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US Federal Agents Placed on Leave Following Fatal Shooting in Minneapolis
Two United States federal agents were placed on administrative leave following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse, during an immigration raid in Minneapolis. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, sparked outrage and prompted the standard protocol of placing the involved officers on leave, according to US officials on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.
The agents, members of US Customs and Border Protection, were involved in an altercation with Pretti, who was shot multiple times after being forced to the ground, Al Jazeera stated. The shooting occurred during an immigration raid in Minneapolis.
In other news, the US Federal Reserve voted to hold interest rates steady, keeping its key lending rate between 3.5 and 3.75 percent, the BBC reported. Fed Chair Jerome Powell defended the independence of the central bank amid criticism from former President Donald Trump, who had frequently called for rate cuts. Powell declined to comment on a criminal investigation into his testimony to the Senate regarding renovations to Fed buildings, but emphasized the importance of central bank independence, according to the BBC. The Fed stated that economic activity in the US "has been expanding at a solid pace," the BBC noted.
Meanwhile, Guan Heng, a Chinese man who filmed evidence of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, was granted asylum in the US, The Guardian reported. Heng's lawyer stated that his exposed evidence of persecution of Uyghurs made him a "textbook example of why asylum should exist." Heng filmed secret detention facilities holding Uyghurs in the Chinese region.
Separately, security concerns were highlighted during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent trip to China, The Guardian reported. Starmers team was issued with burner phones and advised to take precautions against espionage, reflecting ongoing concerns about security when dealing with China. Such precautions are not new, with former Prime Minister Theresa May having been previously warned to get dressed under a duvet to avoid potential surveillance, The Guardian noted.
In Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, a successor to President Maduro, is reportedly promoting an era of reform and opening up, modeled on China's post-Mao economic boom, The Guardian reported.
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