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Venezuela’s new leader says political prisoners are being freed, but hundreds remain jailed, with families clinging to hope that America’s intervention and ongoing pressure will eventually secure their loved ones’ release Source link

Such a move would allow the president to deploy troops to quell persistent protests in the city of Minneapolis, where two shootings connected to immigration crackdowns are fuelling public anger. Source link

The final death toll is seven higher than previously reported and comes months after the fire tore through the apartment complex. Source link

A second fatal crane collapse in two days has been linked to the same construction company, a Thai minister says.    Source link

A viral Chinese app named Are You Dead aimed at people living alone has been rebranded to avoid controversy. Source link

A federal law enforcement officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle during an arrest, US officials say. Source link

Washington could intervene militarily in Iran, the Trump administration has suggested, but it remains unclear whether that will happen.  Source link

The Crew Dragon capsule has undocked from the International Space Station carrying four astronauts, one of whom has a “serious medical condition”, and is on its way back to Earth. Source link

The US State Department will suspend processing of immigrant visas for people from 75 countries, including Fiji, Cambodia, Thailand, Somalia and Brazil, from January 21. Source link

The United States and Denmark continue to disagree over the future of Greenland after a meeting at the White House amid ongoing threats from President Donald Trump threatening to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory for national security reasons. Source link