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China says US high-altitude balloons flew over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022, widening a diplomatic row between the two countries over balloons. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made these remarks at a regular briefing in Beijing on Monday, without specifically describing the …

The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, stressed the importance and role of Iraq in adopting the International Day to Prevent Violent Extremism Leading to Terrorism, which was approved by the United Nations at the end of last year. Al-Araji said during the activities of the “International Day for Preventing Violent …

The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, received today the delegation of the Kurdistan Region, headed by Interior Minister Riber Ahmed and his accompanying delegation. A presidential statement stated: “During the meeting, they discussed political, security and economic developments, the file of the displaced in the country, and …

The Iraqi Chargé d’Affairs in Ankara, Khalil Ibrahim, announced on Saturday that seven Iraqis died in the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last Monday. Ibrahim, in a statement to Al-Iraqiya News channel, clarified that seven Iraqis were confirmed dead in the earthquake in Turkey, and eight others are …

The death toll from the calamitous earthquake in Turkey and Syria will “double or more” from its current level, which is now close to thirty thousand, the United Nations emergency relief coordinator has warned. “I think it is difficult to estimate precisely as we need to get under the rubble, …

There are an estimated 600,000 homeless persons in the United States of America, a staggering number for the world’s largest economy, 30% of whom are families with children. Every night more than 300,000 men, women and children in the United States stay in homeless shelters, an additional 200,000 or so …

Politicians are considering a new congressional visit to Taiwan, according to a report The US House of Representatives Select Committee on China is discussing whether it should send a congressional delegation to Taiwan despite realizing that such a move would likely rile up Beijing, Nikkei reported on Sunday, citing an …

At least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed in an attack in central Syria blamed on ISIS, a war monitor said Sunday. ISIS “attacked about 75 people on Saturday while they were collecting truffles in the Palmyra area, in the eastern countryside of Homs,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human …

British arms and military vehicles could be manufactured in Ukraine under license, easing the country’s dependence on supplies of arms from Western allies, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday. The Telegraph said British defense industry executives had traveled to Kyiv to discuss plans to set up joint ventures to manufacture …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the unidentified object that was flying over northern Canada has been shot down and the wreckage will be analyzed for further information. On Saturday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement to Sputnik that it was tracking “a high-altitude airborne …

Real Madrid beat Al-Hilal in a remarkable eight-goal Fifa Club World Cup final in Rabat to win the trophy for a record-extending fifth time. Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde put European champions Real 2-0 up and Moussa Marega gave Al-Hilal hope before Vinicius set up Karim Benzema’s goal.

Iraq’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammed Al-Halboosi, called on Arab countries to help Syria reclaim its place in the Arab world and regain its stability. A statement by a-Halboosi’s media office said that the latter arrived in Cairo today, to attend the fifth Congress of the Arab Parliament. During his speech, Al-Halboosi …

Rescuers in Turkey have pulled out two women alive who were trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings for 122 hours after the region’s deadliest earthquake in two decades. A day after Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the response of rescue and relief forces and said that they should have reacted …

The restrictions come days after the Pentagon brought down a suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ The US announced new sanctions against China on Friday, targeting six companies linked to Beijing’s suspected surveillance program. The move comes after a Chinese “spy balloon” was spotted and shot down in US airspace. In a …

The First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament pledged that Baghdad would continue sending aid to Syria until the after-earthquake crisis ends. During an official visit to Damascus, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi meets Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous. “The Iraqi people, Parliament, and government share affliction with their Syrian brothers; every Iraqi …

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the key to defeating the enemies’ hybrid warfare against the Iranian people is to maintain unity, calling on people to attend nationwide February 11 demonstrations. In a Friday statement, the IRGC felicitated the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory. The Iranian nation considers …

Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets across the country to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979. The rallies in the capital Tehran began at 9:30 a.m. local time (06:00 GMT) on Saturday, with demonstrators from various social strata …

US President Joe Biden says Washington is not looking for a conflict with China, shortly after warning Beijing against what he called threats to American sovereignty. “We’re going to compete fully with China, but… we’re not looking for conflict — and that’s been the case so far,” Biden told PBS on …

Russia has imposed sanctions on scores of American officials, retaliating for Washington’s stepped-up campaign of striking Russian figures with similar coercive measures. The Russian foreign ministry announced the sanctions on Wednesday, identifying the targets as 77 Americans, including 33 governors of US states. It said the designated officials were being …

The United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, met with Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, at Zabeel Palace in Dubai, the Emirati official news agency said on Thursday.