The Iraqi cabinet unveiled a series of social reforms in response to sweeping anti-government rallies that have left nearly 100 people dead.
In the decree, Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's cabinet has included 17 planned reforms, construction of 100,000 new housing units, increased welfare stipends for needy families and boost benefits for unemployed.
With more than 4,000 wounded and the deaths mounting, the United Nations on Saturday urged an end to the violence.
Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal
US President Donald Trump once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a "whole civilisation will die tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.
China and Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping
At a vote in the UN Security Council on Tuesday, China and Russia vetoed a Bahraini resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
US hits military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, Vance says no change to strategy
US strikes on Iran's Kharg Island do not represent a change in American strategy, US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday as a US official separately told Reuters the additional strikes on military targets did not impact oil infrastructure.
One attacker dead, two injured in gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul
One attacker was killed and two others were wounded in an extended gun battle with police outside the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to authorities and Reuters witnesses.
Vance says EU is meddling in Hungary's election as he backs Orban in Budapest
US Vice President JD Vance lashed out on Tuesday at what he called "disgraceful" interference from the European Union in an election in Hungary, as he lauded Prime Minister Viktor Orban as an ally of Donald Trump in the defence of Western civilisation.
French high speed train crashes into military truck, killing driver
A French high-speed train has crashed into a truck carrying military equipment at a level crossing near Calais on Tuesday morning, killing the train driver, a spokesperson for the local prefecture said.
Israeli military tells people in Iran to avoid using trains
The Israeli military on Tuesday has told people in Iran not to use trains or go near railway lines.
Three killed after Russian drone hits city bus in Ukraine's Dnipro region
A Russian drone strike on a city bus has killed three people and injured 12 more on Tuesday in the city of Nikopol in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian officials said.
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