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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy’s top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump. Esper also determined that the sailor in question, Special Operations Chief …

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi received the CEO of General Electric Company for Renewable Energy (GE Renewables), Jérôme Pécresse and his accompanying delegation. The Prime Minister affirmed his support for GE’s projects in the electricity sector, including the transport networks project, which the Iraqi government intends to accelerate …

The Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Mohammad al-Halbousi announced details of the new election law, which lawmakers are working on. Halbousi said in a statement to a number of media within the Parliament, that the agenda today includes the elections of the parliament and the Electoral Commission’s law and we believe that …

Iraq’s anti-terror agency on Monday unveiled the reality of a “military coup” in the country, which has been the scene of mass protests for nearly two months. The Joint Operations Command said in a statement published by the Security Information Center that “the official page of the counterterrorism agency has …

The Iraqi government has plans to renovate Abu Ghraib prison in efforts to receive thousands of Islamic State (IS) prisoners, an Iraqi source revealed on Sunday. According to the source, the government has canceled previous plans to destroy the prison and use the land for housing projects, pointing out that …

The U.S. Navy Secretary said on Saturday he did not threaten to resign amid a disagreement with President Donald Trump over whether a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers who may oust him from the elite force. “There seem to be rumors out there …

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday evening in different parts of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, interim Prime Minister, at a time when marches in support of him. JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of bribery, dishonesty and …

A source in the Iraqi Council of Representatives said that the parliamentary legal committee voted to limit the nomination for membership of the Council for holders of Iraqi nationality. The legal committee voted to limit the nomination for membership in the House of Representatives of holders of Iraqi nationality.” “this …

The death toll from a light plane crash in the northern Congolese city of Gomo on Sunday morning has risen to 24. The site “7 Sir 7” that “rescue teams have taken out of the wreckage 24 bodies so far, adding that” searches are underway at the site for other …

The Iraqi military said on Sunday that its warplanes shelled an alleged Islamic State hideout in a rural part of Salahuddin province, killing all its occupants. In a statement, the military said Iraqi F-16 fighter jets launched an airstrike and destroyed a position the terrorist organization held near the city …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised on Sunday “to get Brexit done”, pledging in his Conservative Party’s manifesto to bring his deal to leave the European Union back to parliament before Christmas and ruling out any more delay. With less than three weeks before Britain heads to the polls on …

Voters have turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots in Hong Kong’s district council elections. By lunchtime, the number of voters had already surpassed the final total in the 2015 elections. The election is seen as a test of support for embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Pro-democracy protest …

As Thanksgiving week starts, a record number of travelers will be dealing with three storms nationwide that will add to the holiday stress. One storm will lash the East and will affect travel through Sunday, another one will batter the Midwest on Tuesday and a third one will move through …

A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has urged the country’s judiciary to mete out harsh sentences to what he described as “mercenaries” involved in protests against a fuel price hike last week, the judiciary’s Mizan news site reported. “We caught all the mercenaries who openly confessed they were doing …

Two people were found dead on Sunday after massive flooding that has hit southeastern France since Friday, causing major damage in the region, local authorities said. One person was found dead near Muy, between the towns of Nice and Marseille, the police prefecture of the Var department said in a …

A watchdog group asked Israel’s top court on Sunday to order Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges, adding to the pressure he is facing from within his ruling party. Netanyahu, a four-term conservative leader, has denied the charges of bribery, fraud, and breach …

Security forces have allegedly fired on protesters in southern Iraq, killing at least five people and wounding dozens of others. Iraqis have been protesting for weeks against corruption, misgovernance and a lack of jobs. Security forces opened fire on protesters in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five people …

Essentially the entirety of physics centers on four forces that control our known, visible universe, governing everything from the production of heat in the sun to the way your laptop works. They are gravity, electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force, and the strong force. New research may be leading us closer …

The United States is the world’s biggest source of instability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday. The Chinese minister said during a meeting with his Dutch counterpart on the sidelines of the meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of 20 countries in Japan, that US politicians tarnish China’s …

Iraqi MP for Fatah Alliance Hanin Qadu, Saturday, ruled out the ability of the government to meet all the demands of the public within 45 days only, saying that the government does not have a “magic wand” and warned against entering Iraq in a “dark tunnel.” He added that “the …