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• Trump briefed on new military options for Iran strikes amid protests, sources say

  12-01-2026 01:40 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump has been briefed on new military options for a strike against Iran amid widespread protests and a government crackdown on communications for Iranians, a senior U.S. official tells CBS News. Willie James Inman has more.
  
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• Protests in Iran intensifying despite threat of death for dissidents

  12-01-2026 01:37 via cbsnews.com
  Demonstrations in Iran are now entering their third week and the death toll is surging with hundreds killed, according to a human rights group. Leigh Kiniry reports.
  
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• U.S. officials to meet with Danish officials Wednesday about Greenland, sources say

  12-01-2026 00:40 via cbsnews.com
  Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.
  
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• Netanyahu, Rubio discuss Iran protests and regional issues

  11-01-2026 21:58 via jns.org
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio by phone on Saturday evening, Axios and Reuters reported, citing unnamed American sources.
  According to the source cited by Axios, Netanyahu and Rubio discussed the ongoing anti-regime protests in Iran, as well as the situations in the Gaza Strip and Syria and other “regional issues.”
  
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• Human heads displayed at Ecuador tourist beach in warning to gangs

  11-01-2026 20:19 via cbsnews.com
  Images on social media showed five heads tied with ropes on two wooden posts at a popular whale watching destination in Ecuador's southwest.
  
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• Trump warns Cuba to make a "deal" on oil after Maduro ouster

  11-01-2026 19:22 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump on Saturday announced that Venezuela has "started the process" of releasing its political prisoners.
  
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• Greenland conquest "would be disastrous," Sen. Tim Kaine says

  11-01-2026 19:15 via cbsnews.com
  "I think Congress will stop [President Trump', both Democrats and Republicans," Sen. Tim Kaine about any plans to take Greenland by military force.
  
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• Trump briefed on new options for military strikes in Iran, source says

  11-01-2026 18:45 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
  
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• Transcript: Sen. Tim Kaine on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 11, 2026

  11-01-2026 18:40 via cbsnews.com
  The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 11, 2026.
  
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• Transcript: Rep. Ilhan Omar on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 11, 2026

  11-01-2026 18:12 via cbsnews.com
  The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 11, 2026.
  
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• Transcript: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 11, 2026

  11-01-2026 18:07 via cbsnews.com
  The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican of Florida, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 11, 2026.
  
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• Iran threatens protesters, U.S. troops in region, as unrest continues

  11-01-2026 18:01 via cbsnews.com
  As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen at least 538 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters and U.S. forces across the Mideast.
  
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• Transcript: Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 11, 2026

  11-01-2026 17:51 via cbsnews.com
  The following is the transcript of the interview with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 11, 2026.
  
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• Guard at Winter Olympics construction site dies in sub-freezing temps

  11-01-2026 14:53 via cbsnews.com
  Italy's infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, called for a full investigation into the circumstances of the 55-year-old worker's death.
  
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• Iran threatens protesters, U.S. troops in region, as unrest enters week 2

  11-01-2026 09:57 via cbsnews.com
  As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen almost 120 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters, and U.S. forces across the Mideast.
  
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• Kurdish fighters evacuate Aleppo after days of violent clashes with Syrian forces

  11-01-2026 04:19 via cbsnews.com
  Kurdish fighters were evacuated from a contested neighborhood in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, officials said, a move that could bring an end to several days of violent clashes with government forces.
  
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• Trump says Venezuela "starting process" of releasing political prisoners

  11-01-2026 02:05 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump previously said he had called off "second wave of attacks" on a cooperative Venezuela.
  
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• Machado can't give Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, organization says

  11-01-2026 01:41 via cbsnews.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has indicated she'd like to give or share the prize with President Trump.
  
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• Greenland rejects Trump's threats, with one lawmaker saying it "is not a product, we're a people"

  11-01-2026 00:55 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump said, "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not," earlier this week. But Greenland, a territory of Denmark and a NATO ally, is rejecting the threats. Willie James Inman has more details.
  
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• U.S. launches retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria, officials say

  11-01-2026 00:53 via cbsnews.com
  The U.S. military struck multiple locations in Syria to target ISIS on Saturday, according to the Central Command. It came as Syria announced a ceasefire with Kurdish fighters after three days of clashes in the north. This is the second time the U.S. has struck ISIS in response to the deadly attack on U.S. and Syrian forces in Palmyra last month.
  
