Trump turns 78 — and age is increasingly an issue
West Palm Beach – Donald Trump, whose attempt at a White House return is based in large part on attacking President Joe Biden as old and feeble, turned 78 on Friday — with growing questions over his own mental and…
Argentina responsible in deadly 1994 attack on Jewish center: court
San José – A top human rights court on Friday held the Argentine state responsible for not preventing, nor properly investigating, an attack on a Jewish center 30 years ago that left 85 people dead. It also blamed the state for…
Trump in Washington to woo Republican lawmakers
Washington – Donald Trump returns to Washington on Thursday to rally support from Republican lawmakers and the business community following his historic criminal conviction in his New York hush money trial. The former president, who is running to unseat Joe…
Tesla in last-minute shareholder sprint for huge Musk pay package
New York – Electric vehicle company Tesla kept up the campaign to win last-minute votes ahead of a Thursday shareholder meeting that will weigh in on CEO Elon Musk’s giant compensation package. “Tesla stockholders, time is running out,” read a…
Huge fire destroys oil refinery in northern Iraq
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – A huge fire broke out on Wednesday night at an oil refinery’s asphalt storage facility in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Nearly 40 firefighting teams were trying to contain the fire, the cause…
Iraq, US discuss forming a joint business council
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The President of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce (FICC), Abdul Razzaq Al-Zuhairi, and the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, discussed efforts to form a joint business council. The FICC mentioned in a statement that…
Iraq, Iran discuss regional developments
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, and the Caretaker Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Bagheri Kani, discussed on Thursday regional developments, including the war on Gaza. In a joint press conference held following the…
US dollar exchange rate remains stable in Baghdad, drops in Erbil
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The US dollar exchange rate against the Iraqi dinar remained stable in Baghdad and dropped in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Thursday with the closure of the two main stock exchanges in…
G7 eyes Ukraine funding plan at Italy summit
Bari – G7 leaders gather Thursday for the first day of an Italy summit, seeking to seal a deal on using frozen Russian assets to help war-torn Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join US President Joe Biden and leaders…
Caretaker Iranian FM to meet with top Iraqi officials
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Caretaker Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani arrived on Thursday in Baghdad in a visit aimed at promoting bilateral relations and discussing regional issues with top Iraqi officials. Following his arrival, Kani paid tribute to the memorial…