Pakistan will not take sides in the escalating confrontation between neighboring Iran and the United States, its foreign minister said on Monday, following the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike.

'Pakistan will not become part of US-Iran conflict': Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi

Tensions escalate in the Middle East after the killing of Iranian commander of Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani by the USA erased new year gains on Monday as investors pushed safe-haven gold to a seven-year high, and oil jumped to its highest since September.

Global Markets: Shares swept new year gains, gold, oil prices jumps on US and Iran trade threats

The White House sent to Congress on Saturday formal notification of Friday's US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, amid complaints from Democrats that President Donald Trump did not notify lawmakers or seek advance approval for the attack.

White House gives lawmakers formal notice of Iraq strike amid complaints from Democrats

Iran condemned Donald Trump on Sunday as a "terrorist in a suit" after the US president threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites hard if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets in retaliation for the killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani.

Iran's I&T Minister MJ Azari condemns Preisdent Donald Trump as 'terrorist in a suit' after attack threat

Demonstrators chanting "no war on Iran" rallied Saturday in Washington, New York and across the US to protest the assassination of a top Iranian military commander in a US drone strike.

Protesters in US march against prospect of war with Iran

How people in Iraq mourn death of Qasem Soleimani

Amid tensions in the region over the killing of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, US Embassy in Pakistan issued advisory restricting travel of US government employees.

US Embassy in Pakistan restricts travel of government personnel

Soleimani's killing: How was the operation carried out and what are the consequences?

Thousands of mourners gathered in Baghdad on Saturday ahead of a funeral procession for Iran's slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and others killed in a Friday US air strike in Iraq.

Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn Soleimani, others killed in US airstrike

US citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the oil ministry said after a US airstrike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq.

US oil workers leave Iraq after air strike on Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani

Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed early on Friday in an airstrike on their convoy at Baghdad airport, an Iraqi militia spokesman told Reuters.

Iran's Soleimani and Iraq's Muhandis killed in US air strike - militia spokesman

According to the Police Chief General Abdul Raziq, the militants were making IEDs when they came under the air raid

US airstrike kills 13 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

WION Evening News Brief, 27 January 2018

With Yahya and Abu Thahir's death, the number of?Indian recruits in the last fortnight to have been killed in US strikes in Afghanistan has risen to four

2 Indians who joined IS 'killed' in US airstrike in Afghanistan

'We don?t see a peaceful Syria with Assad in there,' Haley said

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's ouster a priority for US: Nikki Haley

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