Only a year after winning a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Israeli judoka Yarden Gerbi, 28, is expected to announce her retirement tomorrow during a press conference.

Turkeys president stated during a speech last night that the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency was involved in the Iraqi Kurdistans independence referendum. The Turkish leader pointed to the fact that Israeli flags were waved during the celebrations after the vote as evidence to support his claim.

Last night, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel is planting explosive devices in Lebanese villages along the border, adding that his group “cannot remain silent” about this development.

The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that North Korea has shown no interest in conducting denuclearization talks with Washington. A few hours earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated that America and North Korea have “direct communication” about the matter.

Thousands of Catalans gathered outside the improvised polling stations Sunday morning, hoping that the Spanish police would let them hold the disputed independence vote. However, clashes quickly broke out between voters and police who started to seize voting slips and ballot boxes.

The Nordic Resistance Movement held a rally in Gothenburg, Sweden, yesterday that ended in the arrest of 35 protesters. “Given the intentions of many of those at the scene, the situation could have been a lot worse,” said the local police chief.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah accused the Israeli government of causing an escalation in violence along the Israeli-Lebanese border during a speech today. He also sent several messages to the Jewish citizens of Israel, urging them to leave before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany

Spanish police have resorted to firing rubber bullets at Catalans who are participating in the independence vote, which was deemed illegal by the Spanish government. An Israeli MK in Catalonia reported that the rubber bullets were fired without warning.