BAGHDAD — Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday rebuffed the “blatant U.S. interference” in Iraq’s internal affairs, describing it as “a violation of Iraqi sovereignty,” after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that America would “no longer help Iraq” if al-Maliki returns to power. Read full story
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 28
