ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement on Friday in a US-mediated breakthrough that officials say could pave the way toward lasting peace between the neighboring countries. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who attended the signing ceremony, described the moment as "the beginning of the beginning," while cautioning that "there's a lot of work...

DUBAI, UAE — Picrz News — Iraq’s oil ministry said Friday (June 26) that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi “did not raise the issue of Iraq withdrawing from OPEC,” stressing that any demands related to production quotas are handled through OPEC’s technical and consensus-based mechanisms. The clarification follows comments Zaidi made on Thursday, when he said Iraq...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that states may count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive afterward, delivering a significant defeat to Republican efforts to restrict mail-in voting. In a closely watched 5-4 decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee, the high court upheld Mississippi's law allowing ballots postmarked by Election...

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela – Three days after twin earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 ravaged Venezuela’s northern coast, rescue crews are locked in a desperate race against time. Official figures confirm at least 1,430 fatalities, while more than 51,000 people are still unaccounted for, as the critical 72‑hour survival window rapidly closes. The devastating tremors struck...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iran’s foreign ministry on Friday hit back at a joint statement by the Gulf Cooperation Council and the United States, denouncing the call to address “Iran’s threats” as interventionist, irresponsible and provocative. The GCC-US statement, issued Thursday, said lasting regional peace requires tackling “the full spectrum...