TOPSHOT - Britain’s Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (L) speaks with President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani (R) during a memting at the Kurdish Region Presidency, in Erbil, on November 27, 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)