USA under Donald Trump After fatal shooting: Trump attacks mayor +++ ICE officers shoot man in Minneapolis
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22:18
For security reasons: NBA cancels game in Minneapolis
The NBA has postponed the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors following renewed fatal shootings in Minneapolis in connection with operations by ICE officers. As the North American professional basketball league announced a few hours before the scheduled kick-off, the game will now take place this Sunday. The Timberwolves play their home games at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
"The decision was made to prioritize the safety of the Minneapolis community," the NBA announced. According to the Department of Homeland Security, one person died in the US city after being shot by a federal officer. The person was pronounced dead at the scene, the ministry said on X.
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The NBA has canceled a game for security reasons. Symbolbild: dpa -
9:09 p.m.
After fatal shooting: Trump attacks mayor
Following the fatal shooting of federal agents in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump has attacked the mayor and governor of the state of Minnesota. "The Mayor and Governor are inciting a riot with their smug, dangerous and arrogant rhetoric!" the Republican wrote on the Truth Social platform. Trump also wrote with regard to the US immigration authority ICE: "LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB!"
The governor of the US state of Minnesota, Tim Walz, called on Trump in a press conference to withdraw the forces from Minnesota. "You are sowing chaos and violence." On X, Walz had previously written, "Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now." Minnesota is fed up, he said.
The city's mayor, Jacob Frey - also a Democrat like Walz - said: "How many more Americans have to die or be seriously injured for this mission to end?" If the goal of the mission is to provide peace and security, then it is having the exact opposite effect.
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20:08
Trump stays away from Super Bowl and criticizes singer
US President Donald Trump will not be attending this year's Super Bowl. The US tabloid "New York Post" reported this, citing an interview with the Republican. At the same time, Trump criticized the music acts at the final of the US football league NFL in California in February. The artists are considered critical of Trump.
The US punk rock band Green Day performs. The three musicians led by singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong are to perform at the opening ceremony. Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is to perform in the half-time show.
The show is almost as famous as the football final itself, the whole thing is a huge media event. Bad Bunny will be the first artist to perform the entire half-time show of the most-watched TV event in the USA in Spanish. Trump told the "New York Post" when asked about the artists: "I'm against them. I think it's a terrible choice. The only thing it does is sow hate. Terrible."
Conservative politicians and groups close to Trump had already criticized Bad Bunny's choice months ago and called for an "All-American" alternative. At the time, Bad Bunny had criticized deportations and raids in the USA and announced that he would not be playing any concerts in the USA for the time being as part of his world tour due to concerns about ICE operations.
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6:31 p.m.
ICE officers shoot man in Minneapolis
US immigration officials have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis. The 51-year-old succumbed to his injuries, according to hospital records obtained by the AP news agency. The governor of the state of Minnesota, Tim Walz, announced shortly beforehand that ICE officials had shot a person on Saturday as part of a crackdown on immigrants. The exact circumstances of the incident were unclear.
US Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told the AP that the person shot was carrying a firearm with two magazines. The situation is still developing. The department also released a photo of a handgun believed to have been with the person who was shot.
Democrat Walz stated on social media that he had contacted the White House following the incident. He called on President Donald Trump to end what the Department of Homeland Security described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever conducted. "This is despicable. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now," Walz wrote in a post on Platform X.
After the incident, an angry crowd gathered and loudly berated the federal officers. They called them "cowards" and told them to go home. One officer mockingly shouted to them as they left: "Cry!" Elsewhere, officers pushed a screaming protester into a car.
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Saturday, January 24, 2026, 4:31 p.m.
Trump threatens Canada with 100 percent tariffs - because of China
US President Donald Trump threatens Canada with 100 percent tariffs to prevent closer economic cooperation between the neighboring country and China. If Canada concludes a deal with China, the country will immediately be hit with a 100 percent tariff on all Canadian goods imported into the USA, the Republican wrote on the Truth Social platform.
If Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney believes he is turning Canada into a "transshipment point" for China so that Chinese goods can come to the USA, he is very much mistaken. Trump called Carney a "governor" - he has long portrayed Canada as a US state. A governor runs a state.
Carney recently traveled to Beijing and then announced more cooperation with China. Both sides agreed on concrete steps in trade. According to a statement from the Canadian government, Ottawa withdrew some of its tariffs on Chinese electric cars. In return, China has promised to reduce trade barriers for Canadian agricultural products such as rapeseed.
