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Trump briefed on military, covert options for Iran

NEW YORK, Jan 13 (BBC/AP): Long-range missile strikes remain an option for a potential US intervention, but Pentagon officials have also presented cyber operations and psychological campaign responses, the sources said.Trump announced a 25% tariff on goods from countries with commercial ties to Iran on Monday, as rights groups say...

Afghan Taliban envoy posted to New Delhi

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (AFP): Afghanistan's Taliban government has appointed their first senior official in India since the group returned to power in 2021, charged with leading their embassy in Delhi.India has not officially recognised the Taliban government, but the move signals a deepening engagement, with New Delhi seeking to...

At least 100 children killed in Gaza since truce

GENEVA, Jan 13 (AFP): At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefire three months ago, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The UN children's agency UNICEF said that at least 60 boys and 40 girls had been...

Four killed in missile, drone attacks

KHARKIV, Jan 13 (AFP): Russia battered Ukraine with more than two dozen missiles and hundreds of drones early Tuesday, killing four people and pummelling another power plant, piling more pressure on Ukraine's brittle energy system.An AFP journalist in the eastern Kharkiv region, where four people were killed, saw firefighters battling...

Moldova President would vote for unification with Romania

CHISINAU, Jan 13 (Reuters): Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said she would vote in favour of unification with neighbouring European Union and NATO member Romania if a referendum were to take place to help protect its fragile democracy against Russian pressure.Sandu, whose pro-EU ruling party won a new mandate last...

Freezing rain paralyses transport in C Europe

VIENNA, Jan 13 (AFP): Freezing rain led to flights being suspended at Vienna airport on Tuesday, while neighbouring Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary also experienced travel disruptions.Snow and freezing temperatures buffeted Europe last week, with gale-force winds and storms claiming some 15 lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting...