Pompeo says U.S. killed Iranian commander to prevent ‘imminent attack’
A U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian commander aimed to disrupt an “imminent attack” that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in television interviews on Friday.
Mexico president won’t comment on U.S. killing of top Iranian commander
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will not comment on a U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani.
U.S. says it disrupted ‘imminent attack’ with killing of Iran commander
Iran promised harsh revenge on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its growing military influence in the Middle East.
Flights suspended in Libya’s capital due to rockets, shelling
Flights were suspended at the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Friday due to rocket fire and shelling, as protesters in the east of the country demonstrated against Turkish military support for their rivals.
Somali government detains record number of journalists
Somalia’s Western-backed government forces beat and detained a record number of journalists last year, the journalists’ syndicate told Reuters on Friday, prompting suggestions the government is suppressing scrutiny of its security record ahead of elect…
Trump: Soleimani was plotting to kill ‘many more’ Americans
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that the top Iranian commander killed in a U.S. air strike, Qassem Soleimani, was planning to kill Americans.
Italy’s Salvini looks to avoid trial over migrant standoff
Italy’s far-right League leader Matteo Salvini, looking to avoid trial for alleged kidnapping, has defended his decision to detain migrants on a coastguard boat last July, saying the move had been backed by the whole government.
French police shoot dead man near Paris after stabbing attempt: BFM TV
French police shot dead a man on Friday in the city of Villejuif near Paris after he tried to stab several people in a public park, France’s BFM TV reported.
Montenegro and Serbia feud over flag-burning protest
Montenegro and Serbia summoned diplomats of each others’ countries on Friday after sports fans in Belgrade torched Montenegro’s flag in protest at a new law that could target Serbian Orthodox Church assets.
Lebanon’s president hopes government will be formed next week: statement
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said in a statement on Friday that he hoped a new government would be formed next week.
