Attacks underway on multiple locations in Iraq: U.S. official

The United States believes there have been potentially multiple attacks on locations in Iraq, including the al Asad airbase that hosts U.S. forces, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, without providing additional information.

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Trump briefed on reports of attacks on Iraq air base: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump has been briefed on reports of an attack on U.S. facilities in Iraq and is monitoring the situation, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said on Tuesday.

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U.S. House committee sets Iran hearing, invites Pompeo

A Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week, as members of Congress push President Donald Trump's administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander.

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'Water is running out' - Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes

Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after a series of earthquakes killed at least one person, toppled buildings and knocked out power to nearly the whole island of more than 3 million people.

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'Into the lion's den': Mexican asylum seekers fear deportation to Guatemala

Mexicans seeking refuge in the United States to escape violence and lawlessness in their homeland fear worse dangers if they are sent to Guatemala under a new Trump administration scheme to crack down on asylum seekers.

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Rockets fired at Iraqi airbase hosting American forces: U.S. official

Rockets have been fired at Iraq's al Asad airbase, which hosts U.S. forces, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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Iran Warns US Not to Retaliate Over Missile Attack in Iraq

Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general.

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Pompeo Strikes Back Against Iranian Foreign Minister's Claim that General Was on 'Diplomatic Mission'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the lead again Tuesday defending the decision to kill Iran military leader General Qasem Soleimani as a deadly stampede of mourners overshadowed Soleimani's hometown burial.

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US airbase in Iraq hit by rockets - reports

Troops have been on alert after the US killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani on Friday.

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US-Iran crisis: Is expecting Iran to de-escalate realistic?

Iran has a number of possible retaliation options following the US killing of an Iranian commander.

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Who is Esmail Qaani? The new man leading Iran's elite military force

A new man is in charge of a key Iranian military force after the death of its leader Qasem Soleimani.

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Soleimani funeral: Huge crowds, anger and the supreme leader's tears

Large crowds turned out for the funeral of the Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.

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Bus driver, two passengers and two truckers died in Pennsylvania pileup

The five people killed in a multi-vehicle pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were identified on Monday as the driver of the tour bus that was the first to crash, two of his passengers, and two UPS employees whose truck plowed into the bus.

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Mexican drug war's hidden human toll includes 61,000 disappeared

The Mexican government on Monday revised upward by as much as 50% the number of citizens classified as missing to more than 61,000, the vast majority of them victims of the country's grinding war with powerful drug gangs that have grown more violent.

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Ivory Coast president plans constitutional revision before election

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday he intends to modify the constitution ahead of an October presidential election seen as a test of the country's stability.

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Australia bolsters defenses as cost of huge bushfires rises

Australian firefighters used cool weather on Tuesday to try to strengthen containment lines around almost 200 wildfires burning in the country's southeast, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepared to meet with insurance and bank executives to discuss the crisis.

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Australian fires hit key dairy regions, adding to woes from drought

Bushfires across Australia's east coast are set to pile on more pain for the country's dairy industry, already hurt by a prolonged drought, as processors in one of the world's largest exporters face tightening milk supplies.

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Koala mittens and joey pouches: Australian bushfires spark global knitting frenzy

Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.

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Fireballs 'like a hurricane' bring death and devastation in Australia

Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia's south east on New Year's Eve, a roaring fireball came through forcing them to flee.

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First Budget since election set for March

Chancellor Sajid Javid sets 11 March as the date for his first Budget - the first since the general election.

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The entrepreneur stopping food waste

Mette Lykke is the boss of food waste app Too Good To Go, which is now used by 18 million people.

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India university attack: 'Students fell to the ground... they kept beating'

An investigation into what led to the brutal attack on students at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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The autistic Russian teenager amazing the art world

Markus is a 13-year-old Russian artist with autism and epilepsy. His work sells for thousands of dollars.

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