On Thursday, the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency (FIIA) stated that six people affiliated with ISIS were arrested in three governorates. The Agency explained that three terrorists were apprehended in Saladin, two in Kirkuk, and one in Al-Anbar. In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS after Iraqi forces drove …
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US not sending M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine: Report
The United States will not send M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, despite repeated requests from the Kiev government, according to a report in the US media. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, quoting a US official, that the Abrams tanks’ heavy fuel …
Read More »Britain to introduce a law to curb strikes in key sectors
Britain will introduce legislation to ensure key public services maintain minimum safety levels during industrial action, as the government seeks to limit disruption from strikes now involving tens of thousands of workers. The government said on Thursday it would bring the bill to parliament in the coming weeks and would …
Read More »US House stuck in limbo as disagreements over speakership continue
Congress remains in deadlock as insurgent Republicans continue to thwart Representative Kevin McCarthy’s bid for House speaker The US House of Representatives has adjourned yet again after lawmakers failed to appoint a new House speaker for the second day in a row, leaving Congress in disarray amid an uprising against …
Read More »USDA Approves World’s First Vaccine for Honeybees
The generational immunity treatment aims to counter the deadly American Foulbrood disease The US Department of Agriculture has granted a conditional license to the first-ever vaccine for bees, Dalan Animal Health announced on Wednesday. The Athens, Georgia-based company has developed an oral prophylactic they hope will be effective against a …
Read More »North Korean drone entered no-fly zone over presidential office – South Korea
South Korea says a North Korean drone intruded into the no-fly zone over the presidential office in the capital, Seoul, last month. On Thursday, South Korea’s military said that a North Korean drone had entered the no-fly zone over the presidential office in Seoul during a rare incursion last month. …
Read More »Erdogan says he may meet Syria’s Assad to discuss peace, stability
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed the possibility of meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in forthcoming talks with Russia to discuss peace and stability in the region and in the Arab country. Erdogan said on Thursday that a trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers from Turkey, Russia, …
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