President Trump has warned the US is "targeting" 52 Iranian sites and will strike "very fast and very hard" if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets. His comments followed the US assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general, in a drone strike. Iran has vowed to avenge his

China has sacked the official in charge of relations with Hong Kong, Chinese state media reports. Wang Zhimin was director of Beijing's liaison office for the territory. The Xinhua news agency said Mr Wang had been replaced by Luo Huining, the Communist Party secretary for the

A huge crowd in Iraq's capital Baghdad is taking part in a funeral procession for the Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike on Thursday. Soleimani was the architect of Iran's Middle East operations and Iran vowed to take "severe revenge"

Greta Thunberg has changed her name to Sharon on Twitter, in honour of a game show contestant who appeared to have no idea who she was. While appearing on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, actor Amanda Henderson was asked to name the teenage climate activist. Looking stumped,

President Donald Trump said the US killed Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani "to stop a war, not to start one". Mr Trump said Soleimani's "reign of terror" was "over" following a strike at Iraq's Baghdad airport on Friday. Soleimani spearheaded Iran's

UNITED NATIONS: UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Friday cautioned that the world cannot afford another war in the Gulf, following the killing of Iran's top military commander Qassim Suleimani in a US drone strike. Voicing deep concern over escalation of tensions in the

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced 3,000 reserve troops will be deployed to help tackle raging bushfires across the country. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said this is the first time this has happened in Australia's history. Temperatures have surpassed 40C

Six members of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an official Iraqi militia organization with ties to Iran, were killed in another U.S. drone strike in northern Baghdad on Friday, multiple officials told Newsweek. The strike comes one day after President Donald Trump approved an operation

A spectacular drone display in Shanghai to mark the start of the new year did not actually happen at New Year, it has emerged. The display of thousands of drones flying in formation over the city was widely covered by global media. But people who were at the event on New Year's

The Australian navy is evacuating people trapped in the fire-ravaged town of Mallacoota on the Victoria coast. Two ships, HMAS Choules and MV Sycamore, will pick up about 1,000 people, MP Darren Chester said. By early afternoon on Friday, the first 56 people had boarded - at the

General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, has been killed by US forces in Iraq. The Pentagon confirmed he was killed "at the direction of the president". It comes after reports of a strike at Baghdad's international airport,

Taiwan's top military official is among eight people killed when a military helicopter made an emergency landing in mountainous terrain, officials say. General Shen Yi-ming and 12 others were on the Black Hawk helicopter when it was forced to land in poor weather near the capital,

At least 21 people have died in flooding in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, after the city had its most intense rainfall for at least 24 years. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) measured 377 millimetres of rainfall in a day at an airport in East Jakarta.

The premier of the Australian state of New South Wales has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat. High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to "widespread extreme fire danger" in the eastern Australian

Hong Kong's protesters have welcomed a new decade via a New Year's Day rally, with tens of thousands joining a pro-democracy march. Though the gathering was largely peaceful, violence broke out in some areas and police fired tear gas. On New Year's Eve, demonstrators had

Bushfires have killed at least eight people in south-eastern Australia since Monday, with two others remaining unaccounted for. The latest fires, which raced towards the coast this week, have also destroyed more than 200 homes. Seven people have been confirmed dead in New South

US President Donald Trump has issued a threat to Iran after blaming it for an attack on the US embassy in Iraq. The compound in Baghdad was attacked by demonstrators furious over the deaths of militia members in US air strikes. Mr Trump tweeted that Iran "will pay a very big price"

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is ending the suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests put in place during talks with the US. Mr Kim also said his country would soon introduce "a new strategic weapon". But he left a door open for dialogue, and said the scope of

More than 200 homes have burned down in deadly bushfires racing along the Australian coast. At least 43 homes were destroyed in East Gippsland, Victoria, while another 176 were lost in New South Wales. On Tuesday, thousands of people who were unable to evacuate fled to beaches as

Europe, the Middle East and Asia have followed Australia and New Zealand in welcoming in 2020. Fireworks displays lit up the skies as the countries celebrated the start of the new decade. The display in Sydney, Australia went ahead despite calls to cancel its show due to the ongoing