Paris: A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, marking the first French military casualty in the ongoing Middle East conflict, President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Friday. The attack underscores the escalating…

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that Russia is “mistaken” in its belief that the Middle East conflict will reduce the pressure it faces due to its actions in Ukraine. This statement comes in the wake of the United States’ decision t…

Baghdad: All six crew members aboard a US military refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq have been confirmed dead, the US military announced. The incident adds to the toll of US service members who have died in operations against Iran, which…

Baghdad: Up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been displaced since the Middle East war erupted, the United Nations refugee agency said Thursday and authorities in Lebanon say 800,000 have been forced from their homes as Israel’s military destroys bui…

Washington: In a temporary easing of sanctions against Russia’s oil exports, the US Treasury Department has issued a new license allowing the sale of Russian crude oil and petroleum products for a 30-day period. The oil products in question must have …

Washington: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran’s new supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured. Hegseth spoke Friday, a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei released a written statement vowing to continue the war. It was …

Erbil: A drone strike has tragically resulted in the death of a French soldier in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, according to France’s armed forces ministry. The incident marks France’s first military casualty in the ongoing conflict in the Middl…