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Trump Threatens 'Very Big Price' as Venezuelan Military Recognizes New Acting President

Trump Threatens 'Very Big Price' as Venezuelan Military Recognizes New Acting President

Trump Threatens 'Very Big Price' as Venezuelan Military Recognizes New Acting President

Map highlighting the contested Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Syrian Democratic Council Says Factions Nominally Linked to Defense Ministry Besiege Kurdish Neighborhoods in Aleppo

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Iraqi Parliament Leadership Agrees on Legislative Roadmap and Committee Formation

Patriarch Mar Awa III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East worldwide. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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A picture released by the British Ministry of Defence shows Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft being prepared for take-off on Jan. 3, 2025. (AFP)

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Duhok Governor Ali Tatar, delivering a speech at the event of laying the foundation stone a memorial commemorating Assyrian victims of the 1933 Semel massacre, Jan. 4, 2025. (Kurdistan24)

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Shakhawan Abdullah. (Photo: Archive)

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The photo shows Dukan lake following the recent days of rain and snowfall. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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Dukan Dam Water Levels Surge Following Heavy Snow and Rainfall, Director Reports

CDC image shows Candida auris; U.S. cases tripled over three years. (AP)

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A Colombian soldier stands guard at the border crossing with Venezuela in Cucuta, Colombia, on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. (AFP)

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Australia, New Zealand Back International Law After US Seizes Venezuela’s Maduro

Houthi supporters dance as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP)

Security Middle East

Houthi Official Warns of ‘Decisive Battle’ Amid Escalating Intra-Coalition Conflict in Southern Yemen

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Security World

Trump Announces U.S. Will “Run” Venezuela After Maduro Captured in Striking Military Operation

Masrour Barzani, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister. (Graphics: Kurdistan24))

Religion Kurdistan

Kurdistan Celebrates Yarsan Festival with Warm Greetings from PM Masrour Barzani

Video Story

from left: joshua Harris – Chargé d'affaires, U.S. Mission to Iraq, US Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas, President Nechirvan Barzani, PM Masrour Barzani, Deputy PM Qubad Talabani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Politics

US Deputy Secretary of State: New US Consulate in Erbil a Testament to Enduring Partnership

Liu Jun, the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Technology

Chinese Consul General Hails Kurdistan as "Promising" Investment Hub

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, delivering the opening address at the Sixth MEPS 2025, Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Politics

Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani Opens MEPS 2025 With Call for Actionable Commitments

Matthew Zais, Vice President of Government Affairs at HKN Energy. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Politics

HKN Energy: Kurdistan Emerges as Stable Energy Hub Amid Global Shifts

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Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani during his visit to the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Dec. 22, 2025. (Photo: KRG)

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The Kurdish painter Akram Bakr. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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Kurdistan's Digital Leap: Banking Initiative Nears One Million Users in Financial Overhaul

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Kurdistan

Zakho Supervisor Reports $400 Million in Investment and Major Infrastructure Gains in 2025

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Kurdistan

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran

Iranian President Calls for Dialogue as Tehran Shopkeepers Protest Currency Collapse

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A collection of gold coins is displayed at a shop in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles, April 30, 2025. (AP)

Tara Shwan

Tara Shwan

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From Oil to Gold: Rethinking Economic Dependence on Energy Commodities

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Dunia Kemal Beg Baban

Dunia Kemal Beg Baban

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from left: joshua Harris – Chargé d'affaires, U.S. Mission to Iraq, US Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas, President Nechirvan Barzani, PM Masrour Barzani, Deputy PM Qubad Talabani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Tara Shwan

Tara Shwan

Writer

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Ahmad Alkuchikmulla

Writer

Ahmad Alkuchikmulla

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Water Crisis: Climate Stress, Economic Pressures, and the New Politics of Survival

Tara Shwan

Tara Shwan

Writer

Tara Shwan

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Tara Shwan

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Tara Shwan

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Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

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PM Masrour Barzani

Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)

Full Transcript: Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's Interview at the MEPS 2025 Forum

Kurdistan

President Masoud Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

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President Masoud Barzani

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Sport

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U.S. Consulate in Erbil Congratulates Zakho SC Fans on FIFA Best Fan Award 2025

Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Sport

Erbil Governor Hails Zakho SC Fans’ FIFA Best Fan Award as Pride for All Kurdistan

Fans of Zakho SC celebrating after winning FIFA Best Fan Award, Dec. 16, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Sport

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Video Graphic

Isabelle McRae, a consultant from the Cambridge Centre for Geopolitics. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Politics Kurdistan

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Ambassador John B. Craig, Senior Fellow at the Transatlantic Leadership Network. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Politics Kurdistan

‘KRG Playing It Smart’: U.S. Diplomat Says Kurdish Move on Energy Signals Strategic Nationalism

Health

CDC image shows Candida auris; U.S. cases tripled over three years. (AP)

Health

Drug-Resistant Fungus Candida Auris Spreads Globally as Researchers Seek New Treatments

An Iraqi man walks along with dogs in the capital Baghdad's al-Mutanabbi street on April 17, 2020. (AFP)

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Health

Study Links Dog Ownership in Adolescence to Improved Mental Health and Microbiome Changes

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Health

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