The new partnership comes at a time when Europe is seeking to reduce its dependence on the U.S. and China and deepen its diplomatic and economic ties to other regions
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The European Union and India will explore possibilities for Indian participation in European defence initiatives, according to a draft security and defence partnership document seen by Reuters.
The new partnership comes at a time when Europe is seeking to reduce its dependence on the U.S. and China and deepen its diplomatic and economic ties to other regions.
“The EU and India will consult on their respective defence initiatives, including through exchanges on defence industry-related matters,” the draft partnership, which is set to be signed on Tuesday, said.
“They will explore, where there are mutual interest and alignment of security priorities, possibilities for India’s participation in relevant EU defence initiatives, as appropriate, in line with respective legal frameworks,” it added.
The partnership envisages an annual dialogue between the EU and India on security and defence, as well as deepening cooperation on maritime security, cyber issues, and counterterrorism.
“The growing complexity of global security threats, rising geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological change underscore the need for closer EU-India dialogue and cooperation in security and defence,” the document said.
India and the EU are also expected to announce on Tuesday the conclusion of protracted negotiations for a free trade pact.
Reporting by Lili Bayer; Editing by Bart Meijer and Alex Richardson
Over 3,600 flights were canceled and 714 were delayed as of early Monday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, following more than 11,000 cancellations reported on Sunday
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A powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the United States forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights and delayed hundreds on Monday, as freezing rain and heavy snowfall disrupted travel and snarled transportation networks.
Over 3,600 flights were canceled and 714 were delayed as of early Monday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, following more than 11,000 cancellations reported on Sunday.
The number of cancellations and delays was expected to rise as the day progressed.
Low pressure south of New England is expected to move east over the Atlantic on Monday, bringing heavy snow to parts of the Northeast and freezing rain across sections of the Mid-Atlantic, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
Snow is also expected along the Appalachian region, while rain will spread along the Southeast coast as a cold front moves offshore, the agency said.
American Airlines accounted for the largest share of disruptions on Monday, with nearly 570 flights canceled and about 57 delayed, followed by Republic Airways, JetBlue Airways and Delta Air Lines.
Boston’s Logan International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport were among the hardest hit.
Major U.S. carriers rolled out sweeping travel waivers and flexible re-booking options to assist passengers whose travel plans were disrupted by the cancellations.
Airline operations are highly interconnected, meaning cancellations can leave aircraft and crews out of position, complicating efforts to restore normal flight schedules.
The storm also impeded road travel. The Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that driving conditions could become dangerous as blizzard-like conditions, strong winds and ice spread further.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of customers across several U.S. states, from Tennessee to the Carolinas, reported power outages, with Tennessee reporting the highest number of cases.
More than 820,000 customers were without electricity as of early hours on Monday, according to data from PowerOutage.us.
Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli
Brent crude futures rose 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $65.95 a barrel at 1107 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $61.10 a barrel, up 3 cents, or 0.1%
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Oil prices edged higher on Monday after climbing more than 2% in the previous session, as output disruptions in major U.S. crude-producing regions and tensions between the U.S. and Iran boosted prices.
Brent crude futures rose 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $65.95 a barrel at 1107 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $61.10 a barrel, up 3 cents, or 0.1%.
Both benchmarks notched weekly gains of 2.7% to close on Friday at their highest points since January 14.
“Winter storm Fern struck the U.S. coast, forcing shut-ins in major crude and natural gas producing regions and adding stress to the power grid,” said Priyanka Sachdeva, senior market analyst at Phillip Nova, adding that oil markets are experiencing a mild upswing as outages tighten physical flows.
About 250,000 barrels per day of crude production has been lost in the U.S. due to harsh weather, including declines in the Bakken field in Oklahoma and parts of Texas, JPMorgan analysts said in a note on Monday.
Traders are also wary of geopolitical risks, analysts said, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept investors on edge.
President Donald Trump said last week that the U.S. has an “armada” heading toward Iran but hoped he would not have to use it, as he renewed warnings to Tehran against killing protesters or restarting its nuclear program.
