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Iraqi MPs to meet on US troop ouster after Soleimani killing

Iraq's parliament was expected to vote Sunday on ousting US troops from military bases, which are threatened by pro-Tehran factions after an American strike killed top Iranian and Iraqi commanders. Late Saturday, missiles slammed into the Baghdad enclave where the US embassy is located and...

Southeast Australia burns as winds fan hungry fires

Bushfires burned dangerously out of control on Australia’s east coast on Saturday, fueled by high temperatures and strong winds that had firefighters battling to save lives and property, and authorities said the worst of conditions was yet to come. By early evening, Victoria had 16 fires...

No progress seen despite intense UN talks on Syria aid

U.N. Security Council members held an intensive round of meetings Friday on the humanitarian crisis in Syria's embattled Idlib province amid calls to reauthorize urgently needed cross-border aid. Humanitarian aid currently flows into northwestern Syria - a last rebel stronghold -...

Afghanistan:Air pollution more dangerous than civil war

Increased air pollution in Afghanistan in recent years reportedly killed more people than the current civil war in the country, according to officials.  In 2017, about 26,000 people lost their lives due to air pollution related diseases nationwide, while 3,483 people lost their lives...