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Al-Maliki is defiant after Trump threatens to withdraw US support for Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power.Al-Maliki, who was nominated last week by the country’s dominant political bloc to return to the premiership, said in a statement: “We reject the blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs and consider it a violation of its sovereignty."
Trump in a social media post Tuesday wrote, “Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty... Read More
Haiti faces a sexual violence and abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns
HAVANA (AP) — The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti’s capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country, a health charity warned Wednesday.Doctors Without Borders said it was “alarmed and outraged” by the overwhelming level of sexual and gender-based violence.
“The extent to which numbers have increased, it has shocked us,” Diana Manilla Arroyo, the group’s head of mission in Haiti, said in a phone interview. “It is not only the numbers, but the severity.”
IRS faces stiff challenges in 2026 tax season due to workforce cuts and new laws, a watchdog says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The national taxpayer advocate is cautioning that the 2026 tax filing season is likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems with filing their taxes given the exodus of IRS workers since the start of the Trump administration.National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins released her annual report to Congress on Wednesday, two days after the start of the 2026 season. She finds that while the IRS was able to process returns in 2025 without major disruptions, “entering 2026, the landscape is markedly different.”
“The IRS is... Read More
Iran's currency falls to a record low a month after protests began
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s currency, the rial, fell to a record low of 1.6 million to $1 on Wednesday, a month after the start of nationwide protests sparked by the country’s economic woes, according to local currency traders.On Tuesday, the rial fell to 1.5 million rial to $1.
The protests in Iran began on Dec. 28 over the rial’s plummeting value and quickly spread. They were met by a violent crackdown by Iran’s theocracy.
The scale of the crackdown is starting to become clear as the country has faced more than two weeks of internet... Read More
Gay ice hockey drama 'Heated Rivalry' becomes a surprise hit in Russia despite anti-LGBTQ+ laws
LONDON (AP) — If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie yet. then get your skates on.What started as a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. and Canada in December 2025 has spread to become a global phenomenon. Its stars have rocketed from unknowns to cultural icons in the space of weeks, appearing on stage at the Golden Globes, sashaying down the Milan catwalks to, this week, carrying the torch for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Based on the 2019 novel by Rachel Reid, the story traces... Read More
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