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Iraq is planning to halt imports of petroleum products as soon as in 2024 after launching a number of oil refineries, which were stalled during decades of military conflict, according to Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad, as cited by RIA Novosti.

The stopgap funding to avoid a government shutdown was approved by the House in a bipartisan vote The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday which Speaker Mike Johnson proposed last week to avoid a government shutdown. The Republican caucus was split over the vote, while all but two Democrats supported it.