The Petersburg Post

Monday, Jan 26th, 2026 - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities, with both claiming the moral high ground after another shooting death by federal agents. "Which side do you want to be on?" Gov. Tim Walz asked the public. "The side of an all-powerful federal government ...

Monday, Jan 26th, 2026 - Israel to reopen Gaza crossing after search for last dead hostage's body ends Israel says it has agreed to reopen the Gaza Strip's key border crossing with Egypt only after an operation to retrieve the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage in the territory is complete. The Rafah crossing has been mostly closed since May 2024, when the Palestinian side was seized by Israeli forces. It was meant to have reopened ...

Monday, Jan 26th, 2026 - TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday some of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats should be viewed as prepositioning ahead of negotiations to renew the free trade pact between the two large trading partners. Carney noted they are entering a review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement this year and said he expects a "robust review." "The president is a strong ...

Monday, Jan 26th, 2026 - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels threatened new attacks on ships traveling through the Red Sea corridor, likely trying to back Iran as it worried Monday about an approaching U.S. aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump threatened military action over its crackdown on nationwide protests. A short video by the Houthis included previously published images of a ship on ...