“Unusually cold U.S. winter weather with higher heating oil demand and likely U.S. oil supply outages was probably part of the bullish drive at the end of last week, but U.S. threats towards Iran with USS Abraham Lincoln being deployed to the Middle East was probably more important,” an SEB research note said on Monday.
On Friday, a senior Iranian official said Iran would treat any attack “as an all-out war against us.”
Separately, Kazakhstan’s Caspian Pipeline Consortium said it returned to full loading capacity at its terminal on the Black Sea coast on Sunday after completing maintenance at one of its three mooring points.
And Tengizchevroil, which operates Kazakhstan’s giant Tengiz oilfield, has begun a gradual resumption of production after an extended outage, it said on Monday.
Reporting by Stephanie Kelly, Florence Tan and Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus, Jacqueline Wong and Sharon Singleton
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has agreed to immediately reduce the tax on a limited number of cars from the 27-nation bloc with an import price of more than 15,000 euros ($17,739)
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India plans to slash tariffs on cars imported from the European Union to 40% from as high as 110%, sources said, in the biggest opening yet of the country’s vast market as the two sides close in on a free trade pact that could come as early as Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has agreed to immediately reduce the tax on a limited number of cars from the 27-nation bloc with an import price of more than 15,000 euros ($17,739), two sources briefed on the talks told Reuters.
This will be further lowered to 10% over time, they added, easing access to the Indian market for European automakers such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
The sources declined to be identified as the talks are confidential and could be subject to last-minute changes. India’s commerce ministry and the European Commission declined to comment.
PACT ALREADY DUBBED ‘MOTHER OF ALL DEALS’
India and the EU are expected to announce on Tuesday the conclusion of protracted negotiations for the free trade pact, after which the two sides will finalise the details and ratify what is being called “the mother of all deals.
The pact could expand bilateral trade and lift Indian exports of goods such as textiles and jewellery, which have been hit by 50% U.S. tariffs since late August.
India is the world’s third-largest car market by sales after the U.S. and China, but its domestic auto industry has been one of the most protected. New Delhi currently levies tariffs of 70% and 110% on imported cars, a level often criticised by executives, including Tesla chief Elon Musk.
New Delhi has proposed slashing import duties to 40% immediately for about 200,000 combustion-engine cars a year, one of the sources said, its most aggressive move yet to open up the sector. This quota could be subject to last-minute changes, the source added.
Battery electric vehicles will be excluded from import duty reductions for the first five years to protect investments by domestic players like Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors in the nascent sector, the two sources said. After five years EVs will follow similar duty cuts.
MARKET CURRENTLY DOMINATED BY SUZUKI AND LOCAL MAKERS
Lower import taxes will be a boost for European automakers such as Volkswagen, Renault and Stellantis, as well as luxury players Mercedes-Benz and BMW which locally manufacture cars in India but have struggled to grow beyond a point in part due to high tariffs.
Lower taxes will allow carmakers to sell imported vehicles for a cheaper price and test the market with a broader portfolio before committing to manufacturing more cars locally, said one of the two sources.
European carmakers currently hold a less than 4% share of India’s 4.4-million units a year car market, which is dominated by Japan’s Suzuki Motor as well as homegrown brands Mahindra and Tata that together hold two-thirds.
With the Indian market expected to grow to 6 million units a year by 2030, some companies are already lining up new investment.
Renault is making a comeback in India with a new strategy as it seeks growth outside Europe, where Chinese carmakers are making strong inroads, and Volkswagen Group is finalising its next leg of investment in India through its Skoda brand.
Reporting by Aditi Shah and Philip Blenkinsop; Additional reporting by Lili Bayer in Brussels, with Shivangi Acharya in New Delhi; Editing by David Holmes
British businesses reported their fastest upturn in activity since April 2024 in January, while retail sales rose unexpectedly last month
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The British pound rose to a four-month high against a softening dollar on Monday, extending gains from last week when strong domestic data pushed the currency higher.
British businesses reported their fastest upturn in activity since April 2024 in January, while retail sales rose unexpectedly last month, data showed on Friday, adding to signs of a pickup in the economy.
That helped push the pound 2% higher last week, its biggest weekly gain since March last year, although the broad dollar fell by a similar amount.
