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Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The directive states these funds should be used in Venezuela to help create "peace, prosperity and stability" President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to block courts or creditors from impounding revenue from Venezuelan oil sales, held in U.S. Treasury accounts, the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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A new video has emerged showing the final moments of a Minnesota woman's encounter with an immigration officer before she was killed, as public uproar grows in the United States over the shooting and exclusion of local agencies from the investigation. A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good , ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
The leader of an independent Iranian news publication says that President Trump's warnings are alarming officials in the Middle Eastern country and encouraging protesters as the largest demonstrations in years sweep the nation. Iran's Judiciary Chief has warned that protesters will face the "maximum" punishment, and the country's attorney general said that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
Greenland's political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, raising concern worldwide. The statement late Friday came after Trump repeated that Washington was "going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not". European capitals have been scrambling to come up with a ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
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President Donald Trump has called on credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10 percent for a year, effective from Jan. 20, without specifying how the proposal could be implemented or enforced. "We will no longer let the American Public be 'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies that are charging interest rates of 20 to 30% … AFFORDABILITY!" he wrote in a post on Truth Social late Friday.
Source: washingtonpost.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze billions of dollars in funds for three grant ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
The U.S. military has launched airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria , U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News. The operation marks the second time the U.S. military has struck Islamic State targets in Syria since Dec. 19 following the killing of two Iowa National Guard soldiers and their American interpreter by a lone ISIS gunman. The strikes come as U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said he met ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS — Organizers say more than 1,000 protests against the Trump administration's immigration agenda are expected to take place in cities across the country this weekend, following the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. A coalition of nonprofits including the American Civil Liberties Union is promoting the events as an "ICE Out For Good Weekend ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
ICE already receives less oversight for use-of-force incidents than local police departments, and hotly guards its policies The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has cast a spotlight on ICE's use-of-force policies, and whether the federal agent who shot her will face an impartial investigation or consequences for his actions. The agency already receives less oversight for use-of-force incidents ...
Source: theguardian.com