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Trump tells Norway PM no obligation to 'think purely of peace' after Nobel snub

U.S. Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year's decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway's prime minister that he no longer felt "an obligation to think purely of Peace," two European officials said Monday.

Trump's message to Jonas Gahr Støre appears to ratchet up a standoff between Washington and its closest allies over his threats to take over Greenland, a self-governing territory of NATO member Denmark. To force European countries that have rallied around Denmark and Greenland toward talks, Trump on Saturday announced a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight nations, including Norway.

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Blast at a hotel in downtown Kabul kills at least 7

An explosion at a hotel in downtown Kabul on Monday killed at least seven, officials said.

The cause of the blast was unclear.

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Hackers target Iran state TV's satellite transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince

Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not "point your weapons at the people," online video showed early Monday, the latest disruption to follow nationwide protests in the country.

The hacking comes as the death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered the demonstrations reached at least 3,919 people killed, activists said. They fear the number will grow far higher as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government's decision to shut down the internet.

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Russia officials blame Ukraine for power cuts in occupied south

Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there.

Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraine's energy grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials.

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US-based activist agency says has verified 3,919 deaths from Iran protests

A U.S.-based activist agency said Sunday it has verified at least 3,919 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown, and fears the number could be significantly higher.

The Human Rights Activists News Agency posted the revised figure, up from the previous toll of 3,308. The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades, and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 revolution.

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High-speed train collision in Spain kills 39, injures dozens

Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in the high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing.

The collision occurred when the tail end of a train traveling between Malaga and Madrid with some 300 passengers went off the rails near Cordoba at 7:45 p.m. It slammed into an incoming train from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to rail operator Adif.

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Iran considers 'gradually' restoring internet after shutdown

Iranian authorities have said they are considering "gradually" restoring internet access after imposing a sweeping communications shutdown across the country more than a week ago, local media reported.

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Khamenei says Trump 'guilty for the casualties' in protests

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of being responsible for "casualties" during a protest wave in the country that rights groups said was met with a deadly crackdown.

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Shah's son confident Iran rulers to fall as Trump holds off

The son of Iran's late shah said Friday he was confident that mass protests would topple the Islamic republic and urged international action, as U.S. President Donald Trump holds off on intervening in the unrest.

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Cuba launches mass demonstration over US attack on Venezuela

Tens of thousands of Cubans crowded Friday into an open-air plaza known as the "Anti-Imperialist Tribune" across from the U.S. Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the U.S. government release former president Nicolás Maduro.

The crowd clutched Cuban and Venezuelan flags as part of a demonstration organized by the government as tensions between Cuba and the U.S. remain heightened after the U.S. struck Caracas on Jan. 3 and arrested Maduro.

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