Paris knife attacker had mental health issues, Koran found on him: prosecutors
A Koran was found in the bag of a man shot dead by French police on Friday after he went on rampage with a knife in a park near Paris, killing one person and wounding two others.
Top U.S. general: Soleimani was planning ‘campaign’ of violence against U.S.
The United States had “clear, unambiguous” intelligence that a top Iranian general was planning a significant campaign of violence against the United States when it decided to strike him, the top U.S. general said on Friday, warning Soleimani’s plots “…
Trump says ordered killing of Iranian general to prevent war, not start one
President Donald Trump said on Friday he ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani to stop a war, not start one, saying the Iranian military commander was planning imminent attacks on Americans.
U.S. deportations of Guatemalans doubled over past decade
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration stepped up deportations of Guatemalans in 2019, doubling the number of migrants sent back from the United States a decade earlier, data from the Central American country showed on Friday.
Turkish court formally arrests five suspects over Ghosn’s transit: Anadolu
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to formally arrest five suspects who were detained as part of an investigation into ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s transit through Turkey after fleeing Japan, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
Bahrain calls for de-escalation after U.S. air strike in Iraq: state news agency
Bahrain said on Friday it is following the developments in Iraq and called for de-escalation after a U.S. air strike, according to the state news agency.
U.S. sees no domestic threat but New York braces for Iranian retaliation
U.S. authorities and major cities saw no imminent threats on Friday from potential Iranian retaliation over a U.S. air strike that killed Tehran’s most prominent military commander, but New York’s mayor said his city was bracing for an attack like neve…
Saudi Crown Prince discussed measures for reducing tension in region in call with Pompeo: state news agency
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed measures for reducing tension in the region in a call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on events in Iraq on Friday, according to the state news agency.
U.S. sanctions Iraq’s Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, says it is an Iran proxy
The United States has designated Asaib Ahl al-Haq as a terrorist organization along with two of the Iraqi Shi’ite militia group’s leaders, the U.S. State Department said in a statement on Friday, calling it a proxy for Iran.
Pompeo, Iraqi parliament speaker agree on need to lower tensions: U.S. State Dept
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi on Friday and they agreed on the need to lower tensions in Iraq and the region in the wake of a U.S. air strike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, t…
