Air strikes targeting Iraqi militia kill six: army source
Air strikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella grouping of Iran-backed Shi’ite militias near camp Taji north of Baghdad have killed six people and critically wounded three, an Iraqi army source said late on Friday.
Southeast Australia faces another dangerous day for bushfires
Australian firefighters were set for a dangerous day on Saturday as fires in New South Wales and Victoria states were expected to burn uncontrollably due to temperatures above 40C (104F) and shifting, strong winds that will fan and spread the flames.
Italy’s Atlantia slips further into ‘junk’ status on concession risks
Italian infrastructure group Atlantia on Friday suffered its second debt downgrade in a month, slipping further into junk territory, as the government considers revoking the group’s motorway concession following a deadly bridge collapse.
Trump says Soleimani plotted ‘imminent’ attacks, but critics question just how soon
After President Donald Trump said the top Iranian general killed in a U.S. air strike in Baghdad was plotting “imminent” attacks on U.S. interests, some U.S. national security and congressional officials are raising questions about the use of that word…
White House: Iran retaliation for Soleimani killing would be poor decision
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Friday that any Iranian retaliation in response to the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani would be a “very poor decision.”
Four generations of UK royal family pose for photo to mark new decade
Buckingham Palace has issued a new photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth, her son Prince Charles, her grandson Prince William and her great-grandson Prince George to mark the start of a new decade.
U.S. officials say Soleimani’s death could deter Iranian violence
U.S. officials said the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Friday might deter, rather than provoke, Iranian violence against U.S. targets despite Tehran’s vow of retaliation.
Soleimani planned attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria: official
Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander who was killed in a U.S. strike, was planning imminent attacks on U.S. diplomats and troops in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
U.S. says ‘terminated’ top Iran general to thwart attack on Americans
Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing influence in the Middle East.
Iranian commander Soleimani had been in Pompeo’s sights for years
Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights.
