Life inside Iraq’s ‘Forbidden Zone’

Simona Foltyn BBC World Service Reporting fromIraqi Kurdistan Phil Caller For generations Sherwen Sergeli and his family have made a living from his village’s land, but that’s now under threat Nestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the picturesque village of Sergele. For generations villagers have made a living growing pomegranates, almonds and peaches…

Spain rules out cyber attack

The Spanish grid operator has ruled out a cyber attack as the cause of a massive power cut that crippled Spain, Portugal and parts of France on Monday. Red Eléctrica’s operations director Eduardo Prieto said preliminary findings suggest “there was no kind of interference in the control systems” to imply an attack, echoing Portuguese Prime…

Amazon denies tariff price display plan after White House calls it ‘hostile act’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt labeled the rumored move “hostile and political,” prompting President Trump to contact Jeff Bezos, who reportedly defused the situation | Photo Credit: SOREN LARSON/Reuters Amazon said on Tuesday its low-cost Haul unit had considered listing import charges for goods in light of new U.S. tariffs but denied looking at…