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After SCO, focus on China’s military parade: Who’s coming, who’s not, and why does it matter?

China is turning from diplomacy to military power after the SCO Summit in Tianjin, with a massive parade in Beijing marking 80 years since Japan’s surrender in World War II. Xi Jinping will be joined ...

Historic al Nuri mosque reopens eight years after it was destroyed by IS

The mosque was destroyed in 2017 after the IS militant group detonated explosives at the site as it faced defeat in a battle with Iraqi military forces.