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UN urges Iraq to deliver on reforms and combat corruption -- and backs it fight against terrorism
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council encouraged Iraq’s recently formed government to deliver on reforms and combat corruption in a resolution adopted unanimously Tuesday that backs the country’s ongoing fight against the Islamic State, al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. ...
Biden attends memorial Mass to mark 8 years since son Beau's death from brain cancer
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Tuesday’s eighth anniversary of one of the saddest days of his life, the death of his son Beau, by attending a memorial Mass and visiting his gravesite. Biden, his wife, Jill, and other family members prayed for Beau Biden during...
Iraq announces plans for $17 billion transportation project linking Asia to Europe
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Saturday announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate the flow of goods from Asia to Europe. The announcement was made at a one-day conference in Baghdad that convened transport ministers and...
Turkish strike kills 3 Yazidi militiamen in northern Iraq, local officials say
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — A Turkish strike in northern Iraq killed three Yazidi militiamen and wounded three others on Tuesday, regional officials said. A local official affiliated with the militia disputed that account, saying none of its fighters were killed, but that a shepherd died in the Turkish...
Alleged Turkish drone strike targets Yazidi militant group in Iraq’s Sinjar
SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — An airstrike targeted a militant group in northern Iraq’s Yazidi heartland of Sinjar on Tuesday, according to local officials, who attributed the strike to Turkey. Officials gave conflicting reports regarding the number of casualties. The semi-autonomous...
Today in History: May 12, Soviets lift Berlin Blockade
Today in History Today is Friday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2023. There are 233 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing...
Italy smashes cross-border migrant smuggling ring
ROME (AP) — Italian police on Wednesday arrested 29 suspected smugglers as they smashed a transnational operation that for years brought migrants illegally into Italy by sea and then moved them overland into northern Europe, authorities said. The nearly four-year-long investigation...
Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes
Today in History Today is Saturday, May 6, the 126th day of 2023. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at...
Belgium arrests Iraqi suspected of terror attack involvement
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities said Friday they have arrested an Iraqi on charges of murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity over bombings that took place in Baghdad more than a decade ago. The federal prosecutor's office identified the suspect as a person in their 40s...
Albanian charged with supporting terror attacks
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian law enforcement authorities on Tuesday charged an Albanian man with supporting terror attacks in Western Europe on social media. A statement from the special prosecutor’s office against corruption and organized crime accused Bledar Zeneli of...