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11.23 p.m.
US government plays through change at Cuba's top according to media reports
According to media reports, the US government is considering various options to work towards a change of government in Cuba. For example, a complete blockade of oil imports in the socialist Caribbean state is being discussed, reports the news portal "Politico", citing people familiar with the plan. Some critics of the government in Havana within US President Donald Trump's team are in favor of such an escalation, which is also supported by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
According to the report, however, no decision has yet been made as to whether such a measure should actually be implemented. It is therefore a possible measure that could be presented to Trump in order to bring about an end to the current administration. There are also discussions within the US government as to whether such a step would be necessary at all - given that the Cuban economy is already severely damaged by the loss of Venezuelan oil.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump's government is looking for people close to the Cuban government who could help negotiate a deal to overthrow the government in Havana by the end of the year. There is no concrete plan yet in the US government, but the assessment is that the Cuban economy is on the verge of collapse and the government has never been as weak as it is now - after the fall of the allied Venezuelan head of state Nicolás Maduro.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is considered a supporter of regime change in Cuba. Alex Brandon/AP/dpa (Archivfoto) -
21:28
Prince Harry demands respect from Trump for Nato allies
Prince Harry demands respect from US President Donald Trump for the sacrifices of American Nato allies in Afghanistan. The younger son of King Charles III made this clear in an unusually sharply worded statement.
US President Donald Trump had previously caused an uproar in the UK and Poland with disparaging remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan, which probably prompted Afghanistan veteran Harry to abandon his previous reticence in making statements about the US President.
He pointed out that the USA was the only NATO state to ever declare a state of alliance after the attacks of September 11, 2001. On the Afghanistan mission, he said: "I served there, I made friends for life. And I lost friends. The UK alone has lost 457 military personnel." Thousands of lives have been changed forever, parents have had to bury their children and children have lost their parents. "These victims deserve to be spoken about with truth and respect (...)", the royal continued.
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19:19
Prime Minister Starmer accuses Trump of insulting British soldiers
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected claims about the unwillingness of Nato allies' soldiers to serve in Afghanistan as an insult. "I think President Trump's comments are insulting and frankly appalling, and I am not surprised that they have caused so much pain to the families of the fallen and injured and to the country as a whole," Starmer said. "I will never forget their courage, their bravery and the sacrifice they made for their country."
US President Donald Trump had questioned the reliability of the NATO alliance. "I've always said: Will they be there if we ever need them? That's the key question, and I'm not sure about that," said the 79-year-old in an interview with US broadcaster Fox News at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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"Think the comments are offensive": British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is disappointed with Trump. James Manning/PA Wire/dpa (Archivbild)"We never needed them, we never really asked them for anything," said Trump. "They do say they would have sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this and that, and they did, but they held back a little bit, a little bit behind the front lines."
The fact is that after the terrorist attacks in the USA on September 11, 2001, NATO declared a state of mutual assistance for the first time, according to which an attack on one member state is equivalent to an attack on all. Subsequently, troops from NATO countries overthrew the then Taliban government in Afghanistan, which was harboring the al-Qaeda terrorist network responsible for the attacks. Over the years, the UK has sent more than 150,000 soldiers to Afghanistan - the second-largest contingent after the USA. 457 British military personnel paid for the mission with their lives.
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16:14
Stain on the hand causes a stir at Trump's WEF appearance
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, observers noticed a bruise on Donald Trump's left hand - a detail that promptly sparked new discussions about his state of health.
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3.41 pm
JD Vance compares the US economy to the "Titanic" and earns ridicule
US Vice President JD Vance has caused a stir with an unusual metaphor: in a speech, he compared the economic situation in the USA to the sunken luxury liner Titanic. The comparison went down badly with political opponents and on social media.
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2.17 pm
Trump insults British Afghanistan veterans - one of whom is now Secretary of Defense
President Trump loves to provoke. Today it is the turn of the soldiers who fought alongside the USA in Afghanistan - in the only Article 5 mission in the history of NATO, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011.
The other troops did go to Afghanistan, Trump claims, but stayed away from the front. Anger is particularly high in the UK, whose troops have been deployed for years in the Taliban strongholds of Helmand and Kandahar, according to a BBC military editor. Most of the 457 fallen British soldiers were killed in Helmand, hundreds more were injured and many lost limbs.
One man who himself fought on the Afghan front is Al Carns, now UK Defense Secretary. He posts a video from 2006 or 2007 in which he can be seen directing his unit in combat in Afghanistan.
