World Report - January 27: Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: January 27, 2026

Minnesota's chief judge orders the head of ICE to appear in court on Friday, as tension between Minneapolis and the Trump administration escalate over the shooting death of Alex Pretti. The United States is increasing its military presence in the Middle East, as pressure mounts on Iran's government over its treatment of protesters.Foreign journalists still not allowed into Gaza, Committee to Protect Journalist says more than 200 Palestinian reporters have been killed since October 7th, 2023. Historic trade agreement struck between India and European Union. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he did not walk back his Davos remarks on the phone last night with US President Donald Trump. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to lay out his vision for the future during opposition day in the House of Commons. 

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This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Marcia Young. Minnesota's chief judge has ordered the head of ICE to appear in court on Friday or be held in contempt. The judge says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings on people who have been detained. The demand for an independent investigation into the operation in Minneapolis is growing louder. on the weekend. 37-year-old Alex Preti was shot and killed by an ice agent. Demonstrations continued throughout the city. The CBC's Katie Simpson was there when one protest escalated. Demonstrators made as much noise as they could outside a hotel where ice agents have been staying.

They called it a goodbye protest dedicated to Greg Bovino, the widely criticized customs and border leader, who has been pushed out as head of immigration enforcement operations here. area peacefully. If you do not do so, you may be subject to arrest. State police warned the crowd, leave, or else you will be arrested, and that they are prepared to use tear gas and less than lethal force. That is when officers in riot gear lined up in formation, running at demonstrators who began to retreat. Much of the crowd dispersed as law enforcement surrounded those who refused to leave. Somebody please call my dad. Six-on-two. Three young demonstrators among the first to be tackled and pinned to the ground.

Zip ties are used as makeshift handcuffs. One young woman had a bloody nose as she was picked up off the ground and carried away. Officers continue to pursue demonstrators for another 30 minutes or so, eventually clearing the area, ending yet another clash in this community that remains on edge. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Maple Grove, Minnesota. The United States is increasing its military presence in the Middle East. As pressure mounts on Iran's government, a U.S. aircraft carrier is now in the Indian Ocean. And U.S. President Donald Trump says he is prepared to act in the face of Iran's response towards anti-government protesters.

As senior international correspondent Margaret Evans reports, human rights groups say the ongoing internet blackout is making it difficult to verify the number of dead. What we're witnessing is extermination, systematic mass murder. Payam Akavan is an Iranian-born Canadian lawyer and former UN prosecutor in the Hague. Last week, he addressed the UN's Human Rights Committee, citing a network of doctors inside Iran, putting the number of dead at 16,500, most believed killed on January 8th and 9th, just after the internet blackout was imposed. And the new report has been revised upwards to 33,000. That is a conservative estimate based on existing clinical and forensic records.

The Iranian regime's official estimate last week was just over 3,100 dead, blamed on outside agitators from Israel and the U.S. The U.S.-based human rights activists' news agency says it's verified 6,126 deaths and is investigating another 17,000. It's extremely difficult to verify information accurately given the shutdown, but reports that do make it out follow a pattern of many people being shot in the head or torso and of security forces raiding hospitals. This is testimony from a man in Gorgon, northern Iran.

We're protecting his identity. In hospitals, some of the wounded were finished off with close-range shots, he's saying. I know this from hospital staff because I work in this field and have contacts. There are also numerous reports of bodies being buried in mass graves. Margaret Evans, CBC News, London. The Foreign Press Association is calling on Israel to allow international journalists into Gaza. The case is currently before Israel's Supreme Court. court. But while the judges consider their decision, Gaza continues to be a deadly place for

Palestinian reporters. The CBC, Sasha Petrissik, has details. A funeral in northern Gaza, Palestinian journalists burying three more of their colleagues. We are facing real risks, says Ahmed al-Bata. Death comes with no warning. That's what happened to the three photojournalists documenting the work of an Egyptian relief agency. One of them sent up a drone to capture the scene. Moments later, an Israeli airstrike targeted their car. All three died instantly, say witnesses. Israel says the drone posed a threat to its troops, suggesting, without evidence, it was connected to the militant group Hamas. Journalists here deny that.

Reporter Shamsana says Israel wants to keep Gaza's news from being seen. They don't want the world to see the crime here in Gaza. Abdel Shott's mother mourns. Schott was one of those killed, a photojournalist for the news agency, AFP. These deaths bring the number of journalists killed by Israeli strikes in this war to more than 220, say media watchdogs, all of them, Palestinians, since Israel generally doesn't allow foreign reporters. into Gaza. Jody Ginzburg is with the committee to protect journalists.

That makes Gaza the deadliest place for journalists in recent history. And despite a ceasefire that slowed fighting, it continues to get deadlier. Sasha Petrosick, CBC News, Jerusalem. A historic trade agreement has been signed between the European Union and India. Prime Minister Narandra Modi announcing the deal, it will significantly drop tariffs on EU exports. A reciprocal move will cover nearly 99% of Indian exports. European Union President Ursula Vondraline calls it the mother of all deals.

We are creating a market of 2 billion people. And this is the tale of two giants. the world's second and fourth largest economies, two giants who choose partnership in a true win-win fashion. The deal also includes a framework that would make it easier for India's tech professionals to work in EU countries and it would strengthen defense and security cooperation. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he stands by the remarks he made at Davos and he did not walk them back on the phone yesterday with the U.S. president. To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president. I meant what I said in Davos. It was clear. It was a broader set of issues that Canada was the first country to understand the change in U.S. trade policy that he had initiated and were responding to that.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News last night Carney had softened his position. But earlier today, the Prime Minister told reporters Donald Trump phoned his. Cam, and they had productive discussions about Venezuela, Ukraine, and Arctic security. The Prime Minister's speech in Davos may affect opposition day in the House of Commons. Today, it is Conservative leader Pierre Polyev's turn to lay out a vision for the future. Let's bring in Janice McGregor from our Parliamentary Bureau. And Janice, what can we expect from the opposition leader? Marcia. Mark Carney's speech in Davos sounding notes that many wanted to hear, even in conservative, circles. Pierre Pollyev admitted that, gave the Prime Minister credit even, but with a review of his

own leadership coming up at the Conservative Convention this weekend, he also needs to continue to attack and offer an alternative. He hasn't had a news conference in a while. Instead, he's been using his social media channels to reach supporters. The rhetoric has changed, but the reality is not. The illusion of purpose is there, but the results have not shown up with it. We need to do things, not just say them. As part of trying to look like a party with its own plan to defend Canada, conservatives are using their first opposition day in the House of Commons today to debate alternative legislation that they first promised last summer.

Their vision of a Canada Sovereignty Act would repeal legislation that conservatives argue is blocking economic development, reward investors who put their capital to work in this country, offer incentives to provinces to lower their own trade barriers, and prevent Canadian inventions from being sold off to other countries. Now, votes on motions like this are non-binding, but we will see if the liberals embrace any of these ideas. Pierre Paulyev is always telling Mark Carney, he's free to steal his ideas.

Thank you, Janice. You're welcome. The CBC's Janice McGregor in Ottawa. That is the latest national and international news from World Report. you're young. For more CBC podcasts, go to cBC.ca.ca slash podcasts.