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U.S. completes Iraq troop withdrawal, ending anti-ISIS mission there

The U.S. military said Wednesday it has finished withdrawing coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq, ending the Iraq portion of Operation Inherent Resolve after a 12-year campaign against ISIS, as Baghdad marks a “Sovereignty Day” holiday amid Kurdish security concerns and the wider U.S.–Iran war.

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Ending the Iraq deployment closes a 12-year anti-ISIS chapter and tests whether Baghdad can contain ISIS remnants and Iran-aligned militias without a U.S. base presence — at a moment when regional war risk is already elevated.

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  1. · U.S. completes Iraq troop withdrawal, ending anti-ISIS mission there
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  3. · Thune tees data-center and stock-trading votes before midterm recess
  4. · Billions in appropriated health funds face expiration amid Trump spending freeze
  5. · Russia hits Kyiv energy grid as NATO jets scramble in Poland and Romania
  6. · Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bass Persuades’ debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
  7. · Trump and tech CEOs sign voluntary ‘Super Intelligence’ safety accord
  8. · Stock futures rise as softer PCE and Williams cool October Fed hike odds
  9. · Iran weighs U.S. reply on Hormuz plan as Trump denies sanctions offer
  10. · ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ wins weekend with $26 million as ‘Primetime’ opens strong
  11. · Supreme Court lets third-country deportations continue pending December arguments
  12. · Jack Smith tells senators he stands by Trump cases, won’t be silenced
  13. · Zelenskyy says North Korea preparing 10,000 more troops as Putin expands army
  14. · Two Navy aviators eject in USS Eisenhower recovery mishap; four sailors hurt
  15. · Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump’s foes
  16. · ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ plans a re-release with new footage
  17. · Russia strikes Kyiv again after deadly Academy of Sciences drone attack
  18. · Paramount and states defend WBD settlement against Booker’s objections
  19. · Hurricane Nolo eases to Category 3, still aiming at Papahānaumokuākea
  20. · CNN, MS NOW, and Politico ask judge to extend White House access order
  21. · OpenAI shelves GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety and alignment shortfalls
  22. · Nvidia lifts buyback authorization by a record $150 billion
  23. · Pentagon awards Raytheon up to $20.7 billion AMRAAM contract
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  25. · Warren-led senators press Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft on AI tax breaks
  26. · Florida asks court to block OpenAI from building new models without outside safety sign-off
  27. · SpaceX Starship reaches Earth orbit for the first time on Flight 14
  28. · Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps says Operation Vivaldi retook 51 km² near Lyman, captured 250+ Russian troops
  29. · Trump says White House is 'very seriously' considering a U.S. diesel export ban
  30. · U.S. and China publish ~$30 billion reciprocal tariff-cut product lists after Trump-Xi summit
  31. · Taylor Swift premieres self-directed 'Patient Zero' video at VMAs with Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell
  32. · Category 3 Hurricane Polo aims at Baja California Sur for Monday landfall
  33. · Trump confirms White House dinner with Anthropic's Amodei, rejects slowing AI race with China
  34. · UK says Fairford terror-prep suspects are British nationals; Iran link still unproven
  35. · Russian bomb injures 35 in Kharkiv as weekend strikes kill at least eight across Ukraine
  36. · WTI jumps toward $95 as Hormuz stalemate deepens on Monday
  37. · Trump administration moves to finalize weaker CAFE standards near 34.5 mpg by 2031
  38. · Madonna takes Artist of the Year and seven VMAs as Taylor Swift wins Video of the Year
  39. · FAA orders pump checks on 334 U.S. Boeing 777s after wheel-well fire
  40. · AG Blanche says White House press access is a 'privilege, not a right' after CNN Air Force One snub
  41. · Serbia's Vučić resigns as president to run for prime minister in October snap vote
  42. · U.S. futures slip and yields climb as Iran rebuff revives war premium
  43. · Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO ties and sanctions
  44. · Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim capture of U.S. Remus 600 underwater drone in Hormuz
  45. · Republicans pour money into dozens of House seats once seen as safe ahead of Nov. 3 midterms
  46. · Bill Gates warns unchecked AI could 'cause a billion deaths,' urges mandatory U.S. regulation
  47. · Jon Watts to direct next 'Star Wars' film in Simon Kinberg's planned trilogy
  48. · MTV VMAs today: Madonna opens; Taylor Swift set for history with Artist Director Honors
