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Mideast knot grows tighter in wake of US killing of Iranian general

Tensions over the U.S. killing of the head of Iran’s terrorist Quds Force mounted Sunday as Iran announced that it will no longer abide by the limits contained in the 2015 nuclear deal and Iraq’s Parliament called for the expulsion of all American troops from Iraqi soil.

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Trump says 52 targets are lined up if Iran retaliates

President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.

US troops deploy to Mideast amid tensions with Iran

A spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division told The Associated Press 3,500 members of the division’s quick-deployment brigade will have deployed within a few days.

Rod Stewart accused of battery in New Year’s Eve fight

Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son are facing simple battery charges after an altercation with a security guard during a private event on New Year’s Eve.

60 dead in flash floods, landslides in Indonesia’s capital

National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said most of the fatalities included those who had drowned or been electrocuted since rivers broke their banks.

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