A technical delegation from the Syrian Petroleum Company arrived Monday in Hasakah in northeastern Syria and took over the strategic Rumeilan and Al-Suwaydiyah oil fields under a ceasefire and phased integration with the SDF group.
International outrage was growing on Monday at Israeli plans to tighten the country's grip over the occupied West Bank, with the United Nations chief saying he was "gravely concerned".
Iran stepped up its crackdown on Monday after recent protests, making more arrests while holding the door open to Washington for further nuclear negotiations.
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused Monday to answer questions from U.S. lawmakers but her attorney said she was prepared to speak if granted clemency by U.S. President Donald Trump.