That’s who Bennett has been throughout the postseason — a hard-hitting, goal-guzzling centerpiece to Florida’s third straight run to the Stanley Cup Final. And after another standout performance that strengthened his case for winning the Conn Smythe Trophy given to the playoff MVP, Bennett has the Panthers two wins away from hoisting a championship trophy for the second straight season.
The central government considers it illegal for Irbil to export oil without going through the Iraqi national oil company and filed a case against Turkey in the International Court of Arbitration, arguing that Turkey was violating the provisions of the Iraqi-Turkish pipeline agreement signed in 1973.Iraq stopped sending oil through the pipeline in March 2023 after the arbitration court ruled in Baghdad’s favor. Attempts to reach a deal to restart exports have repeatedly stalled.
Last month, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdish regional government traveled to Washington, where he inked two major energy deals with U.S. companies. The federal government in Baghdad then sued in an Iraqi court, asserting that it was illegal for the regional government to make the deals without going through Baghdad.The Iraqi Ministry of Finance announced a decision last month to halt funding for salaries of public sector employees in the Kurdish region. The move sparked widespread outrage in Irbil, triggering strong political and public reactions.The ministry said in a statement that the decision was due to the Kurdish regional authorities’ “failure to hand over oil and non-oil revenues to the federal treasury, as stipulated in the federal budget laws.” It added that any transfer of funds would be conditional on “the region’s commitment to transparency and financial accountability.”
The federal Ministry of Oil accused Irbil of failing to deliver crude oil produced in the region’s fields to the ministry for export through the state-run SOMO company, which it said had led to massive financial losses amounting to billions of dollars.The ministry warned that “continued non-compliance jeopardizes Iraq’s international reputation and obligations, forcing the federal government to reduce oil production in other provinces to stay within Iraq’s OPEC quota — which includes Iraqi Kurdish production, regardless of its legality.”
Baghdad has also accused Irbil of smuggling oil out of the country. An Iraqi official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly said the government had tracked 240 cases of illegal border crossings from Iraq’s Kurdish region into Iran between Dec. 25, 2024, and May 24, 2025, aimed at smuggling oil derivatives.
The Kurdish region’s Ministry of Natural Resources in a statement called those allegations “a smokescreen to distract from widespread corruption and smuggling in other parts of Iraq. The KRG agreed to sell its oil through SOMO, opened an escrow account, and handed over revenues — yet Baghdad failed to meet its financial obligations.”Luego de un Consejo de Seguridad extraordinario, el presiente Gustavo Petro, que canceló un viaje internacional previsto para la noche del sábado, garantizó “absoluta transparencia del Estado, en su competencia, para investigar y lograr llegar a los autores intelectuales del intento de homicidio”.
“Espero que Uribe Turbay sobreviva, eso es lo que deseo más que nada”, aseveró Petro y rechazó todo intento de aprovechar políticamente el momento de dolor, dijo.El mandatario dispuso investigar a la escolta del senador y posibles fallas en la aplicación de los protocolos de seguridad.
Varios mandatarios y altas autoridades del mundo, como Estados Unidos, Chile, Ecuador, la Unión Europea y más, condenaron el hecho violento y expresaron su solidaridad con el pueblo colombiano y la familia del senador.TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s government on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying