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LIVE - Family of man shot dead by federal agent in Minneapolis ask for 'truth' as senator calls for investigation - Federal authorities claim Alex Pretti was a "domestic terrorist" although Minnesota's governor has criticised their account as "nonsense".

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Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan 'among greatest of all warriors' -- The US president's praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict. -- Politics

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Pentagon to offer 'more limited' support to US allies in defence strategy shift -- The US will also offer "more limited" support to US allies, according to a new national defence strategy document. -- World

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Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it 'makes a deal with China' -- It comes as tensions appear to have escalated between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. -- World

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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.

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'A natural partner': US treasury secretary weighs in on Alberta separatism -- Scott Bessent's comments come amid a war of words between Ottawa and Washington.

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Hundreds of Minnesota businesses close to protest ICE presence -- Thousands of people have joined widespread protests against the weeks-long immigration crackdown in the state.

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Watch: 'It's incorrect' - US veterans react to Trump remarks on Nato in Afghanistan -- The veterans remarks follow comments by US President Donald Trump suggesting Nato allies avoided front-line combat during the war in Afghanistan.

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Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the run -- Wedding, who had been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation.

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Watch: BBC at protests near scene where Alex Pretti was shot dead -- Protesters chanted Alex Pretti's name after he became the second person this month to be shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis.

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Ros Atkins on... How popular is President Trump? -- BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins explores how Americans feel about their president during a nonstop start to 2026 shaped by pivotal events at home and abroad.

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Watch: Three things to know about Trump's Board of Peace -- The BBC's Washington Correspondent Daniel Bush looks at the countries who have joined and how the charter's funding will be used.

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Watch: How was Trump's Davos speech received? -- The BBC's Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argument for why the US should own it.

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Watch: US citizen describes being detained by ICE in his underwear -- Immigration agents were looking for two criminals when they raided the Minneapolis home in sub-freezing temperatures.

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What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users? -- While TikTok's future in the US has been secured, questions remain about exactly what changes US users will see.

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Could Trump's new Board of Peace sideline the struggling UN? -- The US president has promised to "end decades of suffering" but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious project.

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Hiring woes and 'super high' prices: Voters say Trump's progress on the US economy is mixed -- We asked six Americans what they make of the US economy one year after President Trump returned to the White House.

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What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland -- Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

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Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland? -- Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.

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Protests and anger after man shot dead by immigration agents in Minneapolis -- Federal and state authorities have offered conflicting versions of what happened in the moments leading to the shooting.

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Watch: Federal and state officials give conflicting accounts of Alex Pretti's death -- Pretti's death comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot dead by an immigration agent in the city.

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What we know about fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis -- Trump officials says federal agents shot in self-defence, as Pretti's parents accuse them of "sickening lies".

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Video shows moments around fatal shooting in Minneapolis -- Officials identified the man who was shot as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a nurse and US citizen.

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Snow ploughs battle blizzards on roads and runways in Oklahoma -- A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.

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US braces for 'extremely dangerous' winter storm -- The National Weather Service warns the winter blast "will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia".

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