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The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE
CGT Secretary General Philippe Martinez arrives at Matignon for crunch talks with French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe over a hotly contested pension overhaul that has sparked the country's longest rail strike in history. IMAGES
Protesters gather in Ouagadougou in a show of support for loyalist troops who have told Burkina Faso coup leaders to surrender or face attack. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Leaders and delegates of member states pose for a family photo at the summit for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Banjul, Gambia. A resolution on Gaza is expected on Sunday, the second and final day of the meeting. IMAGES
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies debates a reform bill that ultra-liberal president Javier Milei is seeking to pass after withdrawing hundreds of articles from an ambitious earlier version that failed in parliament in February 2024. IMAGES