Government And Politics
IS militants kill 2 Iraqi soldiers, wound 3 others in northern Iraq, officials say
Iraq’s security media office says Islamic State group militants have attacked an Iraqi army position in the northern governorate of Kirkuk, killing two military officers and wounding three soldiers
Why Turkey's currency is crashing after Erdogan got reelected
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed an internationally respected former banker as finance and treasury minister after winning reelection
Sudan's government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome
The Sudanese government says the United Nations envoy to the country, a key negotiator in the brutal conflict, is no longer welcome
Sudan's government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fire
Sudan's government says the U.N. envoy to the country, a key negotiator in its brutal conflict, is no longer welcome
Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian 'sanctions evasion network'
For Cypriots, it was a collective "here we go again" moment: In April, the U.S. and the U.K. included a handful of Cypriot nationals and Cyprus-registered companies on a list of “enablers” helping Russian oligarchs skirt sanctions
As Blinken visits, top Saudi diplomat says kingdom seeks US nuclear aid but 'others' also bidding
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says that while the kingdom would welcome U_S_ aid in building its civilian nuclear program, there are also "others that are bidding.”
UN says Sudan orphanage evacuated after more than 70 children died amid unabated fighting
The U.N. children’s agency and a charity say that an orphanage in Sudan's war-torn capital has been evacuated following the death of more than 70 infants, toddlers and older children over the past couple of months amid unabated fighting between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces
In Jerusalem's contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
A real estate deal in Jerusalem's Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent the historic Armenian community there into a panic
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington
Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile able to beat air defenses amid tensions with US
Iran is claiming that it's created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound