Security

A handout picture received from the US embassy in Iraq on Dec. 31, 2019, shows a US army apache helicopter dropping flares over Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. (AFP)

Iraq

Iraqi Air Defenses Engage Drone Over Baghdad’s Green Zone Amid Fragile Ceasefire

Iranian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Reza Talaei-Nik. (IRNA)

Middle East

Iran Says U.S. Can No Longer “Dictate” as Hormuz Talks Stall

Russia's S-400 air defense system. (AP/SPUTNIK)

Iran

Iran Requests 'S-400' System From Russia as Defense Talks Intensify

Australian women and children at al-Roj camp in northeastern Syria. (Photo: The Australian)

Syria

Australian ISIS-Affiliated Families Face Uncertain Deportation from Syria

The collapsed building in Kirkuk. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Building Collapse in Kirkuk Leaves One Dead, Ten Injured

Iran Strikes Caused Damage to US bases (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Middle East

Iran Strikes Caused Billions in Damage to US bases Across ME

Israeli army soldiers patrol in their humvees along the border with southern Lebanon, in the Upper Galilee of northern Israel, on April 25, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

IDF Soldier Killed in South Lebanon Drone Attack as Fatal Escalation Strains Ceasefire

The deadly traffic accident in Kirkuk, April 26, 2026. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Deadly Traffic Accident in Kirkuk Leaves Several Killed, Dozens Injured

Smoke rises from targeted areas in the town of Choukîne, in Lebanon Nabatieh province following an airstrike, on April 26, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Hezbollah Rejects Netanyahu’s Ceasefire Accusations, Vows Continued Response

Israeli military vehicles driving along the road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, on April 25, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Netanyahu Warns Hezbollah “Dismantling” Ceasefire as Israel Orders Evacuations in Southern Lebanon

(L-R), White House PS Karoline Leavitt, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, and CBS correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. (AFP)

USA

World Leaders Condemn Shooting at Correspondents’ Dinner as Trump and Guests Escape Unharmed

Tuaregs fighters of the Coordination of Movements of the Azawad (CMA) gather near Kidal, Mali, Sept. 28, 2016. (AFP)

World

Coordinated Jihadist-Separatist Offensive Shakes Mali, Breaches Capital and Seizes Kidal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House after a shooting at the Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. (AFP)

USA

Trump Escorted to Safety After Gunfire Disrupts Correspondents’ Dinner

AFP photo from Tasnim News Agency shows an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boat during an alleged ship seizure operation in the Strait of Hormuz on April 21, 2026.

Iran

Iran Signals Hormuz Control as “Definitive Strategy” Amid Rising Tensions with U.S.

The photo shows the aftermath of a drone strike in Sulaimani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region Hit by 809 Drone and Missile Attacks, Government Says

A soldier wearing military uniform and carrying a long-barreled, heavy-caliber rifle. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iran

Tehran Highlights Expanding Military Production Network Amid Talks with Washington