Biden administration spent over $1.2 million in taxpayer funds renovating swimming pools at U.S. embassies in war-torn countries, according to Sen. Joni Ernst’s report.
A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people
Iraqi officials say a fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people in eastern Wasit province.
Over 60 dead after fire rips through shopping mall in Iraq
An overnight fire at a shopping mall in Iraq has killed more than 60 people, according to the country’s interior ministry. The massive fire broke out early Thursday in the new, five-story shopping …
Officials try to identify 18 bodies in deadly Iraq shopping mall fire
Officials struggled Friday to identify more than a dozen bodies pulled from a deadly shopping mall fire in Iraq, amid ongoing investigations into what caused the blaze. An Iraqi medical official who …
Investigating deadly Iraq fire and assessing situation in Syria
From the Middle East, we verified footage of the deadly fire in Kut, Iraq, which is now known to have killed at least 61 people, and the aftermath of recent clashes in Syria which also appear to have …
‘Horrific Fire’ Kills at Least 61 at Iraq Shopping Mall
Local officials blamed shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness for the scale of the tragedy at the newly opened building.
‘Nothing has changed’: Iran tries to rearm proxy groups as US talks stall
Iran was never going to stop resupplying their groups,” said Michael Knights, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran and the Gulf …
Iraq confirms drone attack ‘findings’ without naming who targeted its bases
Drones used to attack military bases in Iraq during the recent Israel-Iran war were manufactured outside Iraq but were launched inside its territory, according to the decisive findings of an …
Fire at Iraq mall kills 69, prime minister orders probe
A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in southern Iraq has left at least 69 people dead and 11 others missing, the city’s health authorities and two police sources told Reuters.
Officials in Iraq struggle to identify 18 bodies from shopping centre fire that reportedly killed 63
While the cause of Wednesday’s blaze has not yet been determined, officials blamed lack of safety standards in the building for the scale of the tragedy.View on euronews …