"Ali Lutfi Jassar is sentenced to life for participating in the killing and kidnapping of Margaret Hassan, and of attempting to blackmail her family," said chief judge Assaad al-Moussawi of Baghdad Central Criminal Court.
Syrian state media said Israeli fire killed a man in Qunietra province in the country's south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as the foreign ministry decried the death of a civilian.
Severe disruption in the Strait of Hormuz following the war in the Middle East has intensified the search for alternative energy routes, bringing Türkiye into sharper focus as a possible transit corridor for oil and natural gas flows to Europe.
Türkiye qualified for the 2026 World Cup on March 31 after Kerem Aktürkoğlu's goal secured a 1-0 win away to Kosovo in a European play-off final, shattering the hosts' dream of appearing at the tournament for the first time.
