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Watch: Eyewitnesses recount deadly ICE shooting

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-01-08T16:12:49+00:00

Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in the Central neighbourhood of Minneapolis.

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Jacob Frey, il sindaco-maratoneta di Minneapolis che ha sfidato Trump e gli agenti dell’Ice

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-08T16:06:29+00:00

Il 44enne democratico, al terzo mandato nella capitale del Minnesota, ha detto “Levatevi dai c…, andatevene” alle forze mandate dalla Casa Bianca per i raid anti-migranti e responsabili dell’uccisione dell’attivista: “Mi dispiace offendere le orecchie da principesse Disney, ma uccidere è peggio di dire parolacce”

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Minneapolis : manifestation après la mort d’une femme, tuée par un policier de l’ICE

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-08T16:02:57+00:00

Des centaines de personnes se sont rassemblées devant un bâtiment fédéral, jeudi. Selon l’administration, la victime, une femme de 37 ans, aurait tenté de tuer des policiers avec sa voiture. Une version vigoureusement contestée, vidéos à l’appui, par les autorités locales.

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Masses of toxic litter pours from Rhine into North Sea each year, research finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T16:00:11+00:00

Citizen scientists help in University of Bonn study showing river carries up to 4,700 tonnes of ‘macrolitter’ annuallyThousands of tonnes of litter is pouring into the North Sea via the Rhine every year, poisoning the waters with heavy metals, microplastics and other chemicals, research has found.This litter can be detrimental to the environment and human health: tyres, for example, contain zinc and other heavy metals that can be toxic to ecosystems in high concentrations. Continue reading...

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One of UK’s largest concert instruments will sound again after being restored to glory

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T16:00:11+00:00

At 14 metres tall and with intricate maze of pipes, valves and keys, the Bristol Britton organ produces ‘colossal’ soundAfter falling silent eight years ago, one of the UK’s largest – and loudest – concert hall instruments is bursting back into life.Standing 14 metres high and encompassing more than 5,000 pipes, Bristol’s revered Britton organ is making its comeback this weekend, revived and revitalised after a painstaking restoration. Continue reading...

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Відновлення енергетики може загальмуватись через зміни правил на енергоринку, - Омельченко

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

Відновлення енергетики може загальмуватись через зміни правил на енергоринку / фото УНІАН, В’ячеслав РатинськийВ Україні можуть змінитися правила роботи генеруючих підприємств на енергоринку України, що...

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French and German presidents condemn US foreign policy under Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T15:54:54+00:00

In separate speeches, Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier warn rules-based international order could disintegrateEurope live – latest updatesThe presidents of France and Germany have sharply condemned US foreign policy under Donald Trump, saying respectively that Washington was “breaking free from international rules” and the world risked turning into a “robber’s den”.In unusually strong and apparently uncoordinated remarks, Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leaders of the EU’s two heavyweight states, have warned the postwar rules-based international order could soon disinte

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French president condemns US for ‘turning away from allies’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T15:54:54+00:00

Emmanuel Macron’s comments come as Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warns against turning world into ‘robber’s den’Europe live – latest updatesThe presidents of France and Germany have sharply condemned US foreign policy under Donald Trump, saying respectively that Washington was “breaking free from international rules” and the world risked turning into a “robber’s den”.In unusually strong and apparently uncoordinated remarks, Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leaders of the EU’s two heavyweight states, have warned the postwar rules-based international order could soon

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Cos’è l’Ice e di cosa si occupa l’agenzia Usa per l’immigrazione

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-08T15:52:36+00:00

Salita alla ribalta con il nuovo mandato di Trump, lo United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement è la seconda agenzia investigativa per dimensioni dopo l’Fbi. Ha un budget annuo di quasi otto miliardi di dollari e conta oltre 20mila dipendenti

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro announces re-election bid

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T15:35:38+00:00

Democrat sets stage for what many view as audition for future White House runJosh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor once considered a frontrunner to be Kamala Harris’s running mate, announced he will seek a second term in office, setting the stage for what many Democrats view as an audition for a future White House run.The 52-year-old Democrat, who has governed the crucial swing state since January 2023, made the announcement Thursday with planned events in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Continue reading...

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Fema staff outraged by draft plans for deep cuts under Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T15:28:58+00:00

Staff warn the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem’s, proposed cuts could weaken Fema’s disaster responseCurrent and former staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) expressed outraged over reports that the agency has drafted plans to eliminate thousands of staff in 2026 – part of a broader restructuring effort being overseen by the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem.“The Trump administration seems determined to continue weakening the agency’s efforts to help people before, during and after disasters,” Jeremy Edwards, former spokesperson for Fema and the White House un

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Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T15:25:15+00:00

Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned siteThe BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not be taking the broadcaster off Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, saying that its presence is needed to resist a flood of global misinformation.Davie said he had come under pressure to withdraw from the platform, given numerous complaints that it has shifted significantly to the right under Musk’s ownership. Continue reading...

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‘Poet, writer, wife, mom’: who was Renee Nicole Macklin Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T15:22:12+00:00

Macklin Good, 37, had moved to Minneapolis last year from Missouri, loved to sing and won an award for her poetryUS politics live – latest updatesRenee Nicole Macklin Good, the woman killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, and portrayed by the Trump administration as a “domestic terrorist”, was an “affectionate” mother of three children who had recently moved to Minnesota, and had won an award for poetry.“Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother, Donna Ganger, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Continue reading...

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L’Espagne signe un accord inédit avec l’Eglise pour indemniser les victimes d’abus sexuels commis par des religieux

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-08T15:20:35+00:00

Cet accord, obtenu après des années de réticences et d’opacité de la hiérarchie ecclésiastique, prévoit « la réparation intégrale des victimes d’abus sexuels survenus au sein de l’Eglise » qui ne peuvent pas saisir la justice, généralement en raison de la prescription du dossier.

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SBI Research sees FY26 economic growth at 7.5% with upward bias

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-08T15:20:24+00:00

The research report by SBI said the difference between the RBI’s estimate and NSO’s estimate is always in the range of 20-30 bps and, hence, the 7.4 per cent estimate of FY26 is quite expected and reasonable.

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