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Iraq wants foreign troops out after air strike, US urges leaders to reconsider
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Parliament yesterday called for US and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the US killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict. In a war
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Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates after drone strike
US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader, as tens of thousands
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Body of top Iranian commander killed by US returned to Iran
The body of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a US military strike, was returned to Iran today, the official IRIB news agency reported. Soleimani’s body was flown to the city of Ahvaz in southwest
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Siblings continue smashing performance in British Junior squash tournament
KUALA LUMPUR: Three-time British Junior Open winner, Aifa Azman continued her splendid performance by advancing into the last eight of the squash tournament in Birmingham, England yesterday (early today in Malaysia). Aifa, world number 61 player, defeated joint 9/16th seed,
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Flights suspended in Libya’s capital due to rocket fire
Flights were suspended until further notice at the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli today due to rockets falling nearby, an airport official said. The closure of Mitiga Airport comes a day after Turkey’s parliament voted to allow a
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‘They told people not to come’: Australia’s bushfires ravage tourism industry
Pillars of fire and smoke from bushfires are tarnishing Australia’s reputation for pristine vistas abounding in wildlife and wreaking havoc on tourism, operators say, as authorities are forced to cancel concerts, close parks and evacuate towns. The smoke has shrouded
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The world’s safest airlines for 2020
Airline safety is one of those things you hope you’ll never have to worry about when you travel.But even the most nervous of fliers should take heart when flying Australia’s flag carrier, Qantas — as it has just been rated the
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Five fishermen presumed dead in sinking of Alaska crabbing vessel
Five commercial fishermen lost at sea when their crabbing vessel capsized and sank on New Year’s Eve in the Gulf of Alaska were presumed dead yesterday after search-and-rescue operations were called off amid rough weather, the US Coast Guard said.
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Liverpool made it a full year without losing in the top flight
ANFIELD: Unbeaten Premier League leaders Liverpool made it a full year without losing in the top flight as Sheffield United were brushed aside at Anfield. A slice of good fortune enabled the Reds to take an early lead – George
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Iran’s Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s Abu Mahdi killed in US airstrike
General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force, has been reported killed alongside six others following a US airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport. Iraqi officials and the state television reported that aside from Soleimani, Iraqi militia commander Abu
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