Aircraft surveillance firm says sharing position data for crashed Ukrainian jet with authorities
U.S. aircraft surveillance firm Aireon has collected the position data from a Ukraine International Airlines jet that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday and is sharing it with the appropriate authorities, a spokeswoman said.
U.S., Iran both appear to signal desire to avoid further conflict
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was “standing down” after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general.
Canada wants big role in Iran crash probe despite lack of diplomatic ties: Trudeau
Canada expects to play a big role in Iran’s probe of an airliner crash that killed 63 Canadians even though the two nations do not have diplomatic ties, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.
After close brush with Iran, Trump finds an off-ramp – for now
U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly escaped immersing the United States in a broad war with Iran, at least for now, after his order to kill a top Iranian general sparked a crisis and prompted criticism at home and abroad.
Australia issues new evacuation alerts as monster bushfires regenerate
Australian authorities issued new warnings and evacuation notices across the country’s heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities.
U.S. lawmakers divided over Trump Iran argument, set war powers vote
Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers, and some Republicans, on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander, and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legis…
Bolivia prosecutor seeks Spain response over embassy spat
Bolivia’s attorney general has pushed forward a probe into Spanish officials the South American country’s government alleges were seeking to help allies of ousted leftist leader Evo Morales who are holed up in the Mexican embassy in La Paz.
Trump softens rhetoric after Iranian missile attacks, says Tehran appears to be ‘standing down’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was “standing down” after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq overnight, as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general
Iran sending messages to militias not to attack U.S. targets: Pence
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday the United States has received intelligence that Iran has asked its allied militias not to attack U.S. targets.
Trump, Israel’s Netanyahu discuss regional issues in call: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “discussed critical bilateral and regional issues” in a call on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement, without giving further details.
