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Looking for My Mum

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-28T18:30:00+00:00

A young Tunisian man goes on a personal journey to find his biological mother and understand where he comes from.

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Federal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T18:19:48+00:00

Agents have been placed on three-day administrative leave and will not return to field work until investigation has concluded, reports MS NOWOmar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hallTwo federal officers fired their guns during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, according to an initial review by the Department of Homeland Security that was obtained by NBC News.Three sources told NBC News that the preliminary report, from a Customs and Border Protection internal investigation led by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility, was sent to congressional committees yester

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FBI executes search warrant at Fulton county, Georgia, election office, FBI says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T18:16:24+00:00

Purpose and scope of warrant not immediately clear as officials scramble to understand nature and target of searchThe FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton county, Georgia, election office on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Atlanta’s field office said.The purpose and scope of the warrant were not immediately clear. “Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no details that I can provide at the moment,” the spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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FBI executes search warrant at election office in Fulton county, Georgia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T18:16:24+00:00

Purpose and scope of warrant not immediately clear as officials scramble to understand nature and target of searchThe FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton county, Georgia, election office on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Atlanta’s field office said.The purpose and scope of the warrant were not immediately clear. “Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no details that I can provide at the moment,” the spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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Trump says he’ll ‘de-escalate’ Minnesota immigration crackdown even as raids continue

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T18:05:28+00:00

Fallout from shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents dogs White House as outrage mounts and protests are plannedDonald Trump claimed without offering further details that he would “de-escalate a little bit” his immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota as he tried to quell the backlash to two fatal shootings by federal agents, even as the raids continued without pause.The president did not say whether he would direct a change in tactics and federal immigration raids continued in the state, including an incident on Tuesday during which agents tried to enter the consulate of Ecuador in Mi

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Federal agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave, say multiple reports – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T18:04:28+00:00

Agents have been placed on three-day administrative leave and will not return to field work until investigation has concluded, says MS NOWOmar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hallTwo federal officers fired their guns during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, according to an initial review by the Department of Homeland Security that was obtained by NBC News.Three sources told NBC News that the preliminary report, from a Customs and Border Protection internal investigation led by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility, was sent to congressional committees yesterday

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Live TV report on cougar capture in San Francisco neighborhood interrupted by coyote

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:50:48+00:00

‘Your eyes do not deceive you,’ ABC7 told viewers about unexpected turn during report from Pacific HeightsLive television reporting about an incident where a young mountain lion was safely tranquilized and captured in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when a coyote wandered into the background during the broadcast.During live coverage of the feline’s capture, the ABC7 News reporter Frances Wang was on camera when an unexpected urban resident passed behind her. A coyote calmly walked through the shot, unnoticed as she continued reporting. Video of t

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First female archbishop of Canterbury vows to call out misogyny

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:47:19+00:00

Sarah Mullally confirmed as 106th person to take up post as some African church leaders express dismay at appointmentThe first female archbishop of Canterbury has marked her confirmation in the role with a vow to speak out about misogyny while questions continue about her record on safeguarding.Sarah Mullally took part in a service at St Paul’s Cathedral which legally confirmed her as the 106th person to take up the post and the first woman in the role. Some African church leaders have expressed dismay at the appointment. Continue reading...

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Amazon cuts thousands of jobs amid AI push

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:47:06+00:00

Wednesday’s cuts are the second mass layoffs in three months at the e-commerce giant.

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Starmer indicates he will not U-turn on plan to scrap some jury trials

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:38:31+00:00

Prime minister says move is crucial to delivering justice to victims of misogynist violence who ‘wait so long’UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has indicated that he will not U-turn on a controversial move to scrap some jury trials, arguing the move is crucial to delivering justice to victims of misogynist violence.The prime minister, who is on a visit to China, said tackling a backlog that was forcing victims of violence against women and girls to lose faith and leave the justice system was a personal “fundamental argument of principle”, and suggested he would resist intense press

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Shrinking potion: two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to become single show in London

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:34:59+00:00

Olivier award-winning West End production will follow US example and be trimmed to make it ‘more accessible than ever before’For almost a decade it has been the most epic fixture in West End theatre: a two-part play that runs for five hours, including intervals. But later this year Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will only be staged in London as a shortened, single production running 175 minutes.The new format is in line with the other versions of the hit play presented in the US, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan. Its producers announced on Monday that a one-part production would make it m

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‘I wasn’t going to be diverted,’ says King Charles about campaign on the environment

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:30:22+00:00

Monarch says he has remained focused despite early criticisms of his beliefs, in new film, ‘Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision’King Charles has revealed he “wasn’t going to be diverted” from his environmental campaigning despite criticism in the past in a new documentary showcasing his philosophy of “Harmony”. Continue reading...

