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FBI agent testifies in trial of Swedish jihadist


Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 , 16:57 AFP An American FBI agent took the stand Wednesday at the Stockholm trial of a Swedish jihadist accused of participating in the gruesome killing of a Jordanian pilot in Syria in 2015.

Iranians buying supplies in Iraq tell of fear, shortages back home


Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 , 13:19 AFP Near the once-bustling Iraqi border crossing of Bashmakh, Iranian driver Fatah stocked up on rice, sugar and tea, staples that have become increasingly hard to get back home.

Iraq treads a tightrope to avoid spillover from Israel-Iran conflict


Tuesday, 17 June, 2025 , 09:17 AFP In Iraqi airspace, Iranian missiles and drones have crossed paths with Israeli warplanes, forcing Baghdad to step up efforts to avoid being drawn into the region's latest conflict.

Migrant smuggler suspects go on trial in France over boat deaths


Monday, 16 June, 2025 , 14:17 AFP Nine men went on trial on Monday in France suspected of smuggling people on a small boat that capsized in the English Channel killing eight passengers in 2022.

Fighter jets, refuelling aircraft, frigate: UK assets in Mideast


Monday, 16 June, 2025 , 13:28 AFP Britain is deploying extra fighter jets and other assets to the Middle East amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

Two Iranian drones shot down in Iraq by international coalition: officials


Sunday, 15 June, 2025 , 12:08 AFP Two drones launched from Iran towards Israel were shot down over Iraq by the US-led international coalition to defeat the Islamic State group, two Iraqi military officials told AFP on Sunday.

Pro-Iran groups in Iraq demand US troops leave, warn of regional escalation


Friday, 13 June, 2025 , 18:11 AFP Pro-Iran groups in Iraq called on Friday for the withdrawal of US troops, with one powerful faction warning of "additional wars in the region" after a wave of Israeli strikes on Iran.

Iran hangs man over 2022 protest deaths, activists say conviction wrongful


Wednesday, 11 June, 2025 , 11:56 AFP Iran on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of killing seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, during nationwide protests in 2022 but human rights groups said he was the victim of a wrongful conviction.

Iran hangs man convicted of killing seven at 2022 protest


Wednesday, 11 June, 2025 , 06:09 AFP Iran executed a man on Wednesday after convicting him of killing seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said.

Mum, three kids die in Turkey tower block fire


Thursday, 5 June, 2025 , 20:08 AFP A mother and three children died Thursday when a fire broke out in a 13-storey apartment block in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, local officials said.