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A federal agent walks through tear gas smoke after it was used on protesting community members in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Man shot by US officer in Minneapolis as tensions flare over crackdown

A week after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, an agent fired ‘defensive shots’ during a struggle involving a snow shovel and three people.

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US prosecutors resign over handling of Renee Nicole Good’s killing by ICE

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US surges hundreds more agents to Minneapolis amid furore over ICE killing

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Who is Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed US woman Renee Nicole Good?

Earlier this year, the ‘expert marksman’ shot multiple taser probes into a man who dragged him 100 metres with his car during a traffic stop.

A protester holds a sign reading “Arrest Jonathan Rorss” during a rally for Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo
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Minneapolis ICE shooting: mayor urges activists not to take Trump’s ‘bait’

29 people were arrested as police responded to protests over the killing of Minnesota woman Renee Nicole Good.

Crime

6 killed in Mississippi shootings, including 7-year-old child

Daricka Moore, 24, has been charged with murder after a series of attacks at three locations.

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‘Inviting danger’: Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks violent confrontations

The contentious encounters stem from a dramatic shift in the approach to immigration enforcement, current and former officials say.

A person holds a sign as people protest against increased immigration enforcement, after the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday . Photo: Reuters
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Video shot by ICE agent as he killed Minnesota woman emerges, raising tensions

State officials are conducting their own investigation after the FBI refused to cooperate and share evidence.

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US border agent shoots 2 in Portland traffic stop as national tensions rise

DHS says a suspected Venezuelan gang member tried to ram agents with a car, a day after a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

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Minnesota, US officials clash over investigation into ICE agent’s killing of woman

Federal authorities freeze out state investigators as Vice-President J.D. Vance calls the death of Renee Nicole Good a ‘tragedy of her own making’.

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A demonstrator protests outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US immigration

Video | ICE officer shoots woman dead in US immigration operation

Bystander video shows an ICE agent firing at the vehicle, killing the 37-year-old woman who allegedly tried to run over ICE agents.

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers work the scene of a shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
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US immigration

Mother of 3 killed by ICE was a devout Christian and poet

An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her car shortly after she dropped off her 6-year-old son at school.

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US city on edge after ICE agent shoots woman dead, sparking outcry

US authorities claim Renee Nicole Good tried to ‘weaponise’ her car, but Minneapolis mayor blasts government’s ‘garbage narrative’.

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Brown University (US)

Brown University shooter left video confession, planned attack for months

Claudio Neves Valente, who killed two students and an MIT professor, said he wouldn’t apologise because no one had ever apologised to him.

Claudio Neves Valente is seen in surveillance footage provided by law enforcement. Photo:Providence Police Department via AP
United States

US court rules California ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional

The ruling affects California’s counties with more than 200,000 people, where about 95 per cent of the state’s population lives.

US Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke appears in a video released in March 2025 to show his dissent from a ruling upholding California’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, in California. Photo: 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals/Handout/Reuters
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Will homeless man who helped FBI find Brown shooter get US$50,000 reward?

Investigators struggled for days to locate the suspect – until they got a tip about a Reddit post by a man living in the building’s basement.

Australia

Australia’s Albanese faces battle over gun laws after Bondi Beach shooting

The prime minister’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives.

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How right-wing misinformation hurt the Brown University shooting investigation

Unfounded claims that the gunman was a Palestinian student flooded social media, complicating the probe.

Law enforcement agents take part in the search for the Brown University shooter in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown, MIT shootings

Trump administration targets diversity visa programme after deadly shootings were carried out by a Portuguese national.

Australia

Editorial | Restoring safety and unity key for Australia in Bondi shooting aftermath

Pledges to toughen laws against hate speech and on gun ownership are welcome as Australia reels from the horrifying violence.

Brown University (US)

Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead

Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist.

Images of the suspect Claudio Neves Valente displayed at a press conference announcing he had been found dead. Photo: Reuters
Brown University (US)

Brown University shooting: police seek witness who came close to gunman

The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students.

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Providence Police are seeking information about this individual who was seen near the person of interest in the Brown shooting case. Image: Providence Police Department via TNS
Crime

Homicide investigation launched after MIT professor fatally shot at home

Police are seeking a suspect who murdered Nuno Loureiro, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre.

Donald Trump

Trump expands US travel ban and restrictions to include another 20 countries

The clampdown affects people seeking to travel to the US as visitors as well as those hoping to emigrate there.

Video | Manhunt continues for Brown University gunman

Authorities say the investigation has shifted more than 30 hours after the attack killed two and injured nine.

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Crime

Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release detained man

Investigation going in a ‘different direction’ hours after an attack that left two students dead and nine injured.

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Authorities on Saturday released a short video clip of a person of interest dressed in black. Photo: Providence Police Department via AFP
Crime

Suspect arrested in US after 2 students shot dead at Brown University

Nine others were injured in Saturday’s attack in Providence, Rhode Island. US President Donald Trump called the shooting ‘terrible’.

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United States

FBI charges man with planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6, 2021 Capitol riot

The arrest of 30-year-old suspect Brian Cole Jnr is the first breakthrough in the nearly five-year-old case that had long vexed law enforcement.

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