This is a withdrawal that says America won't leave without 1st being paid for its military investments in Iraq solder Magni at the White House Iraq's Iraq's prime minister has met with the United States Ambassador to say cooperation is key to prevent what he called sliding toward an open war with the United States and Iran you can find more on this and other stories on our website v.o.a. News dot com from Washington d.c. This is. Australia continues to battle wildfires that have scorched millions of hectares across 3 states Reuters Libby Hogan has more there's been no rest as officials seize the moment to step up evacuations some roads that were once blocked along the coast of New South Wales were reopened helping people stranded for days to escape my family my cousins my daughter my dogs think everybody going in the right it's to be. Only after receiving flack that being slow to act Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a further $2000000000.00 astray dollars to help rebuild its writers Libby Hogan reporting a $5.00 magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico on Monday unleashing small landslides causing power outages and severely cracking some homes a piece Danica Cotto reports no injuries have been recorded just yet for market. People will be their cars will be their home and the aftershocks will continue they've been pretty heavy there's been an aftershock about $5.00 followed by aftershocks I'm sort of $4.00 to $423.00 just. World War One movie $917.00 and once upon a time in Hollywood won the top movie prizes at the Golden Globes on Sunday night Reuters Eve Johnson has that story and the Golden Globe goes to the Golden Globes kicked off Hollywood's award season on Sunday with a night of upsets the World War One movie $9171.00 top prize of Best Drama beating out tough competitors from Netflix the Irishman and marriage story it was a big win for a film that's only just arrived in u.s. Theaters and whose lead actors are relatively unknown best comedy or musical went to once upon a time in Hollywood Clinton Terry and Tina Stahl to film 13 prizes the biggest haul of the night Best Actor in a drama went to Joaquin Phoenix who played a terrifying Joker and also Renee Zellweger for her turn at Judy Garland in Judy actress made history for her role in the farewell she was the 1st Asian woman to win the top acting prize at sea Johnson reporting for Reuters police in Bangladesh say more than a 1000 students and activists on Monday marched through the country's main public university after a 2nd year student was raped the protesters gathered on the campus in Dhaka the capital after the victim was rescued and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around midnight on Sunday in Bangladesh a Muslim majority conservative nation of 160000000 people women regularly face various forms of harassment including rape and torture. You're listening to v.o.a. News. The I. Am. 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Drone strike in Iraq finally a chance to say goodbye along with one on the wrong supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led President funeral sum of money and others killed in the strike since authorizing the killing us President Donald Trump is wont to run will be targeted again of Americans or American assets are attacked as writers Joe Davies reporting Meanwhile the leaders of Britain France and Germany have issued a statement expressing grave concern over Iran's role in the region a peace area Shaklee has that story the statements by French president and minor McCraw on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British press. I'm Mr Boyce Johnson which comes up to the u.s. Killing of top Iranian general customs today money last week deescalation of tensions and all parties to exercise utmost restraint and responsibility the statement also called on Iran to refrain from further violent action or proliferation and the country to revise all measures and consistent with a joint comprehensive plan of action the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal I'm. In the wake of the airstrike Iraq's parliament has passed a row of resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country Henry Rome and Iran expert with the Eurasia Group says if u.s. Troops leave Iraq that opens the door to the Islamic state they're certainly not as strong as they were 56 years ago but when or if a group like ISIS tries to make a comeback the absence of u.s. Forces I think would leave Iraq very vulnerable from Washington d.c. You're listening to v.o.a. News former White House national security advisor John Bolton says he's prepared to testify at President Trump's impeachment trial if the Senate issues a subpoena a.p. Washington correspondent Bolton's testimony would give a highly anticipated firsthand account from a top adviser who was in the room for moments all the reserve already described and it's unclear whether that would help the president or hurt him Senate g.o.p. Chief Mitch McConnell wants a fast trial and has resisted calling new witnesses but Democrats want to hear from Bolton and others who did not appear during the House inquiry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not yet sent the articles of impeachment to the Senate while pushing for that testimony if she does in the coming days the Senate trial could start as soon as this week Saager Magni at the White.