi called on Wednesday Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to dismiss the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Taif Sami “for not respecting the parliament and affecting the rights of the Iraqi people negatively.” The Parliamentary Finance Committee held a meeting today to discuss …

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas traveled to Jerusalem on Wednesday where he was set to voice European “concern” over Israel’s controversial annexation plans in the occupied West Bank. Maas, the first high-level European visitor to touch down in Israel since the coronavirus pandemic hit, on arrival touched elbows with his …

Roger Federer has announced he will not play tennis again this year after undergoing further surgery on his right knee. The 20-time grand slam champion had been recovering from surgery he underwent in February but suffered a setback in his pursuit of fitness a few weeks ago. “I had to …

The new sanctions by Washington targeting Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline are “absolutely unacceptable,” Klaus Ernst, chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, said. He explained that sanctions could stop the completion of the project, and if the pipeline is not finished, “this will increase gas prices …

Rescuers in Pakistan have recovered nine more bodies from beneath the rubble of a building that collapsed earlier this week in the southern port city of Karachi, bringing the death toll to 22, officials said. There are fears there may be more bodies at the site as it is unclear …

The statue of King Leopold II which has long been criticized by activists because of the former king’s brutal rule in Belgium’s former African colonies was removed in Antwerp on Tuesday just days after being daubed with paint by anti-racism protesters.

Hundreds of protesters have filled a city hall in Seattle, Washington as a local left-wing politician threatened to impeach the mayor amid the raging George Floyd protests. Led by socialist councilwoman Kshama Sawant, the protesters first entered the lobby and then made theirgeorg way onto the stairs. Hundreds of far-left …

Nearly 49 million more people are likely to fall into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and every percentage point drop in the global GDP would mean hundreds of thousands of additional children will have stunted growth, UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, calling on countries to …

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Nazanin Mohammad Sheikh Mohammad said Iran is prepared to develop cooperation with Iraq. Eslami congratulated Sheikh Mohammad’s appointment as the minister of roads and urban development in the cabinet of Mustafa al-Kadhimi. He …

Oil fell more than 1% towards $40 a barrel on Wednesday after a report showed a rise in crude inventories in the United States, reviving concerns about oversupply and weak demand due to the coronavirus crisis. The report from the American Petroleum Institute, an industry group, said crude stocks rose …

US fighter jets intercepted and escorted four Russian nuclear-capable bombers during a routine flight over neutral waters near the United States, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Russian Defence Ministry. Russia said the 11-hour flight, carried out by its Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers, complied with international law and …

Swedish prosecutors say they believe they know who killed former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, but say the suspect is dead. They identified the suspect as Stig Engstrom, also known as “Skandia Man”, who killed himself in 2000. As a result they are closing the investigation into Palme’s …

A leader in the Popular Mobilization Forces, Sadiq Al-Husseini, on Wednesday, announced that PMF had thwarted 10 attempts by ISIS in which he wanted to set fire to wheat farms in Diyala Province. Al-Husseini said, “the PMF” played an important and effective role in facing the wheat fires during the …

A massive fire has erupted at an oil well in northeastern India after it leaked gas for two weeks straight, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing serious environmental damage in the area. The Baghjan oil field in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district suffered a blowout a fortnight ago and has been …

George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white police officer roused worldwide protests against racial injustice, was memorialized at his funeral on Tuesday as “an ordinary brother” transformed by fate into the “cornerstone of a movement.” During a four-hour service broadcast live on every major …

The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived on Wednesday, Mosul city, the local capital of Nineveh Governorate, northern Iraq. A brief government statement said today that Al-Kadhimi is visiting Mosul “on the anniversary of its occupation by ISIS terrorist gangs.” Yesterday, the governor of Nineveh issued …

The irrigation and water ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt met in a virtual conference late Tuesday to discuss the resumption of trilateral talks on a $5 billion hydro dam Ethiopia is building over on the Nile River. Seleshi Bekele, Yasser Abbas, and Mohamed Abdel-Ati addressed procedural matters to resume …

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi slammed the newly-imposed sanctions against Iran, highlighting that the country will never give in to US’ unilateral measures. “Iran will not surrender with such sanctions and pressures,” he said on Wednesday in an interview with IRIB, refereeing to recent sanctions imposed by the US …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as “Hashd al-Sha’abi” foiled ISIS efforts to take control of the Iraqi oil facilities in Diyala Governorate. ISIS terrorists reportedly attempted to take control of Iraqi oil facilities in Diyala Governorate. PMF forces killed a number of the terrorists and thwarted their attack …

US Senate Republicans say they are working on their own legislation relating to police reform and social injustice following the death in custody of African American George Floyd last month. This comes a day after the Democrats unveiled an expansive reform package aimed at cracking down on police brutality and …