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Trump doubles down on Greenland threats, says US will act 'whether they like it or not'

Donald Trump has doubled down on threats to acquire Greenland, saying at a White House meeting with oil and gas executives that the US is "going to do something [there] whether they like it or not". He justified the remarks by saying: "If we don’t do

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Video reportedly from ICE agent appears to show confrontation before Minneapolis fatal shooting

Independent.co reports newly published video filmed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross appears to show the confrontation in Minneapolis that led to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good. The footage, obtained by Minnesota’s Alpha News, reportedly shows Ross exiting his vehicle, circling Good’s car while being heckled

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Trump’s Venezuela and UNFCCC moves reshape U.S. energy incentives

Time reports that this year began with the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, followed by President Trump’s commitment to “run” the country and rejuvenate its oil industry, and by a presidential memorandum to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations climate body (UNFCCC). The article argues these

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U.S. December jobs mixed as inflation expectations rise; no Supreme Court tariff ruling

U.S. employment data for December was mixed, inflation expectations edged higher, and the U.S. Supreme Court did not deliver a ruling on the Trump Administration's tariffs. The report said the December employment figures showed a mixed picture, while measures of inflation expectations moved up slightly. Separately,

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DHS posts agent’s cellphone video from Minneapolis shooting

The Department of Homeland Security posted a cellphone video on social media that it said was taken by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman, Renee Nicole Good, on a snowy Minneapolis street. The 47-second clip, published by Alpha News and shared by DHS on

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Trump urges oil firms to invest $100bn in Venezuela, promises 'total safety'

Donald Trump told more than a dozen oil executives at a White House roundtable that they would have "total safety, total security" in Venezuela and urged them to invest $100bn in the country’s infrastructure. The meeting included leaders from Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhilips, the president said, and

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Federal agents kill woman in Minneapolis; two shot by Border Patrol in Portland

Time reports federal immigration agents killed one woman and wounded two other people in two separate shootings within 48 hours: Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, and U.S. Border Patrol agents shot Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras

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U.S. hiring slowed in first year of Trump’s second term, Labor Department data shows

A Labor Department report released Friday showed the U.S. economy added about 584,000 jobs over the past 12 months, a dramatic slowdown in hiring during President Trump’s first year back in office. The pace of job growth was the slowest since 2020 and well below the longer-run

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Trump and Vance overstated claim that War Powers Resolution is unconstitutional

President Trump and Vice President Vance this week said all presidents have considered the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, commenting after the Senate voted to take up a joint resolution that would bar further U.S. military action in and against Venezuela. The War Powers Resolution, enacted in 1974 and amended

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El Helicoide prison in Caracas sees some political detainees released

As Venezuela’s interim authorities began releasing political prisoners, family members rushed to El Helicoide, the sprawling, spiral-shaped facility in Caracas long associated with state repression under Nicolás Maduro. The building was first conceived in the 1950s as a drive-through shopping mall but later became the headquarters for intelligence services

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Enrique Márquez freed after refusing to endorse Maduro’s 2024 victory

Enrique Márquez, a centrist opposition lawmaker and former presidential candidate, was released from prison on Thursday after spending about a year in El Helicoide, the Venezuelan secret police’s jail. Mr. Márquez became a target after he refused on state television to sign the official act confirming President Nicolás Maduro’

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Home Office to speed closure of asylum hotels as Labour vows to end use by 2029

Independent.co reports the Home Office is set to accelerate the closure of migrant hotels this Spring, while Labour minister Yvette Cooper has unveiled a plan to close every asylum hotel "for good" and the party has pledged to end their use by 2029. The strategy involves relocating

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Victorian Liberals face internal turmoil under Jess Wilson ahead of November vote

The Victorian Liberal party heads into the November election under a new leader, Jess Wilson, who has vowed to drag the party to the centre and reconnect with voters it has lost. Across the aisle is a weary third‑term Labor government burdened by state debt forecast to hit $192bn

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Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader who offered him her Nobel Prize

President Trump said on Thursday he will meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado next week in Washington, after she offered to give him the Nobel Peace Prize she won last year and following his refusal to back her to lead the country after the U.S. seizure of Nicolás

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Federal immigration agents have shot at vehicles in at least 10 incidents

Over the last four months, federal agents who are part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have fired at vehicles at least 10 times, with incidents reported in Maryland, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Portland. The confrontations have left at least two people dead. A day after a

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Supreme Court may decide if federal law shields Bayer from Roundup lawsuits

The Supreme Court is poised to consider whether federal law shields Bayer from thousands of lawsuits claiming that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, after the company petitioned the justices for a definitive ruling in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, No. 24-1068. Roundup, formulated with the active ingredient glyphosate to be used

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Many Republican voters back Trump’s Venezuela raid as a show of U.S. power

President Trump’s weekend raid in Venezuela drew broad support from many Republican voters, who praised the operation as projecting American power while avoiding American casualties and deposing Nicolás Maduro. Influential conservative figures offered measured skepticism: Tucker Carlson questioned whether the action signaled a new era of empire, Steve Bannon

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Trump says he will meet Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado

Donald Trump said he plans to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, days after launching an operation that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and after he threatened land strikes against drug cartels in Latin America. Trump had dismissed working with Machado over the weekend, saying “she

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ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, officials say

According to Independent.co, Jonathan Ross, a federal agent with nearly two decades of service in Border Patrol and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. Ross, an Iraq War veteran, has been a deportation officer with ICE since 2015 and was assigned to

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Border Patrol agents involved in Portland shooting that left two hospitalized

Time reports federal agents were involved in a shooting in Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood that left an unidentified man and woman hospitalized, city police said. Portland police said officers first responded to a report of a shooting along Southeast Main Street at 2:18 p.m. Pacific Time and, six

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Gambia supreme court hears challenge to ban on female genital mutilation

A group of religious leaders and an MP have launched a case at the Gambia’s supreme court seeking to overturn the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The court case, due to resume this month, follows two babies who bled to death after undergoing FGM in the

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Senate approves war-powers measure to limit Trump action on Venezuela

Time: The Republican-led Senate on Thursday backed a War Powers resolution intended to curb President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, advancing 52 to 47. The measure, brought under the War Powers Act and led by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of

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Victoria police ends warrantless search declaration across inner Melbourne early

Victoria police have revoked their declaration of Melbourne’s CBD and surrounds as a designated area four months earlier than planned, meaning they will no longer be able to conduct warrantless searches after 11.59pm on 9 January 2026. Police updated their website on Friday to confirm the declaration, which

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Jonathan Ross named in records as agent who shot driver in Minneapolis

Independent.co reported that records obtained by the Associated Press identify the federal agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis as Jonathan Ross, a 43-year-old Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades with the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to

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ICE instructed agents to be ready to take ‘decisive action’ weeks before Minneapolis shooting

Weeks before a driver was fatally shot in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, ICE officials sent guidance telling agents to remain vigilant and be “prepared to take appropriate and decisive action should you be faced with an imminent threat.” The Dec. 12 email, viewed by The Times,