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.
Iran intended to kill U.S. personnel in missile attack: U.S. general
Iran’s missile attack on Wednesday had been intended to kill U.S. personnel at Iraq’s al-Asad airbase, the top U.S. military officer said, in remarks that suggested that Tehran was, and perhaps still is, willing to risk major U.S. retaliation.
U.S. lawmakers unconvinced by Trump Iran argument, set war powers vote
Trump administration officials failed to convince many U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander, and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the preside…
Australia braces for more danger as deadly wildfires keep burning
Authorities issued new fire bans, warnings and evacuation notices in parts of Australia on Thursday, as deadly wildfires continued to burn in the country hit by its hottest and driest year on record.
Thousands of young Syrians opt to learn Russian at school
Omar al-Tawil, a 15-year-old school boy in Damascus, is one of 24,000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian at school after the country added the language of the government’s most powerful ally to the curriculum.
Western intelligence agencies see no signs Ukraine airliner was shot down: Canadian source
The initial assessment of Western intelligence agencies is that a Ukrainian airliner which crashed in Iran on Wednesday was not brought down by a missile, said a Canadian security source.
