Jan 01 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seeks immunity from corruption charges By Josef Federman, Associated Press Benjamin Netanyahu's request to parliament is likely to delay any trial until after March elections, when he hopes to have a majority coalition that will shield him from prosecution. Continue reading
Jan 01 U.S. Embassy in Iraq suspends operations, militiamen withdraw By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence. Continue reading
Jan 01 At least 9 people die, thousands displaced in Indonesia floods By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Tens of thousands of revelers in Jakarta were soaked by torrential rains as they waited for New Year’s Eve fireworks. Continue reading
Jan 01 Australia sends aid to wildfire towns as death toll rises By Tristan Lavalette, Associated Press Navy ships and military aircraft were bringing water, food and fuel to towns where supplies were depleted and roads were cut off by the fires. Continue reading
Jan 01 Fire kills more than 30 animals at zoo in Germany By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Police said the fire may have been caused by sky lanterns launched to celebrate the new year. Continue reading
Jan 01 Crowd gathers in Hong Kong for 1st protest of 2020 By Associated Press Authorities said the assembly was mostly orderly, but that five people were arrested for criminal damage. Continue reading
Jan 01 U.S. troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Hundreds of Iran-backed militiamen and other protesters gathered outside the American Embassy in Baghdad for a second day and set fire to the roof of a reception area inside the compound. Continue reading
Jan 01 Trump deploys more troops to Middle East after U.S. Embassy attack By Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 2:41 Iraqis supporting Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy, demand U.S. withdrawal In Baghdad, supporters of an Iran-backed militia remained outside the gates of the U.S. Embassy after attempting to storm the compound earlier in the day. The U.S. military planned to move more Marines in, but the Iraqi protesters insisted they… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 8:07 How Iran could benefit from Iraqi outrage over U.S. airstrikes A tense new year has dawned in Baghdad after U.S. airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia prompted one of the worst attacks on a U.S. Embassy in years. Bilal Wahab of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Kirsten Fontenrose… Continue watching