内容摘要：AP Writers Anne D’Innocenzio in New York and Sejal Govindarao in Phoenix contributed.

AP Writers Anne D’Innocenzio in New York and Sejal Govindarao in Phoenix contributed.

The ministry accused Baghdad of “violating the constitution and pursuing a deliberate policy of collective punishment and starvation against the people” of the Kurdish region through the halt in funding for salaries.Barzani in a statement on the eve of the Eid al-Adha holiday described the withholding of salaries as an “unjust and oppressive decision” and a “policy of mass starvation” comparable to the chemical attacks and “genocide” launched by Iraq’s former longtime strongman ruler, Saddam Hussein, against the Kurds.

The Iraqi Kurdish people “have resisted with steadfastness and courage in the face of all forms of pressure and tyranny” and “regret was the fate of the tyrants,” he said.In the meantime, residents of the Kurdish region feel caught in the middle of the yearslong political dispute once again.Saman Ali Salah, a public school teacher from the city of Sulaimaniyah, said the salary cutoff comes at a particularly bad time for him — his daughter was hit by a car 40 days ago and is still in the hospital. He blamed both Baghdad and Irbil for the situation.

“All the money I had was spent on transportation from the house to the hospital and I haven’t paid my rent for the past two months,” Salah said. “I don’t know what to do. All I can say is that God will take revenge on these so-called officials on Judgement Day.”Associated Press reporter Salam Salim in Irbil, Iraq, contributed to this report.

NIZA, Francia (AP) — La tercera Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Océanos se inauguró el lunes, mientras aumenta la presión para que las naciones conviertan décadas de promesas en una protección real para el mar.

El presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, instó a los países a pasar “de las palabras a los hechos” en la protección de los océanos en el discurso principal en la ciudad anfitriona, Niza. Advirtió que “la lucha por el océano está en el corazón de las batallas que hemos librado durante años: por la biodiversidad, por el clima, por nuestro medio ambiente y por nuestra salud”.She best enjoy her time atop the division while she can — Harrison’s presumed next challenger in Amanda Nunes stepping out of retirement and into the cage for a chance to get her belt back.

Dvalishvili retained his 135-pound championship when he tapped out Sean O’Malley in the third round and Harrison made 135-pound champion Julianna Peña quit with five seconds left in the second round in front of a crowd that included Trump and retired heavyweight great Mike Tyson on Saturday night at the Prudential Center.Dvalishvili, a 34-year-old from the country of Georgia, won the belt in a convincing — though not aesthetically pleasing — unanimous decision last year over O’Malley. O’Malley realized after the loss to truly be at his best —

, as a family man — he needed to make difficult lifestyle sacrifices to round himself into peak form.The 30-year-old contender quit smoking marijuana among other bad habits and also ditched his trademark dyed hair. No more cornucopia of colors that turned his locks into rainbows or cotton candy tops. O’Malley sported brown, braided hair for the fight — leaving his fans to wear bright afro wigs in his honor.