Iran has fired more than a dozen rockets at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops, the Pentagon confirmed. The rockets fired at the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province and a base in Erbil early on Wednesday came amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. Following the attacks, Trump said “all is well” and
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At least 35 people have been killed and 48 injured in a stampede that erupted at the funeral procession of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, state television reported. Thousands of people thronged the streets of Kerman to mourn Soleimani’s death.
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General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its regional security apparatus, has been killed following a US air raid at Baghdad’s international airport on Friday. We
Turkey’s parliament has approved a bill to deploy troops to Libya in support of the embattled United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), paving the way for increased military cooperation despite criticism
Supporters and members of the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces, who have gathered outside the US embassy in Iraq, have been told to leave by their leadership, sources have told Al Jazeera. Earlier,
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters have tried to storm the US embassy in Baghdad following US airstrikes this week that killed 25 fighters from an Iran-backed Shia group in Iraq. Shouting “Down, Down
Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists in the country’s east have begun swapping prisoners. It is the second major release since Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange detainees in September. The agreement follows talks
At least seven people have died in Yemen after a blast hit a military graduation parade. Yemen’s Security Belt Forces say the explosion took place in the southern town of Dalih. Witnesses
At least 30 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Dozens more are feared dead in the blast near a security checkpoint during rush-hour. Local
Bek Air flight carrying a passenger plane with 100 people on board, crashes after take off near Kazakhstan’s Almaty airport. – Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
The Yankees were known to be pushing hard for free-agent ace Gerrit Cole and they have landed arguably the biggest fish on the market. The Yankees agreed to terms on a record-breaking
Associated Press photographer Maye-E Wong and writer Juliet Linderman traveled across the U.S. and sought out men and women who were willing to share their experiences — both how they were abused
South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has risen as an unlikely top tier candidate in the 2020 democratic presidential primary race. We go inside Mayor Pete’s financial strategy with The AP’s money
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Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in a treason case. It relates to a nationwide emergency he imposed in November 2007. Musharraf is in exile in Dubai in
Lebanon’s president has postponed the process of picking a new Prime Minister, until Thursday. The news comes after another night of violence, security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at people
A deal has been reached at the United Nations Climate Summit (COP25) in Spain after a two-day deadlock. The talks were aimed at deciding how the 2015 Paris accord should be implemented.
Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has been sentenced to two years in prison on financial irregularity charges in the first of several cases against the leader who was removed after nearly 30
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party has claimed an emphatic victory in the UK’s general election – seen as a critical juncture in the Brexit crisis engulfing Britain. The vote has left the
The main opposition Labour Party is expected to win fewer than 200 seats – losing many in its traditional heartland. Its leader Jeremy Corbyn acknowledged heavy losses for his party and says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to call a snap election looks to have paid off. Official results from Thursday’s vote are coming in but exit polls indicate his Conservative party is
Footage from the early 1970’s of Brazil carving its Trans-Amazon highway through the jungle, inaugurating a river port in Santarem, and inaugurating an agricultural town for Amazon colonists. Footage courtesy of the
Joao Batista Ferreira, a former beekeeper in Belterra, Para state, recites a poem he wrote with friends. The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every
