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Iraq parliament demands US troop ouster after Soleimani killing
Iraq’s parliament on Sunday urged the government to oust thousands of American troops from the country, stepping up pressure over the US ...Russia unveils climate ‘adaptation’ plan
The Russian government has published a plan to adapt the economy and population to climate change, aiming to mitigate damage but also ...Mourners flood Iran city as top general’s remains return
A tide of mourners flooded the Iranian city of Ahvaz Sunday, weeping and beating their chests in homage to top general Qasem ...Australia’s bushfire evacuees prepare for another night on the beaches
The immediate threat from Australia’s devastating bushfires may have eased – at least temporarily – but thousands of people are still living ...Syria death toll tops 380,000 in almost nine-year war: monitor
Almost nine years of civil war in Syria has left more than 380,000 people dead including over 115,000 civilians, a war monitor ...Fury, tears as thousands mourn Iran commander killed by US
Thousands of Iraqis chanting “Death to America” on Saturday mourned an Iranian commander and others killed in a US drone attack that ...Top Iran commander Qasem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad
Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed Friday in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport, prompting Tehran to vow “revenge”, dramatically ...Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after US embassy attack
Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. ...Thousands flee to beaches as fires encircle Australian towns
Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia Tuesday, as deadly blazes ripped through popular ...Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher’s killing
A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 intelligence agents to death for torturing and killing a protester early this year, an AFP ...