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An Iranian general who replaced the leader killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad vowed in remarks aired Monday to take revenge as Tehran abandoned the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in response to the slaying. CBC | World News
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Pompeo defends U.S. killing of Iranian general, EU to hold crisis meeting on escalating tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation. CBC | World News
Read More »Al-Shabaab attacks military base used by U.S. forces in Kenya
The U.S. military said the security situation was “fluid” at a Kenyan airfield used by U.S. forces after a pre-dawn attack Sunday by the al-Shabaab extremist group. The attack destroyed U.S. aircraft and vehicles and at least four attackers were killed. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran’s foreign minister says U.S. targeting of cultural sites would be ‘a war crime’
Iranian cabinet ministers have responded to Donald Trump’s threat to bomb 52 sites in Iran, saying the attacks would be a “war crime” and comparing the U.S. president to Hitler and Genghis Khan. CBC | World News
Read More »Colin Kaepernick Faces Backlash After Tweets That Slam the U.S. For Iranian Strike
Colin Kaepernick is no stranger to controversy, and the former NFL quarterback remained true to form after issuing two tweets that sparked immediate backlash after claiming that the United States was acting in an imperialist manner by issuing a missile strike attack in the Middle East. His statements appeared be in response to President Donald Trump’s missile strike in Baghdad ...
Read More »U.S. to hit 52 Iranian sites if Tehran retaliates on Soleimani, Trump tweets
President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States has targeted 52 Iranian sites that it would strike if Iran attacks any Americans or any U.S. assets in response to Friday’s U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. CBC | World News
Read More »Here’s how Iran could seek revenge with cyberattacks on the U.S.
As the U.S. braces for blowback following its killing of a key Iranian commander, experts are warning of the possibility of cyberattacks targeting American institutions. Tehran and its proxies are thought to possess some of the most highly-developed cyber arsenals in the world. CBC | World News
Read More »Fed saw last month less risk of U.S. recession
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee saw much less risk of recession at its most recent meeting in December, when it kept interest rates steady after three straight cuts and signalled that it expected to keep low rates unchanged through this year. CBC | World News
Read More »As U.S. airstrike ramps up threat of war, about 500 Canadian Forces personnel are serving in Iraq
Canada has several hundred CF personnel deployed in Iraq on two missions: Operation Impact, which is Canada’s contribution to the global coalition’s war against the Islamic State (ISIS), and the NATO mission to Iraq, a Baghdad-based training mission. It also maintains diplomatic offices in Baghdad and Erbil. CBC | World News
Read More »‘A more dangerous world:’ U.S. killing of top Iran general triggers global alarm
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