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Sunday, January 25, 2026 12:11 PM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Minnesota governor tells Trump to pull agents out of state as family of killed man ask for 'truth' Federal authorities say Alex Pretti was a "domestic terrorist", but a witness says "he was just yelling at the agents".

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

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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.

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Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear -- Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.

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Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody -- French officials seized the tanker, named the Grinch, in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.

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Party backed by generals set for landslide as 'sham' Myanmar election ends -- Many parties were banned and there was no voting in about half the country which is gripped by fear and civil war.

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Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90 -- Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India's history in a career that spanned decades.

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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.

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Germany arrests suspected Hamas member over alleged attack plot -- The Lebanese man helped plan attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions in Europe, prosecutors say.

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Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages -- No breakthrough is reported at the first three-way talks but reports suggest they will resume next month.

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Cosmetic doctor sorry for picking apart singer Troye Sivan's looks on TikTok -- The singer hit out at Dr Zayn Khalid Majeed - who says he will try to have a positive impact with his content.

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China places highest-ranking general under investigation -- President Xi has been accused of using investigations to purge political rivals.

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As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge -- With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 order.

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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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What India's Republic Day red carpet means for its foreign policy -- Who sits beside India's president on Republic Day signals Delhi's diplomatic priorities to the world.

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How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine -- Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.

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Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharks -- Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.

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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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Video shows moments around fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis -- Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.

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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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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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Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war? -- It's the first time representatives from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington have come together since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Winter storm grips US as millions face power outages and disruption -- A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.

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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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