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US 'to send 3,500 more troops to region'
The latest reaction and analysis after one of the most powerful figures in Iran is killed by US forces in Iraq.
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US 'to send 3,500 more troops to region'
The latest reaction and analysis after one of the most powerful figures in Iran is killed by US forces in Iraq.

Hundreds of US troops arrive in Kuwait
US troops have arrived in Kuwait and thousands more may be deployed to the region.

Why kill Soleimani now and what happens next?
The assassination is a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran.

Deceived women win GirlsDoPorn legal battle
Some models were driven to the verge of suicide after the porn website reneged on privacy promises.

US announces countrywide ban on flavoured e-cigs
The ban applies to mint and fruit flavours offered in cartridge-based form.

Democrat Julian Castro ends White House campaign
The former Obama housing secretary says in a tweet: "I've determined it simply isn't our time."

Night-flying drone squadrons baffle rural US West
Residents in rural Colorado and Nebraska report seeing scores of blinking, noisy drones over their homes.
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US 'to send 3,500 more troops to region'
The latest reaction and analysis after one of the most powerful figures in Iran is killed by US forces in Iraq.

Hundreds of US troops arrive in Kuwait
US troops have arrived in Kuwait and thousands more may be deployed to the region.

Why kill Soleimani now and what happens next?
The assassination is a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran.

Deceived women win GirlsDoPorn legal battle
Some models were driven to the verge of suicide after the porn website reneged on privacy promises.

US announces countrywide ban on flavoured e-cigs
The ban applies to mint and fruit flavours offered in cartridge-based form.

Democrat Julian Castro ends White House campaign
The former Obama housing secretary says in a tweet: "I've determined it simply isn't our time."

Night-flying drone squadrons baffle rural US West
Residents in rural Colorado and Nebraska report seeing scores of blinking, noisy drones over their homes.

Hundreds of US troops arrive in Kuwait
US troops have arrived in Kuwait and thousands more may be deployed to the region.

Why kill Soleimani now and what happens next?
The assassination is a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran.

Deceived women win GirlsDoPorn legal battle
Some models were driven to the verge of suicide after the porn website reneged on privacy promises.
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