KUWAIT -- Polling stations for Kuwait's 2022 National Assembly elections close after Kuwaitis nationwide vote in 50 lawmakers across five constituencies who will represent them at the parliament.
RIYADH -- Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf condemns Iran's attacks on Iraq's northern Kurdistan region as a violation of the latter's sovereignty and a threat to regional security and stability.
WASHINGTON -- The US says it supports conducting a "thorough and immediate investigation" into the circumstances surrounding the death of a seven-year-old Palestinian child in Bethlehem in the West Bank.
NEW YORK -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Russia's plans to annex four regions of Ukraine are considered in "violation" of the UN Charter and of "no legal value."
WASHINGTON -- The US confirms that an American citizen was killed in a rocket attack launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Iraq's northern Kurdistan region a day prior.
WASHINGTON -- US President Joe Biden orders federal aid for the state of Florida to assist local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ian, declaring it a "major disaster" after it resulted in the most storm-related deaths ever. (end) sd