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US FAA: “Closely monitoring” aviation safety in the Middle East after a missile attack
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was closely monitoring events in the Middle East and coordinating with US airlines and foreign authorities about aviation safety after Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq. Tehran fired
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Trump impeachment: Senate Republicans close ranks on rules
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday he had enough support from his fellow Republicans to set the rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, dealing a blow to Democrats’ efforts to call new witnesses against the president. Democrats responded
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Iran starts ‘second round’ of attacks on US bases in Iraq
CAIRO: Iran has started its “second round” of attacks against bases holding US troops in Iraq, the Tehran-based Tasnim news agency said today. The second round of attacks started an hour after the first phase took place earlier this morning,
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Iran avenges Soleimani, fires missiles at Iraqi air base housing US forces
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON: Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours today, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a US drone strike has raised fears of a wider war in the
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France, US set two week target for resolving digital tax spat
France and the United States have given themselves two weeks to try and resolve a row over a French digital tax, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today. “I had a long talk with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. We
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Oil tumbles as investors rethink Mideast disruption risk
Oil prices today surrendered some gains made over the previous two days as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander. Brent crude LCOc1 fell as
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Germany to cut troop numbers in Iraq after Soleimani’s killing
Germany is moving some of its military personnel from Iraq to neighboring countries over security concerns, the government told lawmakers, days after the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US drone strike. About 30 of the 120
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Body of Qassem Soleimani arrives for burial in southeast Iran
The body of the senior Iranian military commander killed in a US drone strike in Iraq last week has arrived in his home town of Kerman in southeast Iran for burial, the official IRNA news agency said today. State TV
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Australia prepares for renewed bushfire threat as economic costs mount
SYDNEY: Australian firefighters used cool weather today to try to strengthen containment lines around almost 200 wildfires burning in the country’s southeast, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to meet with insurance and bank executives to discuss the crisis. Fires
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Bolton says he is willing to testify in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, said yesterday that he is willing to testify in the expected Senate impeachment trial of the president, a surprise development that could potentially strengthen the case that Trump should
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