The pound was last 0.2% higher versus the dollar at $1.3675, its highest level since September 17.
“Cable (sterling-dollar) is going to be at the mercy of the U.S. story, more so than the UK story,” said Dominic Bunning, head of G10 FX strategy at Nomura.
The dollar, which measures the currency against six others including the pound, slipped 1.9% last week, its biggest weekly drop since April as investors revived the “sell America” trade following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European allies over Greenland.
Against the euro the pound was down around 0.1% at 86.79 pence.
The pound was also down 1% to 210.17 yen, with the Japanese currency strengthening across the board as speculation mounted of coordinated currency intervention by Japanese and U.S. authorities to strengthen the yen.
Nomura’s Bunning believes the pound could weaken further against the euro given the challenges facing the UK economy.
“We think base effects will really bring inflation down below target by the April print,” Bunning said.
“We expect disinflation coming through in the next few months in the headline rates and that can potentially lead to a risk that the Bank of England cuts more than is priced.”
The BoE meets next week but is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged.
Money market traders are pricing in around 36 basis points of easing by year-end, implying one quarter-point rate cut and around a 45% chance of a second.
The pound also remains sensitive to large swings in government bond yields, which fell slightly on Monday after the Labour Party blocked the return to parliament of Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, seen as a potential challenger to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Britain’s benchmark 10-year gilt yield was last down 3 basis points at 4.49%.
Reporting by Samuel Indyk; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne
Manchester United reignited their Women’s Super League campaign with a clinical second-half display to overcome Shaun Goater’s Aston Villa. The 4-1 victory at Villa Park, United’s first in three league outings, moves them within a single point of third-placed Arsenal.
The visitors took the lead after 27 minutes through Julia Zigiotti Olme’s direct corner, but Villa responded quickly as Kirsty Hanson restored parity. However, the game shifted dramatically after the interval. Elisabeth Terland restored the United lead 19 minutes from time before Jess Park and Hanna Lundkvist added further goals to seal the points.
Across the English pyramid, it was a landmark weekend for Bermudian talent. In the FA Women’s National League Cup, Kenni Thompson helped Bournemouth AFC Women secure a semi-final spot with a 3-0 win over Swindon. Further north, Aaliyah Nolan continued her prolific form, scoring in Bradford City’s 7-0 rout of Sunderland.
At Loftus Road, QPR goalkeeper coach Dashun Cooper oversaw a 5-0 victory over Chesham United, while Jasmine Spence came off the bench to find the net in Newport Pagnell Town’s 6-0 win. There was less luck for Eva Frazzoni’s AFC Sudbury, who fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat, while Keunna Dill and Trinae Edwards’ FC United of Manchester went down 4-0 to AFC Fylde.
Burnham said he was disappointed at the decision and, while he called for unity in the Labour Party, criticised the way the situation had been handled
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British Labour Party politician Andy Burnham was on Sunday blocked from trying to return to parliament, with lawmakers on the left of the party accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his allies of a political move to keep out a potential leadership rival.
Burnham said he was disappointed at the decision and, while he called for unity in the Labour Party, criticised the way the situation had been handled.
One of the party’s most high-profile politicians and an elected mayor in the northern English city of Manchester, Burnham said on Saturday he wanted to become Labour’s candidate to replace a lawmaker who resigned on Thursday.
Labour is trailing in opinion polls to Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist Reform UK ahead of bellwether local elections in May and has so far struggled to deliver on promises of a stronger economy, better public services and tighter borders.
In a decision likely to bring simmering tension within Labour to a fresh boil, Burnham was refused permission to stand by the party’s National Executive Committee on Sunday, losing a vote of senior officers, including Starmer himself, by 8 to 1.
Blocking Burnham’s candidacy denies him the chance of winning a platform from which he could have formally challenged Starmer, because only members of parliament can trigger a leadership contest.
“Andy Burnham is doing a great job as Mayor of Greater Manchester,” the Labour Party said in a statement.
“We believe it is in the best interests of the party to avoid an unnecessary Mayoral election,” the statement added, citing the cost to taxpayers – and Labour’s own campaign funds – of carrying out an election to replace him.
Burnham responded in a post on X saying he was disappointed and concerned about how the decision could affect upcoming elections.
