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Federal and state officials both claim moral high ground in immigration crackdown after shooting
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 ...
The Canadian Press Jan 25, 2026

Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shak...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Voting was underway on Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general election, capping a nearly monthlong process that has already ensured the country's military...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Family members say the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Ceasefire with Kurdish-led force extended for another 15 days, Syrian army says
RAQQA, Syria (AP) - Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria's defense ministry announced the ceasefire had been extended b...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shak...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administrati...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid tha...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

Haiti's transitional council deepens political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country's transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-A...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

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