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  • Afghanistan
    Taliban repel Afghan forces’ bid to reach U.S. plane crash site

    Speaking on condition of anonymity, U.S. officials said the plane was carrying fewer than five when it crashed, with one official saying initial information showed there were at least two.

  • Iraq
    ‘No, No America’: Iraq protesters demand expulsion of U.S. troops

    Populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr convened the march after the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi paramilitary chief in Baghdad this month. His eventual decision to hold it away from a separate anti-government protest camp, and away from the U.S. embassy, looked pivotal in keeping the march peaceful.

  • U.S.-Iran
    Successor to slain Iran general faces same fate if he kills Americans – U.S. envoy

    After Soleimani’s death, Tehran swiftly appointed Esmail Ghaani as the new head of the Quds Force, an elite unit in the Revolutionary Guards that handles actions abroad. Ghaani has pledged to pursue Soleimani’s course.

  • U.S.-China
    China-U.S. Deal Sets Up Brazil and Saudis Among Likely Losers

    “The temptation for China will be to hit the targets on higher imports from the U.S. by switching purchases from elsewhere,” they wrote. “That’s especially true for imports of energy and agricultural products, which are much the same no matter where they come from.”

  • Afghanistan
    Officials Say U.S. Drone Strike Killed 10 Civilians In Western Afghanistan

    A U.S. drone strike earlier this month in the western Afghan province of Herat that apparently targeted a militant group also killed at least 10 civilians, including three women and three children, an Afghan rights official and a council member said on January 22. The Afghan official said the strike took place in the district of Shindand on January 8. Five other civilians, including two children, were wounded, said the official, who is on Afghanistan's Human Rights Commission. He was speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.

  • U.S.-Iran
    U.S. Looks to Maintain Pressure on Iran as Tensions Cool

    Trump administration officials say they aren’t seeking regime change, just a dramatic shift in Tehran’s approach to military and foreign affairs. But some U.S. officials also believe a collapse could pave the way for a more moderate government.

  • Egypt
    Pompeo Felt ‘Outrage’ Over U.S. Citizen’s Death in Egypt

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “expressed outrage” to Egypt’s president on Sunday at the death of an American citizen who insisted he had been wrongfully held in Egyptian prison, according to a state department spokeswoman. Pompeo’s sharp remarks signal the U.S. government intended to place the death of Mustafa Kassem, 54, following his protracted hunger strike last week, high on the diplomatic agenda.

  • U.S. Energy
    U.S. oil and gas boom tamed by sharply lower prices

    U.S. oil and gas production growth is slowing, as lower prices force shale firms to reduce new well drilling and completion rates, and the slowdown is set to intensify this year. Low prices and the need to conserve cash, rather than a sudden conversion to the merits of investment discipline, have brought the drilling and production boom of 2017/18 to a halt. U.S. crude oil output was up almost 9% in the three months between August and October compared with the same period in 2018, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

  • U.S. Military
    ‘A Very Stable Genius’ book excerpt: Inside Trump’s stunning tirade against U.S. generals

    The Tank meeting was a turning point in Trump’s presidency. Rather than getting him to appreciate America’s traditional role and alliances, Trump began to tune out and eventually push away the experts who believed their duty was to protect the country by restraining his more dangerous impulses.

  • Iran
    In rare Friday sermon, Iran’s Khamenei says U.S. suffered blow to ‘superpower image’

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s top political and religious authority, spoke at the Grand Mosalla mosque complex in central Tehran, where he led Friday prayers for the first time in eight years. His address follows weeks of turmoil in Iran as a result of the U.S. killing of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force, in Iraq earlier this month.