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Michelle Williams used her win to highlight women's rights. Patricia Arquette declared the US 'on the brink of war'. And Russell Crowe urged the world "to act" in the fight against climate change.

Crowds have filled the streets of the Iranian capital, Tehran, to pay their respects to top military leader Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 3.

The Australian federal government department responsible for managing emergencies shut its Canberra office due to poor air quality on Monday as the nation's capital choked on smoke from deadly bushfires.

As Iranian general Qasem Soleimani's body was carried through Iran, thousands of people flooded the streets to honor the country's top military leader who was killed by a US airstrike in Baghdad. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports from Tehran, Iran.

Awkwafina has made Golden Globes history.

Following his escape to Lebanon, former auto titan Carlos Ghosn is now free to tell his story about Japanese justice and his ouster from Nissan. His revelations could further dent Japan's reputation as a place for foreign executives to do business.

The first major red carpet of 2020 unfolded in style at the Beverly Hilton Sunday evening, as the stars arrived at the 77th Golden Globe Awards to celebrate the best of last year's TV and film.

US President Donald Trump says he ordered the assassination on Friday of Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani, "to stop a war." But that's simply not true.

CNN's Derek Van Dam explains how pyrocumulonimbus clouds -- fire-induced thunderstorms -- are formed by Australia's massive bushfires and why they have in turn worsened the situation.

Donald Trump resorted to extreme measures by ordering the killing of Iran's most revered military leader — something other presidents have had the opportunity to do and didn't. Iran has promised retaliation. When it comes, it's likely that Iraqis, Iranians and Americans will be killed. Whatever happens, I suspect that the President will take comfort in the fact that he was true to himself.

President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to target Iranian cultural sites on Sunday evening in a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force One.

Awards season ramps up Sunday night with the 77th Golden Globes. Ricky Gervais is hosting the show for a fifth time.

A US service member and two civilian contractors working for the Defense Department were killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab in Kenya on Sunday, US Africa Command announced.

Days away from the start of a criminal trial at the center of the #MeToo movement and a potential conviction that could send him to prison for decades, Harvey Weinstein is addressing the 26 months since the allegations of sexual misconduct against him were first brought to light.

A fire has destroyed much of a five-star Black Forest hotel, home to acclaimed and Michelin star restaurants, causing an estimated 1 million euros ($1.1 million) in damage, police said on Sunday.

Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration's claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in response to an imminent threat to American lives, but the lack of evidence provided to lawmakers and the public has fueled lingering skepticism about whether the strike was justified.

The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday that his country's response to the killing by the United States of one its most influential commanders will certainly be a military response "against military sites."

Al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a US base in Kenya on Sunday morning local time.

Six German tourists were killed and four seriously injured after they were hit by a suspected drunk driver in the early hours of Sunday morning at the popular Italian ski resort of Lutago, authorities have said.

Japanese officials on Sunday criticized Carlos Ghosn's escape from the country as "unjustifiable" and vowed to tighten immigration rules in their first public remarks since the former auto executive fled for Lebanon a week ago.

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President Donald Trump said Saturday evening the United States has "targeted 52 Iranian sites" for attack should the country strike "any Americans, or American assets."

President Donald Trump did not need advisers to talk him into approving the US strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, according to a Republican congressional source familiar with the administration's decision to take out the general.

President Donald Trump tweeted that the United States has targeted 52 Iranian sites for attack should the country strike "any Americans, or American assets."

Ricky Gervais is a talented, funny guy. But if you sense a whiff of desperation about having him emcee the Golden Globes again -- on the order of "Forget the awards, tune in to see what outrageous things the host might say" -- NBC's promos, promising "We have no idea what he's going to do," sort of gave the game away.

Singer Rod Stewart has been charged with simple battery after punching a security guard at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, on New Year's Eve, police say.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison may have thought a visit to a fire-ravaged town would help boost his image after a series of stumbles in handling the country's bushfire crisis.

An employee of the Harry Potter studio tour who stole more than $48,000 (£36,935) worth of magical merchandise was caught after colleagues noticed the items accumulating under his desk.

Nearly 50 million plastic bank notes have had to be replaced since they were launched due to damage and wear, according to PA news agency.

2020 is finally here, and it's coming with its own set of challenges.

Three fires have combined to form a single blaze bigger than the New York borough of Manhattan as Australian firefighters battle what has been predicted to the most catastrophic day yet in the worst bushfire season in decades.

The Trump administration is withholding 20 emails pertaining to frozen Ukraine military aid between a top aide to President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff and an official at the White House Office of Management and Budget, the New York Times reported Friday.

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An attacker who stabbed a number of people in a park in a Parisian suburb has been "neutralized," the French Police Prefecture said.

The killing of Qasem Soleimani, one of the most powerful men in Iran, is a dramatic escalation of an already dangerous situation in the Middle East, threatening to trigger violence from the Gulf to the shores of the Mediterranean.

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh explains how Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani used asymmetric warfare against the country's enemies and their allies.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responds to a French official's statement that the world is a less safe place following the US killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. Pomepo urged that the American airstrike would make life better for the region.

A Turkish company that charters private jets says a rogue employee helped fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan to Lebanon.

Four children were among those killed after a military plane crashed a few minutes after takeoff in the Sudanese town of El Geneina, a military spokesman said according to a state media outlet.

A UK lawmaker has revealed that she is pansexual and in a relationship with a woman.

Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force unit, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad airport. The deputy head of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an Iran-backed paramilitary force, was also killed.

In the battle for global dominance, all eyes are on China and the United States.