The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.

A senior Islamic State (IS) group leader in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister has said.

On his Truth Social platform Friday night, President Trump wrote that "the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed."

Mark Carney, a former central bank chief in England and Canada, must now contend with U.S. President Trump's escalating trade war.

To win the next election, the new prime minister must quickly prove he is Canada’s best hope of managing relations with the White House.

The former central bank chief takes over at what he has called a “time of great consequence” for Canada, with Trump attacking its sovereignty and economic security.