The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has said it may deploy additional federal agents to Minnesota following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
The incident that happened on 7 January has sparked widespread concern and scrutiny.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters in New York City on Thursday that thousands of agents are already in the state and additional personnel could be sent “to keep people safe” if needed. Nearly 2,000 federal agents are currently deployed in Minnesota as part of ongoing operations targeting undocumented immigration.
The shooting occurred on Wednesday when Renee Nicole Good, 37, a U.S. citizen, was killed during a confrontation involving an ICE officer.
Noem defended the officer’s actions, stating he followed training while trying to free a vehicle stuck in snow amid protesters.
Local officials, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, have described the events differently, and video footage has produced conflicting accounts.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced it was withdrawing from the investigation after the U.S. Attorney’s Office assigned the FBI sole leadership. The bureau said it could not meet state investigative standards without full access to evidence and witnesses.
Separately, Noem highlighted results from Operation Salvo in New York City, which led to 54 arrests linked to the Trinitarios gang. She said more than 60% of those arrested have been returned to their home countries and described the operation as “just the beginning of a broader and sustained effort” against transnational criminal organisations.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said. Meanwhile, Russia said it had intercepted the vast majority of 630 Ukrainian drones launched towards Moscow.
Russia is willing in principle to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Super typhoon Champi is set to batter Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture from Friday (23 October), bringing violent winds, torrential rain and waves up to 11 metres high, as airlines cancel flights and organisers scrap a major festival.
If you tried to visit a government website in Europe on Wednesday and found it down, you weren’t alone. Agencies across the continent pulled their sites offline after serious security flaws were discovered in PHP, the programming language quietly running behind most of the world’s websites.
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France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Friday that 70,000 security forces would be mobilised throughout the country to keep order on Saturday, adding there have been calls for looting and violence from the ultra-left.
Missile and drone attacks have put Saudi Arabia on high alert, disrupting life in Riyadh and testing a new defence pact with Türkiye and Pakistan as regional tensions escalate.
Romanian authorities are searching for missing crew members following an incident involving a ship in the Black Sea. Romanian President Nicusor Dan attributed the incident to Russian escalation.
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