Countless other veterans share their anger at Trump's insulting lie.
The British government has also said that Trump is wrong to belittle the role of Nato and British troops.
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1.20 pm
White House spreads fake photo of ICE arrest
Following an arrest in connection with a protest in the US state of Minnesota, the White House is being criticized. The reason for this is a photo which, according to media reports, was apparently altered before being distributed via official channels.
Last Sunday, activists protested against the US immigration authorities outside a church in St. Paul. The protest disrupted a church service; three people were arrested as a result. Among them was the lawyer and civil rights activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. As reported by the US broadcaster CNN, Armstrong had stated the previous evening that the immigration authorities were criminalizing peaceful protesters without any legal basis.
After the arrest, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem published a photo on Platform X showing Armstrong being taken away by an ICE officer. Shortly afterwards, another picture of the same scene appeared - this time on the official White House account.
This second photo looked strikingly different: Armstrong appears more emotional, with tears in her eyes and a darker skin tone. The British newspaper The Guardian superimposed the two images and came to the conclusion that it was the same original photo that had been visually altered. The positions of the officials, clothing and background were identical, with the only differences being light, contrast and facial expression.
When asked by the Guardian whether the photo had been edited, the White House did not respond with a statement, but merely referred to the corresponding X-Post. There was no explanation as to the origin of the image or whether it had been edited.
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7.43 a.m.
Swedish fund sells billions in US bonds
After the Danish pension fund AkademikerPension announced that it was dumping all its US bonds, Alecta from Sweden is now following suit. However, while the former has only sold bonds worth 100 million, the latter has sold between 7.7 and 8.8 billion dollars, reports Bloomberg.
"This is due to the reduced predictability of US policy combined with high budget deficits and growing government debt," says Pablo Bernengo, Chief Investment Officer of Alecta. The fund has been gradually reducing its holdings since last year - long before Trump's Greenland threats triggered this week's market turmoil.
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7.21 am
USA officially no longer part of the WHO
After almost 80 years of membership, the USA is no longer part of the World Health Organization (WHO). Donald Trump decided to withdraw by decree on his first day in office on January 20, 2025 - because of the WHO's handling of the Covid pandemic. He also said the USA was paying too much.
"It's not really the right decision, I want to say that quite frankly, because I think there are many things that are done by the WHO that benefit the US, and only the WHO does that, especially on health security issues," commented the WHO Director-General.
"That's why I say that the US cannot be safe without working with the WHO," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus added. It is hoped that Washington will reconsider its decision. The withdrawal became official yesterday.
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4.59 a.m.
Maine governor demands data on migrant arrests
The Democratic governor of the US state of Maine has called on immigration authorities to disclose data.
She wants them to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest figures and basic information about who is being detained in her state. She said the public has largely been left in the dark as fear spreads in immigrant communities.
"If they have warrants, let them show them. In America, we don't believe in secret arrests or a secret police force," Gov. Janet Mills said yesterday.
![Like an officer from a Nazi movie: Gregory Bovino, Trump's man who commands the Border Patrol during ICE troop raids in US metropolitan areas, wears a matching undercut with his calf-length coat. (January 15, 2026)]()
Like an officer from a Nazi movie: Gregory Bovino, Trump's man who commands the Border Patrol during ICE troop raids in US metropolitan areas, wears a matching undercut with his calf-length coat. (January 15, 2026) Image: Keystone/EPA/Olga FedorovaMills said President Donald Trump's office did not return her calls about the operation launched this week. Federal officials said about 50 arrests were made on the first day and about 1,400 people were targets of the operation in the largely rural state of 1.4 million people.
The measures have sparked fear in Maine's largest cities, including Portland and Lewiston. Both cities are home to significant immigrant and refugee communities, particularly from African countries.
Community leaders say some families stayed in their homes, avoided work and kept children out of school for fear of arrest. Mills said the lack of information has made it difficult to assess the scope or justification of the deployment.
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4.16pm
Trump withdraws "peace council" invitation for Carney
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invitation to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend his controversial "Peace Council".
The Republican announced this in a brief post on his online platform Truth Social, without giving a reason. Yesterday, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he signed a founding document of the body, which critics see as an attack on the United Nations.
