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Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire protests

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple sources said, even as Israeli and Arab officials said air power alone would not topple the clerical rulers.Two US sources familiar with the discussions...

Tehran insists ready for nuclear deal

PARIS, Jan 29 (AFP): Iran's foreign minister warned Wednesday its forces would respond immediately and forcefully to any US military operation after President Donald Trump declared time was running out to avoid one, but did not rule out a new deal on Tehran's nuclear programme.The Islamic republic's top diplomat Abbas...

Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (AFP): Denmark's foreign minister said Thursday he was "more optimistic" after technical talks kicked off with the United States over Greenland."We have had the very first meeting at senior official level in Washington yesterday regarding the Greenlandic issue," Lars Lokke Rasmussen told journalists at an EU meeting...

Russian strikes push Ukraine towards disaster: EU

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (AFP): EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned Thursday that Ukraine was facing a "humanitarian catastrophe" as Russian strikes cut power in frigid winter conditions.Kallas said that despite US-led talks to end the war in Abu Dhabi Russia was "bombing Ukrainians, trying to bomb and freeze them to...

CCTV captures moment mayor hit in rocket launcher attack in Philippines

MANILA, Jan 29 (BBC): A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.CCTV footage captured the moment when one of the attackers fired at the SUV carrying mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, causing an explosion.Ampatuan's car is seen stopping briefly and driving away...

Trump battles Minneapolis shooting fallout as agents put on leave

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 29 (AFP): The Trump administration said Wednesday that two immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of a civilian in Minneapolis had been placed on leave, as the president slammed the city's mayor despite a promise to de-escalate the situation.The officers have been on leave-a move US officials...

Fifteen dead, including lawmaker, in Colombia plane crash

CUCUTA, Jan 29 (AFP): A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including a Colombian lawmaker, crashed Wednesday in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border, killing all passengers and crew, according to authorities in Bogota.The plane took off from the Colombian border city of Cucuta and lost contact with air traffic...

Portugal storm toll climbs

LISBON, Jan 29 (AFP): Storm Kristin has claimed five lives and left nearly 450,000 clients without power on Thursday, more than 24 hours after it barrelled through central and northern Portugal, authorities said.The storm brought heavy downpours and strong winds, reaching speeds of up to 178 kmh (110 mph), on...