That initial post ended with a call for unity, saying “we are stronger together and let’s stay that way”, but he later added a more barbed comment aimed at the party leadership:
“The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.”
CRITIC ACCUSES STARMER OF COWARDICE
Such is the sensitivity over Starmer’s future that the resignation last week of the lawmaker for Gorton and Denton in northwest England triggered a brief selloff in British government bonds. Investors speculated that Burnham – viewed as favouring looser fiscal policy – could win the seat to rejoin parliament and position himself for a leadership challenge.
Labour’s popularity has plummeted since a landslide election win in July 2024 and the party is split over the best strategy to restore confidence.
Left-wing Labour lawmaker John McDonnell posted an open message to Starmer on X after the NEC’s decision: “If you think it strengthens you I tell you it will simply hasten your demise. You could have shown magnanimous leadership but instead it’s cowardice.”
Burnham criticised Starmer’s leadership last year but said on Saturday he had assured the prime minister he wanted to “support the work of the government, not undermine it”.
Burnham ran unsuccessfully to become party leader in 2015, when he was beaten by Jeremy Corbyn. He left parliament to become Greater Manchester Mayor in 2017 but has remained an influential figure for some centre-left groups within Labour, particularly those critical of Starmer’s more centrist stance.
Reporting by William James; Editing by Bernadette Baum, Susan Fenton and Deepa Babington
Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol commander-at-large speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union”, could not offer evidence that Pretti was trying to impede a law enforcement operation
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Senior Trump administration officials on Sunday defended the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis even as video evidence contradicted their version of events and tensions grew between local law enforcement and federal officers.
As residents visited a makeshift shrine of flowers and candles in frigid temperatures and snow to mark Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti — the second shooting death by federal officers in Minneapolis this month — the Trump administration argued that Pretti assaulted officers, compelling them to fire in self-defense.
Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol commander-at-large speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union”, could not offer evidence that Pretti was trying to impede a law enforcement operation, but focused on the fact that the ICU nurse was carrying a gun, which he had a license to carry.
“The victims are border patrol agents,” Bovino said. “Law enforcement doesn’t assault anyone.”
Bovino and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused Pretti of assaulting the agents, rioting and obstructing them.
“We do know that he came to that scene and impeded a law enforcement operation, which is against federal law,” Noem told Fox News’ “Sunday Briefing” program. “It’s a felony. When he did that, interacting with those agents, when they tried to get him to disengage, he became aggressive and resisted them.”
That official line, echoed by other Trump officials on Sunday, triggered outrage from local law enforcement, many in Minneapolis and Democrats on Capitol Hill, because of bystander videos that appear to show a different version of events.
HOLDING A PHONE, NOT A GUN
Videos from the scene verified and reviewed by Reuters showed Pretti, 37, holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, as he tries to help other protesters who have been pushed to the ground by agents.
As the videos begin, Pretti can be seen filming as a federal agent pushes away one woman and shoves another woman to the ground. Pretti moves between the agent and the women, then raises his left arm to shield himself as the agent pepper sprays him.
Several agents then take hold of Pretti — who struggles with them — and force him onto his hands and knees. As the agents pin down Pretti, someone shouts what sounds like a warning about the presence of a gun.
Video footage then appears to show one of the agents removing a gun from Pretti and stepping away from the group with it.
Moments later, an officer with a handgun pointed at Pretti’s back and fired four shots at him in quick succession. Several more shots can then be heard as another agent appears to fire at Pretti.
Darius Reeves, the former head of ICE’s field office in Baltimore, told Reuters that federal agents’ apparent lack of communication is troubling. “It’s clear no one is communicating to me, based on my observation of how that team responded,” Reeves said.
One of the officers appeared to have taken possession of Pretti’s weapon before he was killed, Reeves said. “The proof to me is how everyone scatters,” he said. “They’re looking around, trying to figure out where the shots came from.”
‘VIDEOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES’
Brian O’Hara, the Minneapolis police chief, told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that “the videos speak for themselves,” adding the Trump administration version of events was “deeply disturbing.” He said he had seen no evidence that Pretti brandished a gun.
