Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi joined thousands of mourners in Baghdad on Saturday as a funeral procession was held for Iran's top general and Iraqi militant leaders killed in a US airstrike.
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From World
World
Italy: Town residents protest housing migrants with virus
Residents of a southern Italian town on Monday kept up their protest against more than a dozen rescued migrants with the coronavirus being isolated in a local apartment building.
World
UN: Pandemic could push tens of millions into chronic hunger
The United Nations says the ranks of the world's hungry grew by 10 million last year and warns that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 130 million more people into chronic hunger this year.
World
IMF calls on Lebanese to unite behind government reform plan
The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged Lebanese authorities to unite behind a government economic plan that has received a cool reception from the banking sector, saying the country needs a reform program to rescue an economy mired in crisis.
World
American woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria
An American woman who was lured to Nigeria by a man she met on Facebook has been rescued after spending more than a year in captivity, authorities said.
World
EU, Turkey clash over Hagia Sophia, Mediterranean drilling
Turkey and the European Union clashed on Monday over Ankara's decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque and its continued energy exploration in disputed Mediterranean waters.
