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Year in review: A look at news events in January 2020 Debris is seen from an Ukrainian plane which crashed as authorities work at the scene in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ebrahim Noroozi December 31, 2020 - 11:30 AM A look at news events in January 2020: 02 - The U.S. Pentagon announced a military airstrike at Baghdad's International Airport killed a top-ranki...

A look at news events in January 2020: 02 – The U.S. Pentagon announced a military airstrike at Baghdad’s International Airport killed a top-ranking member of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard. It happened at the direction of President Donald Trump, who tweeted an image of the American flag as the news broke. The U.S. Defence Department said Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani “was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.” Iran’s supreme leader vowed there would be harsh retaliation.  03 – Australia launched one of t...