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Top Iranian general killed by US in Iraq

Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, was a hugely significant figure in the region.

General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, has been killed by US forces in Iraq; the Australian navy is evacuating people trapped in the fire-ravaged town of Mallacoota on the Victoria coast; and a newly published letter, written by TS Eliot in 1960, has shed fresh light on the writer's relationship with a woman he corresponded with for 26 years.

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Fri 3 Jan 2020 06:06GMT

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  • Fri 3 Jan 2020 06:06GMT