People walk in front a billboard with graphic showing a U.S aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck, and sign reading in Farsi and English: “If you sow the wind, you’ll reap whirlwind,” at the Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid […]
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Minnesota governor wants federal immigration agents out after Pretti killed | Protests News
Minnesota’s Democratic governor, Tim Walz, has demanded that US President Donald Trump pull “untrained” federal immigration agents out of the state after Border Patrol agents shot and killed a demonstrator in Minneapolis, the second such death in the city amid the ongoing crackdown. As calls for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex […]
Minnesota protests Trump administration’s immigration crackdown : NPR
Large crowds gather downtown in subzero temperatures as hundreds of Minnesota businesses close in a statewide “ICE Out” protest and strike against federal immigration enforcement and the expanded ICE operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 23, 2026. Erin Trieb for NPR hide caption toggle caption Erin Trieb for NPR Large crowds flooded downtown Minneapolis Friday afternoon, […]
Winter storm; Minnesota protests; Zelenskyy at Davos : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Tens of millions of people are bracing for a life-threatening ice and snowstorm that will slam much of the U.S., placing many […]
Uganda’s Museveni wins 7th term, opponent calls results ‘fake’ | Protests
NewsFeed Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, according to official results, winning nearly 72% of the vote to extend his 40-year rule. But opposition candidate Bobi Wine said the results were ‘fake’ and called for non-violent street protests. Published On 17 Jan 202617 Jan 2026 Click here to share on […]
Minneapolis protests; Venezuela; Trump health care : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to stop protests in Minneapolis. On Wednesday, immigration officers shot an […]
Son of UK couple jailed in Iran details ‘unsafe’ conditions amid protests
The son of a British couple detained in Iran has expressed his concern for their welfare after the UK’s embassy was closed in Tehran amid the deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests. Joe Bennett’s parents, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, were on a trip around the world when they were arrested by Iranian authorities in January last […]
Iran protests: 2,500 killed, activists say, as Trump says US will ‘act accordingly’
LONDON — More than 2,500 people have died during nationwide protests in Iran over the past 17 days, activists said Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his support for demonstrators and hinted at potential American intervention against the government in Tehran. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said it had verified a total […]
Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions | Iran
Erfan Soltani reportedly facing imminent execution Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday. The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one […]
Some of the military options Trump could consider against Iran after warning about protests
After declaring Iran was in “big trouble” and close to crossing a red line over its crackdown on anti-government protests, members of President Donald Trump’s national security team met at the White House Tuesday morning to discuss his options for intervention in the Islamic Republic, although press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump himself did not […]