The U.S. military put its forces in Iraq on high alert, and the State Department ordered all nonemergency employees Wednesday to leave the country immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran …

: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/15/u-s-embassy-staff-told-leave-iraq-amid-iran-tensions/3676533002/

More information about Laos is available on the Laos Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.. U.S.-LAOS RELATIONS. The United States established full diplomatic relations with Laos in 1955, following its full independence from France in 1954.

: https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2770.htm

Sixty years ago, Icelandic and British fishermen clashed over access to the rich fishing grounds off the coast of Iceland. It was the beginning of a dispute that was to continue for nearly 20 years

: https://www.theguardian.com/world/iceland

Explore Jordan holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. | A safe haven in a region of conflict, Jordan has delighted visitors for centuries with its World Heritage Sites, friendly towns and inspiring desert landscapes.

: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/jordan

View of the city of Amalfi with Mount Cerreto (1,315 m; 4,314 ft) in the background. Amalfi was a maritime power with 70,000 residents until 1343 when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused most of the city and population to fall into the sea and destroyed the port.

: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html