A U.S. journalist is kidnapped in Iraq
US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces hunt captors, Iraqi officials say

China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips
War with Iran strands about 20,000 seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
Ship traffic in Strait of Hormuz has plunged. The White House response keeps shifting.
Trump side-stepped diplomacy on his way to war in Iran. Now, he's asking China and others for help
The U.S. went to war without its allies. Now it wants their help
These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict
'We never asked for a ceasefire,' says Iran's foreign minister, as war keeps raging
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad again urges Americans to leave Iraq as Trump touts strikes on Iran
Why U.S. allies are saying 'no' to Trump
Trump demands NATO and China police the Strait of Hormuz. So far they aren't joining
Hamas calls on Iran not to target neighboring countries but affirms its right to self-defence
As India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of seized tankers, sources say
Israel steps up campaign in Lebanon, as Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping

The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid

He says U.S. troops abused him in Iraq's Abu Ghraib and his life is still ruined
Senate votes to repeal Iraq War authorization
Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations 20 years after invasion
4 people recall the invasion of Iraq and say the consequences live on
Capturing the sound of war as U.S. forces charged for Baghdad
Iraq vets reflect on a war Americans have largely put behind them
Before the U.S. rolled into Baghdad 20 years ago, Iraqis warned us what would happen
The Senate eyes a formal end to the Iraq War, and a reassertion of Congress' power
The start of the Iraq War 20 years later in photos
3 takeaways 20 years after the invasion of Iraq
Senate advances a bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations
U.S. grapples with forces unleashed by Iraq invasion 20 years later
20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq's alleged 'weapons of mass destruction'
Congress revisits approval for Iraq invasion, recalling change of heart on Vietnam

Iran-backed militias turn to drone attacks, alarming U.S. forces in Iraq
State Department voices concern over renewed violence between Armenia and Azerbaijana
Iran's Khamenei backs barring moderate, conservative candidates from June vote
Iran official upbeat over nuclear talks, top delegate cautious
Mali's vice president ousts president and prime minister from office, assumes power
Morocco police halt protest in support of jailed activists
‘Country has no future’: Iraqi protester killed at Baghdad rally

Baghdad soars to 125 blistering degrees, its highest temperature on record