Jonny Bairstow appears set to make his Test cricket return at No 3 for England next week ... ( read original story ...)
Officials: Attacks around Afghanistan kill at least 23
Attacks in Afghanistan left at least 23 civilians and security forces dead, officials said Thursday, even as Afghan negotiators were in Qatar to resume talks with ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq Judge Orders Trump’s Arrest, Could Face ‘Death’ Over General’s Killing
The Rusafa Investigation Court "decided to issue an arrest warrant against the outgoing President of the United States Donald Trump in accordance with the provisions of Article 406 of the Iraqi Penal ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over drone strike killing
The attack a year ago that took out a senior Iranian commander, and an allied Iraqi paramilitary commander, has infuriated many Iraqis. ( read original story ...)
Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Killings of Iraqi and Iranian Military Commanders
Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump on Thursday, as part of a Baghdad court’s investigation into the killing of a top Iraqi military leader and an Iranian general. A Baghdad judge released ... ( read original story ...)
Iran warns Trump of ‘revenge’; Iraq issues arrest warrant for president in Soleimani killing
The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps is warning President Trump that “revenge on the perpetrators of [General Qassem] Soleimani’s martyrdom is definite and serious,” according to a video ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Turkey’s COVID-19 cases near 2.3 mln; Iraq’s tally crosses 600,000
A chef wearing face mask prepares meal in a restaurant in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya) --Turkey's COVID-19 cases near 2.3 mln; --Iraq's tally crosses 600,000; --Iran reports ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Failure in Iraq Is About Iran
The possible closure has largely been analyzed for its potential effect on U.S.-Iran relations: President Donald Trump tweeted threats of retaliation against Iran should further rocket attacks claim ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Hopes Kim Jong Un’s Congress Will Help Bring ‘Peace’ to Peninsula
"I hope that this North Korean party congress will serve as an opportunity to contribute to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the development of inter-Korean relations," a South Korean Foreign Ministr ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Party Congress Discusses South Korea, Foreign Policy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 8, 2021. ( read original story ...)