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Iraq receives first newbuild Caracal helicopters
Janes
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One of the first batch of newbuild Caracal helicopters for Iraq being offloaded from an An-124 strategic transport aircraft. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence) Iraq has received its first newbuild Airbus H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters, following...
MSU professor Cowen running for Congress in key mid-Michigan district
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Democrat Josh Cowen, an education policy professor at Michigan State University, launched a campaign for the U.S. House on Thursday, aiming to take on first-term Republican Rep. Tom Barrett next fall. Cowen, 46, of East Lansing plans to focus his...
Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s war on Iran
Asia Pacific Report
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June 21, 2025
Democracy Now! Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, held talks with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom yesterday in Geneva as Israel’s attacks on Iran entered a second week. A US-based Iranian human rights group reports the Israeli...
Mass protests in Iraq erupt against Israel's war on Iran
The New Arab
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June 20, 2025
In a statement issued by the office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the cleric cautioned against any attempt to target Iran's political or religious leadership. [Getty] Across multiple provinces, tens of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets...
The Year Arms Contractors Stopped Sponsoring Pride
Inkstick Media
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July 10, 2025
This year, corporations across the country have quietly pulled their sponsorship from local pride parades. Companies that once faced criticism for surface-level allyship — changing their logos to rainbow colors during Pride month, for instance —...
US slaps higher 20% tariff on Philippine goods
Philstar
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump released a fresh set of letters to trading partners on Wednesday, setting out tariff rates for six countries as Washington pushes to bring about a flurry of trade deals officials have promised. The letters,...
Men’s mental health care is in jeopardy with GOP legislation
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Eugene Scott is a journalist. Men gave Republicans the White House and both chambers of Congress in 2024 with the hope of improving their lives economically and perhaps culturally. But that support may have come with a cost — their mental health...
The three energy topics on everyone’s lips at the OPEC seminar
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
The blue logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is displayed on the facade of its headquarters building in Vienna, Austria, on June 9, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC says more than 1,000 ministers,...
World News | Iraqi Militia Warns of Strikes on US Bases if Trump Joins Iran-Israel War
Latestly
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June 20, 2025
Baghdad [Iraq], June 20 (ANI): Iran-backed Shia militia Kataib Hezbollah has threatened to strike US military bases across West Asia if the United States joins the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, CNN reported. "We reaffirm, with even...
Exclusive Iraq’s Tehran-backed militias prepared to support Iran
The National News
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An air of uncertainty surrounds US President Donald Trump and potential American involvement in Israel's war against Iran. Concern is mounting across the region that US strikes on Iran would provoke retaliation and make American bases a target....
Lawmakers urge govt to focus on agri, health, education sectors
The Nation
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June 20, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The lawmakers in the National Assembly in Thursday’s budget debate stressed the need for a peaceful environment for economic growth, besides suggesting the focus on agriculture, health and education to achieve the desired goals. The...
Middle-east war: Iran hits Israeli hospital as Trump considers U.S. involvement
Daily Trust
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June 20, 2025
An Israeli hospital was hit in an Iranian missile strike on Thursday, spiking tensions in the week-old war. Israel’s defence minister has warned that Iran’s supreme leader “Can no longer be allowed to exist” while President Donald Trump dangled...
Another Iraq? Military Expert Warns U.S. Has No Real Plan If It joins Israel’s War on Iran
Democracy Now!
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is set to hold talks with France, Germany, and...
'It's all a farce': Travel chaos for Iraqis stranded by war
The National News
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The scenes outside Iraqi Airways offices in several countries have become all too familiar: angry travellers desperate to return home, shouting at employees, families waiting for hours and some even sleeping outside in hopes of securing a ticket....
Iran Gives Israel a Taste of its Own Medicine
Groundviews
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June 20, 2025
Photo courtesy of Responsible Statecraft “The Islamic Republic of Iran is proud to be the target of the rage of the world’s greatest Satan” (Ali Khamenei) “If the invaders reach Iran the country will turn into a burning hell for them” (Mohamed...
Taqat Concludes Successful Iraqi Medical Congress in London
Iraq International News Agency
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June 19, 2025
The First Iraqi Medical Congress took place at the Novotel London West on the 14th and 15th June, bringing together more than 500 Iraqi medical professionals from across Iraq and the diaspora. The congress, organised by the Embassy of the Republic...
Basra sends emergency medical aid to Iran
Shafaq News
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2025-06-19T14:49:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Basra Health Directorate, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and local authorities, dispatched a shipment of emergency medical supplies to Iran on Thursday....
Pakistan advises citizens to avoid travel to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria
Dunya News
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Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan advises citizens to avoid travel to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria Close FO issues travel advisory amid rising tensions; over 170 Pakistani students return from Iran Updated On: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 23:59:34 PKT ISLAMABAD (Dunya...
Israel-Iran war: Hospital hit, nuclear sites targeted in ongoing conflict
The New Zealand Herald
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June 20, 2025
Separately, the UN Security Council is also due to convene on Friday for a second session on the conflict, at Iran’s request with support from Russia, China and Pakistan, a diplomat told AFP on Wednesday. Trump waiting to decide US President...
Implications of a US attack on Iran 'might be greater' than Iraq in 2003, former Defence Secretary claims
Radio X
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19 June 2025, 18:02 | Updated: 19 June 2025, 18:04 The Iranian State Radio and Television (IRIB) building could be seen burning from a distance after the strike. Picture: BERNO/SIPA/Shutterstock The implications of a US attack on Iran will likely...