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Amir Albazi says he wasn’t medically cleared for UFC Fight Night main event
Sportsnet
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July 30, 2025
Amir Albazi says he is “heartbroken” he won’t be competing Aug. 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas in a UFC Fight Night main event against fellow flyweight contender Tatsuro Taira. The UFC initially announced Albazi was removed from the card “due to...
Newly Declassified Documents Underscore How Claims of Russian Election Interference in 2016 Were Over-Hyped–Much Like Nonexistent Iraqi WMDs
CovertAction Magazine
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July 28, 2025
[Source: gbtribune.com] In mid-July, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of documents that, she said, showed evidence that Obama administration intelligence officials “manufactured and politicized intelligence to lay...
Silent crisis: Youth suicides surge in Iraq’s al-Anbar
Shafaq News
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2025-07-28T15:43:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Al-Anbar Iraq’s al-Anbar province is witnessing a troubling rise in suicide cases, particularly among youth, challenging long-standing cultural taboos in a deeply...
Iraq: 3 killed in clashes between armed group, security forces
The New Arab
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July 27, 2025
Three people, including a policeman, were killed Sunday during clashes in Baghdad between security forces and pro-Iran gunmen, according to authorities and a member of a local armed group. The violence erupted when armed men stormed a local office...
Iraqi policeman killed and a number injured in clashes with Iran-backed militia
The National News
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Clashes erupted in Baghdad on Sunday between Iraqi security troops and an Iran-backed Shiite militia, leaving one police officer dead. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has ordered an investigation after members of the militant group...
Fury in Iraq after clashes between militia and security forces
The National News
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Public anger is mounting in Iraq after clashes between security forces and gunmen from an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad left two dead. The violence was sparked when fighters stormed a government building to forcibly reinstate a dismissed director...
Hundreds attend concert for MAGA-affiliated musician at Toronto church after Vaughan denies permit
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 28, 2025
Controversial Christian rocker Sean Feucht, known for his affiliation with the MAGA movement, performed at an Etobicoke church packed with hundreds of attendees on Sunday. The concert was originally scheduled to be played in Vaughan's Dufferin...
University of Baghdad to establish AI-focused college
The National News
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The University of Baghdad in Iraq will establish a college dedicated to artificial intelligence, according to a ministerial order issued on Monday. It comes as countries throughout the Middle East seek to become major players in the booming AI...
FOX News Media loses beloved field producer Robert Shaffer after long illness
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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July 28, 2025
Robert Shaffer joined FOX News Media in 2000. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Longtime FOX News Media field producer Robert Shaffer died on Saturday after a long illness, the company announced. CEO Suzanne Scott and President and...
US Embassy calls for swift justice after deadly attack on government office in Baghdad
Yeni Safak
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The US Embassy in Baghdad called on the Iraqi government on Monday to swiftly bring members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) who attacked a government department in the capital to accountability. “We call on the Government of Iraq to take...
The Story of JUMA Kitchen: The Iraqi Food Stall In The Heart Of London
Scoop Empire
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July 28, 2025
In the heart of London’s bustling Borough Market, you’ll find a culinary love letter to Iraq: the JUMA Kitchen food stall. Behind it is a man named Philip Juma — a self-taught chef of English-Irish-Iraqi heritage who never quite felt “Iraqi...
Iraqi women table tennis players chase Paralympic dreams
Al-Monitor
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July 27, 2025
Iraqi table tennis player Nur al-Huda Sarmad adjusts her wheelchair before striking the ball into play, braving sweltering heat, social stigma and inadequate facilities as she dreams of taking her team to the Paralympics. Sarmad and seven other...
'Have you seen the movie Die Hard?' Congressman blasts Trump's Putin strategy
AlterNet
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July 28, 2025
U.S. Rep. Adam Smith has been around in Washington state politics a long time. A moderate Democrat, he’s been in Congress since 1997, and before that, served in the state Legislature. His 9th Congressional District stretches from parts of Bellevue...
Gunmen Attack On Gov't Office Killed Two In Baghdad: Source
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Nam News Network) BAGHDAD, Jul 28 (NNN-NINA) – A federal police member and a civilian were killed yesterday, when gunmen from an armed group, attacked an office of the Agriculture Ministry in Baghdad, a source from the Iraqi Interior...
Gunfire Claims Two Lives in Baghdad Ministry Assault
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) A federal police officer and a civilian lost their lives Sunday when armed assailants launched an attack on the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture's office in Baghdad, according to a source from the Interior Ministry. The ministry reported...
Pakistan bans road travel to Iraq, Iran for Arbaeen
Daily Times
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July 28, 2025
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani government has officially banned road travel to Iran and Iraq for the upcoming Arbaeen pilgrimage, citing national and public security concerns. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced the decision on Sunday, stating it...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns of shifting battlefield with Israel
Iran International
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July 30, 2025
"The geography of the response and the battlefield may change, and Iran's reactions will be more crushing than previously observed," state media outlet Mehr news cited the spokesman of the sprawling military organization as saying. “If the Zionist...
Iraq’s Parliament: High pay, low productivity
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Beneath the domed chamber of Iraq’s parliament, 329 legislators convene in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone. Most receive an average of 1.296 billion Iraqi dinars—over $980,000—across a single four-year term, covering salaries, security...
Iraq’s Al-Sudani insists weapons must remain under state authority
Shafaq News
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2025-07-26T17:56:17+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Babil On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reiterated that exclusive state control over arms is essential, stressing that no party has the right to usurp...
Lancashire county councillor to attend 'voluntary police interview' over social media post
Lancs Live
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July 28, 2025
A Lancashire county councillor will be questioned by police next week about a post he shared on social media. County Cllr Michael Lavalette – the independent member for the Preston Central division – will attend what he says has been described to...