Tara Oakes

The Spanish defense minister says Spain has closed its airspace to U.S.

military planes involved in attacks on Iran.

It's a significant escalation that forces American aircraft to bypass the NATO ally en route to the Middle East.

And it's a step beyond its previous move, denying the use of jointly operated military bases.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying, we are a sovereign country that does not wish to take part in illegal wars.

President Trump has already threatened to cut trade with Spain over its refusal to allow the use of jointly operated bases.

Some members of Israel's parliament celebrating a new law.

The Knesset has passed a bill making the death penalty by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank convicted of fatal terrorist acts in military courts.

It's a marked departure for a country that's only carried out one judicial execution in more than 60 years for a Nazi war criminal back in 1962.

The bill was pushed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Bengvir, who wore noose-shaped lapel pins in the run-up to the vote, and supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The law supporters say it's a necessary move after the Hamas attack on October 7th, 2023.

But it's drawn fierce global condemnation.

Mayanli Bell in Jerusalem has more.

And Mayan says this law faces hurdles.

Three paintings by French masters Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse, together worth an estimated $10 million, have been stolen from a museum in northern Italy.

The brazen heist at the Fondazione Magnari Rocca near Parma took less than three minutes, according to police.

The thieves broke in on the night of March 22nd and escaped with the masterpieces.

Major US airports say operations are returning to normal after President Trump signed an emergency directive ordering TSA workers to be paid.

Airports from New York to Houston reported short lines on Monday, ending weeks of chaos that saw security waits top four hours.

The emergency order came after 50,000 security officers went unpaid for six weeks during the partial government shutdown.