Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party have started the process of laying down their arms in northern Iraq after announcing the end of their armed struggle against Turkiye. This significant development follows decades of conflict and marks a shift towards democratic politics. The reactions from the Kurdish community are divided, with some perceiving this as a hopeful step towards peace, while others view it as a forced concession without tangible gains.
Iran faces even more pressure in the coming weeks because the E3 can snap back on our sanctions, and it's not just our sanctions, it's actually a UN mechanism that would impose dramatic sanctions on Iran across nearly every single front in its economy.
Domestic tourists visit the beach at Wonsan Kalma, a massive resort on the east coast of the country. A pet project of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, the resort is expected to welcome Russian guests later this month.
A midday airstrike in eastern Gaza City killed 11 people, whose bodies were taken to Al-Ahli Hospital. Another strike near the entrance of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza left two dead, according to Al-Awda Hospital.
"We will address several issues that must be tackled together to advance our common ambitions: to build a more competitive, safer and more autonomous Europe for our citizens, and to ensure that the European Union can be an effective, predictable and reliable global actor," Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, said in a statement.
American military and diplomatic outposts across the globe are on high alert after a U.S. bombing raid on Saturday struck three of Iran's most sensitive nuclear facilities, prompting vows of retaliation from Tehran and raising fears of a widening regional war. Already on Monday, Iran fired 14 ballistic missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, one of the largest U.S. installations in the Middle East and a critical hub for U.S. air operations across the region.