3 h. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: demonstrations and vigils across US after Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent

Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard and expressed outrage over the shootingWhen a federal agent shot and killed a woman during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the Guardian was nearby, shadowing observers who have trained for months to monitor and respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the state.ICE vehicles, unmarked, lined the street, and yellow police tape cordoned off the area in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. Dozens of protesters and community members were seen on the snowy street, shouting at ICE agents and at the local police. More agents arrived amid the chaos. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting latest: Noem’s claims disputed by officials after fatal killing of Renee Nicole Good

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to ‘stand with us against this’ in the wake of the shooting

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6 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting latest updates: Noem’s claims disputed by officials after fatal killing of US citizen

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to ‘stand with us against this’ in the wake of the shooting

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8 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Noem’s claims disputed by officials after fatal killing of US citizen

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to ‘stand with us against this’ in the wake of the shooting

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11 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Large crowds protest after killing of Renee Nicole Good

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to ‘stand with us against this’ in the wake of the shooting

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12 h. ago ‘Out with the Yanks!’: Thousands protest in Colombia as anger builds over Trump’s intervention in Venezuela

President Gustavo Petro called for demonstrations after Trump said he was interested in military action in ColombiaThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of cities across Colombia to decry Donald Trump’s threats to expand his military campaign in South America into their territory, after last weekend’s deadly attack on Venezuela.In Cúcuta, a city on Colombia’s eastern border with Venezuela, several hundred demonstrators marched towards its 19th century cathedral waving the country’s yellow, blue and red flag and shouting: “Fuera los yanquis!” (“Out with the Yanks!”) Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Renee Nicole Good, 37, identified as driver killed in confrontation

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to ‘stand with us against this’ in the wake of the shooting

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14 h. ago Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accuses ICE of contaminating 'crime scene' after woman, 37, was killed for driving at agent

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of contaminating a crime scene after a 37-year-old woman, Renee Nicole Good, was shot and killed.

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17 h. ago Minnesota politicians slam Trump’s justification for immigration agent killing woman during ICE raid – live

Governor Tim Walz denounces Trump’s ‘propaganda machine’ and issues ‘warning order’ to prepare state’s national guard; US president blames victim in lengthy social media postWoman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsMiranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Trump defends ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minnesota as protests erupt in Minneapolis: Live updates

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to ‘stand with us against this’ in the wake of the shooting

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67 h. ago Shameless Minnesota Governor Tim Walz rips Trump for 'demonizing our Somali neighbors' in bitter speech announcing he won't seek re

The announcement comes as Walz has been rocked by scandal over massive fraud involving state welfare, including payments to daycares and COVID-era loans.

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2 d. ago Tim Walz says he won’t seek third term as Minnesota governor amid fraud controversy – and Amy Klobuchar could step in

Amid speculation that he would not stand again, the 61-year-old Democrat said on Monday ‘that I can’t give a political campaign my all’

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2 d. ago Tim Walz says he will not run for third term as Minnesota governor

Announcement comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases became focus of ire for Republicans and TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesTim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota who ran for vice-president in 2024, announced on Monday that he is abandoning his quest for a third term in office. The move comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases caught the attention of US Republicans, including Donald Trump, who then used the cases as a pretext to go after Somali residents.Walz said in a statement that he wasn’t able to “give a political campaign my all”. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Tim Walz announces he will not seek third term as Minnesota governor amid fraud controversy

The 61-year-old Democrat said on Monday ‘that I can’t give a political campaign my all’

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3 d. ago Tim Walz’s political future in doubt? Rumors swirl about his 2026 campaign

Tim Walz has faced criticism, including from Trump, over his handling of allegations of fraud in the state

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3 d. ago Tim Walz calls Trump 'dangerous, depraved' for blaming Melissa Hortman's death on Minnesota fraud

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has hit out at President Donald Trump for spreading a claim that blames the murder of Democrat lawmaker Melissa Hortman to the Somali fraud scandal.

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6 d. ago Iranian officials warn Trump not to cross ‘red line’ over threats to intervene in protests

US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompts warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government killed demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran shoots and kills protesters, the US would “come to their rescue”. He added: “We are locked and loaded, and ready to go”, without explaining what that might mean in practice. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hits back as Trump administration freezes state’s child care funds amid fraud claims

The Minnesota governor and 2024 Trump campaign rival accused the president of wrongfully ‘demonizing’ the entire Somali community in Minnesota in the wake of fraud investigations

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8 d. ago TThe royal family is edging toward modernity – but in 2026, the public will expect yet more transparency | Anna Whitelock

Despite Charles’s welcome openness about his cancer, polls show declining support for the monarchy. To survive, the royals now need to lift the curtain on their financesAnna Whitelock is a professor of the history of modern monarchy at City St Georges, University of LondonThis year, as King Charles gathered with the royal family for their traditional Christmas at Sandringham, he had much to reflect on. Certainly, the news that his cancer treatment will be scaled back has come as a welcome personal relief, but it will also present opportunities for further overseas travel next year, likely to include a state visit to the US to mark the 250th anniversary of its foundation.It has been a year that has seen the king grow into the role of a silent but effective diplomat, navigating Donald Trump’s visit while demonstrating the UK’s support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Overseas trips have included a historic visit to the Vatican to pray publicly with the pope, and successful visits ...

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8 d. ago The royal family is edging toward modernity – but in 2026, the public will expect yet more transparency | Anna Whitelock

Despite Charles’s welcome openness about his cancer, polls show declining support for the monarchy. To survive, the royals now need to lift the curtain on their financesAnna Whitelock is a professor of the history of modern monarchy at City St Georges, University of LondonThis year, as King Charles gathered with the royal family for their traditional Christmas at Sandringham, he had much to reflect on. Certainly, the news that his cancer treatment will be scaled back has come as a welcome personal relief, but it will also present opportunities for further overseas travel next year, likely to include a state visit to the US to mark the 250th anniversary of its foundation.It has been a year that has seen the king grow into the role of a silent but effective diplomat, navigating Donald Trump’s visit while demonstrating the UK’s support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Overseas trips have included a historic visit to the Vatican to pray publicly with the pope, and successful visits ...

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