Jan 03 Heat and strong winds threaten to worsen Australia wildfires By Shonal Ganguly, Steve McMorran, Associated Press More than 200 fires were burning, and warnings of extreme danger to come Saturday prompted mass evacuations. Continue reading
Jan 03 Pompeo says U.S. strike disrupted ‘imminent’ attack By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CNN that Gen. Qassem Soleimani “was actively plotting in the region to take actions, the big action as he described it, that would have put dozens if not hundreds of American lives at risk."… Continue reading
Jan 03 What we know about U.S. tensions with Iran By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The killing of a top Iranian general is the latest in a series of escalating incidents traces back to President Donald Trump's decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw America from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers. Continue reading
Jan 03 How Iran has created a network of powerful allies in the Middle East By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press If Iran decides to retalitate for the killing of its top general, it can call upon heavily armed allies across the Middle East that are within easy striking distance of U.S. forces and American allies. Continue reading
Jan 03 Iran general’s killing triggers global alarm By John Leicester, Associated Press After the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport early Friday that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, global leaders warned that "We are waking up in a more dangerous world."… Continue reading
Jan 03 Iraqi militant killed in U.S. strike worked with Iran for decades By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Al-Muhandis was the deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of mostly Shiite paramilitaries. Continue reading
Jan 03 2020 Democrats call killing of Iran general reckless By Associated Press Democratic White House hopefuls, including former Vice President Joe Biden, criticized President Donald Trump's order to kill Iran's top general, saying it could leave the U.S. “on the brink of a major conflict across the Middle East."… Continue reading
Jan 03 Iran vows a ‘harsh’ response to U.S. killing of top general By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. after the airstrike. Continue reading
Jan 02 U.S. kills Iran’s most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeina Karam, Associated Press The officials said the strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces. Continue reading
Jan 02 4 killed in rocket fire at Baghdad airport, Iraqi officials say By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press It was not immediately clear who had fired the rockets or who was targeted. Continue reading