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Ecuador says ICE agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulate -- A complaint has been filed by Ecuador, whose consular staff prevented the agent from entering. -- Latin America

1 hour ago

Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email -- The technology giant confirmed the redundancies hours after it told staff in an email sent in error. -- Business

1 hour ago

Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with Trump -- The Canadian prime minister said "there's almost nothing normal in the US" when asked about trade talks with Washington.

12 hours ago

US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger -- The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.

23 hours ago

UPS to cut 30,000 jobs as it moves away from Amazon -- The parcel delivery giant says it is cutting back on low-profit deliveries for the online retailer.

4 hours ago

Neil Young offers Greenlanders free access to his archives -- Young says he hopes the offer will "ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats" Greenlanders feel over Trump's threats to the territory.

9 hours ago

Families sue US over deadly boat strike off Venezuela coast -- Relatives of Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo - among six killed on 14 October - say the Trinidadian men were returning home when their vessel was hit.

15 hours ago

'Every second counts' - Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight -- The clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to catastrophe since its debut 80 years ago.

17 hours ago

BBC outside hotel targeted by anti-Bovino protesters in Minneapolis -- Protesters spent the evening banging drums and chanting outside the hotel where immigration official Gregory Bovino is reportedly staying, the BBC's Tom Bateman reports.

22 hours ago

'We're all terrified', Minnesotan tells the BBC in tears -- The BBC's Ana Faguy speaks to residents in the state after the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers.

1 day ago

Watch: Olympic snowboarder Shaun White pulls tricks in NYC snowstorm -- The five-time Olympian performed flips and tricks for a crowd in Central Park.

1 day ago

Deadly winter storm grips large parts of the US -- A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.

2 days ago

Who is Tom Homan, Trump's 'border tsar' deployed to Minneapolis? -- The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump's immigration policies.

14 hours ago

'This is horrifying' - Minneapolis residents reel from second deadly shooting -- Two people have been shot dead by federal agents in the city in recent weeks, leaving many angry and frustrated.

2 days ago

Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis? -- He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.

3 days ago

Analysing the Minneapolis shooting frame by frame -- BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.

2 days ago

Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territory -- Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats - and US concerns.

4 days ago

Trump says government will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota following Pretti shooting -- The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led Minnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.

7 hours ago

'I don't let bullies win,' says US congresswoman Omar after substance thrown at her -- The Minnesota Democrat was uninjured and continued to speak at her event, after being sprayed with an unidentified liquid.

1 hour ago

'I couldn't save them' - US mum's horror as three sons die falling through pond ice -- Their mother says she tried to rescue them by lifting them out but the ice kept breaking.

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Republicans wrestle with immigration message after Minneapolis backlash -- Some lawmakers are questioning the crackdown as public anger grows over two citizens killed by federal agents.

3 hours ago

Watch: Why Trump is hitting the road to rally Americans -- The BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.

3 hours ago

Six people presumed dead in private jet crash in Maine -- Poor visibility was reported at Bangor International Airport during a storm that has affected a large swathe of the US.

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