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Top News Stories for Monday, January 26th 2026
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
In Pictures Protesters have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, after a United States Border Patrol agent killed a US citizen, heightening tensions in a city already shaken by a deadly shooting just weeks earlier of a mother of three. Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara told reporters that a 37-year-old man, a Minneapolis resident, died in hospital on Saturday after being shot multiple ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has urged citizens to back domestic businesses and workers under a new "Buy Canadian" policy, hours after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa proceeded with trade deals with China. In a video posted on his X account, Carney framed the policy as a response to growing economic pressure from abroad. Trump Threatens Canada ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
DENVER — Instant Analysis from the Patriots' 10-7 win over the Broncos: It was ugly. It was sloppy. It was Drake Maye's worst game of the season. And it was good enough to get the Patriots to the Super Bowl. "All that matters is we won the game and we're going to the 'Bowl,'" defensive tackle Milton Williams said. Sunday's AFC Championship game was the Patriots' toughest test of the season. The Broncos were ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — A row erupted Sunday within Britain's governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to re-enter Parliament at a special election in the city, with critics claiming Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potentially dangerous rival back in the House of Commons. Andy Burnham , who has been in charge of the Greater Manchester region since 2017 ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump commended British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan in a social media post on Saturday, backtracking on remarks he made that attracted criticism from NATO allies. In an interview Thursday, Trump had claimed troops from non-American NATO countries had stayed off the "front lines" during the war in Afghanistan. The comments drew fierce criticism across Europe, including from British Prime ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, outside a restaurant on Saturday. The victim, 37-year-old Alex Pretti, was licensed to carry a firearm, and he had one with him. The available footage does not show every detail of what happened, but Pretti was holding a cell phone rather than his gun when the officers initiated contact and began wrestling him to ...
Source: reason.com
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
It seems that all is not well within the Trump administration, as a behind-the-scenes conversation came under the spotlight when an audio recording of Ted Cruz surfaced. Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, criticised vice president JD Vance and mocked President Trump's tariff policy during private meetings with donors, according to recordings obtained by Axios. The recordings, nearly 10 minutes in total, were ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Jan 25th, 2026 -
Israel has said it will allow a "limited reopening" of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt when the operation to locate the body of the last remaining Israeli captive in the Palestinian territory is completed. The announcement from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office came late on Sunday as Palestinians mourned at least three people killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza. Netanyahu's office said the ...
Source: aljazeera.com