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• International Airlines cancel flights to Iran and Iraq 

  A number of international airlines have canceled flights to Iran and Iraq.
• NATO condemns Iranian retaliatory attack 

  NATO called on Iran to refrain from further violence.
• Speaker of Iraqi Parliament condemns Iranian attack 

  The Speaker said the attack of Iran was a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty".
• Earthquake near nuke plant in Iran 

  Magnitude 4.5 quake hits area near Iran nuclear power plant. 
• First comments from Rouhani and Khamenei 

  Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and Iran spiritual leader Ali Khamenei have made the first comments after the missiles attack on US military bases in Iraq.
• Iran-US crisis: Where things stand 

  Five days after the murder of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, the Iranian regime launched more than 20 missiles against American bases in Iraq. According to Iranian sources, at least 80 people were killed.
• Amed trustee fires eight municipality workers 

  The trustee appointed to the seized Amed Metropolitan Municipality fired 8 people along with Lisa Çalan, who lost her legs in the attack against a HDP rally.
• Death toll as high as 168 in plane crash near Tehran 

  A passenger plane carrying at least 160 people bound for the Ukrainian capital Kiev has crashed a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s main international airport.
• Iran launches missiles on US base in Iraq, Washington confirms 

  Iran launched a barrage of rockets on at least one US base in Iraq. The US confirmed.
• Confusion in US letter to Iraqis about American troops withdrawal 

  The Iraqi military joint operations command confirmed receiving a letter from the US army concerning a possible withdrawal of its troops from the country, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday.
• Trial against Selahattin Demirtaş resumed 

  In Ankara, the trial of former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been resumed. The Kurdish politician accused the Turkish President Erdoğan of destroying the constitutional order.
• Four countries reject the deployment of Turkish troops in Libya 

  The meeting in Brussels was attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
• Death toll at Soleimani’s funeral rises to 50 

  The death toll from the crush at Soleimani’s funeral has increased to 50.
• Yüksekdağ: We will resist and they will lose 

  Every Palace will collapse one day and those reigning will get buried under the rubble, said the former HDP co-leader.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Pedro Sanchez is the new Premier of the Spanish State - FLASH 

  Socialist Pedro Sanchez has been elected with 167 votes in favour, 165 against and 18 abstentions.
• German troops to partially withdraw from Iraq 

  After the Iraqi parliament decided that foreign troops should leave the country, the German government ordered a partial withdrawal.
• Qasem Soleimani’s funeral delayed after deadly stampede 

  Videos posted online showed people lying lifeless on a road, others shouting and trying to help them.
• Houthis attack on pro-Yemen government base kills 10 

  A missile attack launched by the Houthi rebels struck a pro-government military base in Yemen's southern province of Dhalea early on Tuesday.
• Activists present file to Amnesty International about Idris Selim 

  A group of Kurds arrested by the KDP and protesting the practices against Idris Selim Mihemed, a member of Tevgera Azadi, whose health condition is deteriorating, submitted a file to Amnesty London.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil enters its 394th week 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil held in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has reached week 394.
• John Bolton "ready to testify" in Trump's impeachment trial 

  Former Trump National Security Advisor, Bolton says he is ready to testify in Trump's impeachment trial.
• Talks between government and strikers in Colombia to resume 

  The Colombian government and the National Strike Committee are expected to resume talks on 19 January to search for an agreement to put an end to the protests, said Diego Molano, designated by President Ivan Duque to lead the National Dialogue.
• Second vote today to elect Sanchez as Spanish Prime Minister 

  As expected the Spanish parliament will vote today for the second time to elect the new Prime Minister. Sanchez lost the first vote but should win today's.
• NATO condemns Iran’s support for different terrorist groups 

  Stoltenberg said that Iran must refrain from further violence and provocations.