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Fatal Shooting by Federal Immigration Agents Reported in Minneapolis
- This is a developing story. Please check back for possible updates... Update (1:00 pm ET): Federal agents repeatedly tear-gassed a crowd of protesters that gathered near the site of the shooting. They also deployed pepper spray, including at a man who "either dropped or threw his sunglasses, which landed on the ground" as he was backing away from the officers. At least two flash-bang grenades were heard going off, ...

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Trump praises 'very brave' UK soldiers after anger over Afghanistan troops remarks | World News
- Mr Trump made his original comments at the World Economic Forum earlier this week as he questioned if NATO would "be there if we ever needed them". Donald Trump has praised "very brave" British soldiers who served in Afghanistan after fierce criticism of his claim non-US troops had stayed back from the frontline. He said Britons "were among the greatest of all warriors" as he acknowledged the 457 who died and many ...

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Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over its China trade deal and escalates feud with Carney
- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal , intensifying a feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney , a rising voice in the West's pushback to Trump's new world order . Trump said in a social media post that if Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a 'Drop Off Port' ...

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Russia attacks Ukraine ahead of second day of peace talks between US and both countries
- KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least one person and wounded 31 overnight into Saturday as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were to meet in the United Arab Emirates for a second day of talks to end Russia's nearly four-year full-scale invasion . One person was killed and four were wounded in Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to Kyiv ...

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Maine's Gov. Mills speaks out against 'secret arrests' as sheriff says ICE arrested recruit
- PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's Democratic governor challenged federal immigration officials Thursday to provide warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in her state, saying residents have been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities. "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't believe ...

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Military conducts 'lethal kinetic strike' on alleged drug boat, leaving one survivor
- The U.S. military announced Friday it had carried out a "lethal kinetic strike" on an alleged drug boat and said there was one person who survived the attack. "On Jan. 23, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," U.S. Southern Command said in a post on X with a video that it said showed ...

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Philadelphia Sues Over Trump's Removal of Slavery Exhibits From George Washington's Home
- The city of Philadelphia has sued the US Department of the Interior and the National Park Service after officials were filmed dismantling exhibits on slavery at the President's House historical site at Independence Park on Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in federal court by the office of Mayor Cherelle Parker, says "the National Park Service has removed artwork and informational displays" from the site, where George ...

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Ukrainian, Russian, and US officials meet in Abu Dhabi for peace talks
- Ukrainian, Russian, and US negotiators met Friday in the United Arab Emirates, marking the first trilateral talks since the start of the war in Ukraine and signaling a measure of progress in President Trump's efforts to end the conflict. This round of talks, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, could focus on postwar control of territory in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, which has emerged as a major ...

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