Ecuador says ICE agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulate
A complaint has been filed by Ecuador, whose consular staff prevented the agent from entering. Source link
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Three brothers die after falling in frozen Texas pond
Their mother says she tried to rescue them by lifting them out but the ice kept breaking. Source link
Who is Tom Homan, Trump's 'border tsar' deployed to Minneapolis?
The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Source link
Trump says US will ‘no longer help Iraq’ if it picks Maliki as PM
President Donald Trump has threatened to end US support for Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wins power again. Maliki, who has links to Iran, was selected at the weekend by an alliance of Shia-led parties as its nominee for prime minister. The US president wrote on Truth Social that Maliki would be a…
Ukraine’s Zelensky condemns Russian drone strike that killed five on passenger train
Ukraine’s DSNS emergency service/Kharkiv region At least one carriage of the passenger train was burning after the Russian drone attack in north-eastern Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as “terrorism” a Russian drone attack on a crowded passenger train that local officials say killed at least five people and injured several others. More than…
Republicans criticise immigration force but steer clear of Trump attacks
Daniel BushWashington correspondent Watch: Republican senators express disappointment in DHS Secretary Noem Republican lawmakers are starting to break with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, as the party scrambles to respond to growing public anger after two US citizens were killed by federal agents. But even as some Republicans in Washington speak…
Who is South Korea’s former first lady?
Gavin Butlerand Hyojung Kim,BBC World Service Getty Images The scandals Kim Keon Hee faces predate her husband Yoon’s ill-fated political career Two Chanel handbags, a BMW dealership and a controversial church will all be at the centre of a trial faced by South Korea’s former first lady this week. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of…
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar attacked with ‘unknown liquid’ during town hall
Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance at a town hall she was hosting on Tuesday, when an audience member used a syringe to spray liquid at her, Minneapolis police said. Omar was uninjured and continued to speak. The man was immediately arrested and forensics were being conducted at the scene, police…
Neil Young offers Greenland free access to his catalogue
Canadian-American rock star Neil Young is offering Greenlanders a year’s free access to his archives in what he hopes will “ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats” they are receiving from the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has threatened to annex the Danish territory for what he says are national security reasons, though recently…
Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum asks South Korea for more BTS concerts
The scramble for tickets to K-pop band BTS’ comeback tour, which comes after a four-year hiatus, has seen Mexico’s president appealing to her South Korean counterpart to add more shows in her country. “I wrote a letter to the [president] of Korea… I still haven’t received the answer, but let’s hope it’s positive,” Mexico’s president…