At least 100 dead in Iraq wedding fire
A deadly fire consumed an Iraq wedding hall, collapsing parts of the building.
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The airport had recently been used as a place to train anti-terror units.
Bear loose on a plane, flight delayed
Plane’s captain apologises to passengers for delay due to a bear being loose in the hold.
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Hundreds of protesters have attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone.
Opec+ nations make surprise output cuts of more than 1 million barrels a day
Financial Times: Initiative to boost prices shows Saudi Arabia’s determination.
Geoffrey Miller: NZ’s Middle East strategy, 20 years after the Iraq War
NZ may want to think about reopening its embassy in Baghdad – again.
Twenty years on, a question lingers about Iraq: Why did the US invade?
New York Times: Two decades on, debate still rages about weapons of mass destruction.
UK govt admits tough new plan to stop Channel migrants 'pushes law'
“If you enter Britain illegally, you will be detained and swiftly removed,” govt says.
Michael Palin on lockdown inspiration; travel to North Korea, Iraq
The Monty Python star talks to Herald Travel about his new book Into Iraq.
'Taken by surprise': Syrian fighters didn't know killed man was IS leader
Islamic State group leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in battle.
'Killer robots': Israel deploys remote-controlled guns in West Bank
Weapons can fire tear gas, stun grenades, sponge-tipped bullets at Palestinian protesters.
Michael Palin on lockdown inspiration; travel to North Korea, Iraq
The Monty Python star talks to Herald Travel about his new book Into Iraq.
Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 15 dead
Machine-gun fire echoed throughout central Baghdad as protesters stormed the Govt palace.
George W Bush faces backlash over 'brutal invasion of Iraq' gaffe
The former US president mistakenly referred to the Iraq war as 'wholly unjustified'.
George W Bush mistakenly condemns 'brutal invasion of Iraq'
Former US president misspeaks as he decries Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
'Russia lies in the most absurd and grotesque ways': Bellingcat founder
"Information is a battleground": The digital investigators gathering war crimes evidence.
'Outrageous attack': Iranian missiles reportedly hit US consulate in Iraq
At least 12 ballistic missiles struck a US consulate in Iraq.
Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly airstrikes
New York Times: Flawed intelligence, faulty targeting and years of civilian deaths.
'Our boat was surrounded by dead bodies': Witnessing a migrant tragedy
New York Times: At least 27 people are believed to have died in channel tragedy.
They twice gave up everything to flee Iraq. They keep getting sent back
New York Times: One family have tried twice to make it to Germany, only to be deported.
Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep
Thousands from the Middle East have been trying to cross into the EU in recent months.
Iraq PM condemns 'cowardly' rocket attack
World leaders have condemned a failed attack on Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
Death by drones: Iraqi prime minister survives assassination attempt
Seven security guards were injured in the attack.
'Fake news': Trump's rant a day after Powell's death
Trump attacked Powell's record on Iraq and called him a 'Republican in name only'.
Iraqis do not forgive Colin Powell
For many Iraqis, Powell is remembered for making the case for war against their country.
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from Covid complications
President Joe Biden says Powell 'embodied the highest ideals of a warrior and diplomat'.
Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks
By the time the US withdrew in 2011, tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians were dead.
World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Victims' relatives and four US presidents paid their respects at Ground Zero.
From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last
9/11 meant a chance to reshape the post-Cold War world. The US squandered it.
Comment | After 9/11, we don't need less US intervention abroad, we need better US intervention
Twenty years on from 9/11, what have we in the West learned?
Editorial: Scars from 9/11 have only grown
Editorial: Bush's 'war on terror' was an open-end escalation framed in religious rhetoric.
Neighbours from Syria and Iraq radicalised terrorist, mother says
Mother of terrorist said her son then started posting radical views on social media.
64 dead in fire at Covid-19 hospital ward in Iraq
Health officials said more than 100 people were also injured in the fire.