A Panama-flagged cargo ship was hit by twin explosions in the Persian Gulf near Iraq’s Umm Qasr port, and a day later Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched a cruise missile at the vessel in retaliation for a U.S. strike on an Iran-bound cargo ship in the Sea of Oman.[#item_full_content]

Nicaragua’s parliament plans to eliminate elections to codify President Ortega’s declaration
Nicaragua’s lawmakers announced plans to abolish elections in the Central American country, following through on President Daniel Ortega’s declaration over the weekend that there would