Iraq’s foreign minister Hussein said on Nov. 8 the U.S. has asked Iraq to close most land border crossings with Iran as part of U.S. Treasury measures to pressure Iran’s economy. Washington requested closing all crossings except two; one of the exempt crossings leads to the Kurdistan region. At the direction of Prime Minister Al-Zaidi, the Al-Sib border crossing has been closed since Oct. 21, halting passenger travel and commercial freight. The closure has lasted 18 days and has triggered protes

IDC forecasts global shipments of robotic dexterous hands at about 25,000 units in 2026; the estimate excludes vendor shipments used internally to equip their own robot products. Chinese manufacturers are expected to account for more than 85% of the market. Competition is shifting from hardware metrics (degrees of freedom, grip force) toward fine manipulation, perception-control and integration with embodied-intelligence models. Near-term demand is concentrated in humanoid-robot integration, research and education, and embodied-intelligence data collection; large-scale industrial applications remain exploratory.

ERDOGAN said Turkey and Azerbaijan are brother countries, their ties are unbreakable, and no one can cast a shadow over their relationship.