Iran’s Soleimani and Iraq’s Muhandis killed in air strike: militia spokesman
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed late on Thursday in an air strike on their convoy in Baghdad airport, an Iraqi militia spokesman told Reuters.
Strikes against two targets linked to Iran: U.S. officials
Strikes have been carried out against two targets linked to Iran in Baghdad on Thursday, U.S. officials told Reuters.
Iraqi paramilitary groups: five members, two ‘guests’ killed in Baghdad airport attack
Iraqi paramilitary groups said five of their members and two “guests” were killed in an air strike on their vehicles inside Baghdad International Airport, militia sources reported on early Friday, after Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced that three k…
Rockets fall on Baghdad airport, Popular Mobilization Forces says official killed
Three Katyusha rockets fell on Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military-run Security Media Cell said early on Friday.
Australians flee massive bushfires as new fire threat looms
The Australian navy on Friday began the evacuations of some of the thousands of people stranded on the east coast of the fire-ravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales (N…
U.S. slaps sanctions on Cuba defense minister over support for Venezuela’s Maduro
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Cuba’s defense minister, accusing him of human rights violations and supporting socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
Lebanon played no official role in Ghosn exit: minister to MTV
Lebanon played no official role in ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s departure from Japan, caretaker defense minister Elias Bout Saab told Lebanese broadcaster MTV on Thursday.
Carlos Ghosn says family played no role in escape from Japan: statement
The family of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn played no role in his escape from Japan, Ghosn said in a statement on Thursday, days after his abrupt arrival in Beirut from Tokyo, where he faces trial for alleged financial misconduct.
From arrest to flight – key dates in the Ghosn affair
Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning that his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife, sources close to Ghosn said on Thursday.
Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn
Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant on Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, while Turkey launched an investigation into his daring escape from Japan via Istanbul.
