US federal agents have shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen in Minneapolis amid an immigration crackdown in the city. Authorities say the man had a handgun and ‘resisted attempts to be disarmed’. He died in hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
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A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.
Regions that could see more than a foot of snow stretch from Colorado to West Virginia, New York City and up to Boston, according to the National Weather Service.
More than 10,000 US flights were cancelled over the weekend as the winter storm grips America.
Video from Oklahoma shows the efforts to clear the snowfall from the states’ roads and airport runways.
Syria ceasefire with Kurdish forces expires amid uncertainty
Manny Pacquiao produced a destructive performance, utilising his superior speed, to secure a dominant stoppage victory and force his ‘idol’ into retirement.
It was around this time that ‘Pac Man’ had found himself on a terrific surge, ending his fights with the likes of Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto inside the distance.
Having already become a seven-division world champion, the Filipino would later cement his Hall of Fame status by claiming the WBC title at super-welterweight.
Even while campaigning at 147lbs, though, Pacquiao was giving up a noticeable size advantage, relying mostly on his speed and technical prowess to emerge triumphant.
That much was evident during his showdown with Oscar De La Hoya who, despite being the bigger man, had drained himself to 145lbs when they collided in 2008.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, had hit the scales at 142lbs, before engineering a ruthless eighth-round finish that saw De La Hoya’s corner put a stop to the one-sided beatdown. The contest was the last time the ‘Golden Boy’ stepped into the ring.
Prior to their encounter, De La Hoya had not competed at welterweight since his fifth-round stoppage victory over Arturo Gatti in 2001.
The American had also suffered defeats to Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather before entering his final professional outing against Pacquiao.
While exchanging a few words of respect after their fight, Pacquiao told De La Hoya that he still views him as a source of inspiration.
“You’re still my idol, you’re still my idol, whatever happens.”
In response, De La Hoya confirmed that the feeling is mutual.
“No, now you’re my idol.”
Following his victory over De La Hoya, Pacquiao orchestrated a brutal second-round finish over Hatton before claiming the WBO world welterweight title against Cotto.
If you’ve thought about upgrading your audio hardware beyond your phone, the Maono PD200W mic makes a strong case for it. It offers versatility, quality and a simplicity that isn’t common with audio gear. And, just as important, it’s under US$100.
Out of the box, the PD200W feels solid – metal body with a sturdy mount and desk stand – that’s insanely easy to put together. As someone who is guilty of trying things out before reading any instructions, I had it set up in seconds. It isn’t super light – weighing around 374 g (0.82 lb) without the stand, and about 1,084 g (2.39 lb) when mounted. So, no, it’s not a clip-on DJI microphone by any stretch, but nor is it trying to be. Having reviewed the more portable Maono Wave T5 a few months ago, this one has a very different purpose.
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One of the PD200W‘s biggest assets is that it combines three traditionally separate microphone roles in a single device: A wireless microphone via a 2.4 GHz dongle, a USB-C system with built-in audio interface and a standard XLR unit for use with mixers or audio software. Most microphones manage to just one of these, so bringing the three together offers the user serious – and, let’s face it, rare – versatility.
At its core, a dynamic cardioid capsule is made for voice capture, delivering clean, warm audio that works well for podcasts, livestreams and anything else requiring speaking. Background noise is kept reasonably in check, even in untreated rooms, and the mic sounds consistent whether you’re running it wired or wireless. This alone is a strong point, offering more flexibility than most entry-level USB mics. The soft-foam windscreen is also excellent, muting the “breath blasts” that come from certain consonants, offering a professional finish to recordings even if you’re just sitting on the floor in your closet (we call this a “home studio” in the podcast world).
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In wireless mode, the microphone uses a 2.4-GHz receiver that plugs into any USB-C port on laptop or phone (you’ll need an adaptor if requiring an older Apple lightning connector). I was impressed with this mode, expecting some latency compared to a wired setup – it captured audio better than expected, essentially turning anywhere into a portable studio.
You can expect to get a good run out of a single charge – Maono says 60 hours of battery life with the RGB lighting off and around 38 hours with the LEDs on, and this didn’t feel too far off the mark. While I wasn’t recording nonstop, I didn’t need to charge it anytime in the week I was playing around with it. When the battery power drops below 20%, an orange LED ring flashes around the control knob (it’s green when at full charge). This LED ring also reacts to muting (flashes then goes off) or mode switches, making it incredibly easy to see what’s going on at all times.
The versatility does come with some slight trade-offs, though. The gain knob feels a little loose and imprecise, making fine adjustments a little fiddly, and the physical mute button produces an audible click if pressed while recording. The wireless receiver can also block neighboring ports on laptops, however this isn’t a major gripe. And while its cardioid pickup is ideal for solo creators, the setup is a little stretched for interviews and group recordings.
