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Trump says he's pursuing Greenland after perceived Nobel Peace Prize snub
- President Trump says his controversial push for U.S. control of Greenland comes after he failed to win the Nobel Peace Prize last year, adding he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace. In a message to Norway's prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Sunday night, Trump criticized the European country for not giving him the prize. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for ...

Source: npr.org
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U.S.-allied fighters in Syria say they lost control of a prison holding ISIS militants
- U.S.-allied forces guarding prisons holding thousands of Islamic State group militants in northeastern Syria said Monday that they had lost control of one of the facilities after fighting broke out with fighters loyal to the government in Damascus. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) added that one prison was less than 2 miles from a U.S.-led coalition base, but it "did not intervene, despite repeated ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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Guatemala declares state of emergency after eight police officers killed in prison gang violence
- President announces 30-day order after inmates also took 46 people hostage at three prisons Guatemala's president has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused them of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons. The killings occurred in the capital, Guatemal City, and surrounding areas a day after gang-affiliated inmates took 46 ...

Source: theguardian.com