Iraq and the United States have affirmed their commitment to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq without giving a timeline, state news agency INA said on Friday, citing Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. Iraq’s parliament had voted earlier this year for the departure of...

Oil prices edged higher on Friday but were on track for their first weekly fall in seven as new U.S. coronavirus cases spiked, raising the prospect of a second wave hitting demand. Brent LCOc1 was up 20 cents, or 0.52%, at $38.75 a barrel by 0926 GMT, having lost more than $1 earlier in the...

United Nations aid agencies voiced alarm Friday at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen as COVID-19 spreads and a lack of funding jeopardizes life-saving programs. "More than 30 of the 41 UN-supported programmes in Yemen will close in the coming weeks if additional funds are...

Twitter on Friday said it had removed tens of thousands of "state linked" accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey to push their own propaganda, sow misinformation or attack critics. By far the biggest network uncovered was linked to China, the US social media giant said, comprised of a...