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Still, those compromises are pretty reasonable given the price tag. The PD200W isn’t trying to replace high-end studio gear, but instead provides a way for anyone to easily capture quality audio either at home or on-the-go. For podcasts, streams, voiceovers and video calls, this unit punches above its weight. And while it won’t completely silence a noisy room, it handles everyday background clutter well. And anyone who has tried to record a podcast while the neighbor has the leaf-blower out or their dog is barking will know that this sort of environmental control saves a whole lot of post-production time and headaches.
The Maono PD200W isn’t going to outperform top-line equipment, but that gear and setup is not a reality for most people. And its accessibility is one of its drawcards: It’s not daunting – it’s basically plug-and-play –and can work with everything from desktop streaming to field recording. So while it prioritizes connectivity and versatility over refined controls and studio polish, it feels like a pretty fair trade – especially given the price tag of US$99.99 (and only $84 on Amazon).
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Donald Trump’s threat comes after Canada reached deal with China last week on trade of agriproducts, electric vehicles.
Montreal, Canada – United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff against Canada if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney moves ahead with an announced trade deal with China.
In a statement shared on Truth Social on Saturday morning, Trump said Carney is “sorely mistaken” if he thinks Canada can become a “‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States”.
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“If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A,” Trump wrote in the post, which referred to Carney as “governor” instead of prime minister.
Carney’s office did not immediately respond to Al Jazeera’s request for comment on Trump’s remarks.
The threat comes as tensions mounted between Canada and the US this week after Carney delivered an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that was widely seen as a rebuke of the Trump administration’s policies.
“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Carney said in the speech, urging the world’s “middle powers” to deepen cooperation in the face of coercion and threats.
The prime minister’s remarks drew the ire of Trump, who responded by saying that “Canada lives because of the United States”. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,” he said in Davos.
Trump also revoked an invitation for Carney to join his so-called “Board of Peace” this week.
The US president has been threatening to impose steep levies on Canadian goods since before he formally came into office in January 2025, while he has repeatedly said he wants Canada to become the US’s “51st state”.
That has plunged ties between the North American neighbours to historic lows, and pushed Carney in recent months to seek out new economic partnerships, including with China, the European Union and Qatar.
“This is all part of Mr Carney’s goal to lessen [Canada’s] reliance on the United States,” Asa McKercher, a professor at St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia specialised in Canada-US relations, told Al Jazeera after the Davos speech.
“He’s a banker, so any sort of ‘diversified portfolio’ lessens our risk to certain shocks. That’s the way a banker would probably see it,” McKercher said.
“[Carney] senses the US is a risky trade and security partner, which is not a bad assessment given that Donald Trump is threatening a trade war against America’s closest allies.”
Last week, the Canadian government announced a “new strategic partnership” with China after Carney travelled to the country for talks with Chinese leaders.
The deal would see Beijing lower tariffs on canola and other agriproducts from Canada in exchange for Ottawa allowing as many as 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the Canadian market.
“At its best, the Canada-China relationship has created massive opportunities for both our peoples,” Carney said in a statement after the announcement.
Offended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s increasingly assertive posture toward the U.S., Trump revoked an invitation to join his Board of Peace. Many Western allies are suspicious of the organization, which is chaired by Trump and was initially formed to focus on maintaining the ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas but has grown into something skeptics fear could rival the United Nations.
Appearing at the World Economic Forum, Trump spoke of imposing tariffs on Switzerland — which he ultimately lowered — because the country’s leader “rubbed me the wrong way” during a phone call. Before shelving sweeping tariffs on multiple European countries, Trump pressed Denmark to “say yes” to the U.S. push to control Greenland “and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember,” he said, imperiling the NATO alliance.
Over his decades in public life, Trump has never been one for niceties. But even by his standards, the tumult of the past week stood out because it crystallized his determination to erase the rules-based order that has governed U.S. foreign policy — and by extension most of the Western world — since World War II.
The president and his supporters have dismissed that approach as inefficient, overly focused on compromise and unresponsive to the needs of people contending with rapid economic change. But in its place, Trump is advancing a system that is poorly understood and could prove far less stable, driven by the whims of a single, often mercurial, leader who regularly demonstrates that personal flattery or animus can shape his decisions.
Returning to the U.S. from Davos, home to the World Economic Forum, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said the phrase she heard “over and over” was that “we are entering this new world order” as she described a sense of confusion among allies.
“It may be you just had a bad telephone call with the president and now you’re going to have tariffs directed at you,” she told reporters. “This lack of stability and reliability, I think, is causing what were traditionally reliable trade partners to be saying to other countries, ‘Hey, maybe you and I should talk because I’m not sure about what’s going on with the United States.’”
