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A community member raises his hands during a confrontation with federal agents in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 14 January 2026. — EPA
Tensions run high in Minneapolis after federal agents shoot man 
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal agent has shot a man in the leg during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis, sparking protests in a city still on edge after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent last week.In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said federal officers initially pursued the man in a car chase because he was illegally in the US from Venezuela.The City of Minneapolis confirmed a man was shot and taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries. An ICE officer was also taken to hospital to be treated for injuries, the DHS said.Tensions over immigration enforcement have been running high in the city since the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Good on January 7.In the hours after the shooting on Wednesday night, demonstrators gathered near the...
January 15, 2026

Tensions run high in Minneapolis after federal agents shoot man 

People take part in a vigil outside the Rodeo I prison in Zamora, Venezuela, 13 January 2026. — EPA
Venezuela's interim government frees 4 American prisoners
WASHINGTON — At least four Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released by the interim government in Caracas, the State Department said on Tuesday.This is the first known release of American detainees since the ouster of Nicolás Maduro and comes as the interim government, led by Delcy Rodríguez, has begun freeing dozens of political prisoners.“We welcome the release of detained Americans in Venezuela,” a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday. “This is an important step in the right direction by the interim authorities.”A State Department team traveled to Venezuela to help with the release, according to a senior State Department official.At least five Americans had been detained in Venezuela in recent months. The Maduro government had a long history of...
January 14, 2026

Venezuela's interim government frees 4 American prisoners

Actor Kiefer Sutherland
Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting ride-hail driver
LOS ANGELES — Actor Kiefer Sutherland has been arrested after allegedly assaulting and threatening a ride-share driver in Hollywood, police said.Just after midnight, officers responded to a call reporting an assault at an intersection just south of Hollywood Hills. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said Sutherland "entered a ride-share vehicle, physically assaulted the driver (the victim), and made criminal threats" in an incident at 00:15 PST (08:15 GMT) on Monday.The victim was not injured in the incident and did not require medical treatment, the LAPD added.Sutherland was arrested and released from jail a few hours later on a $50,000 bond, according to jail records. His first court appearance is scheduled for February 2.Sutherland went to jail in 2007 after pleading no contest to a...
January 14, 2026

Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting ride-hail driver

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton arrive at inaugural ceremony where Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in in Washington on 20 January 2025. — EPA
Clintons refuse to testify in congressional Epstein probe 
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday refused to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation even as Republican lawmakers prepare contempt of Congress proceedings against them.The Clintons, in a letter released on social media, slammed the House Oversight probe as “legally invalid” and wrote that the Republican Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, is on the cusp of a process “literally designed to result in our imprisonment.”Comer told reporters Wednesday the committee would meet next week to move forward with proceedings for Bill Clinton — leaving open the door that the former Secretary of State could still...
January 14, 2026

Clintons refuse to testify in congressional Epstein probe 

A US Navy sailor walks on the deck of amphibious assault ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) on the berth at a port in Tokyo, Japan, 27 August 2008. — EPA
Former US Navy sailor jailed for selling information to Chinese intelligence
WASHINGTON— A federal judge in San Diego sentenced on Monday a former US Navy sailor to more than 16 years in prison for spying, prosecutors said.Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to an intelligence officer working for China.A federal jury convicted Wei in August of six crimes, including espionage. He was paid more than $12,000 for the information he sold, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.Wei, an engineer for the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, was one of two California-based sailors charged on August 3, 2023, with providing sensitive military information to China. The other, Wenheng Zhao, was sentenced to more than two years in 2024 after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of...
January 13, 2026

Former US Navy sailor jailed for selling information to Chinese intelligence

A handout picture provided by the US Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV (L) meeting with Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize 2025 winner, in Vatican City, 12 January 2026. — EPA
Machado meets Pope Leo at Vatican, seeks support for Venezuela's transition 
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuela’s opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday, during which she asked the pontiff to intercede for the release of hundreds of political prisoners held in the Latin American country.The Vatican confirmed the meeting, which hadn't been previously included in the list of the pope's planned appointments, in its daily press bulletin on Monday, but did not offer comment or further details about the encounter.In a brief video clip released by the Vatican, the two were seen shaking hands and smiling as they sat across from each other at the pope's desk in his official office in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.Machado is touring Europe and the United States...
January 13, 2026

Machado meets Pope Leo at Vatican, seeks support for Venezuela's transition 

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivers a speech as he flutters a Venezuelan national flag in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Havana, on January 3, 2026
Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ 
HAVANA — Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel has pushed back on Donald Trump’s demand that the Caribbean nation “make a deal” with Washington before it is too late. The US president warned that Havana would be cut off from the Venezuelan oil and money that it’s relied on for decades.“No one dictates what we do,” President Díaz-Canel said Sunday on X, responding to Trump’s warning on Truth Social on Sunday.Cuba has long received massive aid packages from Venezuela, but the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro during a US operation, and Trump’s announcement that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, is expected to leave Havana with an economic challenge.The Cuban government has said 32 of its citizens were killed “in combat...
January 12, 2026

Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Trump administration deploying hundreds more federal agents to Minneapolis as tension flares
WASHINGTON— The Trump administration is mobilizing hundreds more officers to Minneapolis as tensions between federal law enforcement and local counterparts flare days after the death of a woman who was shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the city.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the officers will arrive in the area within days and warned action would be taken if people tried to obstruct their work."If they conduct violent activities against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, that's a crime, and we will hold them accountable to those consequences," she said.Minnesota has already seen a surge of federal law enforcement officials as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement in the state.Officials in the state have...
January 12, 2026

Trump administration deploying hundreds more federal agents to Minneapolis as tension flares

Jerome Powell
US prosecutors opens criminal investigation into Fed chairman Jerome Powell
WASHINGTON — The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over his testimony before a Senate panel about renovations to the central bank headquarters in Washington.In a video statement posted Sunday night, Powell called the investigation "unprecedented" and said he believed it was a direct result from his ongoing struggle with the administration over interest rates. It was a consequence of broader “threats and ongoing pressure” by the administration, he said."This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation," Powell said."I have deep respect for the rule of law and...
January 12, 2026

US prosecutors opens criminal investigation into Fed chairman Jerome Powell

Donald Trump
US holding talks with Cuba, Trump says hours after threatening to cut off Venezuelan oil
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has said the United States is “talking to Cuba” hours after warning in a social media post that the Caribbean nation make a deal with Washington or face consequences.“We’re talking to Cuba and you’ll find out pretty soon,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One Sunday night when asked what kind of a deal he is seeking.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump warned that Cuba would no longer receive oil or money from Venezuela. He accused the island nation of providing Venezuela with “security services” in exchange for large amounts of oil and money.The US president has ramped up threats of potential military intervention in Cuba in recent days following the operation in Venezuela, which toppled longtime President Nicolas...
January 12, 2026

US holding talks with Cuba, Trump says hours after threatening to cut off Venezuelan oil

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