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The commander of Quds Force Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. strike in Baghdad on Monday.

Abortion is highly restricted in the country, with the exception of the capital Mexico City and the southern state of Oaxaca, where the procedure is allowed up to 12 weeks of gestation.

Residents have been warned to prepare for cyclonic weather and organise an emergency kit including first aid kit, torch, portable radio, spare batteries, food and water.

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "severe revenge" after a US drone strike on Friday in Baghdad killed Qasem Soleimani, the powerful commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force foreign operations arm.

On golf courses, cricket ovals and showgrounds — anywhere with a minimal amount of combustible tree cover — Australians are sheltering from a climate-fuelled disaster.

Scott Morrison said that Australia is facing devastating and widespread national bushfires. The government's entire focus is on supporting Australians in this difficult time those facing immediate danger.

Just as his accomplishments shaped the creation of a Shiite axis of influence across the Middle East, with Iran at the center, his death is now likely to prove central to a new chapter of geopolitical tension across the region.

While referring to the Iranian military mastermind, killed in a US air attack earlier Friday in Baghdad, as 'sick,' Trump attempted to lower tensions by insisting that he does not want war with Iran.

Since Wednesday, a video showing several dozen men pushing around a screaming woman wearing a black miniskirt and fur coat has gone viral on social media, reigniting a long-running controversy over rampant sexual harassment in Egypt.

Pakistan's Foreign Office asked all parties to exercise maximum restraint, engage constructively to de-escalate the situation, and resolve issues through diplomatic means in accordance to the UN Charter and international laws.

Myanmar Social Rescue Group vice-chairman Aung Myint said that the express bus had been travelling from Yangon on Friday morning when it careered into an oncoming car after its brakes failed.

The US regulator said that there is a risk to US civil aviation sector from attacks in Pakistan, particularly for aircraft on the ground and aircraft operating at low altitudes, including during the arrival and departure phases of flights.

The New Year's Eve shooting happened after officers were called to a complex known as Evans Tower shortly after 10 pm, Omaha police Deputy Chief Scott Gray said.

He also lamented that women are continually offended, beaten, raped, forced into prostitution or forced to have abortions.

The ministry says the country reduced the use of plastic bags by 2 billion, or about 5,765 tonnes last year.

President Donald Trump and other US officials have blamed Iran for rocket fire that killed an American civilian contractor in northern Iraq on Friday.