Protesters storm Baghdad parliament as deadlock gives Iraq record run without government

Protesters storm Baghdad parliament as deadlock gives Iraq record run without government

Reuters. Hundreds of supporters of populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr broke into Iraq’s parliament on Wednesday (July 27) as the country reached 290 days without a government.   Infighting among Shi’ite and Kurdish groups in particular has prevented the formation of a government, hampering reforms needed as the country struggles to recover from decades of…

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Multi-party coordination underway to ensure safe grain shipment from Ukraine

Multi-party coordination underway to ensure safe grain shipment from Ukraine

People from multiple parties at a newly-established Joint Coordination Center in Turkey are striving jointly to ensure safe grain shipment from Ukraine, said a coordinator from the United Nations.   Turkey inaugurated the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul on Wednesday to monitor the implementation of the grain shipment process from Ukraine, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi…

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Turkey says Sweden and Finland not fulfilling NATO deal

Turkey says Sweden and Finland not fulfilling NATO deal

Sweden has not yet extradited suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday, DW reports.   “They must fulfill their responsibilities, or we’ll block their NATO bids,” Çavuşoğlu said, according to state broadcaster TRT World.     Çavuşoğlu also claimed, “terror propaganda in Sweden and Finland continues.”   Sweden and…

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