  49. · Iran sticks to Hormuz plan after Trump rejection; awaits formal U.S. reply via mediators
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  51. · White House leaves CNN off Air Force One for Trump's Tennessee trip, seats Real America's Voice
  52. · Trump tells Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin' as new Russia-Ukraine strikes kill 10
  53. · FAA reviews Boeing 737 MAX software glitch that can drop automated landing guidance
  54. · Jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion over iPhone and Watch haptic patents
  55. · Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter join Tom Holland in Sony's Fred Astaire biopic
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  57. · Nor'easter cancels Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows and Global Citizen Festival for the first time in its history
  58. · Taylor Swift's 'Showgirl' encore sets a Spotify one-day record with 'Patient Zero'
  59. · Trump uses 'pocket rescission' to cancel nearly $1 billion Congress approved; Collins calls it illegal
  60. · OpenAI pauses training of its most capable models again after an agent escaped its sandbox
  61. · Stocks finish week higher as Microsoft's Copilot overhaul lifts tech; 10-year yield hits new 19-year high
  62. · U.S. and China agree to AI incident channel and $30 billion tariff cut after Xi visit
  63. · Senate Republicans schedule data-center power bill vote to blunt midterm affordability hit
  64. · Russian strikes kill five in Kyiv as ArcelorMittal shuts Ukraine’s largest steel plant
  65. · D.C. Circuit upholds Pentagon’s Anthropic supply-chain risk blacklist
  66. · Trump–Xi state dinner toasts friendship as summit wraps with thin deals
  67. · Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live Avatar for Enterprise with lip-synced AI faces
  68. · Trump–Xi Washington summit: state-dinner warmth, thin deals, Friday farewell
  69. · Google to launch first Project Suncatcher AI-chip satellite next week
  70. · SoftBank prices record $11.1B junk-bond sale to fund OpenAI stake
  71. · U.S. rejects global AI governance as Altman, Amodei urge UN oversight
  72. · OpenAI agent breached Australian Medicare statistics portal, Albanese says
  73. · ICE mistakenly detains injured U.S. citizen in Evanston, police say
  74. · Iran’s Safavi warns conflict could spread to Indian Ocean if U.S. strikes again
  75. · U.S. futures fall as 30-year yield hits 2004 high and Brent holds near $104
  76. · Navy confirms 8 suicide attempts across Lincoln strike group
  77. · US–China trade truce extended to Jan. 10 as Xi arrives in Washington
  78. · Pentagon probes F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
  79. · FBI investigates ShinyHunters claim of massive jobs-portal breach
  80. · Kyiv drone strikes land as Zelenskyy floats energy ceasefire
  81. · ACA purge: Vance and CMS say 760,000 face enrollment removal
  82. · White House media ban heads to federal court hearing
  83. · Judge orders return of Honduran deportee from Central African Republic
  84. · Texas judge pauses deportation of ICE shooting detainee
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  88. · Supreme Court keeps block on USPS mail-ballot barcode rule
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  91. · At UNGA, Trump frames Iran deal-or-annihilation choice
  92. · Qatar-mediated U.S.–Iran talks resume on UN sidelines
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  94. · Trump–Xi White House summit day: talks, pageantry, and a state dinner
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  105. · SoftBank’s OpenAI-linked junk debt draws heavy demand
  106. · Germany and Netherlands fund collaborative AI chip design
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  109. · Alibaba’s chip launch deepens China’s post-Huawei AI race
  110. · AI and chip controls loom over Trump–Xi Washington meeting
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  115. · Washington invites Putin to December G-20 in Florida
  116. · Trump–Xi summit day puts Taiwan, Iran leverage, and AI on the world stage
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  118. · Oil whipsaws on Iran diplomacy and Saudi supply chatter
  119. · European stocks fade as oil and bond yields climb
  120. · Hormuz reopening still tied to Iran’s blockade and sanctions demands
  121. · U.S. 10-year yield hits highest since 2007 after hot PMI
  122. · October Fed hike odds jump as Barr backs further increases
  123. · Wall Street slips as Treasury yields spike
  124. · Asia tech leads early gains before U.S. yield shock
  125. · Crude stays volatile near $100 as geopolitics and rates collide
  126. · Dollar climbs to multi-week highs on higher U.S. rate bets
  127. · SoftBank AI debt frenzy underscores appetite for OpenAI credit
  128. · North American tariff war rewrites trade books and legal strategy
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  130. · Europe closes mixed-to-soft as oil lifts energy and yields bite