Originally, the Council was set up by the USA - at least officially - to implement the Gaza peace plan. However, there has long been talk that the council could take on many other conflicts and create order in the interests of the US president. As chairman of the council, Trump himself decides who can become a member. Dozens of countries have received invitations to join - but only a few have initially accepted, including some authoritarian states. Canada is one of the countries that did not initially commit. The country could imagine participating in principle, but the details had not been finalized, said Carney.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during his speech in Davos, where he had clear words for the geopolitical developments. (20.1.2026) Image: Keystone/Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via APThe Canadian head of government caught the eye in Davos with a forceful speech. The US-led global governance system is currently experiencing a rupture characterized by competition between the major powers and a dwindling rules-based order, said Carney. He did not mention Trump by name, but observers assumed that he had him in mind above all. The US President had repeatedly announced that he wanted to make Canada part of the United States.
Trump himself obviously also felt addressed by Carney's speech: The US has always been very generous with Canada, the US president said in Davos. Nevertheless, Carney was not very grateful in his speech. "Canada exists thanks to the United States, remember that, Mark, the next time you speak," Trump emphasized.
Carney has since spoken out again - and clearly contradicted the content of Trump's statements. Canada and the USA have built a remarkable partnership in the areas of business, security and cultural exchange, he said on Thursday. "But Canada does not exist because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadians."
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3:15 p.m.
Trump strikes again with bruise on his hand
US President Donald Trump has once again been photographed with a bruise on his hand at the World Economic Forum in Davos. When asked about this, he told journalists on the flight back to the USA that he had bumped his hand on a table. The 79-year-old also referred to his intake of aspirin: "I would say take aspirin if you care about your heart, but don't take aspirin if you don't want to have little bruises."
Trump had already attracted attention several times in the past with bruises on his hands, which had repeatedly triggered speculation about his state of health. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the US President recently admitted that he has been taking a higher daily dose of aspirin than recommended by doctors for years. "They say aspirin is good for thinning the blood, and I don't want thick blood running through my heart," he said.
![US President Donald Trump explains to journalists on the flight home from the WEF in Davos what the bruise on his left hand is all about. (22.1.2026)]()
US President Donald Trump explains to journalists on the flight home from the WEF in Davos what the bruise on his left hand is all about. (22.1.2026) Image: Keystone/AP Photo/Evan VucciOn this occasion, Trump also pointed out that taking aspirin causes him to bruise easily. He and his spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt had also previously cited frequent handshakes as another reason for the discoloration.
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Friday, January 23, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
US House of Representatives approves spending package
The US House of Representatives approved a final spending package in the current financial year on Thursday. Specifically, this involved four bills totaling around 1.2 trillion dollars. They will now be forwarded to the Senate, which would have to pass them before the end of a deadline on January 30 in order to avoid another partial government shutdown.
Last fall, the longest shutdown in US history lasted 43 days because the Republicans and Democrats were unable to agree on a transition budget. For weeks, federal employees no longer received a salary and food aid for Americans was also put on hold. Finally, a compromise was reached in the budget dispute that secured funding for the administration until the end of January.
Three of the bills approved by the House of Representatives received broad cross-party support. They fund the Department of Defense and the departments of Education, Transportation and Health and Human Services, among others. However, a fourth bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security met with opposition from Democrats. They complained that the bill did not sufficiently curb the mass deportations initiated by President Donald Trump.
Trump had promised the American people that his deportation policy would target violent criminals without legal residency status, according to a statement from the Democratic leadership led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. But ICE has targeted citizens and law-abiding immigrant families, it said. Taxpayer money is being misused to mistreat US citizens. This includes the tragic killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three who was shot and killed by an ICE officer in her car in Minneapolis in early January. Republicans were ultimately able to pass the Department of Homeland Security spending bill with their majority in the upper chamber.
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10:48 p.m.
US immigration officials take five-year-old into custody
Federal officials from the US immigration authority ICE have taken a five-year-old boy and his father into custody in Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota. According to information given to US media by representatives of the five-year-old's school, the child and father were taken away in the driveway of their home on Tuesday after the boy had just been brought home from preschool. Father and son are now in an ICE facility for families in the US state of Texas, as the Washington Post and CNN reported on Thursday.
The boy was taken from his father's car, which was still running, said Zena Stenvik, the head of the school district in the Minneapolis suburb, at a press conference. Another adult from the household had asked in vain to be allowed to look after the child himself. According to the school district, officials also asked the five-year-old to knock on the front door to see if there were other people in the house.
