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Iraq, US agree phased coalition troop pullout: minister
BAGHDAD: Iraq and the United States have agreed on a phased pullout of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition but have yet…
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US retaliates in Iraq after three US troops wounded in attack
The US military carried out retaliatory air strikes on Monday (Dec 25) in Iraq after a one-way drone attack earlier…
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Asia
US strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad
Hours earlier, a warplane struck the vehicle of Iranian-backed fighters after they had fired a short-range ballistic missile at US…
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Blinken visits Iraq in bid to prevent Gaza spillover
BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday (Nov 5), as he tours…
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United States
Nearly half Israelis want to hold off invasion as EU calls for ‘pause’
All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war. Poll finds 49% Israelis want to hold off on Gaza invasion…
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Iraq wedding fire caused by ‘gross negligence’, government investigation says
BAGHDAD: A fire that swept through a crowded wedding hall in a northern Iraqi town killing more than 100 people…
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Europe
French special forces soldier killed in anti-terror operation in Iraq
A member of an elite French commando unit was killed on Monday in Iraq while “supporting an Iraqi unit in…
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Asia
WHO flags India-made syrup in latest warning over contaminated drugs
The World Health Organization on Monday (Aug 7) flagged a batch of contaminated common cold syrup, manufactured by an Indian…
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Water-stressed Iraq dries up fish farms
“STRATEGIC RESERVES” From a bird’s-eye view, the backfilled dry patches of land that replaced the ponds are marked out by…
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Europe
Denmark exploring legal limits on protests involving Koran burnings
The Danish government said Sunday it would explore legal means of stopping protests involving the burning of holy texts in…
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