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Rockets hit Iraq military base near Baghdad amid US-Iran tensions | Iraq News
At least four Iraqi soldiers have been wounded when several rockets slammed into an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad which has housed troops from the United States, according to officials. In a statement carried by Iraq’s official news agency INA, the Iraqi military media centre said on Sunday the al-Balad airbase, located some 80km away from …
Dow 29,000 in sight, as fading Mideast tensions help to jolt stock market higher
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen a spectacular rally in the past couple of months, with blue-chip benchmark setting another high on Thursday, putting another psychological milestone—29,000 — in sight. The Dow DJIA, +0.74% …
BREAKING: Soleimani was in Iraq to ease regional tensions; then Trump said ‘Kill him’
Qasem Soleimani, Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Donald Trump. (Photos, left-to-right: Photo: akkasemosalman.ir via Wikimedia; Iraqi state television; Gage Skidmore via Wikipedia) The acting Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi addressed Parliament today with a recommendation for U.S. troops to be removed from the country. That speech has been widely covered and quoted in the U.S. …
Crude oil tops $70 as US-Iran tensions escalate — Asian markets latest
Futures for Brent crude, the global benchmark, gained 2.4% to reach $70.24 per barrel — the first time prices have hit that amount in more than six months. US oil futures advanced 2.1% to reach $64.36 per barrel. Oil prices rose more than 3% on Friday after Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian commander, was killed …
US and Iran tensions: Military families fearful as loved ones deploy
That means thousands of families — spouses, children and siblings — were separated from their loved ones — some without notice. Many of them are from the Immediate Response Force of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, was killed Friday by a …
Anti-LGBT rhetoric stokes tensions in eastern Europe | World news
In a recent survey, Poles were asked to identify what they felt to be the biggest threats facing them in the 21st century, choosing from options such as the climate crisis, renewed aggression from Russia and a possible economic downturn. Among men under 40, the most popular answer was “the LGBT movement and gender ideology”. …
Asian shares mostly flat, Japan hurt by Sino-U.S. tensions By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – Passersby are reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo By Hideyuki Sano and Vidya Ranganathan TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stock markets, including China’s, were little changed on Monday, shrugging off news that the U.S. administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges. MSCI’s broadest …
Two British-Australian women detained in Iran as tensions rise | World news
Two British-Australian women and another foreign national, also believed to be Australian, have been detained in Iran, the Guardian understands. The Times of London has reported a blogger who was travelling through Asia with her Australian boyfriend, and an academic who studied at Cambridge University and has been working at a university in Australia, were …
Emmanuel Macron floats plan at G7 to defuse Iran tensions | World news
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has floated a plan at the G7 summit to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf by partially lifting the US oil embargo on Iran in exchange for Tehran’s return to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement restricting the country’s nuclear programme. Donald Trump was noncommittal about the plan. Asked …
Tensions Continue High Over Kashmir, With 500 Arrests And A Communications Blackout : NPR
Indian security forces check the identity of a motorist in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Thursday. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images Indian security forces check the identity of a motorist in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Thursday. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images As tensions continued high between India and Pakistan over the …
