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Air strikes hit Ukraine's port Odessa

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 03:21 PM

Air strikes rocked Ukraine's strategic Black Sea port Odessa Sunday morning, an interior ministry official said. Read more »

Military launches air strike vs terror group in Lanao del Sur

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 07:23 PM

Government troops on Tuesday morning launched an air strike against members of the Islamic State-inspired Daulah Islamiyah in Lanao del Sur. Read more »

33 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Mohammed Salem, Reuters
Posted at May 16 07:54 PM

Rescuers carry a girl as they search for victims amid rubble at the site of Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City on Sunday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Showdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 04:06 AM

The Duterte administration is sending a former special envoy to the Middle East to oversee the evacuation of Filipinos. Read more »

TIMELINE: Escalating tensions between Iran and the US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 04:19 PM

TEHRAN, Iran - Tensions between Iran and the United States have been steadily escalating for months. After a US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week and Iran launched retaliation strikes on Wednesday, here is a review:   Read more »

Iraq military says no Iraqi casualties as 22 missiles hit bases

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 08 03:27 PM

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A total of 22 missiles struck two bases housing US troops in Iraq but there were no Iraqi casualties, the military in Baghdad said Wednesday after the overnight attack.   Read more »

New air strike on pro-Iran convoy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani funeral

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 10:41 AM

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A fresh air strike hit pro-Iran fighters in Iraq early Saturday, as fears grew of a proxy war erupting between Washington and Tehran a day after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general. Read more »

Iran tells UN it reserves right to self-defense over Soleimani killing

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 04 11:36 AM

WASHINGTON - Iran told the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday that it reserves its right to self-defense under international law after the United States killed Qassem Soleimani, the top commander of the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.  Read more »

US killing of Soleimani: What we know

Sylvie Lanteaume, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 04:56 AM

The American raid that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday opens a period of uncertainty for both the Middle East and the US. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 3, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 12:14 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

How the world is reacting to US killing of top Iran general

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 04 01:47 AM

The world reacted with alarm on Friday after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Baghdad, with many governments appealing for restraint. Read more »

Protest in Iraq

Ahmad Al Rubaye, AP
Updated as of Jan 03 08:25 PM

A mock US flag is laid on the ground in Baghdad on Friday, following news of the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards top commander Qasem Soleimani in a US strike on his convoy. Read more »

US embassy urges citizens to depart Iraq immediately - statement

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 05:14 PM

BAGHDAD - The United States embassy in Baghdad urged on Friday all citizens to depart Iraq immediately, hours after the U.S. killed Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in an air strike. Read more »