Nation and World
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Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hammers energy sites
Jan 17, 2026 8:06 pm - A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States for talks Saturday on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war as Russian attacks again took aim at Ukraine's power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures.
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US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush
Jan 17, 2026 6:20 pm - A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, who officials say had a direct tie to the Islamic State member responsible for last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
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More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa
Jan 17, 2026 6:16 pm - Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world’s biggest game reserves, as torrential rains and flooding in three countries in southern Africa killed more than 100 people, authorities said Friday.
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Iran’s leader calls Trump a ‘criminal’ for backing protests and blames demonstrators for deaths
Jan 17, 2026 6:05 pm - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths.
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Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal
Jan 17, 2026 5:53 pm - Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with hundreds of people in tactical gear emerging from a bland office building near the main airport.Within minutes, hulking SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans begin leaving, forming the unmarked convoys that have quickly become feared and common sights in the streets of Minneapolis, St. Paul and their suburbs.
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Pro- and anti-ICE demonstrators face off during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Jan 17, 2026 5:45 pm - Protesters for and against the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown clashed in Minneapolis on Saturday in exchanges that grew heated before local police showed up.
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Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
Jan 17, 2026 3:20 pm - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland, setting up a potentially dangerous test of U.S. partnerships in Europe.
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Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
Jan 17, 2026 3:19 pm - Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire moves into its challenging second phase.
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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump
Jan 16, 2026 8:22 pm - As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened U.S. President Donald Trump — evidence of the rage gripping authorities in the Islamic Republic.
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Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default
Jan 16, 2026 8:14 pm - The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.