Iraq

Videos on social media appear to show a number of people on the roof during the fire in the city of Kut.

They were searching a cave to recover the body of a comrade who had been shot in 2022.

The move comes as US talks over Iran's nuclear programme appear to have stalled in recent days.

Turkey has been building military bases on Iraqi territory, the BBC finds, raising fears of an occupation.

All Christians, from Orthodox and western churches, are celebrating Easter on the same day this year.

The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports.

But Amnesty International also says only 15 countries carried out the death penalty, the lowest on record

Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa was head of IS's most senior decision-making body, the US Central Command said.