President Trump ratcheted up pressure in his bid to acquire Greenland using US trade might - threatening to slap a new 10% tariff on key allies until a deal to takeover the territory is reached.
Iran's supreme leader admits thousands killed during recent protests BBCNo sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump PoliticoHow Many People Were Killed in Iran's Crackdown? The Wall Street JournalIran's leader Khamenei accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests Reuters
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Justice Connection, a network of department alums, estimates that more than 230 lawyers, agents and other employees from across the department were fired last year, apparently because of their work on cases they were assigned or past criticism of Trump, or seemingly no reason.
