A member of one the Iraqi troops speaks on the phone as she reviews the guard of honour in preparation for the arrival Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Iraq's Minister of Interior Abdul Amir Al-Shimmari, at the Ministry of Interior of Iraq, in Baghdad, on November 26, 2024. Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper visited Bagdad and Erbil during an official three-day visit to Iraq, during which a Joint Statement between Iraq and Britain was signed to tackle people smuggling and organised crime networks operating across the region and in Europe. Further cooperation was agreed on tackling drug flows, modern slavery and continuing counter terrorism work. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)