India has begun counting its around 1.4 billion population in the world’s largest census, its first since 2011.
Saharan dust from North Africa engulfed skies over Crete in an orange haze.
One of Iran’s largest missile barrages in weeks injured at least 14 people and caused damage across several Israel.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party had called for the strike.
Families and colleagues held a memorial for UN peacekeeper Farizal Rhomadhon.
Iran reportedly follows through on threat on American universities, after attacks on two Iranian research universities.
Over those past four decades, Iraq has faced a number of crises, including wars and separatist movements.