Iran attack: Oil prices rise after Iraq missile attacks
Iran attack: Oil prices rise after Iraq missile attacks
Iran said the attacks were in retaliation for the death of the country's top commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Trump Backs Away from Further Military Conflict With Iran
Trump Backs Away from Further Military Conflict With Iran
The morning after Iranian missiles fell on bases housing American troops in Iraq, the president said no Americans were harmed and Iran now “appears to be standing down.”
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At the Edge of a War, U.S. and Iran Appear to Step Back
At the Edge of a War, U.S. and Iran Appear to Step Back
Initial assessments indicate that no Americans were killed in Iranian strikes, so President Trump may not feel the pressure to punch back.
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In Address, Trump Announces New Sanctions vs. Iran: Live Updates
In Address, Trump Announces New Sanctions vs. Iran: Live Updates
President Trump backed away from further military conflict, citing minimal damage to American assets and no casualties after Iran’s retaliatory strikes on two bases housing troops in Iraq.
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Pressed for Details on Suleimani Strike, Trump Administration Gives Few
Pressed for Details on Suleimani Strike, Trump Administration Gives Few
Administration officials argue that the general was plotting imminent attacks, but Democrats said that the intelligence they have seen was too vague.
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Boeing 737 Plane Crash in Iran Prompts Conflicting Statements
Boeing 737 Plane Crash in Iran Prompts Conflicting Statements
The jet went down near Tehran, killing at least 176 people. Though the evidence remained sketchy, aviation experts speculated that the plane could have been attacked.
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Iran missile attack: Iraq says it received advance warning from Tehran – live updates
Iran missile attack: Iraq says it received advance warning from Tehran – live updates
Pentagon confirms missiles targeting at least two bases as Revolutionary Guards claim attack ‘in name of Suleimani’Full report: missiles launched against US airbases in IraqHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 11.52am GMTKuwait says its state-run Kuna news agency’s Twitter account was hacked and posted a false story about US troops withdrawing from the country. There are more than 13,000 US troops in Kuwait.KUNA advises subscribers, readers its Twitter account has been hacked, thus it reserves legal right to prosecute any party or person behind such false news#kuna #kuwaitS.A 11.29am GMTMajor airlines have cancelled Iran and Iraq flights and rero...
PMQS: Boris Johnson faces Jeremy Corbyn in first Commons clash of 2020 – live news
PMQS: Boris Johnson faces Jeremy Corbyn in first Commons clash of 2020 – live news
The day’s political developments, including first PMQs of 2020 and Johnson’s meeting with new European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen 12.02pm GMTAndrew Lewer, a Conservative, asks for a review of the rules affecting benefit claimants with terminal illnesses.Johnson says the DWP is reviewing these rules. 12.01pm GMTBoris Johnson starts by condemning the Iranian attacks on US bases. He says Iran should not pursue these attacks. He offers condolences to those affected by the Australian bush fires, and by the crash of a Ukrainian airliner. Continue reading...
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Iran Fires on U.S. Forces at 2 Bases in Iraq, Calling It ‘Fierce Revenge’
Iran Fires on U.S. Forces at 2 Bases in Iraq, Calling It ‘Fierce Revenge’
Iraqi officials say the Iranian strikes, involving at least a dozen ballistic missiles, caused no American or Iraqi casualties. President Trump issued an upbeat appraisal.
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Missile Strike Damage Appears Limited, but Iran Might Not Be Through
Missile Strike Damage Appears Limited, but Iran Might Not Be Through
Iran said its bombings in Iraq had “concluded proportionate measures” against the United States, but officials around the region said that did not mean it was done maneuvering.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Missile Strikes a ‘Slap in Face’ to U.S.: Live Updates
Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Missile Strikes a ‘Slap in Face’ to U.S.: Live Updates
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed his nation hours after Iran’s foreign minister said the country had “concluded” its attacks. Also on Wednesday, a passenger jet crashed near Tehran, killing everyone on board.
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Iran plane crash: Ukraine Boeing with at least 170 aboard comes down near Tehran
Iran plane crash: Ukraine Boeing with at least 170 aboard comes down near Tehran
Iran’s Red Crescent says there is no chance of survivors after Ukrainian plane crashes shortly after take-off A passenger plane carrying at least 170 people bound for the Ukrainian capital Kiev has crashed a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s main international airport.Iran’s Red Crescent has said there was no chance of finding survivors, and Pir Hossein Kulivand, an Iranian emergency official, later told state TV all those on board were killed in the crash. Continue reading...
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HMRC catches only 13% of firms paying below minimum wage
HMRC catches only 13% of firms paying below minimum wage
There are fears an inflation-busting rise in April will tempt more bosses to break the lawThousands of bosses who pay workers less than the minimum wage are getting away with breaking the law, with only one in eight caught by government inspectors, research shows.There has been a sharp rise in the number of low-paid workers cheated of wages. An estimated 11,000 firms failed to pay the minimum wage in 2018-19, according to analysis of official figures by the Resolution Foundation thinktank. However, HM Revenue and Customs inspectors identified only 1,456 of the lawbreakers and there are fears an inflation-busting rise in the minimum rate in April may tempt more employers to break the rules. Continue reading...
