Iraq’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that critics say would effectively legalise child marriage with girls as young as nine. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over ...

Three men who are allegedly part of a global people smuggling network moving migrants from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) into the UK and Europe have been arrested. They have been linked to ...

George Bush and Tony Blair have pledged to hand over power in Iraq to the Iraqi people as "swiftly as possible". The President and the Prime Minister, meeting at Hillsborough Castle in Northern ...

Iraq has passed a law that would legalise the ... as benefiting Sunni detainees and that's also seen as giving a pass to people involved in corruption and embezzlement. The chamber also passed ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Three men who are allegedly part of a global people smuggling network moving migrants from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) into the UK and Europe have been arrested. They have been linked to the ...