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Canada’s Leader Warns of a ‘Rupture’ in Global Order, and ICE Accused of Killing Detainee

Canada’s Leader Warns of a ‘Rupture’ in Global Order, and ICE Accused of Killing Detainee

The Headlines
Jan 21, 2026 9 min
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<p>Plus, what’s the point of learning cursive? </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/trump-davos.html" target="_blank">Trump Heads to Davos Amid Deep Worries About U.S.-European Alliance</a>, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/carney-davos-speech-world-economic-forum.html" target="_blank">Canada’s Prime Minister Says There Has Been a ‘Rupture’ in the World Order</a>, by Ian Austen</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/ice-minnesota-police-axel-henry.html" target="_blank">Minnesota Police Leaders Criticize Federal Tactics in ICE Surge</a>, by Mitch Smith and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/subpoena-minnesota-democrats-immigration.html" target="_blank">Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry</a>, by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/cuban-immigrant-death-ice-custody.html" target="_blank">Cuban Immigrant Was Killed in ICE Custody, Family Says in Legal Filing</a>, by Pooja Salhotra</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/world/australia/gun-control-buyback.html" target="_blank">Australia Passes Tighter Gun Control Laws, Weeks After Bondi Massacre</a>, by Laura Chung</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/nyregion/cursive-new-jersey-schools.html" target="_blank">Cursive Makes a Comeback in New Jersey Schools</a>, by Sarah Maslin Nir</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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