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Iran attacks two US airbases in Iraq in wake of Suleimani killing
Iran attacks two US airbases in Iraq in wake of Suleimani killing
Iran says it has launched missile attacks on al-Asad and Erbil airbases ‘in the name of martyr General Qassem Suleimani’Iran crisis – latest updatesIran releases footage of missile attack on US basesIran has launched more than a dozen missiles at Iraqi bases hosting US and coalition troops, declaring the strikes to be retaliation for the killing last week of top general Qassem Suleimani.Al-Asad air base in Iraq’s Anbar province, which hosts a US contingent, was hit at least six times, the US military confirmed. The Pentagon said at least one other base in the northern city of Erbil was targeted in the attack which commenced around 1.30am local time on Wednesday (10.30pm GMT). Continue reading...
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US bases in Iraq hit by ballistic missiles
US bases in Iraq hit by ballistic missiles
Two bases in Iraq have been attacked, but it is unclear if there have been casualties.
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Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran
Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran
A Ukrainian plane has crashed in Iran, with 180 people on board, according to local media.
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Iran attack: Crude oil prices rise after Iraq missile attacks
Iran attack: Crude oil prices rise after Iraq missile attacks
Iran said the attacks were in retaliation for the death of the country's top commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Iran Fires on U.S. Forces at 2 Bases in Iraq, Saying ‘Fierce Revenge’ Has Begun
Iran Fires on U.S. Forces at 2 Bases in Iraq, Saying ‘Fierce Revenge’ Has Begun
The missile attack came hours after the remains of a Revolutionary Guards commander killed by a U.S. drone strike were returned to his hometown for burial.
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What We Know About the 2 Bases Iran Attacked
What We Know About the 2 Bases Iran Attacked
The Pentagon said Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at the Asad and Erbil bases in Iraq, where American troops are stationed.
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Iran ‘Concludes’ Missile Attacks, Minister Says: Live Updates
Iran ‘Concludes’ Missile Attacks, Minister Says: Live Updates
In a tweet, President Trump suggested that damages and casualties sustained by American forces were minimal. But he also said the assessment of damages was ongoing.
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Democrats Press for Details on Suleimani Strike, but Trump Administration Gives Few
Democrats Press for Details on Suleimani Strike, but Trump Administration Gives Few
Administration officials argue that the general was plotting imminent attacks, but Democrats said that the intelligence they have seen was too vague.
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Pompeo Upended Middle East by Pushing Trump to Kill Iranian General
Pompeo Upended Middle East by Pushing Trump to Kill Iranian General
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is struggling to manage the widening fallout from the drone strike on Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
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Iran crisis: missiles launched against US airbase in Iraq
Iran crisis: missiles launched against US airbase in Iraq
Al-Asad base comes under fire after Iranian official describes 13 ‘revenge scenarios’ following Suleimani assassinationIran crisis - latest updatesIran launched missile strikes aimed at US troops in Iraq in what it said was retaliation for the killing last week of top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani.Al-Asad air base in Iraq’s Anbar province, which hosts a US contingent, was hit at least six times, the US military confirmed. Continue reading...
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Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips tell Labour: we must change to survive
Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips tell Labour: we must change to survive
Pair praised by colleagues at hustings event in front of parliamentary partyLabour leadership candidates Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips won applause from MPs at a hustings for warning that a serious change of course is needed for the party.The two hopefuls were praised by colleagues on Tuesday after the six candidates set out their pitches to the parliamentary Labour party, with MPs saying they had been the most honest about reasons for the party’s defeat at the hands of Boris Johnson. Continue reading...
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MEPs to express ‘grave concern’ about UK stance on EU citizens in Britain
MEPs to express 'grave concern' about UK stance on EU citizens in Britain
Exclusive: leaked resolution by main political groups follows threats of deportation made by British ministerThe European parliament will express its “grave concern” about the attitude of Boris Johnson’s government to the 3.3 million EU citizens living in the UK following threats of deportation made by a British minister.In a leaked resolution drafted by the main political groups and due to be backed by MEPs next Wednesday, Johnson’s administration is accused of creating “anxiety” in recent months. Continue reading...
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Elizabeth Wurtzel, journalist and author of Prozac Nation, dead at 52
Elizabeth Wurtzel, journalist and author of Prozac Nation, dead at 52
Author of bestselling memoir about clinical depression, which made her ‘a hashtag before there was Twitter’, died from metastatic breast cancer Elizabeth Wurtzel, the journalist and author who chronicled her life with depression in the bestselling memoir Prozac Nation, has died at the age of 52.Writer David Samuels, Wurtzel’s friend since childhood, told the New York Times that Wurtzel had died in New York from metastatic breast cancer on Tuesday. Wurtzel, who tested positively for the BRCA genetic mutation, was an vocal advocate for BRCA testing in her journalism, while refusing pity for herself. Writing in the Guardian in 2018, she noted: “I hate it when people say that they are sorry about...
Reynhard Sinaga’s life sentence for rapes ‘fits his crimes’, says father
Reynhard Sinaga's life sentence for rapes 'fits his crimes', says father
Police open hotline after Sinaga’s sentencing and believe he may have attacked 195 menThe father of the man described as the most prolific rapist in British legal history has said his son’s punishment of life in jail “fits his crimes”.The first comments from Reynhard Sinaga’s immediate family came as more of his potential victims approached police following his sentencing on Monday to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 30 years. Continue reading...
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Qasem Soleimani: Trump says US killed ‘a monster’
Qasem Soleimani: Trump says US killed 'a monster'
The Iranian general, whose burial was on Tuesday, had been planning a big attack, the president says.
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US airbase in Iraq hit by rockets – reports
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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Reynhard Sinaga: Father of rapist says ‘punishment fits his crimes’
Reynhard Sinaga: Father of rapist says ‘punishment fits his crimes’
The father of Reynhard Sinaga says his son's life sentence for 159 sexual offences "fits his crimes".
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