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Grammy award-winning rapper, Ludacris is kicking off the new year with dual citizenship.

The alleged mastermind of a multibillion dollar corruption scandal that rocked Malaysia and Goldman Sachs has broken his silence to claim that he is being cast as a scapegoat and to point fingers at others who he says deserve more blame.

Following his escape to Lebanon, former auto titan Carlos Ghosn is now free to tell his story about Japanese justice and his ouster from Nissan. His revelations could further dent Japan's reputation as a place for foreign executives to do business.

The death toll from flooding in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has risen to 66, authorities say, with two people still missing after the megalopolis was hit by some of the most powerful monsoon rains seen in years.

An Air Canada Express flight lost a wheel shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, forcing the plane to turn back.

The sequence of events that culminated in the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on Thursday arguably began on May 8, 2018, when President Donald Trump announced the United States' withdrawal from the international nuclear pact with Iran.

Al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a US base in Kenya on Sunday morning local time.

Iran has vowed revenge after a US air strike ordered by President Donald Trump killed the country's top general Qasem Soleimani. One likely way it could retaliate is through cyber attacks, experts say.

Six German tourists were killed and four seriously injured after they were hit by a suspected drunk driver in the early hours of Sunday morning at the popular Italian ski resort of Lutago, authorities have said.

Japanese officials on Sunday criticized Carlos Ghosn's escape from the country as "unjustifiable" and vowed to tighten immigration rules in their first public remarks since the former auto executive fled for Lebanon a week ago.

• Bushfires bring 'one of worst days ever'

Nearly 50 million plastic bank notes have had to be replaced since they were launched due to damage and wear, according to PA news agency.

With the new year comes a new royal portrait.

CNN's Arwa Damon says that the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force, and a senior official in Iraq's paramilitary forces in a US airstrike at the Baghdad International Airport places the US in "uncharted territory."

The killing of Qasem Soleimani, one of the most powerful men in Iran, is a dramatic escalation of an already dangerous situation in the Middle East, threatening to trigger violence from the Gulf to the shores of the Mediterranean.

Each year we produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic and by 2050 there will be more of it than fish in our oceans. Here are five things you can do to help reduce your plastic use.

Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump at Baghdad International Airport on Friday, was hailed as a hero in Iran -- brave, charismatic and beloved by the troops.

Australian authorities are launching naval and air rescue operations along the country's southeast coast as deadly wildfires intensify, stranding residents and tourists in towns that may be wiped out by Saturday.