Iran-backed militiamen withdraw from siege of US Embassy in Baghdad as more American troops deployed
Attack on US embassy at the heart of Iraq's challenges
Attack on US embassy in Iraq shows Trump is failing. He walked into Iran's trap.
USA TODAYOpinion
Shock Waves From American Airstrikes in Iraq May Have Just Begun
The New York TimesOpinion
Australia fires: Thousands flee coastal towns as country burns
Bushfire horror: Up to 17 people feared dead as blazing infernos sweep through Victoria
Australians urged to evacuate as fires show no sign of stopping
Dangerous fire weather warnings spur evacuations in NSW and Victoria
The AgeLocal coverage
Australia fires cause thousands to flee New South Wales as state of emergency called
Taiwan’s Top Military Official and 7 Others Die in Helicopter Crash
Jakarta floods: 'Not ordinary rain', say officials

Pope apologises for slapping hand of woman who grabbed him
Pope Francis apologizes for losing his patience after slapping woman’s hand
Pope Francis Apologizes After Slapping Away a Clinging Pilgrim
Pope: Sorry I lost patience with hand-shaker who yanked me
The San Diego Union-TribuneOpinion
Pope Slaps Woman Who Grabs Him from Crowd, Asks Forgiveness in New Year's Remarks: WATCH
Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong in New Year's Day protests: police
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek immunity from corruption charges
Landing with a splash in Lebanon, Ghosn sends new ripples around the globe
Klobuchar Jabs Trump for Spending 1 of 5 Days in 2019 at a Golf Club: 'I Spent 0 Days on the Golf Course'
What Kim Jong-un’s Latest Threats Say About His Trump Strategy
John Bolton urges US to resume military exercises in South Korea after Kim Jong Un remark
Trump Faces Backlash After Dismissing North Korea Threat Again
Harry Kazianis: North Korea's Kim has THIS goal in mind (no, he's not crazy). Here's how Trump should respond
Fox NewsOpinion
Foreign policy issues, with enemies and allies, will follow Trump in 2020 | TheHill
The HillOpinion
Fire at German zoo kills more than 30 animals, 'close to a miracle' two chimpanzees survived
New Year's Zoo Fire Kills More Than 30 Animals, Including Orangutans And Gorillas, In Germany | TIME
Germany zoo fire kills more than 30 animals, may have been sparked by New Year's Eve 'sky lanterns'
Dozens of animals killed as fire tears through monkey enclosure at Germany's Krefeld Zoo
3 women investigated for causing deadly blaze at German zoo

New Year's Eve: London fireworks celebrate start of 2020 - BBC News
Austria’s Kurz to Govern With Green Party in Unlikely Partnership
Mexico's president says 'El Chapo' had same power as if he led country himself
Taiwan heads to the polls as concerns over China mount and Hong Kong protests linger
Four Syrian children killed in New Year's Day attack on school
Turkey's parliament set to vote on sending troops to Libya
Detectives search for Fresno shooting victim’s tenants

What's price of two decades of Putin leadership?

Protest Against Citizenship Act At India Gate On New Year Day
Conflicting reports over a Taliban truce offer Afghans the first chance for a glimpse of peace since a 2018 cease-fire

Pompeo talks North Korea threats and U.S. embassy attack
UK to press Cyprus on 'distressing' teen gang rape case
Anguished mother of Cyprus gang-rape teenager says her daughter's life has been ruined
Mother of Briton jailed for alleging rape backs Cyprus boycott
The Cyprus case shows how easily rape victims are let down and distrusted
The GuardianOpinion
Mom of British teen who recanted gang rape claim calls for tourism boycott of Cyprus
Doctors remove 5-inch cancerous 'dragon horn' from man's back
UK doctors remove rare 5-inch cancerous ‘DRAGON HORN’ from patients back in rare case
UK cancer patient has 14cm horn-shaped growth removed from lower back
Man has five-inch cancer 'dragon horn' removed from back
Countess of Chester Hospital patient has extraordinary five-inch 'dragon horn' cancer growth removed from back

New York Times reports internal White House opposition to Ukraine aid freeze
Behind-the-scenes report sheds light on Ukraine aid freeze at center of Trump's impeachment
Trump heads in to 2020 under the shadow of impeachment
Opinion | The Senate and the public need to hear from Mulvaney and Bolton
The Washington PostOpinion









