Bystander video footage has captured the moments before the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers. The killing comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot dead by an immigration agent in the city. BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed […]
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Family handout Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis on Saturday A man who was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified by his family as 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking and is understood to have joined protests after Renee […]
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Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images TikTok has announced a deal allowing it to continue operating in the US. But with the platform’s future in the country seemingly secured, its 200 million American users are expected to see some changes. What is the US TikTok deal? A majority-American board now owns and operates a separate entity […]
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2026 has brought a huge range of important news stories from Venezuela and Greenland to Minneapolis and Washington DC. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins has been looking at how Americans feel about what’s been happening and about their president. Produced by Katerina Karelli. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin. Filmed by Meiying Wu and Alex Foster. […]
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A severe winter storm has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures to Americans across the United States. The National Weather Service has warned of dangerously cold wind chills with night-time temperatures falling below -20C in some cities. Calling the storms “historic,” President Donald Trump on Saturday approved federal emergency disaster declarations in South Carolina, Virginia, […]
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US President Donald Trump took to the stage in Davos, Switzerland to speak at the annual World Economic Forum, and gave a speech featuring topics ranging from Europe’s green policies to Greenland. Trump told the room he would not use force in Greenland – but also launched a long argument for why the US should […]
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The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart and the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and foreign investment. Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi met Isaac Herzog and businessman Eric Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ”Our discussions focused […]
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Aoife Walsh,Washingtonand Olivia Ireland Watch: Video shows moments around fatal shooting in Minneapolis Federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, the second person to be fatally shot in the city during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown this month. Local officials identified the man as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a US citizen […]
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EPA US President Donald Trump has announced there is a “framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland”. Wednesday’s statement came as a surprise after days and weeks of mounting tensions – even a threat to use military force to seize the semi-autonomous territory of Nato ally Denmark. So what could this deal entail […]
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A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures. Regions that could see more than a foot of snow stretch from Colorado to West Virginia, New York City and up to Boston, according to the National Weather Service. More than 10,000 US flights were cancelled […]
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