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Lawmaker from Soleimani hometown offers $3 million bounty on Trump's head

Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh will reward anyone with $3 million if they kill US President Donald Trump. The offer was made in the parliament

Jan 22, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman

Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman hacked Amazon chief Jeff Bezos' phone - report

The hacking allegedly took place five months prior to the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

Jan 22, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Donald Trump's Senate trial begins as a polarized America looks on

Donald Trump and his lawyers have decried his impeachment, saying he has done nothing wrong and that Democrats are simply trying to stop him from being re-elected

Jan 21, 2020

By Reuters

Brexit costs Boris Johnson-led government three parliamentary votes in Upper House

The bill which facilitates the withdrawal of the UK from the EU with a deal on January 31, was approved earlier this month by MPs without any alterations

Jan 21, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Al-Salbi, aka Abdullah Qardash: New Isis leader is Yazidi genocide mastermind

Born in an Iraqi Turkmen family, Salbi is one of the very few non-Arab leaders in the ISIS

Jan 21, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

American journalist arrested by Lebanese military over reporting for 'Israeli enemy newspaper'

Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper in question has denied any connection with the journalist and said that it "did not receive that video directly from anyone other than Reuters"

Jan 21, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Video captures attack on Green Zone, US Embassy in Baghdad also targeted

The Green Zone in Baghdad came under Katyusha rocket attack yet again on Tuesday and the video was captured by a reputed journalist who heard the sirens of the oncoming attack

Jan 21, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Russian sat-nav GLONASS helped Iran accurately fire missiles that injured US forces in Iraq: Report

Russia gave Iran access to its global positioning system to target the US base in Iraq

Jan 21, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Biden calls Silicon Valley game developers 'little creeps who make games that teach you how to kill'

The former US Vice President said this in an interview recounting his meeting with high-profile Silicon Valley execs during his time at the White House

Jan 20, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Anti-government protests in Lebanese capital Beirut leave at least 140 injured

The protesters want swift measures to pull Lebanon out of the crumbling economy

Jan 20, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Iran warns of 'final step' on nuclear deal

After the American assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, Tehran said limits on its nuclear industry would be off

Jan 20, 2020

By IANS

Democratic candidates in Iowa and South Carolina to campaign on King's birthday

The candidates will spend Monday seeking votes from black voters in the two states that are among the first states to cast the ballot

Jan 20, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

The New York Times endorses not one but two candidates as Democratic nominees

Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar have been endorsed for the presidency

Jan 20, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Who is Isabel dos Santos -- The Angolan billionaire woman who left behind an empty treasury

Angola's Isabel dos Santos's financial dealings have come to light because of the actions of Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa leaking several documents to ICIJ

Jan 20, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad warns of one-term government if Infighting continues

Malaysian PM joined forces with former political opponents and led the Alliance of Hope or the Pakatan Harapan coalition, to a massive victory in May 2018's elections

Jan 20, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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