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For the Iraqi government, it’s the stuff of nightmares: A proxy war between the United States and Iran in a country already wracked by protests, crippled by political paralysis and threatened by renewed terrorism. But that war has come a step nearer with Sunday’s US airstrikes against a pro-Iranian militia …

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that there “will never” be denuclearization on the Korean peninsula if the US “persists in its hostile policy towards” the hermit nation, according to the country’s state news agency.

For one night the world comes together and celebrates new beginnings. Here’s how different countries are celebrating 2020.

Kim Jong-un says his country is developing a new ‘strategic weapon’, but leaves room for US talks.

Australia’s fires have killed at least three people in recent days and left hundreds homeless.

President Donald Trump blames Iran for orchestrating an attack on the US embassy in Iraq.

It is unclear how the ex-Nissan boss, who was awaiting trial, managed to flee to Lebanon.

While lots of people are celebrating the start of 2020, it’s a different year altogether for some.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, will launch an environmental prize aimed at dispelling pessimism over the climate crisis and replacing it with action to repair the planet, he announced on Tuesday.

Dramatic video released by an Australian fire service shows the moment one of its fire trucks was overwhelmed by advancing bush fires.