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Liam Conejo Ramos, five, is detained by ICE officers after coming home from preschool. (20.1.2026) Image: Keystone/Ali Daniels via AP -
8:11 p.m.
Trump sues major bank JPMorgan over account closures
Donald Trump is demanding at least five billion dollars from the major bank JPMorgan Chase because it closed accounts of the current president in 2021 after his supporters stormed the US Capitol. Trump's lawyers argue that the move was politically motivated. The bank rejected the accusations, saying it closes accounts if they pose a legal or regulatory risk - but not for political or religious reasons.
According to the Florida lawsuit published by US broadcaster CNBC, the bank informed Trump and several of his companies on February 19, 2021, that their accounts would be closed in two months. According to the lawsuit, this caused them damage by, among other things, having to enter into less lucrative business relationships with other financial institutions. Trump and his companies have also been blacklisted in asset management.
In addition to JPMorgan, the lawsuit is also directed against bank boss Jamie Dimon personally. Trump had previously threatened to sue JP Morgan - and also criticized Bank of America because the credit institution had refused a deposit of one billion dollars.
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6.59 pm
Former special prosecutor Smith defends Trump's prosecution
A former special prosecutor of the US Department of Justice has defended his actions against Republican President Donald Trump at a congressional hearing. He was not guided by political considerations in his investigation and had no ulterior motives in the criminal charges his team brought against Trump, Jack Smith asserted in Washington on Thursday. He stands behind his decision to press ahead with charges against Trump in several cases.
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Special prosecutor Jack Smith gets the chance to publicly defend the charges against Donald Trump. (archive image) Bild: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/dpaHe had accused the Republican of being guilty of a criminal conspiracy to overturn his defeat against Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election. His investigation was also the basis of Trump's indictment in the so-called document affair.
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18:50
US Attorney General reports arrest after anti-ICE protest at church
Following a protest against US immigration policy during a church service in the state of Minnesota, police have arrested the alleged organizer. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of civil rights lawyer and well-known activist in the Minneapolis area Nekima Levy Armstrong on Thursday in a post on the X platform and explained that the arrest was made on her instructions. She later reported another arrest.
Activists had entered the church in St. Paul, the sister city of Minneapolis, on Sunday, chanting slogans against the immigration authorities ICE and loudly demanding "Justice for Renée Good". The 37-year-old mother of three was shot and killed in her car by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in early January.
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3:45 p.m.
Canada's military plans for US invasion
The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian military is considering a hypothetical US invasion for the first time in over 100 years. According to the report, the plan provides for defense on various levels. The portfolio ranges from asymmetric tactics to drone warfare and a request for European support.
The military emphasizes that this is a purely theoretical model that is merely a precautionary measure. It is based on the assumption of a US attack in the south that expands at lightning speed. Because the neighbor is so militarily superior, the focus is on "unconventional warfare", it continues.
The Mujahidin, who resisted the Soviet occupation in Afghanistan, are the model. "The aim of such tactics would be to inflict mass casualties on the US occupation forces," a military source is quoted as saying.
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3.12pm
Barron Trump apparently saves British woman from harm
Donald Trump's son Barron is said to have prevented an act of violence with a late-night call to the British police. This emerges from a trial against a 22-year-old defendant in the UK, who is accused of assault and rape. The victim is reportedly well acquainted with Barron Trump.
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Barron Trump at his father's inauguration on January 20, 2025 in Washington. KEYSTONEOn the night in question, Barron Trump (19) allegedly had a video call with the victim and saw a man, presumably the accused, in the room. According to a recording, the US president's youngest son then called the London police and alerted the officers.
"I'm calling from the US, I just got a call from a girl, you know, she's being beaten," Trump said, according to the transcript reported by the PA news agency. "It's really an emergency." The victim and Barron Trump are said to have met on social media. The accused denies all allegations.
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2.51 pm
Greenland or Iceland? Trump's spokeswoman denies the obvious
During his speech at the WEF in Davis yesterday, Donald Trump referred to Iceland several times when he apparently meant Greenland. Referring to Europe and NATO, for example, the 79-year-old said: "When I told them about Iceland, they loved me."
Although Europe stood behind the USA in the only NATO alliance case to date - September 11, 2001 - and in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US President said: "I don't know if they would be there for us. They're not there for us on Iceland, I can tell you that." And: "The stock markets went down for the first time yesterday - because of Iceland. Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
Libbey Dean - a journalist at the right-wing channel "NewsNation" - has also noticed this confusion. Donakd Trump's spokeswoman was openly annoyed by a corresponding comment on X.
