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ICE not part of Team USA delegation, USOPC security chief says

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance pose for a photo with Team USA athletes, at the Team USA Welcome Experience, ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance pose for a photo with Team USA athletes, at the Team USA Welcome Experience, ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

Shanmugam visits China, discusses law enforcement cooperation with counterparts: MHA

Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam with Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong (left pic, right) and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Chen Wenqing.
Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam with Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong (left pic, right) and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Chen Wenqing.

Pakistani military concludes operation against separatists in Balochistan, 216 killed

People walk amid damages at a police station, following militant attacks, in Quetta, Pakistan, February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
People walk amid damages at a police station, following militant attacks, in Quetta, Pakistan, February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Alex Pretti shooting in Minneapolis thrusts US Border Patrol’s history of aggressive tactics into view

A banner reading 'ICE OUT OF MN' hangs on the side of Wrecktangle Pizza in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Feb 2.
A banner reading 'ICE OUT OF MN' hangs on the side of Wrecktangle Pizza in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Feb 2.

Maduro ally Saab, Venezuelan businessman once held in US, arrested again: US official

Colombian businessman Alex Saab in Caracas, Venezuela December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Colombian businessman Alex Saab in Caracas, Venezuela December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Trump tells Minnesota to help more with US immigration enforcement. What does it already do?

Trump administration officials have said the deployment of armed agents to deport migrants would continue if they do not get more cooperation.
Trump administration officials have said the deployment of armed agents to deport migrants would continue if they do not get more cooperation.

New York to monitor Trump’s deportation efforts with new legal observers

A formal state-organised effort to deploy legal observers in New York to monitor federal law enforcement appears to be new.
A formal state-organised effort to deploy legal observers in New York to monitor federal law enforcement appears to be new.

US judge dissolves DHS shooting evidence order, Kristi Noem pledges body cameras

The immigration enforcement policies of President Donald Trump’s administration have come under scrutiny after the killing of two US citizens in Minnesota in January.
The immigration enforcement policies of President Donald Trump’s administration have come under scrutiny after the killing of two US citizens in Minnesota in January.

Democrats ask top US spy to explain presence at FBI raid on election facility

A drone picture shows the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
A drone picture shows the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Trump border czar Homan says ICE in Minneapolis will focus on ‘targeted’ operations, not sweeps

A community member films federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement action in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. REUTERS/Seth Herald
A community member films federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement action in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. REUTERS/Seth Herald

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.