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More than 5,000 killed in recent protests in Iran, rights group says, as regime rejects Trump claims
Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he halted the hangings of 800 detained protesters there “completely false.” Meanwhile, the overall death toll from a bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 5,002, activists said. Source link
Investigating Renee Good's death is now up to the county — and no one else
The lack of any federal investigation into the shooting death of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent leaves only one person, the attorney for Hennepin County, who might bring criminal charges. But her office will face challenges because key evidence — including the gun — has not been turned over by the feds. Source […]
TikTok parent company finalizes deal to keep video-sharing app operating in the U.S.
TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal on Thursday to set up a majority American-owned joint venture company that will avoid a U.S. ban on the popular video-sharing app used by more than 200 million Americans. Source link
White House posts altered photo of civil rights activist's arrest on social media
The Trump administration on Thursday misrepresented the arrest of a prominent civil rights attorney for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Source link
Here are the countries joining Trump's 'Board of Peace' so far
U.S. President Donald Trump launched his newly formed “Board of Peace” on an international stage Thursday as more countries responded to his invitation for a seat at the table that will initially aim to rebuild Gaza. Source link
ICE detained a 5-year-old boy coming home from Minnesota preschool, say school officials
A five-year-old boy, wearing a blue toque with droopy bunny ears, carrying a Spider-Man backpack, was reportedly apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in his Columbia Heights driveway on Tuesday. Source link
Denmark says its sovereignty isn't negotiable after Trump’s Greenland about-face
Denmark’s prime minister insisted on Thursday that her country can’t negotiate on its sovereignty, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed to a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland and Arctic security with the head of NATO. Source link
Rescue efforts underway after landslides hit New Zealand campground and house
Landslides hit a campground and a house in New Zealand and emergency crews were trying to rescue people buried in rubble, officials said Thursday. Source link
Would-be Trump prosecutor Jack Smith testifies about the 2020 election. Here's why it's relevant in 2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith will make the case before a large American audience for the first time on Thursday as to why he believes that Donald Trump committed fraud in his actions and statements after his 2020 election loss. The details could serve as a cautionary tale of what the president is capable of […]
Carney's Davos speech strikes a chord in Mexico
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, resonated in Mexico, a country which, much like Canada, has also been forced to grapple with the mercurial temperament of its much larger and powerful U.S. neighbour Source link