Rocco Morabito, pictured after his arrest in 2017, escaped from the Uruguayan prison where he was awaiting extradition to Italy. Polizia /AP hide caption
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The Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, has voted to restore Russia's voting rights. They were suspended after Russia seized Crimea five years ago. Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump, seen on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday, threatened Iran in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
FedEx is suing the U.S. Commerce Department to block it from enforcing export regulations against the giant shipping company. Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a business leaders event in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. The two leaders are expected to discuss trade at this week's Group of 20 summit in Japan. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Activists in Hong Kong protest against an extradition bill on June 16. Studio Incendo hide caption
Members of the delegation from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo react after the Italian cities were named to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A tourist died unexpectedly after getting sick two months ago at the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah protest the Trump administration's new peace plan on June 15. Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Mideast Plan Rejected By Palestinian Leaders, Panned By Former U.S. Envoys
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks with a group of Revolutionary Guards and their families in Tehran on April 9. Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have escalated recently following Iran's shootdown of a U.S. drone and U.S. cyberattacks against an Iranian intelligence group. On Monday, President Trump announced financial sanctions against Khamenei and other top officials. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP hide caption
Laundry dries on a chain link fence in an area for foreign families of suspected ISIS fighters at al-Hol camp in Hassakeh province, Syria. Maya Alleruzzo/AP hide caption
President Trump signed an executive order authorizing economic sanctions against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday, after Iran shot down a U.S. drone last week. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Former president Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Ga. Emma Hurt/WABE hide caption
At Sunday School, Jimmy Carter Extends Praise To Trump For Restraint On Iran
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces on television that an attempted coup occurred over the weekend. ETV via AP hide caption
A man adjusts his clock during daylight saving time. The Norwegian island of Sommaroy, which sits north of the Arctic Circle, enjoys unending sunlight from May 18 to July 26, and its residents argue that time is meaningless there. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Ekrem Imamoglu, a mayoral candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, at a polling station in Istanbul on Sunday. He won the election in March, and won again on Sunday in a new election. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP hide caption
A bowl of tsampa flour pictured with other dishes in a typical Tibetan lunch. Counterclockwise from left: potatoes in turmeric and cumin; liangfen; mung bean jelly and spring onions with cilantro, triple-fried in red chili pepper; and black tea. To make pa, the tsampa would be mixed with butter, tea, salt and sometimes Tibetan cheese. Courtesy of Tsering Shakya hide caption
President Trump did not offer specifics on those sanctions but suggested sanctions could be lifted in the future. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption