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News imagePolice put up tape as protesters gather outside the hotel where top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is believed to be staying, in Maple Grove, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 26 January 2026.
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Democrats call for Trump to fire homeland security secretary over Minnesota crackdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warns "we can do this the easy way or the hard way", as Trump's 'border tsar' arrives in Minneapolis.


News imageMark Carney is photographed speaking at a podium. Behind him is two blurred out Canadian flags and a black backdrop. He is gesturing with his right hand. He is wearing a black suit jacket, a white button up shirt and a dark grey tie. He has short black and grey hair.

Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with Trump

The Canadian prime minister confirmed that he and the US president spoke by phone after Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canada.

4 hrs ago
US & Canada
News imageThree leaders are standing close together indoors, smiling and laughing during a friendly moment. The man in the centre, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a white beard and glasses, wears a light shawl over a dark outfit and appears animated. On either side, European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa (left) in a dark suit and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) a deep blue jacket lean in, clasping hands in a gesture of warmth. A national flag and curtains are visible behind them

Trump's shadow looms over India-EU trade deal

Despite strong relations between India and EU, trade talks were stuck for two decades. So what changed now?

5 hrs ago
World

Families sue US over deadly boat strike off Venezuela coast

Relatives of Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo - among six killed on 14 October - say the Trinidadian men were returning home when their vessel was hit.

38 mins ago
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'Every second counts' - Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight

The clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to catastrophe since its debut 80 years ago.

31 mins ago
US & Canada

Coco Gauff calls for more player privacy after racquet smash

The 21-year-old calls for more privacy for players after she was filmed smashing a racquet after her defeat in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

8 hrs ago
Tennis

Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status

The process will be available to foreign nationals without a criminal record who can prove they lived in Spain for five months prior to 31 December 2025.

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10 of the best TV shows to watch this February

From the revival of the hit hospital sitcom to erotic thriller 56 Days, and Ryan Murphy's latest series about America's 1990s golden couple John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette.

News imageIllustration of Milagros Costabel's face framed in a circle with dots indicating image recognition (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC)

The 'AI mirrors' letting blind people see themselves

Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time. The consequences are only just emerging.


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Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.

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Protesters spent the evening banging drums and chanting outside the hotel where immigration official Gregory Bovino is reportedly staying, the BBC's Tom Bateman reports.

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News imageTwo framed images show Alex Pretti sitting crouched over by the camera in a wood, and the other holding a bicycle while wearing a helmet and cycling gear, with LED candles placed in front of the frames on the doorstep to Alex Pretti's house in Minneapolis, taken on 26 January.

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A volcano devastated the shores of Canary Island's La Palma but divers find new life flourishing underwater.
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