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Newsday: 29/01/2024 06:06 GMT : US vows retaliation for drone strike

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29/01/2024 06:06 GMT : US vows retaliation for drone strike

US vows retaliation for drone strike

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Iran has denied involvement, calling the accusation political.

Three service personnel were killed and 34 others injured in a drone attack on an American base in north-eastern Jordan.

The United States has blamed Iranian-backed militant groups for a deadly drone attack on an American base in north-eastern Jordan, near the Syrian and Iraqi borders.

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed to countries that have withdrawn funding from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees to reconsider, saying the agency and Palestinians in desperate need should not be penalised due to the alleged acts of a dozen staff.

And Iran’s Foreign Minister visits Pakistan to rebuild ties.

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