The Trump-centric approach to governing is hardly surprising for someone who accepted his first Republican presidential nomination in 2016 by declaring that “I alone can fix” the nation’s problems. As he settles into his second term with a far more confident demeanor than his first, he has delighted supporters with his to-the-victor -goes-the-spoils style.
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, recently told the Atlantic that Trump is pursuing a “maximalist strategy” and that he must keep going “until you meet resistance.”
“And we haven’t met any resistance,” Bannon said.
That’s certainly true in Washington, where the Republican-controlled Congress has done little to check Trump’s impulses. But leaders of other countries, who have spent much of Trump’s administration trying to find ways to work with him, are increasingly vocal.
Carney is quickly emerging as a leader of a movement for countries to find ways to link up and counter the U.S. Speaking in Davos ahead of Trump, Carney said, “Middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu.”
“In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice: to compete with each other for favor or to combine to create a third path with impact,” he continued. “We should not allow the rise of hard powers to blind us to the fact that the power of legitimacy, integrity, and rules will remain strong — if we choose to wield it together.”
Trump did not take kindly to those remarks, responding with threats in Davos before yanking the Board of Peace invitation.
“Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump said. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”
Carney, however, was unbowed, speaking of Canada as “an example to a world at sea” as he crafted a potential template for other world leaders navigating a new era.
“We can show that another way is possible, that the arc of history isn’t destined to be warped toward authoritarianism and exclusion,” he said in a speech before a cabinet retreat in Quebec City.
In the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer blasted Trump on Friday for “insulting and frankly appalling” comments in which he expressed doubt that NATO would support the U.S. if requested. The president seemingly ignored that the only time Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty, which requires all member countries to help another member under threat, was invoked was after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.
Referring to non-US troops, Trump told Fox Business Network, “You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that, and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
Starmer, noting the 457 British personnel who died and those with life-long injuries, said he will “never forget their courage, their bravery and the sacrifice they made for their country.” Denmark, which Trump has belittled as “ungrateful” for U.S. protection during World War II, had the highest per capita death toll among coalition forces in Afghanistan.
His tactics have raised fears that Trump is imposing long-term damage on the U.S. standing in the world and encouraging countries to rethink their alliances and deepen their ties with China. Carney already traveled there earlier this month to meet with President Xi Jinping.
“China’s leadership watched an American president fight with allies, insult world leaders, and engage in bizarre antics, and thought to themselves — this is nothing but good for us,” Jake Sullivan, former President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, said in an email.
The administration is showing no sign of backing down. In a social media post referring to Canada’s ties with Beijing, Trump said China “will eat them up.” And the Pentagon released a defense strategy late Friday telling allies to handle their own security.
Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, a Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, was in Davos and participated in a bipartisan delegation to Denmark with Murkowski that was intended to show unity amid Trump’s bid for Greenland. Recalling his conversations with other leaders, he told reporters on Friday that Trump has shown he only backs down when countries like China “showed toughness and a resiliency.”
“Those who were accommodating and who negotiated in good faith, like the EU, which did not impose retaliatory tariffs, seemed to have not won any of his respect,” Coons said. “They can reach their own conclusions, but it would seem to me that trying to find a way to accommodate him when the foundation of his demands about Greenland is unhinged … seem to me to suggest a course of action.”
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Associated Press writers Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, Rob Gillies in Toronto and Pan Pylas in London contributed to this report.
ReutersChina’s defence ministry says it has opened an investigation into the country’s highest-ranking general over “grave violations of discipline and the law”.
The ministry gave no further details about accusations against General Zhang Youxia, who has widely been seen as President Xi Jinping’s closest military ally. However in China the accusation of wrongdoing is usually a euphemism for corruption.
In its announcement, the ministry said another senior military officer, General Liu Zhenli, was also under investigation.
Their removal follows the expulsion of nine top generals in October – one of the largest public crackdowns on the military in decades.
Zhang, 75, is a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) – the Communist Party group headed by President Xi which controls the armed forces.
Zhang also sits on the party’s top decision-making body, the 24-person Politburo.
His father was one of the founding generals of the Chinese Communist Party.
Zhang joined the army in 1968 and is one of only a few senior leaders with combat experience.
He was kept in office beyond the customary retirement age for China’s military, suggesting President Xi’s confidence in him until now.
The announcement comes days after rumours appeared that Zhang and Liu could be facing an investigation as they were not present at a high-level party event in December.
ReutersSince coming to power, President Xi has launched waves of anti-corruption drives through various departments and this campaign has recently focused heavily on the military.
He has called corruption “the biggest threat” to the Communist Party and said the fight against it “remains grave and complex”.
Advocates say the policy promotes good governance, but others believe it has been used as a tool to purge political rivals.
