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EPAVolunteers and church staff handed out coffee, snacks and hand warmers at this church in Minneapolis on SundayAt the Calvary Baptist Church in Minneapolis, the doors swung open and shut as locals sought refuge from the biting cold on Sunday.The 140-year-old building sits just blocks away from where Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse, was shot dead by federal immigration agents during a confrontation on Saturday morning.In the wake of the shooting, which marked the second time in less than a month that a US citizen has been killed by agents in the city, the church has become what locals…
Australian authorities have issued heatwave warnings for most of the country as millions celebrate Australia Day.Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday, reaching the “high forties” Celsius in the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology said.On Sunday, South Australia recorded temperatures as high as 48.5C, according to the bureau, which is warning of fire danger in parts of the country.Some national day celebrations on Monday have been cancelled out of safety concerns.Australia Day – 26 January – is the anniversary of the 1788 landing of Britain’s First Fleet, which began the era of colonisation.In Adelaide,…
Citroën could channel the spirit of the old Picasso, because it believes an MPV revival is on the cards. The brand showed the radical ELO concept late last year as a vision of what a supermini-sized six-seater could look like. Although bosses have not yet given it the green light for production, it hints at a plan to bring back the traditional people carrier. Citroën was once a front-runner in the compact MPV market, with the Xsara Picasso ranking among its best-sellers during the early 2000s. The market for compact MPVs has all but dried up, with the closest equivalents…
At least 15 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members onboard sank in the waters off Philippines’ southern coast.Search crews have rescued 316 people on board the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, but at least 28 people are still missing. The ship, which was both a cargo and passenger ferry, was on its way from the country’s southern mainland, Mindanao, to Jolo island further south-west when it issued a distress call at 1:50 local time Monday (17:50 GMT Sunday).Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the sinking. The Philippines – an archipelago nation…
Getty ImagesProtests continued in Minneapolis and other US cities on Sunday, as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said America was at an “inflection point” and repeated calls for US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the city. The US president meanwhile called for the governor to “turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens” incarcerated in state prisons for deportation. He also demanded that Walz, alongside Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, “formally cooperate” with his administration.Lawmakers continue to be divided over the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, as well as…
Kelly NgandShaimaa Khalil,Tokyo correspondentEPATwin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei will return to China on TuesdayThousands of people flocked to a zoo in Japan on Sunday to say farewell to the country’s last two giant pandas, who are set to return to China on Tuesday.Emotions ran high at the Ueno zoo in Tokyo as people stood in line – some for as long as three-and-a-half hours – to see twin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei one last time.This comes at a very tense moment in relations between Tokyo and Beijing. Ties have sharply deteriorated after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae…
The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will face off in Super Bowl LX. For those of you who just can’t with Roman numerals, that’s Super Bowl 60, and it’s taking place this year at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, on February 8, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.Like all other Sunday Night Football games this season, the championship game will be broadcast on Super Bowl Sunday on NBC, and will stream live on Peacock. And it’s not just the game that we’re excited for, either. This year’s halftime performer is singer and rapper Bad Bunny, and there will…
Cate Brown, Max Hudson and Julia LuftBBC Eye InvestigationsBBCBusinessman Igor Pestrikov found Moscow had put him on a wanted list after he fled Russia in 2022Thousands of files provided by a whistleblower at Interpol expose for the first time the extent of Russia’s apparent abuse of the international policing agency to target its critics abroad.The data provided to the BBC World Service and French investigative outlet, Disclose, reveals that Russia is using Interpol’s wanted lists to request the arrest of people such as political opponents, businessmen and journalists, claiming that they have committed crimes.Analysis of data also suggests that over…
Conservative politicians Sir Andy Street and Baroness Ruth Davidson are launching a new movement that will attempt to attract millions of “politically homeless” voters to the Tory party.The former West Midlands mayor and former Scottish Conservative leader will unveil the initiative on Monday in a bid to win back moderate voters who they say snubbed the party at the last general election.It will seek to engage those voters and work with them to develop policies they want the Conservative Party to adopt.Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Andy and Baroness Davidson said they had faith in Kemi…
Police officers in England and Wales would spend more time on the streets under sweeping reform plans to be outlined on Monday. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will pledge to cut “red tape” and “unnecessary admin” that she says prevents officers from leaving their stations.She will also promise faster response times for emergencies by setting a national standard for 999 calls.Mahmood said: “People are reporting crimes and then waiting hours or even days for a response.”Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said “it’s hard to take Labour’s promises seriously when they have stripped more than 1,300 officers from the front line in…