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General Soleimani, who headed the external operations Quds Force for the Guards, had wielded his regional clout publicly since 2018 when it was revealed that he had direct involvement in top-level talks over the formation of Iraq's government.

Japanese media showed investigators entering the home, which was Carlos Ghosn's third residence in Tokyo since he was first arrested a year ago.

The main portion of the helicopter lay in a northern forest wreathed in mist, with its blades shattered into pieces, as dozens of rescuers combed the wreck for survivors, pictures released by emergency authorities showed.

During his visit, the Crown Prince will also hold meetings with the top Pakistani officials including Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Built on an icy bay overlooking the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japan, Magadan is Russia’s version of Dawson City, the Canadian town created by the Klondike Gold Rush at the end of the 19th century.

Ekrem Imamoglu, who won a shock victory for the opposition in 2019 to become mayor of Istanbul, says the $12.6 billion canal is wasteful, environmentally destructive and could even increase the earthquake risk.

PM Boris Johnson in a New Year's message said that his first job was to ensure Brexit was delivered, more than three years after Britain voted to leave the EU, and then to heal the wounds the vote had opened.

One of the two victims is said to have suffered life-threatening injuries.

In an interview shortly after state media quoted Kim as threatening a demonstration of a 'new strategic weapon' soon, Pompeo urged the North Korean leader to think again.

The credit card receipt on the $23 restaurant bill said "Happy New Year. 2020 Tip Challenge”.

In a New Year's Eve video message, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said more than six months of unrest in the Asian financial hub had caused sadness, anxiety, disappointment and rage.

Months after frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg announced in late November his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to challenge Trump.

Nalini Nadkarni joined a team of female scientists advising Mattel as it made the line of dolls that includes a marine biologist, astrophysicist, photojournalist, conservationist and entomologist.

Saturday's attack hit a busy checkpoint in the southwest of the city, killing 81 people, including a dozen university students, in the country's deadliest assault in two years.

That application collected personal data from millions of Facebook users worldwide, which were then transferred to British consultancy Cambridge Analytica and used without consent in political campaigns.

At least 33 foreign nationals were detained in the capital Ankara in a joint operation by anti-terrorism police and the national intelligence agency.