With the probe into Zhang and Liu, the CMC is now down from the original seven members to just two: Xi, who is the chairman, and Zhang Shengmin, who is responsible for the military’s disciplinary affairs.
It’s a done deal.
TikTok has formally established a new US-majority joint venture to comply with an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump in September, which allows it to remain operational in the US.
The structure aims to address longstanding national security concerns raised by US lawmakers, while keeping the app operational for more than 200 million US users and 7.5 million businesses.
The TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC will function as an independent entity with a seven-member board that includes TikTok CEO Shou Chew, according to a press release late Thursday (January 22).
Adam Presser will serve as CEO of the US joint venture. He previously held roles at TikTok US Data Security, TikTok and WarnerMedia. He joined TikTok in April 2022, and by 2023, he became Head of Operations at TikTok after serving as Chief of Staff.
Will Farrell takes the role of Chief Security Officer of TikTok USDS Joint Venture, overseeing the joint venture’s comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program. He previously held roles at TikTok US Data Security, TikTok and Booz Allen Hamilton.
The new arrangement keeps ByteDance as a minority stakeholder with a 19.9% holding, while three managing investors — Silver Lake, Oracle, and MGX — each control 15% stakes.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In September, Vice President JD Vance said the proposed transaction would value TikTok’s US operations at “around $14 billion.”
Reuters noted that the price tag is “far below some analyst estimates”.
Additional investors in the consortium include Dell Family Office, controlled by Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell; Vastmere Strategic Investments, affiliated with Susquehanna International Group; Alpha Wave Partners; Revolution; Merritt Way, linked to Dragoneer; Via Nova, affiliated with General Atlantic; Virgo LI, the investment arm of a foundation established by Yuri and Julia Milner; and NJJ Capital, the family office of French telecommunications entrepreneur Xavier Niel.
The joint venture’s mandate centers on securing US user data and the platform’s algorithm within Oracle’s domestic cloud infrastructure. Third-party experts will audit and certify the JV’s cybersecurity program, which will adhere to standards including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CSF and 800-53 and ISO 27001 as well as the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Security Requirements for Restricted Transactions.
The rigid data protection policies are in response to lawmakers’ concerns about potential Chinese government access to American user information.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture’s content recommendation algorithm will be retrained, tested, and updated using US user data, then secured within Oracle‘s cloud. Additionally, the JV will employ software assurance protocols to secure US apps and cover ongoing source code review and validation.
The security framework will extend beyond TikTok to cover CapCut, Lemon8, and other apps and websites the JV operates in the US market.
The joint venture will hold decision-making authority over trust and safety policies and content moderation.
While it operates independently, an interoperability framework allows US users to reach global audiences and enables TikTok’s US entities to manage commercial functions including e-commerce, advertising, and marketing.
The board includes TikTok’s global CEO Shou Chew, alongside TPG Global Senior Advisor Timothy Dattels, Susquehanna International Group Managing Director Mark Dooley, Silver Lake Co-CEO Egon Durban, and Kenneth Glueck, currently serving as Executive Vice President in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer at Oracle.
DXC Technology’s President and CEO Raul Fernandez will serve as an Independent Director and Chair of the board’s Security Committee, while David Scott, Chief Strategy and Safety Officer at MGX, also sits on the board and its Security Committee. Fernandez previously served on the CIA’s External Advisory Board and on the boards of Broadcom and GameStop, while Glueck previously held senior policy roles at the American Electronics Association and on Capitol Hill.
The joint venture marks a sigh of relief for TikTok, which has long fought to keep its business in the US. Under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which was signed into law by then-President Joe Biden, TikTok is required to sell its US operations or face an effective ban on operating in the US.
Originally, the deadline for TikTok was set in January 2025, forcing the app offline briefly for American users. US President Donald Trump brought the app back online during his opening days in office, granting a 75-day pause to let potential American buyers put together offers.
When talks stalled, Trump pushed the deadline back (after pushing it back multiple times) to December 16, 2025, and ordered the Department of Justice not to enforce the law until today (Janaury 23, 2026) in order to give time for the deal to be finalized.
Ahead of the joint venture announcement, Business Insider recently reported that TikTok is dividing its US staff between two separate entities. Some US staff received notices earlier this month that they won’t join the new joint venture and instead, they’ll work for a separate entity called TT Commerce & Global Services LLC that remains under ByteDance ownership.
Trump welcomed the news, thanking Chinese President Xi Jinping for “approving the deal.”
“He could have gone the other way, but didn’t, and is appreciated for his decision,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Canada, a federal court has suspended the government’s order to shut down TikTok’s business operations, forcing Industry Minister Mélanie Joly to conduct a new national security review of the platform. The order would have prevented access to TikTok for 14 million users in Canada.
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