Tweets For Today

U.S. citizens have been urged to leave Iraq after a U.S. airstrike there killed Qassem Soleimani, a key Iranian military leader. Iran’s foreign minister called the attack an “act of state terrorism.” #WSJWhatsNow pic.twitter.com/tYKugYvjsn

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 3, 2020

What to know about the US airstrike in Baghdad:

■ Trump ordered the airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani

■ Pompeo says the attack saved US lives

■ Iran vows 'harsh revenge'

■ US tells citizens to get out of Iraq

■ Democrats warn of consequenceshttps://t.co/i0996Xz4Pp

— CNN (@CNN) January 3, 2020

Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2020

Oil prices rose more than 3% and global bourses fell after a U.S. air strike killed Iran’s top military leader, Qassem Soleimani. The scale of these price moves understates the dangers of such a destabilising act. @gfhay writes: https://t.co/BLNIYOmO6E pic.twitter.com/y9tEssB3ik

— ReutersBreakingviews (@Breakingviews) January 3, 2020

#UPDATE Beleaguered communities in southeast Australia braced for yet more catastrophic bushfire conditions expected on Saturday, as the navy evacuated around one thousand people from the town of #Mallacoota https://t.co/CX66SrCDn7 #NSWbushfires #Victoriabushfires

— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 3, 2020

"There's nowhere to get food"

More than two million people in Zambia are in need of food aid, following two years of poor rains and failed harvesthttps://t.co/Wcksd0GE16 pic.twitter.com/nxpeuUyR6D

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 3, 2020

Health officials say the number of cases of a new type of viral pneumonia linked to a food market in China has risen to 44, an outbreak awakening fearful memories of the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic. https://t.co/kLWWGfhdJb

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2020