Al-Shabab extremists attack military base used by US forces in Kenya, 3 Americans killed

Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said.

Iraq votes for expulsion of US troops over deadly airstrike

Iraq’s Parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country Sunday in reaction to the American drone attack that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Iran abandons nuclear deal over US killing general

Iran’s state television reported that the country will no longer abide by any of the limits of its 2015 nuclear deal.

Protests across US condemn action in Iran, Iraq

Demonstrators gathered Saturday to protest the Trump administration's killing of an Iranian general and decision to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East.

Trump: 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates

President Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Royal Family releases new portrait of the Queen with all 3 heirs to the throne to mark new decade

Kensington Palace has published a new photo showing The Queen alongside all three generations of successive heirs to the throne: The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George.

Trump says US took action ‘to stop a war’ in Iran

President Donald Trump spoke on Friday from Palm Beach, Florida, as he was leaving his Mar-a-Lago property to attend a rally, in his first on-camera public comments since his order to kill a powerful Iranian general. 

Iraqi official says airstrike hits cars carrying Iran-backed militia north of Baghdad, kills 5

Iran promised to seek revenge for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed the mastermind of its interventions across the Middle East, and the U.S. said Friday it was sending thousands more troops to the region as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing.

US sends more than 100 firefighters to help battle devastating Australian bushfires

As wildfires have torn across Australia in recent weeks, devastating many parts of the country and claiming at least 17 lives, the U.S. has sent more than 100 firefighting personnel to help combat the inferno, and another 50 to 60 are set to depart on Monday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

US kills Iran's most powerful general in Baghdad strike
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The United States killed Iran's top general and the architect of Tehran's proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically ratchet up tensions in the region.

Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after embassy attack

The 750 soldiers deploying immediately were in addition to 14,000 U.S. troops who had deployed to the Gulf region since May in response to concerns about Iranian aggression, including its alleged sabotage of commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf.