Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

Just hours before the inauguration of his successor, Donald Trump, outgoing US President Joe Biden has pardoned several former officials and members of Congress as a precautionary measure.

"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.

As one of his final acts before leaving the Oval Office, Joe Biden issued a sweeping preemptive pardon for Dr. Anthony Fauci, shielding the nation's former top infectious disease expert from ...