Iran: attacks on US bases in Iraq have "concluded" and were "proportionate"

Iran says its military action against US air bases in Iraq has "concluded" after around 15 cruise missiles targeted three separate US installations in retaliation for last week's American assassination of General Qasem Soleimani.

No casualties have yet been reported, and the Iranians say they are not seeking an escalation of the crisis with Washington.

At the White House, President Trump postponed plans to make an address to the nation, and writing on Twitter after the attacks said simply "all is well".

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Iran threatens to attack Israel, UAE if US responds to Iraq air strikes

President Trump is conferring with his top officials at the White House after Iran launched a surface-to-surface missile attacks on at least two US air bases in Iraq.

Iran is threatening to expand its military campaign to Dubai and Israel if the US now retaliates.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Iran claims rocket attacks on US air base in western Iraq

Iran says that it's fired surface-to-surface missiles at a US air base in western Iraq, just hours after President Trump again warned Tehran that he won't hesitate to take "retribution" for any Iranian military assault.

At least 6 missiles slammed into the Al-Asad base in Anbar Province - the same base that President Trump visited just over a year ago.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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UK placing helicopters and ships on standby in Middle East following Soleimani strike

The UK has placed helicopters and ships on standby in the Middle East to protect the country's interests "if necessary."

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the government is taking "urgent measures" to protect British nationals in the Gulf following the killing of General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike.

Benji Hyer has more. 

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Facebook bans "deepfake" videos designed to mislead viewers

Facebook is banning "deepfake" videos that mislead viewers as the social network tries to crack down on misinformation ahead of the 2020 U.S. election.

Our U.S. correspondent Giles Gibson has more

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Iranian Foreign Minister denied US visa

The Iranian Foreign Minister says he has been denied a visa to travel
to the United States.

It would have allowed him to address the United Nations Security
Council about the recent killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Puerto Rico, Killing At Least One and Injuring Several Others

A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico Tuesday… killing at least one person, and injuring several others.  The island has experienced a series of tremors over the past ten days, with seismologists saying it's impossible to predict when they will stop. 

Jillian Wolf reports. 

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Jury selection begins in Weinstein trial

Jury selection is getting underway in a Manhattan court for the trial
of Harvey Weinstein.

The media mogul denies charges of sexually assaulting one woman and
raping another.

Over 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct and now
faces fresh charges against him.

William Denselow reports from New York.


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Teenage neo-Nazi detained for UK terror attack plans

The youngest ever person to be convicted of planning a terror attack in the UK has been detained for more than six years.

The now 17-year-old wrote about an "inevitable race war" in his diary and listed locations from his home city as targets in a "guerrilla warfare" manual.

Benji Hyer reports. 

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Uganda Court Releases Rwandan Nationals

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A military court in Uganda has released 7 Rwandan nationals who had been charged with illegal possession of firearms.

Prosecutors provided documents to the court saying they had lost interest in the case and withdrew the charges.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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Technical University Teachers in Ghana declare strike.

Teachers in the various technical universities in Ghana have declared an indefinite strike. It follows the government's failure to meet a National Labour Commission's directive to pay them their general allowances by December 2019. 

From Accra, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports…

 

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French PM holds talks with unions as pensions strikes hits oil refineries

The French prime minister is holding talks with leaders from trade unions to try to find a breakthrough to the strikes over pension reform.

The dialogue comes as a new four-day nationwide strike in French oil refineries gets under way.

Ross Cullen has more.

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France and the US set 15 day deadline to resolve digital tax dispute

The French finance minister says France and the US have given themselves 15 days to resolve a trade dispute over France's digital tax.

The US has threatened 2.4 billion dollars of retaliatory tariffs on French wines, leather goods, cheeses and makeup if the tax is not scrapped.

Elena Casas reports from Paris.  

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British teenager sentenced over false rape claim in Cyprus

A British teenager detained in a Cypriot prison over a false rape claim is now free to return home to the UK after being handed a four-month suspended sentence. 

The 19-year-old was convicted following a trial having recanting an allegation that she was raped in a hotel room by a dozen young Israeli men in July.

Benji Hyer reports. 

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At least 30 killed in a bomb blast in Borno, northeast Nigeria

Reports say at least 30 people have been killed and many more injured in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge leading to the border with Cameroon.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza, reports from Nigeria's capital Abuja

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Delhi Police looks into the JNU attack after criticism

Police in New Delhi have initiated a probe into the attack on one of India's top universities on Sunday.

More than thirty students and teachers were injured when a masked mob armed with sticks and iron rods entered one of its campuses.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports from New Delhi.

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Record amount of Thai trafficking victims

Thailand has attempted to crack down on human trafficking in recent years partly as a result of US pressure. Despite such efforts Thailand still remins a human trafficking hub according to the latest figures.

Daniel Quinlan reports.

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BALI: Two Australians jailed for up to a year in Bali on drugs charges

Two Australians will be behind bars for up a year in Bali after they were found guilty of cocaine possession.
The Melbourne-based nightclub promoters had been facing sentences of up to 12 years, but instead the sentence was reduced.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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AUSTRALIA: Bushfires, rain, respiratory problems and looters

Bushfires in Australia are continuing, although conditions in some areas have cooled considerably, with light rain falling across firegrounds in the south east of the country over the last two days.
Unfortunately it's only a reprieve, as Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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US military presence in Iraq in question amid confusion over a letter

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has denied US troops are pulling out of Iraq, after a letter from a US general there suggested a withdrawal.

The confusion came amid threats to American forces after the US killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

Kate Fisher has more from Washington

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