Jan 08 WATCH: Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strike President Donald Trump also said in an address Wednesday that no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran's Tuesday ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. Continue reading
Jan 08 Storms bring relief to Australian wildfires, but also raise concerns By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Around 2,300 firefighters in New South Wales state were making the most of relatively benign conditions by frantically consolidating containment lines around more than 110 blazes and patrolling for lightning strikes. Continue reading
Jan 08 Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq and Iran By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said the government has raised the alert level in Iraq to the highest level. Continue reading
Jan 08 Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176 By Mohammad Nasiri, Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the 3½-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 19:15 What we know about Iranian attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq By Nick Schifrin Early Wednesday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched 15 ballistic missiles at air bases in Iraq that house American troops -- a remarkable act that came directly from the Islamic Republic rather than its network of proxies. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 07 Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attack at bases in Iraq By Nasser Karimi, Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press According to State TV, Iran has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 4:23 Iran says it has launched ballistic missiles at American air bases in Iraq By Nick Schifrin After trading threats with the U.S., Iran said Tuesday night it launched ballistic missiles on Iraqi facilities housing U.S. troops in retaliation for the American killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The attacks come after President Trump and top U.S. officials… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: Putin travels to Syria to meet with Assad, military officials In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Syria to meet with its president, Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus. Syrian state media released images of the two leaders, who also met with military commanders. Also, the Justice Department… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 3:35 In Venezuela, dueling parliaments cast political crisis into further chaos By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson Venezuela’s political turmoil deepened Tuesday as supporters of President Nicolas Maduro tried to open a new session in the National Assembly without opposition members or their leader, Juan Guaido. Guaido managed to force his way into the parliament, but the… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 9:13 Foreign policy experts weigh in on Trump’s Iran strategy The U.S. killing of one of Iran’s top military leaders has prompted questions about whether the Trump administration has an effective strategy for Iran, Iraq and the larger Middle East. As Iran announces it has fired missiles at Iraqi bases… Continue watching