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Labour movement ‘on the line’ because of Starmer’s mistakes, says union boss – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:23:17+00:00

Starmer’s ‘control freakery’ could end up leading Nigel Farage into No 10, Unison boss Andrea Egan saysBadenoch is now taking questions.Asked if she agreed with Reform UK that Britain is broken, Badneoch said she believed that it can be fixed.I was not elected to reheat the party with 1990s policies, and I was not elected to dismantle the party so that Nigel Farage can finally have a go.I was elected by Conservative party members to renew and rebuild. That is exactly what I am doing. Continue reading...

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Ian McEwan calls for assisted dying rights to extend to dementia sufferers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:18:31+00:00

The author, whose family has been impacted by dementia, says provision in living wills could clarify intentions when a person declines to the point they are ‘alive and dead all at once’Legalised assisted dying should “gradually” be extended to dementia sufferers, the author Ian McEwan has said.McEwan was “shocked by the snow-drilling attempts” by those opposed to the UK’s assisted dying bill, he told a public book event in London, citing its more than 1,000 amendments. MPs and peers backing the bill now believe it is “near impossible” for it to pass the House of Lords before the end of the ses

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Is this the darkest period of Donald Trump’s second term?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:15:40+00:00

The White House’s tone might be softening after outrage about the Minnesota ICE shootings, but there’s no reason to expect a policy shiftThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayHas the US entered the darkest period of Donald Trump’s second term? It certainly feels like it. The Trump administration’s cruel obsession with immigration had already yielded imprisonments, deaths and, deportations, but the recent trend of immigration agents gunning down US citizens in the streets surely represents a painful new step.The government’s

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Загальна угода щодо гарантій безпеки для України вже досягнута, - Рубіо

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-28T17:15:00+00:00

На переговорах в Абу-Дабі сторони обговорюють гарантії безпеки України, які можуть передбачати відправку туди військ Британії та Франції і підтримку США.

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Rubio declines to rule out further US military action in Venezuela at Senate hearing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:10:05+00:00

Secretary of state says administration does not intend to take such action but Trump ‘does reserve the option’Marco Rubio has declined to rule out future US military action in Venezuela but insisted the Trump administration did not intend to take such steps, as he faced questions from lawmakers over Washington’s unprecedented intervention.The US secretary of state appeared before the Senate foreign relations committee on Wednesday to defend the removal of Nicolás Maduro, which has left Venezuela under the control of interim president Delcy Rodríguez while the US seizes and sells its oil. Conti

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Camping on Thwaites Glacier

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:03:50+00:00

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them.

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Life on an Antarctic Glacier: Tea, Cheese and Lots of Shoveling

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:03:49+00:00

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them.

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US intelligence agencies disagree with Trump’s opposition to Chagos deal, says Starmer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:00:41+00:00

Downing Street sources say agreement is ‘done deal’ and will not be scuppered by US president’s U-turnUS intelligence agencies disagree with Donald Trump’s newly found opposition to the Chagos deal, Keir Starmer has said, as he underlined how the US administration had supported the deal as it bolstered their defences.The prime minister made his remarks, which could undermine the US president’s fresh view of the deal as an “act of great stupidity”, on the flight to Beijing for a visit that will cover UK national security among other issues. Continue reading...

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UK must ‘move now’ to ban social media for under-16s, says Brianna Ghey’s mother

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-28T17:00:40+00:00

Esther Ghey has previously said she believes her daughter’s social media addiction made her more vulnerableEsther Ghey has called on MPs to vote for an age restriction on social media in the coming weeks, as she accused the government of “kicking the can down the road” with its planned consultation.The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey told the Guardian’s Politics Weekly podcast she believed children would be harmed if the government waited for the results of its assessment later this year rather than enacting a ban straight away. Continue reading...

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