Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has praised a Kurdish separatist group's decision to withdraw fighters from northern Iraq and Turkey.

An official says a Greek airline will start running direct flights from the European Union country to Baghdad before the end of the year.

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to end Iraq’s requirement to compensate victims of its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, with Baghdad having paid out $52.4 billion to 1.5 million claimants.

Iraq's government says over 17,000 pieces of priceless antiquities have been recovered from the United States and other countries and handed over to the culture ministry.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India and Kuwait next week for talks on China, the coronavirus and Afghanistan.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, left, speaks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, during a news conference with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right. Trump and Iraq's prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, were to meet at the White House Thursday morning. There is still work to do," Pompeo told reporters at a State Department news conference with Iraq's foreign minister Fuad Hussein. We want an Iraq that is corruption free, prosperous and fully integrated into the global economy," Pompeo said. Meanwhile, the U.S.-led coalition has been carrying out a planned drawdown this year as Iraqi security forces take the lead in combat and air raids.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, left, speaks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, during a news conference with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right. Pompeo said the United States was committed to helping Iraq regain and maintain security, despite President Donald Trumps oft-stated desire to reduce and then eliminate the American troop presence there. We want an Iraq that is corruption free, prosperous and fully integrated into the global economy," Pompeo said. He said Iraq currently does not need direct military support on the ground, and that the levels of help will depend on the changing nature of the threat. Meanwhile, the U.S.-led coalition has been carrying out a planned drawdown this year as Iraqi security forces take the lead in combat and air raids.