The 12th Halabja Pomegranate Festival is officially open! Over 552 vendors, farmers, and craftswomen are showcasing agricultural products and local handicrafts.

The 12th Halabja Pomegranate Festival kicks off today. This motion graphic shows the designated routes for visitors travelling to the festival grounds.

Dramatic CCTV footage from Turkey shows the moment two quick-thinking men used a jacket to safely catch a cat falling from a multi-story building.

Utah authorities announced Tuesday that DNA evidence connects Ted Bundy to the killing of Melissa Ann Smith, whose body was discovered by a hunter in 1974. The Summit County prosecutor’s office said investigators were satisfied that Bundy was responsible for her death. channel8.com/english/news/39…

Cybersecurity researchers have concluded that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users of Starlink's satellite internet service in a likely effort to spy on them, according to six people familiar with the matter. Read more: channel8.com/english/news/99…

India’s eastern coast is preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Arnab, which intensified into a “very severe” cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal, according to the India Meteorological Department. channel8.com/english/news/50…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, where he argued that the Middle East can resolve its own problems without American involvement. Read more: channel8.com/english/news/13…

"We hope that we're going to be expanding our programming in Chamchamal over the next year," stated Sherri Kraham Talabany, President and Executive Director of the SEED Foundation, following the conclusion of a month-long vocational training program that saw 62 men and women aged 18–40 complete specialized courses in the district.

The verdicts were issued during a public hearing attended by court-appointed defense lawyers. Six of the defendants received life sentences, defined under Iraqi law as 20 years, while the seventh was given 15 years. Read more: channel8.com/english/news/74…

Video footage circulating online shows a murder suspect in India flinching in fear when two police officers transferring him suddenly salute a superior officer.

Archaeologists working in Duhok have uncovered new evidence of how ancient communities lived and organized themselves at the historic Gumbas site, as a joint Kurdish-Italian excavation continues. Read more: channel8.com/english/news/95…

A newly created wildlife reserve in Bolivia is set to protect a vital stretch of the Amazon along the Brazilian border, giving migrating animals a continuous corridor between protected areas on both sides. Read more: channel8.com/english/news/f7…

The Iraqi forces are now stationed at former YBŞ positions on Mount Shingal (Sinjar), as Channel8's camera became among the first to enter the tunnels after their handover to the army. Read more: channel8.com/english/news/14…

Shanghai has opened its new Grand Opera House on the banks of the Huangpu River, a Snøhetta-designed venue whose striking exterior spiral staircase has quickly put it among the year’s most talked-about architectural debuts. Read more: channel8.com/english/news/d5…

Former FBI Director James Comey faces a third criminal case brought by the Trump administration, with federal prosecutors accusing him of directing the disclosure of national defense information to a journalist in October 2016. channel8.com/english/news/97…

Tel Aviv: Actress Gal Gadot shared video of herself voting in Israel’s election on Tuesday, calling on citizens to exercise their democratic rights and stating that she voted "for change."

An unidentified drone targeting the U.S. Embassy compound in central Baghdad was intercepted and shot down, according to reports from Channel8's correspondent and official military statements.

Channel8 English presenter Shanya Salar is at Halabja Amusement Park as final preparations come together! With farmers arriving and thousands of saplings ready, Halabja's biggest Pomegranate Festival opens in less than 24 hours.

The Khanqa Mosque, one of Slemani’s historic landmarks, is currently being renovated by the Anzu Foundation. Photo: Hama Sur / Channel8

The bodies of two Slemani children who drowned between Turkey and Greece will be repatriated tomorrow, with all costs covered by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, while search teams in Turkey continue looking for the third child, 12-year-old Hastyar. channel8.com/english/news/30…