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Drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills five and Poland urges Musk to cut Russia’s Starlink access. What we know on day 1,435

The children have been placed in foster care as their father works to bring them back home

A wave of violence has left transgender people afraid to go out, as experts say the global rise of far-right ideology is fuelling transphobia

Ecuador protests after ICE agent attempts entry into its Minneapolis consulate, raising international tensions over US immigration enforcement.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced plans to strengthen nuclear forces at an upcoming party congress following a missile test. He stated the congress will outline next-stage plans for bolstering the country's nuclear war deterrent. The test-firing of a multiple rocket launcher, observed with his daughter, aimed to improve…

Democrats and a couple of their Republican colleagues are demanding Noem’s resignation over federal killings in Minneapolis – key US politics stories from Tuesday 27 January at a glance

Report emerges as Trump signals he may reduce the surge of ICE and other federal agents in the state

As with Renee Good, a calmer response could have avoided the lethal outcome.

Colombia has blasted Ecuador’s decision to increase transportation fees for Colombian oil