ICE officer kills a Colombian man in Maine
7/14/202627 min
Locals in Maine have gathered to protest against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown after a 26-year-old Colombian man was shot dead during an ICE operation in the state. It was the second fatal shooting by US immigration officers in less than a week. State lawmakers say Joan Sebastian Guerrero, identified by a neighbour, was not the intended target of a warrant.
Also: nearly a month after the US and Iran signed their interim peace deal, the two sides appear back where they started - with rival blockages on the Strait of Hormuz. Solar becomes EU's largest energy source for the first time. The eight week kidnap ordeal of schoolchildren and teachers now rescued in Nigeria. The pianist who passed her Grade 8 piano exam with one hand. And we speak to Andy Serkis about his new, modern version of Animal Farm - which has a happy ending.
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Listen on bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts. [upbeat tone] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at fifteen hours GMT on Tuesday the fourteenth of July. The US authorities say an immigration agent shot a man in Maine as he tried to flee. It was the second ICE killing in a week. Iranian state media say the US has launched new