News Desk

Betta Edu and predecessor are being investigated for suspicious financial dealings in the humanitarian affairs ministry.

DIWANIYAH, Iraq: Four children were killed in a fire Monday in a maternity ward in southern Iraq, the Iraqi health ministry and Red Cross announced. The Iraqi Red Cross said in a communique that 150 children and 190 adults were evacuated from the fire in the town of Diwaniyah, about 175 kilometers south of Baghdad.

Watch the moment protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza heckled US President Joe Biden.

Airlines are inspecting the controversial aircraft after a midair blowout forced Alaska jet to make emergency landing.

The Ukrainian plane was hit by two missiles Iran says were fired in error shortly after takeoff, killing 176 people.

AMMAN: Jordanian jets conducted four strikes inside Syria on Tuesday in the second such raid within a week against suspected farms and hideouts of Iran-linked drug smugglers, regional intelligence sources said. Jordan’s army has stepped up a campaign against drug dealers after clashes last month with dozens of people suspected of links to pro-Iranian militias, who were carrying large hauls over its border with Syria along with weapons and explosives.

As the war enters ifs 685th day, these are the main developments.