Iran fired ‘more than a dozen’ missiles at US forces in Iraq: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran fired “more than a dozen” ballistic missiles Tuesday against two airbases in Iraq where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said. “At approximately 5.30 pm (2230 GMT) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and…

Iran’s IRGC Fires Missiles At U.S. Airbase In Iraq

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), fired “tens of surface-to-surface missiles” at the U.S. airbase in Anbar, in western Iraq, in retaliation for the killing of Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, Press TV reported today (Wednesday). The IRGC called for a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops…

NATO taking ‘some personnel’ out of Iraq

BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO said it would take “some personnel” out of Iraq because of the increased danger there after the US killing of an Iranian general triggered revenge threats. The withdrawal is temporary but “the safety of our personnel is paramount”, a NATO official said in a…

Spotlight: Trump’s threat to target cultural sites spawns criticism

Trump said, the United States had targeted dozens of Iranian sites, and Iran will be hit “very fast and very hard,” if it attacks any American or U.S. assets. WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump’s recent threat to strike Iranian sites of cultural significance, if Tehran retaliates…

Stop escalation of tensions and renew international cooperation – Guterres

NEW YORK, Jan 7 (NNN) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on world leaders to renew “international cooperation”, and “stop escalation” of geopolitical tensions. Citing the ongoing global conflicts and worsening tensions, he called on world leaders to exercise maximum restraint and re-start dialogue, in a press statement…

US eyes sanctions over growing Russian support for Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will take action in response to growing Russian support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a senior US official said. US President Donald Trump’s administration has sanctioned Maduro’s regime and called it a dictatorship after he was re-elected in 2018 in elections widely…

Australian bushfire cloud visible in Chile and Argentina

Bushfires burn on Kangaroo island, Australia SANTIAGO (Chile), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The cloud of smoke caused by raging bushfires in Australia has been spotted more than 12,000km away in Chile and Argentina, weather authorities in the South American countries said. In the early hours “the effect was seen in…

US and Iran must protect cultural sites, UNESCO says after Trump threat

PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Both Iran and the United States must observe a convention obliging states to preserve cultural sites, the UN’s cultural agency said, after President Donald Trump threatened to target Iran’s cultural heritage. UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay highlighted that both Tehran and Washington had signed a 1972…

US-Iran tension: UK reduces embassy staff in Iran, Iraq; Australia troops to remain in Iraq

LONDON/CANBERRA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has reduced staff at its embassies in Tehran and Baghdad to a minimum level due to escalating tensions following the US killing of a top Iranian military leader. The withdrawal of the diplomats is a precautionary step rather than based on specific intelligence of…

At least 16 killed in bus crash in Peru

Bodies covered with blankets at the site of the accident of a passenger bus that collided with other vehicles and rolled over in Arequipa LIMA, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 16 people were killed and another 40 injured when a bus crashed on Monday morning into a number of…
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