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The White House has confirmed Donald Trump may use the US military to acquire Greenland.

White House says Trump may use military to acquire Greenland

The White House says Donald Trump and his team are discussing a ‘range of options’ to acquire Greenland as a ‘priority’, adding the US military may be used.

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Donald Trump’s plans for Venezuela’s oil ignores the reality of Guyana’s low-cost production of the resource nearby.

Why Venezuela presents a big headache for big oil

It has been decades since the industry relished foreign-policy entanglements.

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Former US intelligence officer Don Bramer and former CIA agent Mike Baker talk strategy behind Trump’s rumoured Greenland play on Sunrise.

Ex-CIA agent defends Trump’s Greenland push

‘We shouldn’t let it fall prey to the Chinese who don’t have the US interests at heart.’

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are now officially divorced and legally single after a US court order. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially divorced

Divorce is now official for two of the biggest stars to come out of Australia after a Nashville judge issued an order dissolving their 19-year marriage.

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Allies of Ukraine pledge support to rebuild the nation's post-war military and support deterrence. (AP PHOTO)

US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at ally summit

A broad coalition of allies vowing to provide security guarantees in a post-war Ukraine has received US backing for the first time.

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Allies of Ukraine pledge support to rebuild the nation's post-war military and support deterrence. (AP PHOTO)

US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at ally summit

A broad coalition of allies vowing to provide security guarantees in a post-war Ukraine has received US backing for the first time.

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Snow is being cleared at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport where hundreds of flights were cancelled. (EPA PHOTO)

Five dead after cold snap grips Europe, travel chaos

Five people have died and hundreds of flights been cancelled as large parts of Europe are covered in a blanket of snow and ice.

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Dozens of Venezuelans were killed during the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro, officials say.

Dozens killed in Maduro capture: Venezuelan officials

Venezuelan officials say dozens of the country's security officers were killed in the dead-of-night US military operation to capture President Nicolas Maduro.

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Europe has thrown its weight behind Greenland after renewed expressions of US interest.

Europe rallies behind Greenland following US interest

Europe has issued a powerful statement of support for Greenland's independence following US President Donald Trump's recent renewed interest.

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Anthony Marks (left) died after being viciously beaten by three teenagers.

Teens take selfies after brutally attacking homeless man

Shocking pictures shows three teenagers posing for photos just moments after their viciously beating homeless man, Anthony Marks to death.

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Sergio Jimenez died while livestreaming.

Man dies in sick stunt as paying livestream viewers watch on

A man has died during a livestream where he was paid by viewers to skull a bottle of whisky and snort six grams of cocaine. 

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Nicolas Maduro is led away from a Manhattan helipad by federal agents to face a federal court in New York.

Why CIA urged Trump to leave Venezuela’s leftists in power

The opposition was not strong enough to take control of the corrupt country from the security services, criminal cartels and Nicolas Maduro’s political allies, the CIA said.

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Former SAS sergeant Andrew White explains why the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was an amazing military achievement.

SAS vet details why Maduro’s capture was a remarkable feat

Army veteran Andrew White, who worked with the elite US Delta Force, explains why Saturday’s capture of Venezuela’s president was an extraordinary military achievement.

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Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is now the country's interim president.

Trump’s chilling nine-word threat to new Venezuelan leader

The US President threatened the acting Venezuelan president with a terrible fate - worse than Nicolas Maduro’s.

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Military personnel guard the perimeter of the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on January 3.

Bursts of gunfire heard near Venezuela’s presidential palace

Shots have been fired near Venezuela’s presidential palace, days after US forces captured the now-deposed president Nicolas Maduro in a military raid.

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