Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shiya al-Sudani on Tuesday met with Iraq’s parliament speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi, an official statement said. Al-Halboosi, at the beginning of the meeting, extended congratulations to al-Sudani for his appointment as prime minister and for passing the confidence vote. The meeting touched upon the situation in Iraq …

Iraq’s legislative body will be hosting two members of Mohammad Shiya al-Sudani’s cabinet, speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi announced on Tuesday. Al-Halboosi said in a statement that the parliament will host the water resources and agriculture ministers the first thing in the session called in today. The lawmakers will discuss the government’s …

Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday. Meta declined to comment on the WSJ report. Facebook parent Meta …

Former US President Donald Trump and his right-wing allies have already started casting doubt on the legitimacy of Tuesday’s midterm election results, according to a CNN report. “Here we go again! Rigged election!,” CNN on Sunday quoted Trump as writing to his 4.43 million followers on his social media platform Truth …

Suspected al-Shabaab militants have attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region days after the area was captured by government forces from the Takfiri terrorist group. The army repelled Monday’s attack on the base housing national and local troops in Qayib, a village captured from al-Shabaab last week, Defense Ministry …

Ukraine has received its first delivery of NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems, its defense chief says, as the West continues to pour advanced weapons into the ex-Soviet republic despite Russia’s warnings. In a tweet on Monday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said the received defense systems would “significantly strengthen” …

The expected indictment of former President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a fight over funding for the Justice Department if the GOP wins the Midterm Elections. Republicans expect Attorney General Merrick Garland to peruse an indictment of Trump — most likely within 60 to 90 days after Election …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says 50,000 servicemen of mobilized Russian troops are now serving with the combat units in Ukraine, nearly nine months after Russia began a military operation in the ex-Soviet republic. During a visit to the Tver region, outside the capital Moscow, on Monday, the Russian leader said …

The United Nations’ secretary-general says world leaders face a stark choice to join forces to cut gas emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe, warning that the globe is on a “highway to climate hell” in the midst of devastating effects of rising temperatures and global warming. Antonio Guterres …

Ukraine has accused Russia of occupying empty homes in Kherson with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting, ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive to recapture the southern city. The Ukrainian military said on Monday the Russian forces “disguised in civilian clothes, occupy the premises of civilians and …

Gunmen have abducted at least 80 people and killed nearly a dozen others in separate attacks in the northwest of Nigeria, in the latest attacks by armed gangs that have been preying on villages, schools and highways. Armed gangs kidnapped at least 80 people and killed 11 others in different …