Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after touring the newest aircraft in the presidential fleet at Andrews Air Force Base on June 19, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo: AFP)

World

Trump Warns Iran Over Hezbollah as Swiss Peace Talks Begin

President Masoud Barzani (top right), during his meeting with Osama al-Nujaifi, secretary-general of the Muttahidoon Party, June 21, 2026. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

Kurdistan

President Barzani, Osama al-Nujaifi Discuss Iraq's Political Challenges, Stress Coordination Among Parties

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

'Barzani Grand Mosque to Promote Coexistence and Learning,' Prime Minister Barzani Says

Photo shows a cabinet meeting headed by Iraqi Prime Minister ALi al-Zaidi. (Photo: INA)

Iraq

Baghdad to Finalize Cabinet Ahead of Washington Visit as Iraqi Premier Rules Out Re-Election

The Bürgenstock resort overlooking Lake Lucerne in Switzerland on June 21, 2026, ahead of high-level talks on a Middle East peace deal. (AFP)

World

Pezeshkian Reaffirms Iran’s Enrichment Rights Ahead of Key Nuclear Talks in Switzerland

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani speaking at the graduation ceremony for the fifth cohort of the Qalacholan Military College in Sulaimani province. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

A Pillar of National Identity: Kurdistan President Calls for a Unified and Modernized Peshmerga Force

A convoy with U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (AP)

World

Vance Arrives in Switzerland as U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Enter Critical 60-Day Phase

Iraqi Prime Minister's Security Advisor Qassim al-Araji. (AP)

Iraq

Iraqi PM Realigns Security Leadership, Appoints Qasim al-Araji as Top Advisor

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran

Iran's Lead Negotiator Arrives in Switzerland Under the Heavy Shadow of Wartime Grief

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Europe

Zelensky Warns of Imminent Russian Offensive as Ukraine Races to Secure European Arms and Aid

Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Reber Ahmed. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region Remains Safe Haven for Refugees Despite Mounting Pressures, Interior Minister Says

US President Donald Trump speaks with Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit, in Evian, France, on June 16, 2026. (AFP)

World

Trump Deepens Feud with Italy's Meloni, Linking Rift to Iran War and NATO Disputes

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2026.

Middle East

JD Vance to Join Switzerland Talks as CENTCOM Says Hormuz Remains Open to Shipping

Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026. (AP)

Iran

Iran Re-Closes Strait of Hormuz as Lebanon Fighting Threatens Fragile US-Brokered Deal

This photograph shows a part of the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex above Lake Lucerne, where talks following up on a deal to end the Middle East conflict were scheduled to begin, on June 19, 2026. (AFP)

World

Kurdistan24 Inquiry Prompts Swiss Confirmation of Continuing U.S.-Iran Talks

President Masoud Barzani (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

President Barzani Expresses Support for Proposed Iraqi Governors' Conference in Erbil