Iran urges Iraq to lift flight ban amid US sanctions
Iran calls on Iraq to remove flight curbs after US sanctions, in a move that has strained bilateral ties.

Iran calls on Iraq to remove flight curbs after US sanctions, in a move that has strained bilateral ties.






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Two giant pandas from China have landed in the United States and are heading to Zoo Atlanta.
Analysts dismissed Trump’s proposal as lacking any strategic logic – but said it revealed how he views Beijing.
World’s top three beef producers witness a decline in cattle stocks because of rising input costs, droughts and biology.
Washington and Beijing announce details of agreement to reduce tariffs on $60bn of trade.
The US president said the fears over AI were just ‘hoaxes’.
White House says the two countries agreed to open a ‘bilateral communication channel’ for AI incidents.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Washington as world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Xi says China and US have a relationship of ‘strategic stability’ during three-day state visit to Washington, DC.
China’s Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, became the first swimmer to win seven golds at a single Asian Games.
Washington asks for alignment while Beijing offers strategic flexibility without military entanglement.