TEHRAN -- An Iranian police officer was killed and two others injured on Saturday in an operation to arrest a suspect in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, the semi-official news agency Young Journalists Club reported.

The police officers were shot when they showed up with an arrest warrant at the door of a wanted person, said the report, citing Baft County's Governor Farhad Arasteh as saying. (Iran-Killing-Police)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraq exported about 100.59 million barrels of crude oil in June, generating 7.1 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, the country's Oil Ministry announced Saturday.

The average price for Iraqi crude oil in June was 71.1 dollars per barrel, the ministry said in a statement, citing statistics from the State Organization for Marketing of Oil, an Iraqi company. (Iraq-Crude Oil-Export)

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THE HAGUE -- Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for the first time for the country's slavery past at an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in Dutch colonies.

"I apologize as your King and as part of the government," the King said in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. "And these apologies are intensely experienced by me with heart and soul." (Dutch King-Apologize-Slavery Past)

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HELSINKI -- Finland has officially assumed the presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) starting from July 1, 2023, for a term of one year, the Finnish government announced in a press release on Saturday.

Taking over from Germany, Finland aims to focus on comprehensive security, crisis preparedness, and resilience as the key themes of its presidency, according to the press release. (Finland-Presidency) Enditem

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