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ICE under scrutiny amid rising protests over deadly shootings

Protests continue in the US after a second American citizen was killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis. ICE, created in 2002, has been heavily utilized under President Trump’s administration, wit...

19hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

'Little appetite for regime change’: Trump offers 'help' for Iran's protesters, but what can he do?

US President Donald Trump told Iranian protesters on Tuesday that “help is on its way” as he weighed options to punish Tehran for its brutal crackdown. As the threat of military action looms, analysts...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Fact check: Fans canceling World Cup tickets over ICE fears?

Amid a violent crackdown on migrants in the US, claims have been emerging online that thousands are canceling their tickets to the 2026 World Cup. Are fans backing out? And would immigration officers ...

4dDeutsche WelleSportsImpact

People who know the formula for WD-40

Gift link: https://www.wsj.com/business/the-secret-society-of-people-wh... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46771599 Points: 6 # Comments: 3...

15hHacker NewssocietyImpact

Why people still matter in the AI era

As population decline accelerates, the big risk is labour shortages, not mass unemployment...

1dFinancial TimeseconomicsImpact

The Asian migrant workers propping up Greenland’s economy

Arctic island desired by Donald Trump has a shaky economy reliant on Denmark, fishing and foreign labour...

Jan 19Financial TimeseconomicsImpact

The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46633378 Points: 47 # Comments: 12...

Jan 15Hacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Ugandans vote amid internet blackout and police repression

Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....

Jan 15France 24Politics

Report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine

In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Women’s African ...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Second ICE shooting in Minneapolis sparks clashes with protesters

A federal immigration agent shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis on Wednesday night after reportedly being attacked with a shovel and a broom handle, as tensions between ICE agents and protesters cont...

Jan 15EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Like potatoes? Berlin is giving away 4 million kilos

As an initiative redistributes a bumper surplus of spuds, here's a look at the Germans' great love affair with the potato....

Jan 20Deutsche Wellelifestyle

It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun

Shortly after federal agents killed Alex Pretti Saturday morning, DHS began to run with the story that the dead man had been armed and dangerous. He had a gun, DHS said. (A Bellingcat analysis of the ...

1dThe VergecrimeImpact

Hackers target Iran state TV's satellite transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince

Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not “point your weapons at the people,”...

Jan 19France 24PoliticsImpact

Minnesotans begin economic strike against ICE

Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota closed on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in severely cold weather to demonstrate against the ongoing immigration crackdown in the state. Professor of...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

What you can do to bypass authoritarian surveillance

How can people use the internet in authoritarian countries like China, Russia and Iran without revealing their identity? Are there workarounds besides VPNs and proxy servers?...

1dDeutsche WelleTechnologyImpact

There is another war Israel is waging – one that is not making headlines

In the occupied West Bank, Israel has mobilised all military and colonial means to make Palestinian life impossible....

6dAl JazeeraPolitics

Blood supplies running low in Germany

A shortage of blood donations in Germany could have dramatic consequences. The situation was critical in mid-January. DW's Marcel Fürstenau answered a call to donate blood and reported on his experien...

2dDeutsche WelleHealthImpact

Exiled Iranian women in Germany: 'All that remains is rage!'

Iran's regime has been cracking down on protesters with brutal force. Images of bodies in shrouds have provoked shock and outrage around the world — including among five Iranian women living in German...

Jan 17Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Ceasefire extended with Kurdish force

The Iranian regime’s recent crackdown on protests in Tehran and the country’s central region featured the use of military weapons, such as automatic or semi-automatic machine guns, that were previousl...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning

Over the next year, top social media executives are expected to take the witness stand to defend their companies from an avalanche of claims about their failure to protect kids. The first of many tria...

21hThe VergesocietyImpact
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