"No, he didn't, Libby," writes Karoline Leavitt, misspelling the reporter's name. "His written remarks refer to Greenland as a 'piece of ice' because that's what it is. You're the only one getting things mixed up here."
However, this is untrue: various media outlets are reporting that her boss got something mixed up. The contradiction on X is particularly crude - who's surprised?
To explain: the man above is Muhammad as-Sahhaf, known as "Chomical Ali" or "Baghdad Bob". He was Minister of Information under Saddam Hussein and caused many a laugh during the third Gulf War with his crazy propaganda statements.
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1.57 pm
Fentanyl meme from Greenland: Black humor against US cultural imports
The USA has been battling a fentanyl crisis at home for several years. Between July 2021 and June 2022, over 107,000 people lost their lives to an overdose. Videos of people hanging their upper bodies and standing motionless on the streets due to fentanyl consumption were already circulating on social media.
Now videos of people with their upper bodies hanging down are once again circulating on the internet. This time, however, it is Greenlanders. Under the videos on X and Tiktok, users write: "Bringing American culture to Greenland." Which means: "Bringing American culture to Greenland."
With Donald Trump's announcement that he wants to take over Greenland, the locals are reacting with humor. It seems as if the Greenlanders want to demonstrate that the cultures of the USA and Greenland are completely different.
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12:36 p.m.
ICE strikes: photographer throws his camera at colleague
John Abernathy is a photographer in Minneapolis. It is January 15 when the man falls into the clutches of ICE agents. Abernathy is lying flat on the floor: at least one federal officer has driven his knee into his back. They shout for him to put his hands behind his back, but he can't - because of the weight on him.
The photographer is afraid for his camera and the photos he has taken. An irritant gas makes it difficult for him to breathe. Abernathy looks a colleague in the eye - and throws him his Leica M10-R. Pierre Lavie captures the scene with his camera before taking the colleague's equipment and cell phone.
Abernathy is primarily a commercial photographer, but wants to capture the protests in pictures - "simply to show what's happening, for anyone who wants to see it", the "Huffington Post" quotes him as saying. The ICE agents apparently believe that he sprayed irritant gas - and brutally attacked him.
"I couldn't breathe. I was screaming my name because I didn't know what was going to happen, and I was also kind of subconsciously screaming 'I can't breathe,' and when that came out, I thought of George Floyd and thought, 'Oh shit, this is getting serious,'" the photographer recalls of the scene.
"They were immediately very threatening instead of de-escalating a situation," says colleague Lavie. "Their unprofessionalism worries me as an observer, because I don't think it will be long before someone gets really hurt. It's reckless and dangerous."
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John Abernathy is arrested by ICE agents in Minnepolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 15. KEYSTONEAbernathy finds Lavie through the "Find My iPhone" function. "He jumped out of the car, gave me a big handshake and a hug and said, 'Thank you so much,'" Lavie says, describing their reunion at a hotel. Abernathy "was a little banged up, but he's obviously a tough guy and has a quick mind, and he seemed fine."
Abernathy still feels "shaky" after the incident, but wants to move on. "The world needs to see it, not just the people here."
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11:43 a.m.
"Peace Council" officially founded
Donald Trump has launched his controversial "Peace Council". At the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos, the US president signed a founding document for the body, which critics see as an attack on the United Nations.
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11.38 am
Russia does not want to pay directly for "Peace Council"
Russia wants to contribute the proposed one billion US dollars from its assets frozen in the USA in the event of possible participation in the "Peace Council" planned by US President Donald Trump.
Washington would have to release the blocked funds if they were to be used for humanitarian purposes for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian news agency Interfax.
States can secure a seat on US President Donald Trump's newly created "Peace Council" for an unlimited period of time if they contribute one billion US dollars to the budget within one year. This is stated in the draft charter.
The main point of the many critics is that the "Peace Council" is completely tailored to Trump as a person; some speak of a blatant declaration of war on the United Nations.
Trump had claimed that Putin had already agreed to participate in the so-called Peace Council. However, the Kremlin leader stated yesterday evening that the issue was still under consideration by the Foreign Ministry. Russia is not losing hope of regaining its assets frozen in the USA and is continuing to fight for them, Peskov emphasized.
