Private military contractors (PMCs) have long operated in the shadows of war zones—training soldiers, guarding convoys, and sometimes engaging in combat. While many provide logistical or security ...

Former head of Blackwater and military contractor Erik Prince called on Pope Leo XIV to fund private protection amid the mass ...

Blackwater founder Erik Prince has reportedly announced his intention to finance a private militia unit to defend Christians in Nigeria. This was reported by La Gaceta, a […] ...

When state institutions crumble under the weight of chaos, desperate governments sometimes turn to controversial solutions.

Crude oil again moving via pipeline from Iraq to Turkey could give suezmaxes and aframaxes a shot in the arm. The loading of an Italian aframax last week marked the restart of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has released more than 35,000 people from prisons and detention centers under a wide-reaching amnesty law passed earlier this year, the country’s Supreme Judicial Council said ...

Tailshot Road in Naperville was overtaken by a sea of blue Wednesday morning as dozens of people in Pulte Homes jackets filled the sidewalk, joined by marching flag bearers and honking vehicles. A ...

Iraqi oil exports increased to 3.405 million barrels per day (bpd) in September*, according to a senior Oil Ministry official, compared to 3.381 million bpd in August. The country's oil sales are ...

Excelerate Energy EE0.36%increase; green up pointing triangle has received an award from Iraq to develop an integrated floating liquefied natural-gas import terminal. The energy company said Wednesday ...

The U.S. is reducing the number of troops in Iraq from 2,500 to under 2,000, while leaving Al-Asad Air Base in Western Iraq. By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol Published Oct 1, 2025 3:53 PM EDT The U.S ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital ...