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• Trump responds to latest fatal DHS shooting of US citizen in Minneapolis with rant against Tim Walz, Jacob Frey and Ilhan Omar

  25-01-2026 02:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump wrote a post on Truth Social less than two hours after a 37-year-old legal firearm owner was gunned down by federal agents. The post accompanied a picture of the gun that the victim carried
  
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• ICU nurse with no criminal record who ‘cared deeply for people’: What we know about Alex Pretti, victim of DHS shooting

  25-01-2026 02:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Alex Pretti worked as an ICU nurse and had spent time working with the Department of Veterans Affairs
  
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• Grateful to ICC for T20 World Cup invite, preparing to arrive in India immediately: Cricket ...

  25-01-2026 02:38 via article.wn.com
  Scotland, however, will need some time to announce their 15-member squad for the tournament which begins on February 7. ......
  
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• State Terror Has Arrived

  25-01-2026 02:35 via article.wn.com
  Minneapolis has made it plain. ......
  
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• Cricket-Bangladesh replaced by Scotland at T20 World Cup

  25-01-2026 02:35 via article.wn.com
  FILE PHOTO: Cricket – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – South Africa v Bangladesh – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India – October 24, 2023 A Bangladesh fan with a flag in the stands REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/ File Photo January 24, 2026. (Reuters) – Bangladesh have been replaced by Scotland for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup after the South Asian side refused to travel to co-hosts India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Saturday. The decision follows
  
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• Trump Responds to Fatal CBP Shooting in Minneapolis

  25-01-2026 02:34 via article.wn.com
  President Trump responds to the fatal CBP...
  
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• “I’M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT IT”: Trump Says Secret “Discombobulator” Weapon Helped Capture Maduro

  25-01-2026 02:34 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump says a previously undisclosed...
  
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• GAZA: IDF Kills Two Teenage Terror Operatives Planting Explosives Near Israeli Troops

  25-01-2026 02:34 via article.wn.com
  The IDF said it identified several operatives...
  
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• 37-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Shot and Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Amid Immigration Crackdown

  25-01-2026 02:34 via article.wn.com
  Armed Man shot and killed by federal agents in...
  
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• 180M on Alert as Massive Winter Storm Spans New Mexico to Maine

  25-01-2026 02:34 via article.wn.com
  More than 180 million people are on alert for a massive weekend storm that stretches from New Mexico to Maine, and is expected to paralyze the South with dangerous ice and snow� | Read More�The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• 12,000 U.S. Flights Canceled as Monster Storm Slams Nation

  25-01-2026 02:34 via article.wn.com
  Around 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to...
  
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• 🚨🚨 THE LATEST SNOW PREDICTIONS FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA:

  25-01-2026 02:34 via article.wn.com
  🚨🚨 THE LATEST SNOW PREDICTIONS FOR THE...
  
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• US-brokered peace talks break off without deal after overnight Russian bombardment of Ukraine

  25-01-2026 02:33 via article.wn.com
  KYIV – Ukraine and Russia ended a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Saturday without a deal but with more talks expected next weekend, even as overnight Russian airstrikes knocked out power for over a million Ukrainians amid subzero winter cold. Statements after the conclusion of the talks did not indicate that any agreements had been reached, but Moscow and Kyiv both said they were open to further dialogue. “The central focus of the discussions was the possible param
  
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• Competing claims on shooting by US immigration agents

  25-01-2026 02:31 via article.wn.com
  United States immigration agents shot and killed a US citizen in Minneapolis, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol agent fired in defence after a man who had a handgun resisted their attempts to disarm him. Local leaders questioned that account, which newsagency Reuters could not verify and which videos circulated online appeared to contradict. The man killed has been identified in m
  
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• Trump's private message about Alex Pretti, Minneapolis shooting revealed; ‘the gunman was…’

  25-01-2026 02:28 via article.wn.com
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• Schumer-led shutdown in January? Democrat shares update on DHS funding in Appropriations Bill after Alex ...

  25-01-2026 02:28 via article.wn.com
  Chuck Schumer released a...
  
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• New Zealand SWOT analysis for T20 World Cup: Mitchell Santner-led Black Caps aim for their ...

  25-01-2026 02:28 via article.wn.com
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• Alex Pretti was talking calmly; then a gun grab and shooting: Video analysis shows CBP ...

  25-01-2026 02:28 via article.wn.com
  Alex Pretti, a...
  
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• Alex Pretti, Renee Good shootings could push govt into shutdown; Dems take a call on ...

  25-01-2026 02:28 via article.wn.com
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• Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota

  25-01-2026 02:23 via article.wn.com
  Dozens of immigrant families...
  
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• AP News Summary at 8:02 p.m. EST

  25-01-2026 02:23 via article.wn.com
  Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated ......
  
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• Minneapolis shooting raises odds of US government shutdown

  25-01-2026 02:18 via article.wn.com
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• To the Premier League? Wrexham climbs into Championship playoff spot after dramatic win

  25-01-2026 02:17 via article.wn.com
  Wrexham's bid for a fourth straight promotion and a place in the Premier League is gaining steam. A dramatic 3-2 win at Queens Park Rangers — courtesy of two stoppage-time goals — lifted Wrexham, the Welsh club co-owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, into sixth place in the second-tier Championship on Saturday. The top-two finishers secure automatic promotion and the teams who finish...
  
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• Shiffrin returns to GS podium after 2 years. Hector wins and Moltzan second

  25-01-2026 02:17 via article.wn.com
  SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is back on a World Cup giant slalom podium after two years. And she could have hardly picked a better moment to do so. The American star finished third on Saturday in the last GS before the Milan Cortina Olympics. “It’s been two years since I was on the podium in GS, and more than one year since I believed I could be on the podium in GS. It’s amazing for me,” Shiffrin said. The race was won by defending Olympic
  
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• Rick Pitino savors reaching 900 victories as a college head coach in St. John's win ...

  25-01-2026 02:17 via article.wn.com
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Rick Pitino has rarely considered number of victories when it comes to milestones. For him, it has always been about championships. The Hall of Fame coach though did admit becoming the fourth Division I men's basketball coach to reach 900 victories was one to savor. St. John's rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83 on Saturday. The milestone victory came at the expense of his son, Richard, who is in his first season coaching the Musketee
  
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• Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83 victory over Xavier and ...

  25-01-2026 02:17 via article.wn.com
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Dylan Darling hit a 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds left and Ruben Prey had a putback layup with 13 seconds left as St. John’s rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83, giving Rick Pitino his 900th victory. Pitino is the fourth coach in Division I to reach the milestone, joining Mike Krzyzewski (1,202), Jim Boeheim (1,116) and Roy Williams (903). The milestone victory came...
  
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• Man City wins after dropping Haaland and Liverpool loses on stoppage-time goal

  25-01-2026 02:17 via article.wn.com
  Dropping Erling Haaland worked out just fine for Manchester City. The Premier League's most fearsome striker and top scorer was relegated to the bench on Saturday after scoring just one goal in his previous eight games, and City responded to alarming back-to-back defeats with a 2-0 win over last-placed Wolverhampton. Liverpool's 13-match unbeaten run ended, though, after conceding off virtually the last kick of the game to lose 3-2 at Bournemouth. Without Haaland, Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semen
  
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• Minneapolis shooting latest: Video shows victim aiding fallen bystander before shooting as Democrats threaten DHS funds

  25-01-2026 02:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  During a press conference on Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not confirm if or when the man pointed a gun at officers, and if he was disarmed before federal agents killed him
  
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• Trump heaps praise on British soldiers after backlash over Afghanistan remarks

  25-01-2026 01:47 via article.wn.com
  Trump heaps praise on British soldiers after backlash over Afghanistan remarks ......
  
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• WTC Health advocates say funding fix will still leave more work to stabilize program

  25-01-2026 01:46 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Just as the World Trade Center Health Program appears on track to clear one hurdle — inching closer to a congressionally approved boost in funding — advocates say they remain concerned by other problems that have saddled the program over the past year. Last Thursday, the U.S. House passed a spending bill that would ensure the financial future of the program, but the measure must still pass the U.S. Senate. If it does and is signed into law by President Donald Trump
  
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• France Fashion Hermes F/W 26/27

  25-01-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Models wear creations as part of the Hermes Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. ......
  
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• APTOPIX France Fashion Hermes F/W 26/27

  25-01-2026 01:42 via article.wn.com
  Designer Veronique Nichanian accepts applause after the Hermes Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. ......
  
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• How Chip and Joanna Gaines built their $50M net worth

  25-01-2026 01:41 via article.wn.com
  The couple have turned their time on HGTV into a lifestyle brand. ......
  
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• Democratic senators vow to block DHS funding after latest Minneapolis shooting

  25-01-2026 01:41 via article.wn.com
  "We should not fund this terror." ......
  
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• National Guard using LRAD in Minneapolis? Deployment after Alex Pretti shooting sparks buzz

  25-01-2026 01:40 via article.wn.com
  The National Guard was...
  
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• Ontario’s Child Care System Relying on Underqualified Workers as It Faces ‘Retention Crisis,’ New Report Says

  25-01-2026 01:38 via article.wn.com
  Ontario’s child-care system is increasingly relying on underqualified staff for licensed daycare centres...
  
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• John Carpay: Canada Needs to Urgently Provide Life-Affirming Responses to End-of-Life Suffering

  25-01-2026 01:38 via article.wn.com
  Commentary After Parliament legalized assisted suicide in 2016, 2,838 Canadians killed themselves with the help of doctors the following year. By 2024, that...
  
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• BC Supreme Court Rules on Complex $45M Real Estate Dispute Involving Chinese Immigrants

  25-01-2026 01:38 via article.wn.com
  A high-stakes legal battle in the Supreme Court of British Columbia has pulled back the curtain on a labyrinthine financial saga...
  
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• Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 25

  25-01-2026 01:37 via article.wn.com
  ABU DHABI -- Russia and Ukraine held "direct engagement" during the talks concluded Saturday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), even though no concrete agreements or joint statements were announced following the two-day meetings. A UAE government...
  
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• Thousands of flights cancelled ahead of US winter storm

  25-01-2026 01:37 via article.wn.com
  By Phil Stewart, Reuters Almost 4000 flights were cancelled in the US on Saturday (local time) ahead of a monster winter storm that has already cut power to thousands of utility customers as far west as Texas, and threatened to paralyse eastern states with heavy snowfall. Forecasters said snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, would sweep the...
  
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• Second ICE Minneapolis protestor shot dead identified as nurse Alex Pretti

  25-01-2026 01:37 via article.wn.com
  By Roberto Schmidt, AFP Federal immigration agents shot dead a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, in the second fatal shooting of a civilian during the Trump administration's unprecedented operation in the city, sparking fresh protests and outrage from state officials. The death came less than three weeks after US citizen Renee Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. On Saturday, federal and local officials offered differing assessments of the man's killing
  
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• OFC Pro League: Melbourne and Kings remain unbeaten

  25-01-2026 01:37 via article.wn.com
  The first round of the OFC Pro League ended at the North Harbour Stadium in Albany on Saturday with a victory to South Melbourne and a draw for Solomon Kings, ensuring they kept their unbeaten runs intact. Oceania club of the century South Melbourne thrashed Papua New Guinea's Hekari FC 5-0 to claim their second win and secure the maximum six points from two matches in the feature match of the day. Earlier on Solomon Kings FC held Tahiti United to a 0-0 draw to claim a point and keep their unbea
  
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• Iraq majority bloc backs Nouri al-Maliki as next PM

  25-01-2026 01:37 via article.wn.com
  By Christy-Belle, AFP Iraq's main Shiite alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, endorsed former prime minister and powerbroker Nouri al-Maliki as the country's next premier. The nomination on Saturday (local time) effectively guarantees Maliki, 75, the post that he last held more than a decade ago. The shrewd politician is set to return to power today amid seismic changes in the Middle East, with Tehran's regional influence waning and tensions with...
  
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• 'Insufficient evidence ': Fiji public prosecutions office throws out COI cases

  25-01-2026 01:37 via article.wn.com
  High-profile people implicated in a damning Commission of Inquiry (COI) in Fiji last year will not face any criminal charges from public prosecutors. Twelve police investigations arising from the probe into the former head of Fiji's independent anti-corruption agency (FICAC) have been dismissed due to insufficient evidence. The inquiry, headed by Justice David Ashton-Lewis, called into question the motives for hiring FICAC's former commissioner, Barbara Malimali. FICAC has already charged one of
  
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• 1st LD Writethru: Myanmar opens polling stations for final phase of election

  25-01-2026 01:37 via article.wn.com
  YANGON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The final phase of Myanmar's multi-party democratic general election began on Sunday morning, with polling stations opening in about 60 townships....
  
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• WHO chief says reasons US gave for withdrawing ‘untrue’

  25-01-2026 01:29 via article.wn.com
  The WHO warned the US' announcement "makes both the US and the world less safe”. ......
  
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• 1st LD Writethru: WHO chief says U.S. reasons for withdrawal "untrue"

  25-01-2026 01:22 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Saturday that the reasons given by the United States for its decision to withdraw from the WHO are "untrue." Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO...
  
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• US Olympian speaks out after Team Canada withdrawal prevents her from qualifying for Milan-Cortina

  25-01-2026 01:20 via article.wn.com
  Five-time Team USA Olympian Katie Uhlaender was on her way to making her sixth Winter Games. But then a decision by Team Canada took...
  
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• Lindsey Graham says 'strong consensus' to protect Kurds as Syrian forces advance on territory

  25-01-2026 01:20 via article.wn.com
  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both...
  
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• Voting begins in the third phase of Myanmar's election with the military's allies seeking to ...

  25-01-2026 01:16 via article.wn.com
  Voting begins in the third phase of Myanmar's election with the military's allies seeking to consolidate victory. ......
  
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