Iraqi news agency, citing sources, says 47 deputies and officials were arrested on corruption charges.

On the 28th Rosatom CEO Likhachov said Ukrainian forces carried out more than 60 drone attacks in the past 24 hours on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and the plant’s host city, Energodar. He said Kyiv appeared to be aiming to sap morale among Energodar residents and plant staff through increasingly frequent strikes, and that plant personnel have shown high professionalism and courage.

CNBC reported Saturday that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by shelling, marking a fresh escalation in US‑Iran tensions after a prior temporary pact to halt hostilities. The UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said a vessel in the strait was hit by an "unidentified flying object"; the hull was damaged and the crew were reported safe. Bahrain condemned an Iranian drone strike as a "blatant violation" of its sovereignty. The incidents occurred amid a 60‑day ceasefire framework and negotiations to end the war; both sides accuse the other of breaching the agreement.