Iraqis headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new parliament in the sixth legislative elections since 2003. The Independent High Electoral Commission announced that voter turnout reached 23.9 percent by
Read MoreIraq closed polling stations on Tuesday evening at the end of voting in the parliamentary elections. The Independent High Electoral Commission announced that manual vote counting would begin immediately after ballot boxes
Read MoreThe Rapid Support Forces announced a major troop buildup to attack the city of Babnousa in West Kordofan state, aiming to seize control of the Sudanese army’s 22nd Division. In response, the
Read MoreA Turkish C-130 cargo plane crashed in Georgia shortly after taking off from Baku Airport in Azerbaijan, local media reported Tuesday. No details have yet been released regarding the number or fate
Read MoreThe U.S. Senate voted Monday evening on a bill ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, after eight Democrats joined Republicans to secure a majority. The bill passed 60-40 and
Read MoreThe Israeli Knesset on Monday evening passed, in its first reading, a bill allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis. The vote, supported by 39 out of 120 members,
Read MoreAt least 12 people were killed and others injured on Tuesday in a suicide bombing near a courthouse complex in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the bomber attempted
Read MoreSyrian Information Minister Hamza Al-Mustafa announced the signing of a political cooperation declaration between Syria and the international coalition against the Islamic State, without including any military components at this stage. The
Read MoreLeaders and representatives of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the European Union held a summit in the city of Santa Marta, northern Colombia, with the participation of 33
Read MoreEgyptian voters began casting their ballots on Monday in the first phase of the country’s parliamentary elections, taking place over two days across 14 governorates. Polling stations opened at 9:00 a.m. local
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