OSLO -- Denmark prepared contingency measures in January for a possible U.S. military move against Greenland, including sending blood supplies and explosives to the Arctic island, Danish broadcaster DR reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources in Denmark and elsewhere in Europe.
According to the report, Danish troops stationed in Greenland carried explosives intended to destroy runways in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq to prevent U.S. military aircraft from landing. Danish blood banks were also mobilized in case of possible fighting. (Denmark-Greenland-US)
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WASHINGTON -- A U.S. F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday at a U.S. military base in the Middle East after it was struck by what was believed to be Iranian fire, according to a CNN report citing two sources familiar with the matter.
The incident would be the first time Iran has hit a U.S. warplane since the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran on Feb. 28, said the report. (US-F35-Shot-2nd LD Writethru)
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BRUSSELS -- European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday pledged to remain vigilant against any spillover from the Middle East conflicts that could trigger migratory pressure on the bloc, as the conflicts pose growing risks to Europe.
Although the conflict "has not translated into immediate migratory flows towards the EU," leaders at a European Council meeting underscored "the importance of maintaining a high level of vigilance and ensuring the necessary level of preparedness," according to conclusions adopted after the summit. (EU-Middle East-European Council)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference on Thursday that Iran has lost its uranium enrichment and missile production capabilities.
Netanyahu said that these were two of the three goals of the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, and that the third goal, toppling the regime, now depends on the Iranian people. (Netanyahu-Iran-Uranium Enrichment)
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Russia may develop a nuclear power station on the Moon within the next five to seven years, Mikhail Kovalchuk, president of Russia's Kurchatov Institute, said Thursday.
Kovalchuk made the remarks while attending a meeting of the government of the Leningrad region to discuss issues of scientific and technological leadership. During his presentation, he outlined potential designs for nuclear power stations intended for lunar deployment. (Russia-Nuclear-Moon)
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VIENNA -- Iran's envoy in Vienna has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to condemn the Israeli attack at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), calling the attack "a very grave and serious situation."
In an interview published on Thursday, Reza Najafi, ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, told Press TV that Iran's Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami had sent a letter to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, urging him to condemn the Israeli attack at Bushehr NPP. However, this letter and previous ones from the Iranian side remained unanswered. (IAEA-Iran-Bushehr-NPP) ■
