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Qasem Soleimani

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Hong Kong convicts first person under national security law

Top of The World

Top of The World: Hong Kong has convicted the first person of secession and terrorism under its controversial new Beijing-imposed national security law. And, US President Joe Biden announced that US troops will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of this year. Also, North and South Korea have restored communication channels after more than a year and have agreed to improve ties with each other.

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England to enter third lockdown; Mexico approves Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine; Saudi Arabia ends embargo with Qatar

Top of The World
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In Iran, all eyes are on US election’s impact on sanctions, security

Foreign policy
Rubble and exposed I-beams are shown after the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq was bombed.

More than 100 US troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack

Conflict
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin take questions as they announce new sanctions on Iran in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 10, 2020.

Analysis: Iran-US relationship still precarious with no clear US strategy in sight

Foreign policy
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Fearing nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions

Nuclear

Europe looked on Friday for ways to guide the United States and Iran away from open conflict, believing that a miscalculation from either side could leave the bloc facing a war and a serious nuclear proliferation crisis at its doorstep.

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Trump wants NATO more involved in the Middle East. What does Europe want?

Military

US President Donald Trump said he wants NATO to be more involved in the Middle East and made appeals to Europe in his Wednesday address on Iranian strikes against US troops in Iraq, carried out in retaliation for a US drone strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Fabrice Pothier, a French diplomat who served as head of policy planning for two NATO secretary generals.

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‘Neither the United States nor Iran wants to go to war,’ says former ambassador

Conflict

US President Donald Trump made a statement Wednesday regarding tensions between the US and Iran. Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about the president’s remarks and the future of the US-Iran relationship.

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Trump says no casualties in Iran attacks, does not want to use more force

Conflict

US President Donald Trump spoke from the White House Wednesday following the missile attacks on Iraqi bases housing US troops and on the killing of an Iranian commander that has sparked a new Middle East crisis.

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Iraqi MP calls for peace ‘without using Iraq against Iran’

Conflict

Sarkawt Shams, an Iraqi MP, told The World he boycotted the vote in parliament to pull out US troops. “We want to have a peaceful relationship with both United States and Iran,” Shams said.