A woman was shot dead during a raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The US Department of Homeland Security has said the officer who shot her was acting in self-defence, as the woman had attempted to run him over. The city's Democratic mayor, Jacob Frey, has described this as "bullshit". Protests against ICE have broken out in Minneapolis and other cities.

Relations between major powers and smallereighbouring states seem to be guided less by legalorms and more byaked power politics these days. After the US captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, seized two shadow fleet tankers and repeated threats to take over Greenland, all within the space of a week, Europe's media voice grave concern about the decline of international law and rules.

Maria Karystianou, a paediatrician and mother of one of the victims of the Tempi train crash, has announced in a TV interview that she is founding aew political party which will channel the discontent many citizens feel towards the political system. According to a recent poll, Karystianou's popularity stands at 33 percent - ahead of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (26 percent) and all other top politicians in Greece.

Danish toy manufacturer Lego has unveiled its Smart Bricks as part of theew Lego Smart Play system. With built-in computer chips, Smart Bricks can interact with their surroundings and produce sounds and lights. Is this a breakthrough or an end to creative play?