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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the Trump administration says it is pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately; the U.S. wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc; and a new Gallup poll ranks the top concerns of more than 100 countries.

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White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Wednesday in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Trump’s border czar pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately

The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked weeks of tensions and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. Read more.

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US wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies to counter China

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners, using tariffs to maintain minimum prices and defend against China’s stranglehold on the key elements needed for everything from fighter jets to smartphones. Read more.

How Americans’ top concerns compare to more than 100 other countries, according to Gallup

Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, according to new international polling from Gallup, a situation that sets the country apart from other rich and powerful nations. About one-third of Americans rated politics and government as the top issue facing their nation, behind only Taiwan, and on par with Slovenia, Spain and South Korea. Read more.

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Maja T., a German anti-fascist activist, accused of assaulting and injuring neo-Nazis in Budapest in 2023, sits handcuffed after the verdict was read in court in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday at the Budapest-Capital Regional Court. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Assaults at one of Europe’s biggest neo-Nazi rallies: Hungarian court sentences German anti-fascist activist to 8 years

Media layoffs: Washington Post cuts a third of its staff

Nigeria: Islamic militants kill 162 people in attacks on 2 villages, lawmaker says

10th attack on a medical facility: South Sudan hospital hit by government airstrike, Doctors Without Borders says

Former chief executive: Body found on Cyprus beach identified as missing Russian once detained in Belarus

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