Today’s Lead News Stories

A Frenchman detained by US immigration authorities recalled his month-long ordeal, describing handcuffs, long transfers, and overcrowded dormitories.

Preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos was taken into federal custody from family’s driveway

Arizona shooting near Arivaca leaves human smuggling suspect hospitalised following gunfire with Border Patrol.

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

In the wake of widespread unrest after the ICE operation in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump conducted an emergency meeting without senior adviser, Stephen Miller.