According to Peskov, Putin also wants to talk to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow at a meeting about the so-called Peace Council. Trump had invited dozens of countries to participate, some agreed, others declined - or have not yet decided.
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10.56 am
Frederiksen insists on Denmark's sovereignty
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has rejected negotiations on Denmark's sovereignty. Frederiksen announced today that she had been informed that such talks had not been an issue in view of a new NATO framework agreement on security in the Arctic.
Under the agreement, the USA is to refrain from using force to take the island of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark. Frederiksen said that Denmark wanted to continue a constructive dialog with its allies on how to strengthen security in the Arctic, including the planned US missile defence system "Golden Dome", "provided that this is done with respect for our territorial integrity".
Her country is ready to talk about everything political, such as security, investment and economic issues. "But we cannot negotiate about our sovereignty," she emphasized. Security in the Arctic is important for the entire NATO military alliance, Frederiksen said.
It was "good and normal" that the US President and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte were discussing this. The head of government reported that she had spoken to Rutte on an ongoing basis before and after his meeting with Trump in Davos.
When asked whether the largely autonomous Greenland would remain part of the Danish state after the framework agreement announced by Trump, Rutte replied: "This topic did not come up again in my talks with the President this evening."
Trump focused on how to protect the Arctic region, where China and Russia are becoming increasingly active. "That was really the focus of our discussions," Rutte told Fox News.
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10:29 a.m.
ICE arrests five-year-old and his father
The immigration authority ICE has arrested a five-year-old in the US state when he had just left school, according to the Guardian. The boy was taken to an ICE detention center in Texas along with his father.
The incident took place in the city of Columbia Heights, according to Zena Stenvik, the superintendent of the school district. When she arrived at the family's home, the father's car was still in the driveway with the engine running. However, the man and little Liam had already left by then.
Liam's older brother only escaped arrest because he arrived 20 minutes later, it is said. The family's lawyer refers to ongoing asylum proceedings. "The family did everything they were supposed to do, according to the rules," says Marc Prokosch. "They didn't come here illegally. They are not criminals."
According to Stenvik, Liam isn't the only minor ICE has nabbed in Minnesota. Two juveniles as young as 17 and a 10-year-old have also been arrested since the beginning of the year, he said.
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9:30 a.m.
Death in ICE custody: Suicide my ass - Cuban man was suffocated
The death of a Cuban man in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center has been ruled a homicide, according to a forensic medical report cited by the media.
The 55-year-old man suffocated due to pressure on his neck and upper body, US media report unanimously, citing the report from the El Paso coroner's office in the US state of Texas.
The forensic findings thus contradict statements by ICE that the 55-year-old died by suicide. Last week, the "Washington Post" reported, with reference to a fellow inmate, that guards had allegedly strangled the 55-year-old.
The witness had also heard the man repeatedly say that he could not breathe, the newspaper reported. Medical staff tried to resuscitate the Cuban for an hour, after which his body was taken away.
However, Tricia McLaughlin, the deputy secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that the man had tried to take his own life and that the guards had tried to save him.
The Cuban resisted and stopped breathing and lost consciousness during the scuffle, McLaughlin said, according to the Washington Post and local broadcaster CBS Austin.
The father of four was arrested in New York State in July 2025 and has been detained at the Camp East Montana detention center since September. According to ICE, the man had multiple criminal convictions and should therefore be deported.
Camp East Montana on the Fort Bliss military base near the city of El Paso in Texas is the largest detention center for migrants in the USA. Up to 5,000 people can be detained in the tent camp on the border with Mexico until they are deported.
The deportations and raids are part of the Trump administration's tougher migration policy. Several detainees have died in ICE custody in recent months, and in some cases the deaths are under forensic investigation.
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9 a.m.
"Catch of the Day": ICE is now targeting Maine
The Trump administration has recently increased the use of the ICE immigration authority for mass deportations in sparsely populated Maine in the north-east of the USA. Around 1,400 people are being targeted in the state, said ICE Deputy Director Patricia Hyde in an interview with the Fox News channel.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, 50 people had already been arrested on January 20, when the operations began. Department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin explained that the operation in Maine was called "Catch of the Day", which observers understood as an allusion to the seafood industry, an economically important sector in the New England state.
Operation Catch of the Day was launched to target the "worst criminal illegal aliens" in the state, McLaughlin added.
On the first day of the operation, migrants were arrested who had been convicted of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of children. The agency did not respond to an inquiry from the AP news agency yesterday about ICE's plans for Maine.
