In Iraq, a New Prime Minister Takes Stock of His Bloodied Land
MOSUL, Iraq — From the moment Iraq’s new prime minister stepped off the Iraqi Army MI-17 helicopter for a tour of Mosul, the city most...
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Trump Made Inaccurate Claims About the Military During His West Point Speech
President Trump oversold his administration’s military record in a commencement speech at the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday. Here’s a fact-check...
OPEC and Russia Agree to Extend Oil Production Cuts
Many of the world’s major oil producers agreed on Saturday to extend the record oil production cuts that have helped bolster oil prices since their...
Dear America: We Watch Your Convulsions With Horror and Hope
A 92-year-old Italian, fondly recalling the G.I.s who parachuted in to liberate his country from fascism, says he now sees the ghost of Mussolini in...
Oil prices slump as wary traders eye upcoming OPEC+ meeting
Oil prices edged down on Monday as traders took profits, with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) considering meeting as soon as this...
ISIS Prisoners Threaten U.S. Mission in Northeastern Syria
WASHINGTON — A year after American-backed forces seized the last remnant of territory under Islamic State rule in Syria, some 10,000 captured ISIS fighters in...
U.N. Documents Abductions and Torture Of Iraqi Protesters
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of people were killed and thousands wounded in the antigovernment protests in Iraq last fall and winter that halted political life and...
New Isis leader ‘captured by Iraqi special forces’
Abdulnasser al-Qirdash was thought to be the favourite candidate to succeed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The new leader of Isis has reportedly been arrested in a...
Iran, an Eye on U.S. Election, Tries a New Tack: Curbing Provocations
BAGHDAD — After years of increasing tensions that nearly led to war, Iran has moderated its approach to the West, shifting from a policy of...
The Commander in Chief’s Following Wanes
It’s widely believed that the military is predisposed to lean Republican. In 2009, even with George W. Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan looking grim,...