Tensions in the city were already running high after a federal agent fatally shot U.S. citizen Renee Good on Jan 7. Trump officials claim she was trying to ram the agent with her car, but other observers have argued that bystander video suggests she was trying to steer away from the officer who shot her.
Federal authorities have refused to allow local officials to participate in their investigation of the incident.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, told ABC News’ “This Week” that Trump’s surge of federal agents into Minneapolis was “completely out of control and out of balance,” and that they should leave Minnesota. She described the shooting of Pretti as “simply horrific”.
The deaths of Good and Pretti have sparked large protests in the Democrat-run city, although on Sunday morning the area where Pretti was shot was calm.
A woman wearing nursing scrubs ventured out in Sunday’s frigid temperatures to pay homage to Pretti, who she said worked with her. When asked what brought her out, the woman began to sob.
“He was caring and he was kind. None of this makes any sense,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified by name, saying she feared retribution from the federal government.
In addition to large protests in Minneapolis since Good’s death, there have been rallies in other cities led by Democratic politicians, including Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., since Trump began sending immigration agents and National Guard troops to those communities last year.
Trump has defended the operations as necessary to reduce crime and enforce immigration laws.
Pretti’s shooting triggered legal filings on Saturday night from state and local officials, as well as others.
A U.S. district judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting federal officials from destroying or altering evidence related to the shooting in response to a lawsuit filed by Minnesota’s attorney general, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. A full hearing is set for Monday.
Lawyers representing protesters in Minnesota also asked an appeals court to reinstate a lower court’s order that prevented violent retaliation by federal agents against protesters, citing Pretti’s death and the likelihood of a surge of people taking to the streets.
Reporting by Brad Brooks, Tim Reid, Tom Polansek, Brad Heath and Doina Chiacu; Writing by Tim Reid; Editing by Sergio Non and Nick Zieminski
At an open house on Saturday, youngsters got to try on the Coast Guard’s hi-tech equipment, and learn about the unit’s daily role in search and recovery on our waters
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Coast Guard unit hosted a family open house on Saturday, demonstrating the technology used for search and recovery operations.
Lt Col Duncan Simons, Commanding Officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, said it is the most active part of the RBR, and provides recruits with the opportunity to pick up new skills – including first aid, piloting, drone operation and diving.
Acting Major Jeff Patterson, the Coast Guard commander, highlighted the unit’s infrared drone capabilities, adding that they will be getting an underwater drone in March, funded through the Foreign Office.
Attendees were able to take a tour on one of the Coast Guard’s vessels, while youngsters got to try on some of the unit’s equipment – including ballistic vests and night vision goggles.
Kendal Trott interviews the director of the Sundance Film Festival
Eugene Hernandez is one of the most influential figures in independent film today. Appointed director of the Sundance Film Festival in 2022, he oversees the festival’s artistic direction and programming; the 2024 edition marked the first Sundance fully presented under his leadership.
A co-founder of IndieWire and former Director of the New York Film Festival, Mr. Hernandez has spent decades at the center of independent cinema.
Here, he speaks with Kendal Trott about how creatives from Bermuda can realistically find pathways into Sundance, and what filmmakers working outside major industry centres should understand about accessing the festival.
The landslide early on Saturday was triggered by heavy rains starting the day before, which the weather agency warned could continue for a week in the province and several other regions
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Indonesian authorities resumed search-and-rescue efforts for 80 people missing after a landslide killed 10 in a residential area of West Java province.
The landslide early on Saturday was triggered by heavy rains starting the day before, which the weather agency warned could continue for a week in the province and several other regions.
Resident Dedi Kurniawan, 36, said it was the first big landslide he had witnessed in Pasir Langu village in a hilly area of the province about 100 km (60 miles) southeast of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.
“Sometimes we have only small floods from the nearest river, but this time (the landslide) came from the forest,” he told Reuters.
Rescuers were hampered on Saturday as unstable terrain and rains hindered them from deploying heavy machinery, Kompas TV reported, citing authorities.
There were multiple reports of floods in West Java, including Jakarta. The floods have caused residents in heavily impacted areas to evacuate to higher ground or unaffected places.