Maine Governor Janet Mills sharply criticized the federal government's actions and warned of a climate of fear fueled by immigration enforcement operations in her state.
If federal officials have search or arrest warrants, they should show them, the Democrat explained. But when blameless parents are separated from their children, the authorities are "just sowing intimidation and fear," fostering "division as well as distrust among neighbors."
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4.20 am
Danish US boycott: apps sort out goods in the supermarket
Anger at the USA over the Greenland conflict is prompting the Danes to boycott the supermarket. Many no longer put anything from the USA in their shopping carts.
Danes can now use apps to scan food for its origin. Together with his friend Malthe Hensberg, 21-year-old Dane Jonas Pipper has developed the app "UdenUSA" ("OhnedieUSA"). The two came up with the idea last year when US President Donald Trump first seriously threatened to take over Greenland.
A wave of protest in Denmark led to the creation of the Facebook group "Boycott goods from the USA", in which Danes discuss how they can best avoid American products. The group now has more than 100,000 members.
To put this into perspective: Denmark has a population of around six million. "We noticed that it was important to many people to avoid food from the USA," says app developer Pipper to the German Press Agency. "But it's not always so easy to recognize them in the supermarket."
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Buy fewer US products: Products marked with a star in a Danish supermarket are of European origin. (archive picture) Picture: Keystone/EPA/Bo AmstrupHowever, it is unclear what effect such a boycott could have. After all, the Danish economy is comparatively small - and only a few foods come directly from the USA. Even if a relevant proportion of Danish consumers avoided US products, this would hardly be enough to have a noticeable economic or political impact, says Sascha Raithel, Professor of Marketing at the Free University of Berlin.
For many consumers, the conscious decision to avoid US foods is simply a way of venting their anger, says behavioral researcher Pelle Guldborg Hansen from Roskilde University to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
"Many people watch the news and get angry about something - and in this case it's about us and Greenland," says the researcher. "You just want to do something about your anger. No matter how small."
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4 o'clock
US judge stops evaluation of seized data from reporter
In the dispute over the search of a Washington Post reporter's home, a US judge has set limits for the government for the time being. According to the newspaper itself, federal officials may not initially analyze the electronic devices seized from journalist Hannah Natanson during the raid. This was decided by a federal judge in the state of Virginia. The judge ordered that the current situation be maintained until the court has fully examined the case. Although the government may remain in possession of the confiscated devices for the time being, it is prevented from accessing the data stored on them until further notice. According to the Washington Post, he also set a deadline of January 28 for the government to respond and announced a hearing in early February.
Officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) searched Natanson's home in mid-January and confiscated a cell phone, two laptops, an audio recorder, an external hard drive and a smartwatch, among other things. The measure is in connection with investigations into a government contractor from the state of Maryland who, according to the search warrant, is suspected of taking intelligence reports home and passing them on without authorization.
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The newsroom of the "Washington Post" (archive image). Image: Keystone/EPA/Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington PostThe judge's decision came just hours after the "Washington Post" took legal action against the search. In a motion, the newspaper had demanded that the devices be returned immediately and their use prohibited. The newspaper argued that the action violated the freedom of the press enshrined in the US constitution and disregarded special legal protections designed to protect journalists from coercive government measures.
According to the Washington Post, the seized devices contain years of journalistic work materials, including contacts with confidential sources and unpublished research. Almost none of the stored information is related to the search warrant, according to the newspaper. On the other hand, the seizure has a deterrent effect on informants and effectively paralyzes the reporter's journalistic work.
Media rights activists and press freedom organizations emphasized in US media that this is the first known case in which investigators have searched a reporter's home in the US as part of a national security investigation.
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Thursday, January 22, 2026, 0:10 a.m.
ICE lowers hurdles for forced entry into homes
The US immigration authority ICE has authorized its officers to forcibly enter homes without a warrant. All that is required is a so-called administrative warrant, according to an internal ICE memo obtained by the AP news agency on Wednesday. Critics see this as a violation of rights guaranteed in the US constitution.
For years, civil rights activists have advised migrants in the USA not to open the door to immigration officials if they cannot produce a search warrant signed by a judge. This advice is based on Supreme Court rulings that generally prohibit law enforcement from entering a home without a warrant. The ICE directive runs counter to this.
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is cracking down on protesters and migrants. Image: Keystone/AP Photo/Adam Gray
