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Iraq

Brewed brilliance: the surprising role of beer in the rise of Sumerian society

World

Brewed brilliance: the surprising role of beer in the rise of Sumerian society

By Don Pinnock

Gaza ceasefire to start on time despite ’loose end’, says US’s Blinken; Putin to meet with Iranian president

World

Gaza ceasefire to start on time despite ’loose end’, says US’s Blinken; Putin to meet with Iranian president

By Reuters

US's Blinken lays out post-war Gaza plan; ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’ - mediators

World

US's Blinken lays out post-war Gaza plan; ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’ - mediators

By Reuters

Iran ‘preparing to strike Israel from Iraq’ - report; 39 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

World

Iran ‘preparing to strike Israel from Iraq’ - report; 39 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

By Reuters

In the deadly heat, Iraq’s hospitals have become the ground-zero battlefield in the country’s climate crisis

Op-eds

In the deadly heat, Iraq’s hospitals have become the ground-zero battlefield in the country’s climate crisis

By Susan Schulman

Israeli forces kill six in West Bank raids; US sanctions Lebanese network for ‘smuggling for Hezbollah’

World

Israeli forces kill six in West Bank raids; US sanctions Lebanese network for ‘smuggling for Hezbollah’

By Reuters

Cement giant in crosshairs: Amal Clooney seeks US justice for Yazidis brutalised by Isis

World

Cement giant in crosshairs: Amal Clooney seeks US justice for Yazidis brutalised by Isis

By J Brooks Spector

A visit to Jordan is a stark reminder of the plight of refugees, especially their children

World

A visit to Jordan is a stark reminder of the plight of refugees, especially their children

By Mark Potterton

Russia returns POWs in Easter exchange; China’s defence minister meets Putin

World

Russia returns POWs in Easter exchange; China’s defence minister meets Putin

By Bloomberg

Twenty years later, US Senate may finally repeal authorisations for wars in Iraq

Newsdeck

Twenty years later, US Senate may finally repeal authorisations for wars in Iraq

By Reuters

Heaven to Hell, Blue Skies to Pain: The lament of Iraq’s climate migrant dispossessed communities

World

Heaven to Hell, Blue Skies to Pain: The lament of Iraq’s climate migrant dispossessed communities

By Susan Schulman

Six killed, 30 wounded in gas cylinder explosion in northern Iraq

Newsdeck

Six killed, 30 wounded in gas cylinder explosion in northern Iraq

By Reuters