Dave O'Brien is straightforward about how the Trump administration's policies are affecting farmers. "They're choking us. We are getting choked out here," he said. "This is not going to end well." O'Brien has been growing corn and soybeans for 50 years in northern Illinois.
The current US-Israel war with Iran follows decades of political tensions that have shaped perceptions of the relationship between Israel and Iran. Despite the historical hostility, Berlin-based musicians from both countries are determined to demonstrate that cultural dialogue is still possible.
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Crowds of protesters took to the streets of Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday to decry efforts to limit the sale and consumption of alcohol. The capital's governor last week banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants and bars across the city. They have been given three months to comply with the order.
Israeli settlers have carried out more violent attacks on Palestinian areas in the West Bank on Saturday, burning buildings, homes and vehicles, and beating and pepper spraying Palestinians attempting to stop them.
Commercial vessels in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026 in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Israel launched more strikes on Tehran Monday as Iran warned it could start striking power plants in the Gulf region.
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Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness Girls sit on a wall to get a good vantage point of people walking up the mountains with flaming torches and fireworks for Nowruz in Akre, the Kurdish region of Iraq on Friday.
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This week, municipal authorities in Damascus banned the sale of alcohol in most of the city. Bars and restaurants that have served alcohol there for decades will no longer be allowed to, and it will only be possible to buy alcohol in closed bottles in a handful of Christian-majority neighborhoods, to take away.
Black smoke rises over the Persian Gulf as gas fields, power plants, civilian infrastructure, and military facilities across the region are under attack from Iran.
The long sandy beaches of Turkey's Mediterranean region are very popular with tourists.