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Arabia and jordan both criticize the move as did iraqi prime minister who dare a body and. the iraqi government warns of the consequences of this decision on the stability of the area and of the world it ignores the rights of palestinians and arabs and muslims alike. what. the united states appears to recognize that trumps announcement may trigger unrest in the mideast the state department has ordered its consulate personnel in israel not to conduct personal travel in jerusalem's old city or the west bank and let's take a look now at why the jerusalem is such a contentious issue in the struggl...

In melbourne after learning the attack could have come within the next week. isis is claiming responsibility for an attack that killed 33 people after a suicide bombing in afghanistan, including children. a government spokesperson says the bomber was on a motorbike and he blew himself up in front of a bank in jalalabad. more than 100 people were wounded in that attack. isis is also claiming responsibility for a deadly car bombing in erbil, iraq. the terror group says it was targeting the u.s. consulate. at least four people can killed and 18 injured. erbil is the capital of iraqi card st k...

That a vbid car bomb exploded right in front of one of the entry points. no consulate personnel were killed or injured in that blast. the same street where the consulate is located is lined with cafes and it seems that most of the casualties were in a cafe right next door. a cafe that caught fire and several cars parked cars in the area caught fire and it seems it was in that cafe which has been known for a place where consulate officials would go and other foreigners and aid workers in erbil would also go to to meet and discuss their work. >> just seeing new video into us here at nbc. we'll w...

The u.s. consulate. hostages are being held inside as a black flag with arabic writing hangs in the window. a live report moments away. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is monday, december 15th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we welcome you from the united states and around the world. we are following the hostage standoff in sydney. an armed man, you can see him right there, holding an unknown number of hostages in a lindt chocolate shop right in sydney's central business district. a very busy area filled with people who work, filled with tourists. i...

A spokesman says consulate personnel have been evacuated. all are accounted for. president obama has been briefed on the situation. it is unknown if any hostage is american. those who were allowed to leave running frantically for their lives once they made it out. cnn's anna coren joins us live from the scene. anna, you have been watching this. ten hours now. it is evening. this is so dramatic. what are the developments now? >> reporter: christine, as you have reported five of the hostages have managed to get out. we don't know if they escaped on their own or if they were allowed out. we know ...