An Iraqi man walks at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq August 15, 2023. Photographer Ahmed Saad/File Photo By Reuters Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S. Treasury officials in efforts to combat money

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte jointly attend a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2025. Phographer Peng Ziyang By Xinhua News Agency The 61st Munich Security Conference, which kicked off on Friday, has underscored the complex challenges facing Europe and the urgent need for the continent

Arab foreign ministers meet at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Credit Photo/AP By AFP Saudi Arabia will host a summit on Feb. 20 with leaders from four Arab nations to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal for U.S. annexation of Gaza, a source familiar with the plans said Friday. The

By Anadolu Agency The African Union’s 38th Ordinary Assembly began on Saturday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, bringing together heads of state to discuss key regional and continental issues, including peace and security, economic integration, and institutional reforms. The two-day summit will see African leaders deliberate on the state of peace and security, the African

Police takes pictures of a car which drove into a crowd in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2025, injuring several people. Photographer Wolfgang Rattay By Reuters At least 20 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, police said, as the southern German city prepares for a top-level security conference

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the extended format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not travel to Washington for talks at the White House if the agenda includes U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to displace

By Anadolu Agency French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “respect” for Palestinians, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s reported plans for the mass deportation of Gazans. Speaking to CNN on Tuesday, Macron said: “You cannot say to 2 million people, ‘okay, now guess what? You will move’,” emphasizing that this is not a matter of

By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday strongly criticized US President Donald Trump for suggesting that Palestinians be relocated from Gaza, calling it a “scandal” and an “appalling” idea that violates international law. “It’s a scandal and an appalling idea, especially now as we can see the incredible destruction caused there,” Scholz said

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. Photographer Kent Nishimura/File Photo By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right-wing white lobby groups want to “tackle the injustices” of

Democratic Republic of Congo’s first female Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka attends a joint summit by delegates from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) to discuss the conflict in eastern Congo, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania February 8, 2025. Photographer Emmanuel Herman By Reuters Leaders at an unprecedented joint