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• Iran's army threatens to join crackdown against protesters

  11-01-2026 00:49 via cbsnews.com
  Iran's army is threatening to join the crackdown on protesters as demonstrations against the regime grow and the death toll mounts. Huge crowds have taken to the streets across the Islamic Republic. Iran's Revolutionary Guard calls them "terrorists." Haley Ott has more details.
  
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• China, Russia, Iran start 'BRICS Plus' naval exercises in South African waters

  11-01-2026 00:37 via reuters.com
  China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation to "ensure the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities".
  BRICS Plus is an expansion of a geopolitical bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - and seen by members as a counterweight to U.S. and Western economic dominance - to include six other countries.
  
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• Trump: ‘Iran is looking for freedom—US stands ready to help’

  11-01-2026 00:31 via jns.org
  “Iran is looking for freedom, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help!” President Donald Trump said on Saturday.
  His message on Truth Social came after defiant comments made the previous day by Iran’s dictator Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who, in a speech aired on state TV, called those participating in anti-regime protests sweeping his country “vandals” and “saboteurs.”
  
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• U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS targets in Syria, officials say

  10-01-2026 22:39 via cbsnews.com
  The strikes were part of a retaliatory operation for the ISIS terrorist ambush in Palmyra, Syria, in December that killed two American soldiers and one U.S. civilian interpreter.
  
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• State Department advises U.S. citizens to leave Venezuela "immediately"

  10-01-2026 22:18 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump met with oil industry executives at the White House as a U.S. delegation visited Venezuela.
  
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• US envoy to Syria calls for immediate ceasefire between SDF, Syrian military

  10-01-2026 20:05 via jpost.com
  United States Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack called for an immediate cease of hostilities between the Syrian military and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Saturday, following a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.
  Barrack described the recent Aleppo clashes between the SDF and Syrian army as “deeply concerning” in a post on X/Twitter, warning that such “violence risks undermining the progress achieved since the
  
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• U.S. envoy urges Syria, Kurds "return to dialogue" after deadly clashes

  10-01-2026 18:03 via cbsnews.com
  Clashes broke out Tuesday in Aleppo's predominantly Kurdish northern neighborhoods after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces failed to make progress on how to merge their forces into the national army.
  
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• The Shibutani siblings on stepping away from the ice and returning stronger

  10-01-2026 16:33 via cbsnews.com
  Maia and Alex Shibutani, sometimes called by their nickname, "Shib Sibs," are two-time Olympic bronze medalists who made history as the first ice dancers of Asian descent to medal in the Olympics. The pair stepped away from the sport after their 2018 run, but are looking to make a comeback at the 2026 Milan Games. "CBS Saturday Morning" spends time with the duo to learn why they feel their time off the ice made them stronger.
  
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• Stolen cars being smuggled to Mexico, where they're almost impossible to recover

  10-01-2026 15:57 via cbsnews.com
  Authorities warn organized theft rings are going after high-end SUVs, pickups and performance cars in the U.S. and smuggling them into Mexico.
  
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• Trump's threats inspiring Iran protesters but might not deter crackdown

  10-01-2026 15:55 via cbsnews.com
  The leader of an independent Iranian news publication says President Trump's warnings are alarming officials and encouraging demonstrators.
  
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• Anti-government protests rage on in Iran as Trump issues fresh warning about intervention

  10-01-2026 15:55 via cbsnews.com
  Anti-government protests continued in Iran despite a warning from the country's judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei that punishment for protesters "will be decisive, maximum and without any legal leniency." Meanwhile, President Trump issued a fresh warning threatening U.S. intervention.
  
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• Indonesia suspends Grok AI over sexualized images

  10-01-2026 15:13 via cbsnews.com
  Elon Musk's platform is facing global backlash after reports emerged that its image creation feature allowed users to sexualize pictures of women and children using simple text prompts.
  
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• Trump defends Venezuela action to oil executives

  10-01-2026 14:59 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump met with oil executives on Friday after the U.S. military action in Venezuela, but some doubted the viability of revamping the country's oil reserves, which Rystad Energy estimates would take 15 years and billions of dollars.
  
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• Greenland's leaders reject Trump push: "We don't want to be Americans"

  10-01-2026 14:07 via cbsnews.com
  Greenland's leaders said the island's future must be decided by its people.
  
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• News24 | Indonesia suspends Elon Musk’s Grok AI over pornographic content

  10-01-2026 12:08
  Indonesia suspended Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok on Saturday over concerns about AI-generated pornographic content, the country’s communication and digital affairs minister said.
  
