Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is set to meet US President Joe Biden in Washington on April 15, in a visit that has been planned for a long time. The two men are meeting less than two days after Iran launched a direct attack on Israel involving more than 300 drones and missiles, and unprecedently originating from its own

Shafaq News/ Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand criminal trial on Monday when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star that could complicate his bid to win back the White House.

Wearing his signature blue suit and red tie, Trump, 77, sat at the defense table while

Shafaq News/Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Sunday that Israel has no choice but to respond to the unprecedented missile and drone attack launched by Iran over the weekend, a U.S. official and another source briefed on the call told Axios.

The

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed with a knife inside a church in a suburb of the Australian city of Sydney, police confirmed. The incident, captured by cameras in Wakley, located 30 kilometers west of the city's central business district, resulted in the arrest of a