Iraqi PM declares national mourning for Soleimani, Muhandis: statement
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi declared on Saturday three days of national mourning for Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and others killed in a U.S. air strike in Baghdad.
Terrorism not ruled out in fatal stabbing near Paris
French investigators said they had not dismissed possible links to terrorism after a man went on a rampage with a knife in a park near Paris on Friday, killing one person and wounding two. Police shot the man dead.
Fourteen killed in bomb attack on bus of school children in Burkina Faso
Fourteen people were killed and nine wounded in a bomb attack on a bus bringing children back from a school break in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, two security sources and a police source said.
Multiple rockets fall in Green Zone, Baghdad, air base: Iraqi military
Several rockets fell on Saturday inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, its Jadriya neighborhood, and the Balad air base housing U.S. troops, the Iraqi military said, adding that there were no deaths.
Two rockets fall inside Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops: security sources
Two Katyusha rockets fell inside Iraq’s Balad air base, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, which houses U.S. forces on Saturday but caused no casualties, two security sources told Reuters.
Five wounded in mortar attack on Baghdad neighborhood: police sources
A mortar was launched inside Baghdad’s Jadriya neighborhood on Saturday and wounded five people, police sources told Reuters.
Rocket falls near U.S. embassy in Baghdad, no casualties: police sources
A Katyusha rocket fell near the United States embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions on Friday but caused no casualties, two police sources told Reuters.
Austria’s Greens overwhelmingly back coalition with conservatives
Austria’s Greens on Saturday formally approved a coalition deal with conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz, backing their leader’s argument that it would keep the far right out of power and bring ambitious environmental reforms despite misgivings.
France’s Macron discusses Middle East crisis with Iraqi, UAE leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron agreed with his Iraqi counterpart on Saturday to make efforts to dampen tensions in the Middle East after Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. air strike.
Blasts heard in Iraqi capital Baghdad, causes unknown
Two loud blasts were heard in Baghdad early Saturday evening, Reuters witnesses said. It was not immediately possible to confirm the causes or locations.
