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United States secret operation in Yemen fails to kill Iranian military official
Iran , however, called the attack an act of terrorism, and on January 8 launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq that house American and coalition forces . Ottawa had told Iran that "the world is watching". The damage to Iran from the new sanctions will be negligible, said Peter Harrell, a sanctions expert at the Centre for a New American Security in Washington. [Full Article...]
Iraq prime minister tells U.S. to begin plan for troop withdrawal
The Iraqi parliament voted , last Sunday, on a resolution calling on the government to end the foreign military presence in the country. Though Washington has claimed American troops' presence is necessary in Iraq to fight terror, experts tell Sputnik that argument is null and may result in backlash from Baghdad if the United States continues to dismiss the sovereignty of the Iraqi government... [Full Article...]
Cultural sites to bomb
A professor who jokingly listed 52 cultural sites in America that Iran should bomb has been fired from his job at a private MA college. "In retaliation, Ayatollah Khamenei should tweet a list of 52 sites of beloved American cultural heritage that he would bomb. [Full Article...]
Statue mocking Trump torched in Slovenia
The statue showed Trump with his signature hairstyle, white shirt, blue suit and long red tie. Slovenian police are searching for the suspected arsonists. He told the French news agency AFP: "For the first time since World War II populism is prevailing: look at [British Prime Minister Boris] Johnson, look at Trump, our president or [Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor] Orban". [Full Article...]
Severe threat for Saturday
Small scale processes could increase or decrease the overall risk of severe weather. All modes of severe weather are possible. The National Weather Service continued to stress that severe weather will be possible statewide, no matter what color your risk area may be. [Full Article...]
Man accused in Bismarck death to be extradited from MI
Preliminary autopsy results showed he died from a gunshot wound to the head. The Burleigh County Sheriff's Department say Earl Roy Howard of Belwood, Ont., was arrested by USA border patrol at the crossing from Port Huron to Sarnia on January 9. [Full Article...]
Twelve people die after migrant boat sinks off Greek island of Paxos
Authorities said they had accounts of up to 50 people being on the vessel. A search for more survivors was launched by air and sea. Six coastguard patrol boats and three helicopters were engaged in the continuing rescue effort, authorities said. [Full Article...]
U.S. Bans Charter Flights to Cuban Cities Outside Havana
People outside an entrance of the Jose Marti International Airport, in Havana, Cuba, on September 25, 2019. Mr Pompeo also said, without providing a number, that he would soon cap the number of flights to Havana. The Trump administration has imposed sanctions as part of its effort squeeze Cuba for supporting Maduro. The Trump administration is banning charter flights to Cuban cities besides Ha... [Full Article...]