The landslide occurred two months after cyclone-induced floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra killed 1,200 people, destroyed homes and displaced over a million residents.
Reporting by Yusep Maulana; Writing by Stefanno Sulaiman in Jakarta; Editing by William Mallard
The Department of Homeland Security characterized the incident as an attack, saying a Border Patrol agent fired in self-defense after a man approached with a handgun and violently resisted attempts to disarm him
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U.S. immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month.
The Department of Homeland Security characterized the incident as an attack, saying a Border Patrol agent fired in self-defense after a man approached with a handgun and violently resisted attempts to disarm him.
But bystander videos from the scene verified and reviewed by Reuters showed the man, identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, as he tries to help other protesters who have been pushed to the ground by agents.
As the videos begin, Pretti can be seen filming as a federal agent pushes away one woman and shoves another woman to the ground. Pretti moves between the agent and the women, then raises his left arm to shield himself as the agent pepper sprays him.
Several agents then take hold of Pretti – who struggles with them – and force him onto his hands and knees. As the agents pin down Pretti, someone shouts what sounds like a warning about the presence of a gun. Video footage then appears to show one of the agents removing a gun from Pretti and stepping away from the group with it.
Moments later, an officer with a handgun pointed at Pretti’s back fires four shots at him in quick succession, footage shows. Several more shots can then be heard as another agent appears to fire at Pretti.
The agents initially all back away from Pretti’s body on the road. Some agents then seem to offer medical assistance to Pretti as he lies on the ground, as other agents keep bystanders back.
The shooting of Pretti, an intensive care nurse, drew hundreds of protesters to the neighborhood to confront the armed and masked agents, who deployed tear gas and flashbang grenades. Demonstrations also broke out in New York, Washington D.C. and San Francisco, among other cities.
It also raised tensions between state and federal officials, already at odds with the Trump administration over the shooting of another U.S. citizen, Renee Good, on January 7.
They have refused to allow local officials to participate in their investigation of the incident.
POLICE SAY MAN WAS LAWFUL GUN OWNER
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters the man killed on Saturday had attacked agents on an immigration raid, though she did not say whether he pulled out his weapon. Federal officials posted an image of the gun they say Pretti was carrying at the time of the shooting.
“He wasn’t there to peacefully protest. He was there to perpetuate violence,” Noem said at a news conference.
Local leaders, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, questioned that account.
“I’ve seen the video from several angles and it’s sickening,” Walz said. “The federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation – the state will handle it.”
The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Drew Evans, told reporters that federal agents blocked his team’s attempts to begin an investigation on Saturday.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the man who was killed was a lawful gun owner with no criminal record other than traffic violations.
As people protested the shooting, city police and state troopers arrived to manage the crowd. The situation appeared to have calmed late Saturday after federal agents left the area, though protesters remained on the streets for hours afterward.
Local officials pleaded for restraint. “Please do not destroy our city,” O’Hara said.
The nearby Minneapolis Institute of Art said it had closed for the day due to safety concerns, and the National Basketball Association postponed a Minnesota Timberwolves game.
MAYOR, GOVERNOR CALL FOR OPERATION TO END
Walz and other local and state officials called for an immediate end to the Trump administration’s local immigration enforcement operations.
“How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a press conference.
Trump accused local elected officials of stirring up opposition.
“The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric,” the Republican president wrote on social media.
Vice President JD Vance, who visited the city on Thursday, accused local leaders of refusing to provide local police support to immigration agents. That drew a fierce response from Walz, who said the immigration crackdown has strained local police resources.
The shooting came one day after more than 10,000 people took to the frigid streets to protest the crackdown.
Before Saturday’s shooting, residents had already been angered by several incidents, including the killing of Good, the detention of a U.S. citizen who was taken from his home in his shorts, and the detention of school children, including a 5-year-old boy.
Reporting by Katharine Jackson, Karl Plume, Renee Hickman, Bo Erickson, Susan Heavey, Andrew Hay, Sarah Cahlan and Andy Sullivan; Writing by Andy Sullivan; Editing by Paul Thomasch, Donna Bryson, Sergio Non, Rod Nickel, Diane Craft and David Gregorio
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