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Iraq arrests +1,150 in Diyala drug crackdown
2025-06-23T12:20:18+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraqi authorities have arrested more than 1,150 individuals in Diyala as part of an intensified crackdown on drug trafficking, a senior official revealed on Monday. Brig. Gen....

CVMC names interim CEO after Shaun Phillips resigns
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Scott Avery has been named the interim chief executive officer for Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC). He replaces Shaun Phillips, who left CVMC in late May. According to hospital officials, Avery spent nearly 30 years...

ISIS India Unit Chief Saquib Nachan Dies In Delhi Hospital, Was Convicted In Mumbai Blasts Case
Last Updated:June 28, 2025, 21:21 IST Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan was convicted for his involvement in a series of bomb blasts that took place in Mumbai between 2002 and 2003. Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan dies at Delhi hospital (Photo: X)Islamic State...

Jordan's medical exports grew by 15% at JD612m in 2024-JCI
Representative of Pharmaceutical Industries and Medical Supply Sector in Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI), Fadi Atrash, said the Kingdom is "now among the most advanced" countries in the pharmaceutical and medical supplies industry, as its...
Trump unveils new tariff rates, including 50% levy on Brazil
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on Wednesday (Jul 9), including a 50 per cent rate on Brazil, one of the highest so far announced for the levies which are set to hit in August. Trump cited the...

ISIS-linked terror accused Saquib Nachan dies in Delhi hospital
Saquib Nachan, an accused with links to the terror group Islamic State (ISIS), died in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, said sources on Saturday. He had been in judicial custody in Tihar Jail since 2023 and was admitted to the hospital a few days ago,...

India News | ISIS-linked Terror Accused Saquib Nachan Dies in Delhi Hospital
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Saquib Nachan, an accused with links to the terror group Islamic State (ISIS), died in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, said sources on Saturday. He had been in judicial custody in Tihar Jail since 2023 and was...

Trump slaps 50% tariff on copper, Brazilian imports starting in August
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS: U.S. President Donald Trump launched his global tariff assault into overdrive on Wednesday, announcing a new 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to start on August 1. “I am announcing a...

When ICE Comes to Your School
On June 10, 2025, I received an email notification from my child’s aftercare program. The subject line read, “URGENT: Aftercarechildren indoors, 3rd-6th,” and the body of the email was straightforward, just the facts: Good afternoon, We were...

Mental health interventions: Culturally appropriate, but not always culturally specific
Do culturally appropriate mental health interventions have to be culturally specific? University of New Mexico Sociology Professor Jessica Goodkind says no.In her article, Is cultural appropriateness culturally specific? Intersectional insights...

If Trump wants Gaza ceasefire, he must pressure Netanyahu, experts say
Washington, DC – The White House says Donald Trump’s “utmost priority” in the Middle East is to end the war in Gaza. But as the United States president hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, the two leaders have heaped praise...

Who is Gladys Corbin on General Hospital? Everything you need to know
In the daytime soap opera General Hospital, the character Gladys Corbin was portrayed by actress Bonnie Burroughs. The character was introduced in 2019; however, she was written off the show in 2023. Gladys Corbin was a cousin of Mike Corbin, the...

Veterans, pastors and neighbors unite in Texas flood recovery efforts
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS — They come from different walks of life—soldiers, pastors, and neighbors. But in the aftermath of devastating flash floods in rural Texas, they now walk the same muddy riverbanks, united by a single mission: to search, to...

Jordan’s exports to Iraq: Strong growth in 2024
2025-06-27T15:09:36+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Erbil/Amman Jordan’s exports to Iraq rose sharply in 2024, increasing by 44% compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the Iraq Future Foundation...
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Trump targets seven more countries with tariffs as US trade pressure mounts
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a new round of tariff notices to seven additional countries, escalating his administration’s push to secure a wave of bilateral trade deals. According to an AFP report, the letters, addressed to the...
'Witch hunt': Trump's tariff threat to Brazil over ex-leader's trial
US President Donald Trump has threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50 per cent starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged Lula...

Six more countries: Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, sets date for copper levy
President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff Wednesday targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country's ex-leader, and said a US "national security" levy on copper would begin in August. In a letter addressed to Brazilian...

Fighting in War Still Didn’t Prepare Me for Prison’s Mental Health Crisis
This story was published in partnership with MindSite News, a national nonprofit news outlet that reports on mental health. Sign up for the MindSite News Daily newsletter, follow them on Instagram and Bluesky, or connect with them on LinkedIn. Get...

SOLDIER TO SAVIOR: AL2LA LIFTING UP VETERANS
By Toni Shah In 2024, local veteran Rob Luna began a 153-day journey on foot from Weaver, Ala., to Los Angeles, Calif., to raise awareness for veteran’s mental health issues. He returned to a homecoming party at the VFW #5228 in Smiths Station in...
Nasdaq closes at new heights as Nvidia reaches $4 trillion
4:10pm: Nasdaq hits new level US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, lifted by a fresh surge in Nvidia shares that helped push the chipmaker into the history books—if only briefly. The Nasdaq led the charge, gaining 0.9% to finish at 20,611, while...