Thursday, January 29, 2026

White House, Democrats seek to avoid shutdown over ICE funding dispute (slightly tighter)

The White House may strike a deal with Democrats to keep the government open, after the party said it would withhold support for a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, the agency that oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

Mitch McCann reports.

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Border czar Homan looking at Minneapolis drawdown plans

US Border czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration is working on
plans to reduce the number of federal agents in Minneapolis.

He was deployed to the city to take over operations after the killing
of Alex Pretti as the White House looks to calm the situation on the
ground.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Tom Homan spoke to reporters in Minneapolis about the evoloving
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UK citizens to be able to travel to China visa-free, says Starmer in Beijing

INTRO: Britain's prime minister Keir Starmer says that progress has been made on issues, such as visa-free travel, during talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Meanwhile, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced a $15 billion investment in China.

Starmer's visit to China is the first by a British prime minister since 2018. It follows a slew of Western leaders visiting Beijing as nations hedge against an unpredictable US President Donald Trump. Laura Westbrook reports.

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French senators reject assisted dying legislation

French senators have rejected proposed legislation to allow assisted dying.

The bill is seen as one of the country's most important social reforms in years.

The president is pushing for the policy to become law, saying that a referendum could be held if the bill becomes blocked in parliament.

Ross Cullen reports.

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EU expected to sanction Iran Revolutionary Guard

European Union foreign ministers are expected to designate Iran's
Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.

This follows a deadly crackdown on protests across the country over
recent weeks with roughly 6,000 people believed to have been killed.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s party raises alarm over his health condition

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Members of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party claim he is suffering from serious eye complications and has been denied proper medical examination.

The allegations come months after rumors of Khan's death in prison, which authorities denied.

Khan has been in jail since 2023 following his removal from power and faces dozens of corruption charges, which he says are politically motivated.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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Hamas says ready to hand authority to technocratic committee, Israel believes group will retain control of Gaza

Hamas says it is ready to hand power to the new Palestinian technocratic committee that is meant to take over Gaza's daily affairs in the second phase of the peace plan.

But Israeli officials say they do not believe the group will fully surrender control.

Blake Sifton reports from Tel Aviv.

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RADIO: DRC MEASLES DEATHS

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Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 24 people have died of measles across the country since the beginning of this year. Most victims are young children due to low vaccination coverage. The hardest-hit areas are in the country's east where an armed conflict has been raging between government forces and the M23 rebels since 2021.

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STARMER MEETS XI IN BEIJING

Keir Starmer says the UK and China can build a 'more sophisticated relationship'.

He's been meeting China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on the first visit to the country by a UK Prime Minister since 2018.

President Xi says engagement is 'unavoidable' as a series of business deals are set to be confirmed.

Keir Starmer says better ties can benefit both countries.

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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

The US Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged at its first meeting of the year, despite pressure from President Trump, who wants borrowing costs to be lowered. 


As expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates in the range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent


Kate Fisher reports from Washington


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New video shows Pretti vandalizing federal agents' car in Minneapolis

Newly released video footage appears to show Alex Pretti, the 37-year old nurse who was shot dead by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last weekend, vandalizing a government car in a contentious standoff with immigration agents earlier this month.


The video was filmed by a British news organization 11 days before Mr. Pretti's killing, and contradicts some claims by Mr. Pretti's family that he always engaged in peaceful protest against President Trump's mass deportation policies.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

FBI searches Georgia election office for 2020 records

The FBI has searched a Georgia election office as part of an investigation linked to US President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.


The search focused on records, computers, and ballots connected to the vote count in Fulton County.

Ira Spitzer has more


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Officers involved in Pretti shooting put on leave as Trump says Minneapolis mayor is “playing with fire”

President Donald Trump says the Mayor of Minneapolis - Jacob Frey (prono: fry) -  is "playing with fire" for refusing to enforce federal immigration laws - threatening to renew tensions after a slight de-escalation in recent days after last weekend's fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said the two officers involved in that shooting have been put on administrative leave. Toni Waterman has more.  

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Trump says "a massive armada is heading to Iran."

US President Donald Trump says a "massive armada is heading to Iran" and is prepared to attack if Tehran doesn't make a nuclear deal.

He's already threatened intervention following Iran's largest protests in decades.

Jagruti Dave has more from Washington.

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Amazon cuts 16,000 more jobs in the US

Amazon, the second-largest private employer in the United States, is laying off 16,000 more workers after already making 14,000 redundant in October last year.

It comes a day after details of the decision were accidentally emailed to staff before they had been informed of the move.

Mitch McCann reports:

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Danish & Greenlandic prime ministers meet President Macron for talks

The Greenlandic prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and his Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, are in Paris for talks with President Macron.

The meeting comes after a "framework" agreement between the US and NATO over Greenland was announced during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Ross Cullen reports.





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Syria's interim leader in Moscow for talks with Putin

Syria's interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. They are expected to discuss the presence of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. The Kremlin declined to comment on whether they the extradition of former leader Bashir al-Assad, who, together with his family, is living in exile in Russia, will be discussed.
Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Settlers target Palestinian villages in the southern West Bank in latest attack

Israeli settlers have targeted several Palestinian villages in the southern West Bank in the latest in what have become regular attacks.

Blake Sifton reports from Tel Aviv.

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Netherlands forms governing coalition

Three political parties have agreed to form a governing coalition in
the Netherlands following months of negotiations.

38-year-old Rob Jetten from the centrist D66 is set to become the
country's youngest prime minister.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.


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RADIO: "MILITIAMEN LAY DOWN ARMS"

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Nearly a hundred members of a militia in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo have handed over their weapons to the Congolese army as part of a government-led peace initiative. The Mobondo militiamen have been fighting members of a rival ethnic group over land. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa....

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