Headlines- Rockets and drones have been launched at the basy in Iraqi capital Baghdad
- Due of the ongoing war with Iran, which is already in its third week, US President Trump said on Monday that he has been requested to postpone a scheduled trip to China in March.
- According to US military officials, the number of injured US service men has increased to almost 200, 13 or more have killed.
- Iraq condemned as threats to its "security and stability" a series of "terrorist attacks" that targeted a hotel in Baghdad, the US embassy, and a major oilfield in the south of the country.
- Israel's military warned on Tuesday that missiles fired from Iran headed towards its territory and urged residents in areas affected to seek shelter.
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Information as a Public Good ...
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