Politics

Graphics depicting the U.S. flag and a visa. (Image: AA)

USA

U.S. to Launch Pilot Program Requiring Some Travelers to Pay Visa Bonds of Up to $15,000 to Enter the Country

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem on July 27, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Kurdistan

Netanyahu Vows to Update Gaza War Strategy Ahead of Key UN Security Council Meeting

World

Kurdistan Diaspora Confederation Marks 11th Anniversary of Yezidi Genocide

Iranian FM spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei speaking in a press breifing on July 28, 2025. (Photo: Tehran Times)

Iran

Iran Demands U.S. Accountability for Nuclear Strikes, Rules Out Direct Talks

Mothers along with babies who suffer from malnutrition wait to receive help and check-up at a clinic that run by the WFP, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Photo: AP)

World

Afghanistan has its 'sharpest surge' ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says

President Masoud Barzani, (R), receiving Khalid Ahmed Mansour, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Iraq in Erbil, August 4, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Bahraini Ambassador Praises President Barzani’s Leadership and Kurdistan Region’s Strategic Role

President Masoud Barzani (R) and German Amb. Christiane Hohmann (L). (Photo: Barzani HQ)

Kurdistan

President Barzani: Nothing More, Nothing Less Than the Constitution for Kurdistan

Kazem Gharibabadi, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs. (AP)

Iran

'Oil Exports Persist, Sanctions Ineffective,' Says Iranian Deputy FM

A picture shows a view of the destroyed Beirut port silos, August 1, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Lebanese President Vows “Justice Is Coming” on Fifth Anniversary of Beirut Port Blast

Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski appears in a propaganda video by PIJ, July 31, 2025. (Screenshot)

Middle East

'I Am Dying': Disturbing Video of Israeli Hostage Ignites Global Condemnation

An aerial view of Soran Independent Administration. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

KRG's 'Runaki' Project to Bring 24/7 Power to Soran Independent Administration

Members from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). (AP)

Iraq

US Warns PMF Law Undermines Sovereignty as Vote Stalls

US envoy Steve Witkoff. (AFP)

World

Trump Confirms US Envoy Witkoff to Travel to Russia in Coming Week

The photo shows a session of the United Nations Security Council. (AP)

Middle East

Israel Calls UN Emergency Session Following Graphic Videos of Hostages Held by Hamas

U.S. Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (R) and SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (L). (Photo: Kurdistan24)

World

Damascus-SDF Talks to Resume in Paris Backed by Trump Administration, U.S. Congressman Confirms

In August 2014, thousands of Yezidis were trapped in the Shingal mountains as they tried to escape from the so-called Islamic State. (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Emrah Yorulmaz)

Kurdistan

Over 2,500 Yezidis Still Missing on 10th Anniversary of Sinjar Genocide, Rescue Office Says