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Iran denies reports Khamenei wrote to Obama over ISIS

Tehran has denied reports that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote to US President Barack Obama in response to an October letter proposing cooperation against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS). The Foreign Ministry said late on Sunday that there had been no new correspondence, AFP reported. The Wall Street Journal claimed on Friday that Khamenei had sent a secret, but noncommittal letter to Obama in response to his overture.

Denmark arrests 2 men suspected of helping Copenhagen attacker

Danish police said Monday that two men have been arrested suspected of helping the gunman who carried out two fatal shooting attacks over the weekend in Copenhagen. The arrests were made on Sunday and the two men will face a custody hearing on Monday, AP reported. The suspect killed two people in his weekend attacks before being killed in a gun battle with a SWAT team.

Gunman killed, officer injured in Mississippi Walmart shooting

One person was killed and at least one more injured in a shooting at a Walmart store in Luka, Mississippi on Sunday, local media reports. According to Tishomingo County Sheriff Glenn Whitlock, as cited by NBC affiliate WTVA, the deceased person was the gunman involved in the shooting. At least one police officer was injured, while Reuters reported there were “some injuries.” No details were immediately available. Luka is located about 100 miles southwest of Nashville, Tennessee.

UN calls for Houthi withdrawal in Yemen

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has demanded that Houthi rebels in Yemen give up control of government institutions and put down arms, according to a resolution unanimously passed at an emergency Sunday meeting. The British- Jordanian draft resolution “demands that all parties in Yemen, cease all armed hostilities against the people and the legitimate authorities of Yemen and relinquish the arms seized from Yemen’s military and security institutions.” It also calls for an end to foreign interference and warns of “further steps” if violence persists. The UN stressed that the situation in Yemen is deteriorating. Shiite militia took control of Yemen’s capital Sanaa in September, and have been seizing other parts of the country since then. Back in November, the UNSC introduced sanctions against Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and two Houthi leaders.

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