JERUSALEM -- The general elections for Israel's Knesset, the country's parliament, will be held as originally scheduled on Oct. 27 this year and will not be brought forward, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News and other media outlets reported. (Israel-Election)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close political ally of President Donald Trump, died Saturday night "from a brief and sudden illness" at the age of 71, his office said in a statement early Sunday.
There was no indication the senator from South Carolina was feeling unwell before his death, NBC News cited a top staffer to Graham as saying early Sunday. He had been scheduled to appear on NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday. (U.S.-Senator-Graham)
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KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday announced a cabinet reshuffle.
In a post on X, Zelensky said the new strategy would assign each foreign policy priority to an official with relevant experience.
"We discussed the details with Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko. We determined that these changes require a renewal of the Cabinet of Ministers," he wrote. (Ukraine-Cabinet Reshuffle)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said Iran insists that arrangements for the future administration of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz must be made through consultations with Oman, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday.
Baghaei made the remarks in an address to reporters while elaborating on a Saturday trip by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to Oman's capital Muscat, the ministry said in a statement. (Iran-Oman-Hormuz) Enditem
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