Former president a step closer to Joe Biden rematch, as Ron DeSantis edges out Nikki Haley for distant second place finish. Plus, who won at the delayed 2023 Emmy awards
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Donald Trump has won an overwhelming victory in the US’s first election contest of 2024, easily fending off a winnowed field of Republicans in the Iowa caucuses.
The Associated Press called the race for Trump rapidly, while caucusgoers in much of the state were still casting ballots, a sign of the wide lead the former president had in the race.
“We were a great nation three years ago and now we’re a nation in decline,” he said, speaking to fans after the results confirmed his victory. He then made a litany of promises of what he would do in a second term, including rampant drilling and giving police officers full immunity.
The heated battle for second place took much longer, with Ron DeSantis edging out Nikki Haley in an upset.US condemns ‘reckless’ Iranian attack in northern Iraq
The US has condemned an Iranian attack near Iraq’s northern city of Erbil yesterday, saying it would “undermine Iraq’s stability”.
“We oppose Iran’s reckless missile strikes,” said Matthew Miller, the state department spokesperson, adding that the US supported “the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan regional government’s efforts to meet the aspirations of the Iraqi people”.
Iran claimed that Monday’s attacks targeted the “espionage headquarters” of Israel. At least four civilians were killed and six injured in the strikes, the Kurdistan government’s security council said in a statement, describing the attack as a “crime”.
The multimillionaire Kurdish businessman Peshraw Dizayee and several members of his family were among the dead, killed when at least one rocket crashed into their home, Iraqi security and medical sources said.
