American Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after violence mid-air
An American Airlines flight travelling from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark was diverted to Baltimore after a passenger allegedly became violent and had to be restrained and duct-taped to his seat.
Militaries suspend training of Iraqi forces after U.S. strike
Members of the coalition fighting the Islamic State are suspending the training of Iraqi security forces as fears of a new conflict rise following the U.S. drone strike on a top Iranian commander. The U.S.-led international coalition combating Islamic State made the decision, the German deployment command told ombudsmen on the defense committee in the […]
Iran commander killed to ‘stop a war’ ― Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani to stop a war. Addressing newsmen in Florida, Trump alleged that Soleimani was “plotting imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military personnel, but we caught him in the act and terminated him”. Blaming Soleimani for the […]
Soleimani death an ‘act of war’, says Iranian ambassador to UN
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations described the killing of one of his country’s top generals as an act of war, US media reported late Friday. The death of Quds Force commander Major General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiraling tensions between Iran and the United States, despite […]
62-yr-old Iran commander killed by US airstrike to be buried in hometown
Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani will be laid to rest Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman, Iran as part of three days of ceremonies across the country, the Revolutionary Guards said. The US military killed Soleimani on Friday in an air strike outside Baghdad international airport that shocked the Islamic republic and sparked fears of […]
Spain electoral board disqualifies Catalan president from office
Spain’s electoral board ordered Friday that Catalan separatist president Quim Torra be disqualified from being a member of Catalonia’s regional parliament, meaning he would lose his presidential post. The electoral board decision comes after Catalonia’s High Court of Justice last month convicted Torra of disobedience for failing to remove separatist symbols from public buildings during […]
