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Trump gives dramatic account of Soleimani's last minutes before death

The president spoke in a ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, at a Republican event.

19 Jan 2020 1:24 PM IST

Wednesdays downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, which killed all 176 people aboard, has created a new crisis for the Islamic Republics clerical rulers. (Photo: Screengrab | Twitter)

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Iran takes man who posted video of missile striking Ukraine plane into...

President Hassan Rouhani promised a thorough investigation into the 'unforgivable error' in an address on Tuesday.

15 Jan 2020 3:10 PM IST

The 63-year-old Giammattei won the presidency on his fourth attempt in August for Vamos, a party founded in 2017 by politicians, businessmen and military officers on promises of battling poverty and providing better opportunities. (Photo: Twitter)

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Guatemala swears in conservative Giammattei as President

The ceremony came after a five-hour delay and boisterous protests against ex-President Jimmy Morales.

15 Jan 2020 12:08 PM IST

The planned killing of the camels comes at a time the country is ravaged by wildfires since November. (Photo: Representational)

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Australia to kill up to 10,000 Camels amid wildfires: Report

The disaster has killed more than a dozen people and caused the displacement or deaths of 480 million animals.

8 Jan 2020 12:48 PM IST

Esper defended the intelligence signalling an imminent threat from Soleimani that he and other senior US officials have cited to justify the strike, saying it was persuasive. (Photo: AFP)

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Not looking to start war with Iran, but prepared to finish one: US

The US drone strike on Friday that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani has sharply escalated tensions...

8 Jan 2020 11:29 AM IST

A furious Iran has vowed revenge for the killing of Soleimani, the chief architect of its military operations across the Middle East. (Photo: AFP)

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'Death to America', chants tens of thousands of Iraqis at Soleimani...

Trump said he had decided to 'terminate' Iran's military mastermind to prevent an 'imminent' attack on US diplomats and...

5 Jan 2020 10:48 AM IST

Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force step on a makeshift US flag with a caricature of President Donald Trump during the funeral procession of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (poster left) and Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (poster right) in Baghdad. (Photo: AFP)

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Trump links Soleimani to Delhi, London terror plots

Caught in the crossfire between US and Iran, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) remained silent on Trump's...

5 Jan 2020 1:41 AM IST

$The orders for the (Quds) force remain exactly as they were during the leadership of martyr Soleimani,\ said Khameini. \I call on the members of the force to be present and cooperate with General Qaani and wish him divine prosperity, acceptance and guidance. (Photo: Twitter)$ World