Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen in Nuuk on Friday (local time), just two days after US President Donald Trump backed away from his threats of a US takeover of the Danish autonomous territory, CNN reported.
A commuter passenger train derailed on Tuesday (local time) in Gelida, near the Spanish city of Barcelona, leaving the driver dead and 37 passengers injured, CNN reported, citing a spokesperson for the Catalan Regional Government.
Trump defended ICE raids in Minneapolis after a fatal shooting sparked protests. He accused Minnesota leaders of shielding criminals. CNN reported that he may invoke the Insurrection Act, while The Hill said the Pentagon was readying 1,500 troops for possible deployment.
The UN chief's remarks come amid protests in Iran that killed at least 420 protesters during anti-government demonstrations over the past 15 days, including eight children, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), CNN reported.
Speaking to the state broadcaster, Rodriguez said the mourning period was being declared to honour those who lost their lives during the operation, CNN reported.
The White House said on Tuesday that it is considering several options to acquire Greenland and that the use of military is not off the table, CNN reported, citing Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time).
During their first court appearance in New York, Venezuela's deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to all charges and accused the United States government of abducting them from their home in Venezuela, CNN reported.
Delcy Rodriguez has officially taken office as Venezuela's acting president, CNN reported. The oath of office was administered on Monday afternoon by her brother, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.
The Venezuelan government on Monday published a decree declaring a State of External Commotion, granting sweeping powers to the presidency and instructing security forces to detain "any person involved in the promotion or support" of what it described as a US attack against the South America
Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of Venezuela's deposed dictator, on Monday described the US capture of his father as a "kidnapping" and called for "international solidarity" to facilitate his return to Venezuela, CNN reported.
Venezuela's deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, sustained "significant injuries" during her capture in Venezuela over the weekend as part of a US military operation, her lawyer told the federal judge, CNN reported.
The President said the raid, carried out by the US Army's elite Delta Force with assistance from an FBI unit, did not result in any US fatalities. However, a small number of troops sustained injuries during the operation, CNN reported, citing a source briefed on the matter.