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Former Iraqi prime minister returns to Baghdad despite security threats

Al-Kadhimi left Iraq after his term as prime minister ended in 2022 and has been living in London and the United Arab Emirates

Bitcoin falls below $90,000, erasing some of gains made under Trump

Cryptocurrency is highly volatile, and prices can change rapidly. Even with Tuesday's drop, bitcoin is still up significantly since Trump won last year's election

21 DOGE staffers resign over refusal to use their 'technical expertise'

The mass resignation of engineers, data scientists and product managers is a temporary setback for Musk and the Republican president's tech-driven purge of the federal workforce

Apple shareholders to consider ending diversity programmes amid backlash

In its rebuttal to the anti-DEI proposal, Apple said its programme is an integral part of a culture that has helped elevate the company to its current market value of $3.7 trillion

Palestinians struggle to rebuild their lives amid Gaza's devastation

Gaza City's municipality started fixing some water lines and clearing rubble from streets, said a spokesperson, Asem Alnabih. But it lacks heavy equipment

Anti-US sentiment in West Bank boosts demand for alternative 'Chat Cola'

Chat used to be a specialty product, but from what we've seen, it dominates the market, said Abdulqader Azeez Hassan, 25, the owner of a supermarket in Salfit that boasts fridges full of fizzy drinks

Arizona midair collision raises questions about air traffic control towers

While some observers suggest having a control tower may have made a difference, experts say not having a tower doesn't mean the airport is any less safe

Nearly 40% of contracts cancelled by DOGE expected to produce no savings

The Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk last week published an initial list of 1,125 contracts that it terminated in recent weeks across the federal government

Russian soccer set to give up UEFA committee seat in April elections

All candidates for elections in Europe to the ruling committees of UEFA and FIFA must pass mandatory checks by governance experts.

Manchester United to axe 200 more employees under transformation plan

Manchester United expects to make up to a further 200 jobs redundant as part of cost-cutting measures after five straight years of losses, the club said Monday.

Delta flight returns to Atlanta airport due to possible smoke in cockpit

Another Delta flight returned to Los Angeles after departing for Sydney, Australia, when smoke was detected in the galley

Fired top military lawyers because they weren't suited for jobs: Hegseth

He also said he was requesting nominations for the jobs of judge advocate general, or JAG, for the Army, Navy and Air Force

Morocco says it dismantled Islamic State cell that was planning attacks

The discovery of the terrorist cell and what authorities called an imminent dangerous terrorist plot reflect the expanding ambitions of extremist groups in the region

Kash Patel sworn in as acting ATF chief, days after joining as FBI director

It's not immediately clear if President Donald Trump intends to nominate Patel for the ATF post, or what the administration's plans are for the agency that has long been the target of Republicans

Trump backs Musk as he roils federal workforce with demands, threats

The Republican president said that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has found hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud

Pope Francis shows improvement, resumes some work, still critical: Vatican

The slight kidney insufficiency detected on Sunday was not causing alarm at the moment, doctors said, while saying his prognosis remained guarded

Western leaders visit Kyiv, pledge support on Ukraine war's 3rd anniversary

The fourth year of fighting could be pivotal as Trump uses his return to office to press for a peace deal

US refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war, splitting with European allies

In the UN General Assembly, the US joined Russia in voting against a Europe-backed Ukrainian resolution that calls out Moscow's aggression and demands an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops

FDA to rehire probationary medical device staffers fired only days earlier

Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices and other key areas received calls and emails notifying them that their recent terminations had been rescinded effective immediately

Federal employees across US return to offices amid threat from Elon Musk

Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading Trump's Department of Government Efficiency scouring government agencies for suspected waste, delivered a warning Monday to workers on his platform X