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After a large convoy of Iraqis crossed into Iran this week, observers worried they would join Iran’s war effort against the US and Israel. But, experts say, Iraq’s situation is way more complicated than that.
Serbia’s ruling SNS once again secured victories in local elections — but sometimes just by a few hundred votes. Narrowing margins suggest a shifting political landscape and growing momentum for anti-government protests.
The tanker carrying some 730,000 barrels of crude oil is sanctioned by the US, the EU and the UK amid the war in Ukraine. It comes as Cuba struggles with severe shortages after Trump’s total oil blockade since January.
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye enacted the new law after it resoundingly cleared parliament earlier this month. It also penalizes those "promoting" or funding same-sex relations, as well as false allegations.
The nuclear threat in the Middle East is growing due to the Iran war, and not just because nuclear sites in Iran and Israel are being attacked. Other countries may decide they’re safer with a nuclear weapon too.
Along Libya’s coast, sharks — including breeding females — are sold unchecked. With little enforcement and growing financial pressure on fishermen, vulnerable species are spiraling toward extinction.
Gunmen attacked a bar in the city overnight, reportedly killing dozens. The Plateau State government imposed a 48-hour curfew in the area. It said the perpetrators had not been identified.
The State Department said it had formally reopened its embassy in Caracas after seven years. The US seized President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid in January and has since reestablished diplomatic ties.
The new law, introduced by Israel’s far-right government, was passed in parliament on Monday night. It imposes the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks.
The US has slammed the World Trade Organization’s failure to reach consensus on a key e-commerce moratorium. The top US trade official said he sees only a limited role for the international body.
