Headlines- A missile has struck the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
- Israeli strikes hit apartment buildings in the suburbs of north Beirut and the city of south Lebanon.
- On Friday, US President Donald Trump said that he ordered the U.S. Central Command to launch an attack on Iran's Kharg Island.
- Iran's drone and missile launches have drastically reduced, according to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and its new supreme commander is "wounded and likely disfigured."
- Thousands of people had gathering in Iran's capital's central square on Friday for an annual state-sponsored rally to support of the Palestinians and demanding the demise of Israel when a massive explosion rocked the area.
- All sides involved in the US-Israeli attack on Iran were urged by UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher to ensure that aid could cross the Strait of Hormuz safely.
- The remains of 84 Iranian sailors who died when a US submarine sank their naval vessel have been repatriated by Sri Lanka.
- After losing refueling aircraft over Iraq, the US launches rescue operations.
Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19: A Reporter’s Notebook
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COVID-19: Afghanistan lockdowns frontline provinces
President Ashraf Ghani urged the Taliban a day earlier to a cease-fire to allow screening and health services to combat areas under the group’s control.
In a televised address, he said peace remains his top priority and the government remains committed to serving people in need in all corners of the country
“If the Chinese Press Were Free,...
Wuhan Central Hospital emergency department director Ai Fen and a group of doctors launched the alert online on December 30. Eight of them, including Doctor Li Wenliang , who died after the illness, will be arrested by the police on January 3 for having circulated “false rumors”