Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has signed a landmark agreement with Iraq to combat people smuggling and strengthen border security.
Made during a three-day visit to Baghdad and Erbil, the deal is the largest operational effort against organised crime between the two nations.
Cooper, the first UK Government secretary of state to visit Iraq since 2021, was joined by new border security chief Martin Hewitt for meetings with Iraqi and Kurdish officials.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says she “welcomes the guidance” where police forces have been told to share suspects' ethnicity and nationality with the public. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper watches a demonstration of live facial recognition technology outside the Cardiff City Stadium in Wales. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Yvette Cooper insists there will be "safeguards and protections" governing the use of live facial recognition by police forces in England and Wales, following fears that its deployment could infringe people’s right to privacy. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says “we want every community to know now they have a named police officer, contactable for their area” as part of the government’s increase in community officers across England and Wales. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insists there will be “a new proper legal framework” deployed around the use of live facial recognition as vans equipped with the new technology are rolled out to more police forces in England and Wales. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
“Liberation Day” in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency and taken direct federal control of the D.C. Metropolitan Police. Flanked by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and FBI Director Kash Patel, Trump announced the deployment of the National Guard to restore order in the capital, which he compared to Baghdad and Mexico City.
Citing “phony crime numbers,” Trump said D.C. is spiraling into chaos — and he’s not stopping there. Cities like Chicago and Los Angeles are next on his list as he vows to expand the federal crackdown.
Is this a bold move to save American cities — or an unprecedented power grab? Watch and decide.
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A U.S.-operated oil field in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has been obliterated by a drone strike — and all signs point to Iran-backed militias. The target: HKN Energy’s Sarsang site in Duhok, now in flames and completely shut down. As smoke rises, so do fears of a wider proxy war unfolding across Iraq.
The attack, which Kurdish officials condemned as a “deliberate act of terrorism,” comes amid a stalled oil export system and growing instability. The U.S. has issued a sharp rebuke, demanding Iraq take action. Meanwhile, Baghdad and Erbil are under pressure to respond — fast.
Is this the beginning of a new front in Iran’s shadow war with the U.S.? Or a direct message to Washington about who controls Iraq’s energy future?
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Just hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile at the U.S. Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, multiple military installations across Iraq were rocked by drone strikes, sparking fears of a wider regional escalation. The first blast targeted Camp Taji, a massive base north of Baghdad known to house U.S. personnel and key radar systems. Moments later, explosions were reported at Balad Air Base and Imam Ali Air Base in Dhi Qar Province, with radar systems reportedly destroyed.
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