Iran summons Swiss envoy again to answer U.S. message: state media
Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message, Iranian state media said, hours after a Swiss diplomat delivered Washington’s communication over the killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani.
U.S. senators likely to be briefed on Soleimani operation next week: McConnell
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said the Trump administration would brief congressional staff on Friday about the U.S. military strike against Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and that it would likely conduct a classified brief…
Soleimani was plotting coup in Iraq: U.S. Senator Rubio
U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Friday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to kill top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, saying on Twitter that the military leader had been attempting to take control of Iraq and use it as a platform to …
Trump does not have authority to go to war with Iran: Schumer
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to go to war with Iran without congressional authorization, and said he should have consulted with top congressional leaders before the U.S. kill…
Iraqi parliament to hold extraordinary session on Sunday: statement
Iraq’s parliament will hold an extraordinary session on Sunday to discuss the U.S. air strike in Baghdad which killed Iran’s Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, it said on Friday.
Thousands of additional U.S. troops heading for Middle East: officials
The United States is sending nearly 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East from the 82nd Airborne Division as a precaution amid rising threats to American forces in the region, U.S. officials said on Friday.
From low-profile private lounge, Ghosn’s last exit from Japan
A quiet lounge in a corner of Japan’s third-largest airport was likely the last stop for Carlos Ghosn before he fled the country, transforming the former Nissan chairman into one of the world’s most famous fugitives.
Bahrain’s Gulf Air halts flights to Iraq’s Baghdad and Najaf
Bahrain’s Gulf Air suspended flights to and from Iraq’s Baghdad and Najaf cities on Friday until further notice due to security issues.
Losing Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate contests results in court
The losing candidate in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election filed a Supreme Court challenge on Friday to former prime minister and ex-army general Umaro Cissoko Embalo’s victory in a run-off, a court spokesman said.
French police shoot dead man near Paris after fatal stabbing
French police shot dead a man near Paris on Friday after he went on the rampage with a knife in a park, killing one person and wounding two more, a prosecutor said.
