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Iran has launched two missiles at the US bases located in Iraq. This is considered as an act of revenge for Soleimani’s killing by the US. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said Wednesday that Iran’s attacks at two Iraqi bases housing US forces were “self-defense measures under Article 51 …

Kiyoshi Kimura, a Japanese tycoon has bought a titanic tuna fish in return for $1.8 million at a New Year’s auction launched in Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, Sunday. Kimura runs a franchise of restaurants, Sushi Zanmai, tags himself as a ‘Tuna King’. He has paid a huge sum of 193 …

In an emergency gathering, Sunday, January 5th, the parliament of Iraq passed a resolution asking the government of the country to put an end to the presence of the US forces in Iraq. According to a Reuters report, Donald Trump addressed Iraq to pay for the military airbase built by the …

The level of fires has been reduced in the fire-ravaged parts of Australia because of pouring rain and cooler temperature. However, huge blazes are expected by Thursday, officials warned. Officials have stated that rain fell down the east coast, Sydney to Melbourne, and some parts of New South Wales; however, …

In a statement by Afghan Presidential Office (ARG), President Ashraf Ghani assured Iranian President Hassan Rohani, over a telephone talk, Sunday, that in accordance with the US-Afghan Security Treaty, Afghan territory will never be used, for operations of any sorts, against other nations. According to the statement, Ghani has expressed …

In a statement on the official website of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK nationals have been warned to avoid unnecessary movements in most parts of Afghanistan. The statement underlines that hotels and guesthouses are also subject to direct threats; therefore, no official visits should be made there as well …

Temperatures exceeded 40-degree celsius in parts of south-east Australia, skies reddened and darkened as wind gusts exacerbated the fires ravaged through homes and land. Since September, the fires have killed at least 23 people, dozens of people are missing and some 1,500 homes have already been lost this fire season. …

According to the Sudanese Army, at least 18 people have been killed while a military transport plane crashed in Sudan’s West Darfur region.   The Antonov 12 plane crashed five minutes after taking off from El-Geneina, killing its crew of seven as well as 11 passengers including three judges and …

A credible source at the US Embassy Kabul says the United States wants to know whether the Taliban are willing to reduce violence because of the peace agreement; therefore, the US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is going to travel to Qatar in order to know the Taliban’s final decision in …

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad International Airport, Thursday, the Pentagon said. In a statement late Thursday, the Pentagon stated that “General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.” …

Taiwan’s top military official is among eight people killed when a military helicopter made an emergency landing in mountainous terrain, officials say. General Shen Yi-ming and 12 others were on the Black Hawk helicopter when it was forced to land in poor weather near the capital, Taipei. Earlier reports said …

The Australian state of New South Wales has declared a state of emergency and could begin forced evacuations from fire-stricken areas. State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Thursday that the emergency declaration would come into effect Friday morning as weather conditions are expected to deteriorate significantly on Saturday, raising the fire …

Afghanistan’s cotton industry saw an upward rise of 21% this year due to continuous seasonal precipitation, sources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock say. Besides saffron, cotton is considerable produce in Afghanistan. Balkh, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Helmand, and Baghlan provinces have been marked as the main sources of Cotton …

A Pakistani court sentenced on Tuesday former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution, government officials said. Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup and later ruled as president, is not in Pakistan and was not available for comment on the …

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that any future troop drawdowns in Afghanistan were “not necessarily” linked to a deal with Taliban insurgents, suggesting some lowering of force levels may happen irrespective of the ongoing peace push. The remarks by Esper in an interview with Reuters came on …

Timothy Weeks, an Australian professor who was recently freed by the Taliban in a prisoner swap said that the “long and tortuous ordeal” had an intense effect on him. Speaking in a press conference in Sydney on Sunday, Weeks, 50, said that hope helped him survive the ordeal. Weeks and …

At least 73 people were killed and several others wounded after a train caught fire in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Thursday, Pakistani media reported. The train was travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi when the incident happened. The fire has broken when a gas cylinder being carried by a passenger exploded …

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group was killed in an operation by U.S. forces in Syria, U.S. media reported. A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that al-Baghdadi was targeted in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the IS chief …

Justin Trudeau win a second term as Canada’s prime minister. However, Trudeau will have a Liberal minority government, which means he will have to work with other parties to form a government. “From coast to coast to coast, tonight Canadians rejected division and negativity. They rejected cuts and austerity, and …

A powerful earthquake rocked several parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving at least 26 people dead, and more than 300 others wounded. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers with its epicenter lying 1km southeast of Mirpur, Pakistan-administrated …