The Council of Representatives of Iraq labeled on Thursday a number of crimes and massacres committed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the country as “genocide”. The council voted for a parliamentary decision labeling the terrorist organization’s crimes in Badush prison and Speicher camp as genocide, the parliament said …

Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khaled Al-Attiyah discussed Thursday with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis the bilateral military relations between their countries, official media reported.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that NATO’s efforts in Eastern Europe were instrumental in fending off Russia’s “destabilizing behavior.” Speaking at a joint press conference alongside his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda upon arriving in Warsaw, Trump said that the alliance between NATO and Poland “remains critical to deter …