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• News24 | New video of Minnesota ICE shooting emerges as public outrage grows across US

  10-01-2026 11:42
  A new video has emerged showing the final moments of a Minnesota woman’s encounter with an immigration officer before she was killed, as public uproar grows in the United States over the shooting and exclusion of local agencies from the investigation.
  
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• Iran warns protesters of maximum punishment as death toll mounts

  10-01-2026 10:21 via cbsnews.com
  As Iran's exiled crown prince predicts his imminent return, the Islamic Republic shirks Trump's warnings and threatens protesters with maximum punishment.
  
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• News24 | Fatal ICE shooting of Minneapolis activist sets stage for national protests

  10-01-2026 07:58
  Civil liberties and migrant-rights groups called for nationwide rallies on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of an activist in Minnesota by a U.S. immigration agent, as state authorities opened their own investigation of the killing.
  
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• News24 | New protests erupt in Iran despite internet shutdown

  10-01-2026 05:44
  Iranians took to the streets in new protests on Friday to press the biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years, as authorities sustained an internet blackout as part of a crackdown that has left dozens dead.
  
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• Owner of Swiss ski resort bar in custody after deadly fire

  10-01-2026 02:13 via cbsnews.com
  Jacques and Jessica Moretti, the couple who owns the Swiss ski resort bar where a deadly inferno broke out on New Year's Eve, were grilled by prosecutors for about six hours Friday. Jacques was then detained after he was deemed a flight risk. Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
  
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• U.S. seizes fifth oil tanker as Trump encourages oil executives to invest in Venezuela

  10-01-2026 02:12 via cbsnews.com
  The U.S. military seized a fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela. It comes as President Trump met with oil executives about investing in Venezuela's oil industry. Nancy Cordes and Charlie D'Agata have more.
  
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• Celente’s Shocking Top Trends Predictions For 2026

  09-01-2026 22:24 via kingworldnews.com
  Here is a look at Gerald Celente's shocking top trends predictions for 2026.
  
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• Somaliland official confirms talks with Israel on hosting a military base

  09-01-2026 22:18 via timesofisrael.com
  (photo: AFP)
  An official in Somaliland on Thursday told Israeli media that ties with Jerusalem have led to discussions on potentially setting up an Israeli military base in the African self-ruled territory.
  
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• Germany calls on Israel to halt E1 West Bank settlement plan, warns of instability risk

  09-01-2026 22:18 via timesofisrael.com
  Germany calls on Israel to halt its controversial E1 settlement project, said a foreign ministry spokesperson in Berlin on Friday, warning that construction carries the risk of creating more instability in the West Bank and the region.
  “The plans for the E1 settlement project, it must be said, are part of a comprehensive intensification of settlement policy in the West Bank, which we have recently observed,” said the spokesperson at a regular government press conference.
  
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• When Caracas cracked: How the US broke through Venezuela's Iranian, Russian, and Chinese defenses

  09-01-2026 22:08 via jpost.com
  The overnight US operation that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas this past week will be studied for years as a case of overwhelming technological and operational superiority defeating a heavily armed but brittle defense system.
  
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• Look At Who Just Became One Of The Largest Holders Of Gold In The World

  09-01-2026 21:53 via kingworldnews.com
  Look at who just became one of the largest holders of gold in the world.
  
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• Report: U.S. increasingly regards Iran protests as having potential to overthrow regime

  09-01-2026 21:49 via i24news.tv
  The assessment in Washington of the strength and scope of the Iran protests has shifted after Thursday's turnout, with U.S. officials now inclined to grant the possibility that this could be a game changer, Axios reported on Friday.
  
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• Colombian president says Venezuela "will implode" if U.S. runs country for years

  09-01-2026 21:38 via cbsnews.com
  President Gustavo Petro responded to President Trump's comment that he expected U.S. oversight of Venezuela to last "much longer" than a year.
  
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• U.S. sends delegation to Venezuela as Trump meets with oil executives

  09-01-2026 21:37 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump is meeting with oil industry executives at the White House as a U.S. delegation visits Venezuela.
  
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• Veteran Danish diplomat slams Trump's Greenland bid as U.S. imperialism

  09-01-2026 20:57 via cbsnews.com
  Veteran diplomat tells CBS News Denmark "ready to cooperate" on Greenland, and he expects U.S. to abandon "anachronistic approach of colonialism" post-Trump.
  
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