UN officials have voiced concern that Iraq has not raised the issue of Turkish airstrikes with the security council.

Officials have called for a key border crossing connecting Iraq with Kurdish-administered areas of northern Syria, also known as Rojava. to be reopened for aid amid severe food and medical shortages.

Demonstrations denouncing racism and police brutality have taken place across nearly 750 cities and towns across the US after the death of George Floyd on May 25.

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