Clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters resumed on Monday, leaving several people injured.
In Baghdad's Tayaran Square, police used tear gas and stun grenades, while protesters hurled petrol bombs and stones at them.
In southern Iraq, hundreds took to the street to mark their protests, blocking main roads and burning tyres.
Mass protests have gripped Iraq since October 1, with protesters demanding an overhaul of the corrupt political system.
Trump says Iran really wants to make a deal with the US
President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran really wanted to make a deal with the US and that it would be a good one for Washington and its allies.
Kuwaiti forces deal with missile, drone attacks on Monday
Kuwait's Chief of the General Army Staff announced its air defence forces intercepted hostile missile and drone attacks early on Monday.
US says it struck Iranian drone command sites at weekend
The US has stated on Sunday it conducted "self-defence strikes" on Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran's Goruk and Qeshm Island at the weekend in what it said was a response to "aggressive" actions from Tehran.
US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoke with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon and has proposed a plan to allow for "gradual de-escalation", a US official said on Sunday.
At least two dead at Hanwha Aerospace fire in South Korea, official says
At least two people have died and two others were injured in a fire at a factory operated by South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace in the city of Daejeon, a fire official said on Monday.
