President Donald Trump's decision to arrest a foreign leader in a middle-of-the-night operation is as close to piracy as any president has gone, according to one analyst. Last weekend, the Trump administration arrested Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife,

Acquiring KM-SAMs in the near future and Meteor-armed Rafales in the foreseeable future will provide Iraq with the most capable national air defense its had in 35 years.

The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) drilled and reclaimed a total of 237 oil wells in 2025, contributing to the country's production plans.

Formation of the new government will have to tread a fine line to satisfy domestic and international pressures.

HuffPost spoke with Columbia University professor Elizabeth Saunders about the risks of a "personalist" foreign policy and potential pushback.

The new speaker must address a much-debated bill that would have the Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Units — an umbrella group of Iraqi Shiite militias largely backed by Iran — become a formal security institution under the state. Iran-backed armed groups have growing political influence.

Iraqi authorities arrest 17 men after a video of a New Year's Eve assault on a woman in Basra went viral, sparking outrage over gender-based violence.

Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since November elections that consolidated the main parties' grip on power.

Iraq unveils its 2035 National Tourism Strategy to welcome 10 million visitors. Learn how the UK and European countries are easing travel advisories for Iraq

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