A backlash appears to be intensifying against Iraq's Kurds after the region overwhelmingly voted to support independence in a nonbinding referendum

Jordan's national airline says it is halting flights to Iraq's Kurdish region as of 6 p.m. Friday and until further notice

Kurdish officials say this week's referendum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than 92 percent of voters, as Iraq's prime minister vows to keep his country united without resorting to the use of force

Iraq's prime minister has ordered the Kurdish region to hand over control of its airports to federal authorities or face a flight ban, as the Kurds claim victory for the "yes" vote in an independence referendum rejected by Baghdad and Iraq's neighbors

The president of Iraq's Kurdish region has claimed victory for the "yes" vote in the referendum on support for independence.

Israel's prime minister says ties with Germany will "deepen and prosper" after its national election, without mentioning gains by a far-right party in the vote that secured a fourth term for Chancellor Angela Merkel

Iraqi Kurds have voted in a referendum on supporting independence, a move billed by the Kurdish leadership as an exercise in self-determination but viewed by Baghdad and regional powers as hostile

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expressing regret that Iraq's Kurds have gone ahead with an independence referendum