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Iran declares 3 days of public mourning following assassination of top military leader

 IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani. Photo courtesy of IRNA. US President Donald Trump is reported to have ordered the attack that…

US Senate returns amid standoff over impeachment trial

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US lawmakers return to Washington Friday with President Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial looming over…

US warns Turkey against ‘interference’ after Libya vote

ANKARA, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey’s parliament has approved thedeployment of troops to Libya aimed at shoring up the UN-backed…

US Pres Trump ordered killing of Iran Guards commander: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who…

Iraqi force says ‘US strike’ killed top Iran, Iraq commanders at Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport…

Venezuela: Riot in jail leaves at least 10 inmates dead

CARACAS, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gang fighting at a jail in Venezuela leftat least 10 inmates dead, an NGO reported.…

Iraq: Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pro-Iran demonstrators left the besieged US embassy in Baghdad after the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force…

North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon

SEOUL, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and…

Pompeo Postpones Ukraine Trip As Situation In Iraq Worsens

BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (NNN-NINA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, postpones his trip to Ukraine and four other countries,…

Syrian Army Deployment On Border With Turkey To Bring Security, Peace To Syria

DAMASCUS, Jan 1 (NNN-SANA) – A visiting Iranian official, said that, the deployment of Syrian army on the border with…