Dr. Abdullah Waisy, President of the Union of Islamic Scholars in the Kurdistan Region, delivers his speech at The 32nd Annual International Law and Religion Symposium. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with the new European Union Ambassador to Iraq, Klemens Semtner, Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Germany’s newly appointed Ambassador to Iraq, Daniel Krebber, Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo: KRG)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan disembarks from an airplane after his arrival at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, April 22, 2024. (Photo: AP)
A man walks amid Israeli flags and names of victims displayed by Brazilian NGO Rio de Paz, marking the second anniversary of the attacks by Hamas, at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 7, 2025.
Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the message “Bring them home now” on Oct. 7, 2025, marking the second anniversary of the Hamas-led assault on Israel. (Photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the National Wisdom Movement, Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the National Wisdom Movement, Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo: KRG)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks on 2025 priorities to the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City on January 15, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
A view of the old market in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, where the first round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations is being held. (Photo: AFP)
This photo combination shows, from left, Fred Ramsdell in a photo provided by Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Osaka University professor Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi, Oct. 6, 2025 and Mary E. Brunkow in Seattle, Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo: AP)
President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Haider Abadi, leader of the Nasr (Victory) Alliance, Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
A Ukrainian serviceman (L) operates a drone during the ‘Wild Drones’ drone racing competition, in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytsky region on October 5, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, (R-South Dakota) speaks at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Sep. 30, 2025, shortly before the Gov. Shutdown takes effect. (Photo: AFP)
