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President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States no longer needs Middle Eastern oil, but according to a Bloomberg report, American refineries still use the kind of oil the Middle East region produces. “We are now the number-one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. We …

A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday, judicial sources said, after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges. Ghosn fled Japan to Lebanon, his childhood home, last month as he was awaiting …

The catastrophic bushfires continue to scorch large swathes of Australian territory, prompting authorities to issue new warnings and evacuation notices as the number of confirmed fatalities exceed two dozen. Scott Morrison, the Australian prime minister, announced in a news conference on Thursday that 27 people have lost their lives as …

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday no Americans were harmed in the Iranian missile attacks on military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and urged world powers to forge a new nuclear deal with Tehran. “No Americans were harmed in last night’s attack by the Iranian regime. We suffered …

One person was shot dead and three were seriously wounded in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday, about a kilometer (0.6 miles) from parliament, police said. Police in the Canadian capital responded to reports of multiple gunshots at about 7:30 a.m. ET and three people were rushed to the hospital, a statement …

Satellite photos show the extensive damage caused by a series of precision missile strikes by Iran at Ain al-Assad airbase in Iraq, which hosts US forces. US National Public Radio (NPR) released the photos, taken by the commercial company Planet, show hangars and buildings hit hard by a barrage of …

64% of people worldwide said they do not have confidence in President Trump to do the right thing on the global stage, while only 29% said they trust him, according to a Pew survey of 36,923 respondents conducted in 33 countries. Why it matters: The world is watching as tensions …

A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board. The crash of Ukraine International Airlines came hours after Iran launched a …

Hours after Iran’s missile attack on American bases in Iraq, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says Tehran’s next responses to the US assassination of a top Iranian general will be proportionate to what Washington will do. “Our next measure will naturally be proportionate to the ones the Americans will …

Four civilians have been killed in an attempted attack suspected to have been carried out by al-Qaeda’s Somalia-based affiliate in neighboring Kenya. Kenyan police said suspected al-Shabab militants attempted to destroy a telecommunications mast in the town of Saretho, 25 kilometers from the Dadaab Refugee Camp, in Kenya on Tuesday. …

Iran’s top security official says Tehran is considering 13 revenge scenarios against the US for the targeted killing of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani. “Even the weakest of the 13 revenge scenarios will be a historic nightmare for America,” said Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), …

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning, just one day after a 5.8 magnitude quake shook the island, according to the US Geological Survey. The 6.4 quakes struck at 3:24 a.m. local time about 6 miles south of Indios, Puerto Rico, the USGS said. The mayor of Guayanilla, …

A stampede has erupted during the funeral procession for Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in his hometown Kerman, leaving an unspecified number of casualties. Pir-Hossein Kolivand, head of Iran’s Emergency Medical Services, confirmed that at least 35 of mourners have lost their lives while several others have been transferred …

Germany says it is reducing its military presence in Iraq, in the latest fallout from the United States’ assassination of Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani. The German government told parliament in a letter on Monday that about 30 soldiers stationed in Baghdad and Taji would be moved to Jordan …

NATO Ambassadors met on Monday (6 January 2019) to address current tensions in the Middle East and implications for NATO’s training mission in Iraq. Speaking after the meeting of NATO’s North Atlantic Council, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stressed that the safety of NATO’s personnel in Iraq is paramount and that the …

Such expressions of support should not be controversial or warrant courage,’ says Washington’s UN mission The U.S. accused Russia and China on Monday of blocking a resolution condemning the attack on Washington’s Baghdad embassy. The U.S. mission to the UN said Moscow and Beijing did not allow the statement to …

Global tensions are mounting following the United States’ assassination of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike at the Baghdad International Airport Friday morning. Up to a million mourners poured into the streets of Iran and Iraq for the funeral procession of the longtime leader of the Islamic Revolutionary …

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed with Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on the need to de-escalate tensions in the region when they spoke by phone on Monday, according to a UK statement. Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Iraq on …

The nuclear deal signed between major world powers and Iran after years of tough talks could be on the brink of collapse after Tehran announced it will throw out all constraints on uranium enrichment, the German FM warned. The first week of the year saw more bad news coming in, …

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threat to strike Iranian cultural heritage sites, asserting to a group of reporters that the United States has the right to bomb such targets. Talking to reporters on Sunday in the White House, Trump dismissed criticism from human rights organizations pointing …