IRAQ

The Islamic State is staging a resurgence in West Africa, with the group having claimed the executions of 29 Nigerian soldiers.

Iranian diplomat skeptical of real diplomacy with US after President Trump activated a carrier strike group to the region earlier this month

Iran has backed out of its commitment on uranium enrichment and production of heavy water as laid down in the the 2015 nuclear deal.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, 26 countries in the world still have a blanket ban on abortion, with no explicit legal reasons for exceptions. This meant that women living in those nations are forbidden from legally terminating their pregnancies even if it was the result of rape or incest, regardless of the consequences to their own health.

There is growinhg unease the Trump administration might be laying the groundwork for a war against Iran.

The U.S. military is sending the USS Arlington and Patriot missiles to join the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Middle East.

Chelsea Manning has been released after 62 days in jail, but she may have to face a new jury.

The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter jet was used for the first time ever, to drop a bomb on an Islamic State target in Iraq.

Lori Gilbert Kaye, 60, sacrificed her life so others might live at the synagogue shooting in Poway, California.

Labour Party lawmaker Dan Jarvis described the video as "shameful and utterly unacceptable" in a tweet on Wednesday.

In a new biography by Susan Page, former first lady Barbara Bush blamed Donald Trump for a heart attack she had in June 2016, and also for her decision to leave the Republican Party.

The Kurds appeal to the world to help them secure their Islamic State captives.

President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment of the Persian New Year felt like an attack on the Iranian government and military.

This decision comes hours after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused President Donald Trump of plotting to remove him from power by crippling the nation’s power system.

The United States will retain a small residue force in Syria departing from the earlier plan of a total pull out. As a result, some 200 troops will stay for some more time, according to a new announcement from the White House.

Hoda Muthana, an ISIS bride who left the U.S. to join the group in 2014, said she wants to return to the U.S. But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said she will not be allowed to return.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showed their support to a grieving mom at the Endeavor Fund Awards by doing a sweet gesture.

Walter Jones broke his hip at his home on Jan.14 and underwent a surgery the following day. A week later, he was taken to hospice care after his health deteriorated.

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the U.S. and other allies have launched their final offensive against the last ISIL stronghold in Syria.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii rejected a presidential endorsement by former KKK grand wizard David Duke.

“Don’t overburden Iraq with your own issues,” Iraqi President Barham Salih said about Trump at an international forum.