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US calls on Iraq to disarm militias, what’s at stake? - analysis

With heavy pressure from two opposing forces, it remains to be seen what Iraq’s response to Rubio’s call for disarmament will be.

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.
 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iran says it won't return to talks as long as US makes 'unreasonable demands'

 A person waves a Palestine flag at Lafayette Square during a pro-Palestinian demonstration near the White House in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2023. People gathered in solidarity after a temporary cease-fire ended between Israel and Hamas earlier this week.

Most Americans support US recognition of Palestinian state, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

Jared Kushner speaks to members of the media next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

Inside the United States' plan to prevent the Gaza ceasefire from unraveling


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Israel on Thursday for two-day trip

Rubio's arrival will follow that of US Vice President JD Vance, who touched down in Israel on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff are also in Israel.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 7, 2025.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter accused of threatening US Democratic leader Jeffries

Christopher Moynihan allegedly wrote: "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live. ... Even if I am hated he must be eliminated. ... I will kill him..."

 Fellow House Democratic members applaud as U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a vote in House of Representatives on final passage of President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2025.

Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after rare Republican pushback over 'Nazi streak' text

Ingrassia also denounced the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in private text messages, according to a report in Politico.

Paul J. Ingrassia

'Let the fireworks begin': Quran-burning Texas politician looks on as IDF strikes in Gaza

In a Monday post on X/Twitter, Valentina Gomez, a Republican vying for Texas's 31st Congressional District, posed at the Gaza border with popcorn and filmed blasts inside the enclave.

Valentina Gomez visits the Kotel plaza in Jerusalem's Old City, October 20, 2025.

Man seeking refugee status in Canada claims he was arrested by ICE after mistakenly entering US

After crossing the border, Shahriar said he approached an immigration official for support but was quickly detained.

 An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.

Georgia man arrested at Atlanta airport with AR-15 rifle, planned mass shooting

Billy Joe Cagle's family called police early on Monday, alerting them that he had posted on social media that he was headed to the airport and was "going to shoot it up,"

A flight crew member walks through a terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on July 2, 2025

Middle East allies ready to 'straighten out Hamas' in Gaza, Trump warns

Some of the countries expected to lead the Gaza peace force are skittish about the prospect of going to combat with Hamas, NYT reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 20, 2025.

Man arrested after sending threats to Jewish conservative media personalities

Following a week long investigation by the Office of Statewide Prosecution, Nicholas Ray of Spring, Texas was arrested.

Laura Loomer arrives ahead of Donald Trump's debate with Democratic presidential nominee and Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024.

Israel needs to take tough Gaza decisions which may test bonds of US relationship - editorial

The series of ceasefire setbacks that unfolded in the past week are putting the US and Israel's friendship to the test.

 The US-Israel rift: The American eagle and the lion of Zion (Illustrative).

Khamenei tells Trump to 'keep dreaming' he destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities

"The US president proudly says they bombed and destroyed Iran's nuclear industry. Very well, keep dreaming!" Khamenei said on X/Twitter.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner describe Doha strike fallout, hostage deal

Following former US president Donald Trump’s peace deal, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff discussed the negotiations, the Israeli strike in Doha, and the emotional return of the hostages.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House last month.