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Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government forces on Saturday took control over western Mosul’s medieval Old City, the last bastion for Islamic State militants in Iraq’s second largest city. Military media quoted the Joint Operations Command saying forces took control over the Old City, the birthplace of Islamic State’s self-styled “caliphate” in Iraqi and Syria which was […]

Journalists rushed the G20 backstage to see the much-anticipated first meeting of the US and Russian presidents at the summit. READ MORE: Putin & Trump meet on sidelines of G20 summit (VIDEO) “OK, one by one,” a member of the protocol team presumably can be heard in the video trying to organize the reporters eager to enter […]

The Egyptian soldiers were targeted on Friday in attacks on several checkpoints in Sinai that included car bombings, the military said in a statement. The military said it killed the assailants as it clashed with extremists in North Sinai, where the ISIS group is leading a deadly insurgency. The Egyptian military said it killed the […]

 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, shook Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, shook hands for the first time before their much-anticipated meeting in Hamburg. Syria, Ukraine, and North Korea are Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during the G20 Summit in […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Hamburg late Thursday night for the G20 summit and the highly anticipated first in person contact with his US counterpart Donald Trump, scheduled on the sidelines of the top world leaders’ meeting. READ MORE: Dozens injured as anti-G20 protesters clash with Hamburg police ‘like never before’ (VIDEOS) The Russian […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A commander of the Interior Ministry’s Rapid Response forces was killed on Thursday during the ongoing battles to retake remaining regions held by Islamic State in Mosul’s Old City. A brief statement by the Rapid Response said “Cap. Hamid al-Azzawi was killed in the battles at Old City.” Smoke rises from clashes in […]

On the eve of the G20 summit in Hamburg, protests are stepping up a gear. The “Welcome to Hell” rally kicked off on Thursday afternoon. The Local followed the events throughout the day live. In short: World leaders are in Hamburg for the G20 summit on Friday and Saturday. Here’s what you should know. Police confront […]

The German military (Bundeswehr) has warned its soldiers not to wear their uniforms when traveling to and from their stations in the Hamburg area due to concerns about violence during the G20 summit. Sources told DPA on Wednesday that troops were advised by their leaders not to wear their fatigues outside of service between Wednesday […]

Japan’s population — excluding foreign residents — fell last year at the fastest pace since the current survey started in 1968 as the number of births fell below 1 million, government data showed Wednesday. As of Jan. 1, the number of Japanese people dropped a record 308,084 from a year earlier to 125,583,658. It was […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Federal Police have gained control on a huge Islamic State military base in Mosul. In a statement, Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, chief of Federal Police, said the troops were able to control a training center known as ‘Abu Massoud camp’ at al-Bouseif village, west of Mosul. MFederal police members aim their […]