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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the Justice Department subpoenas Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and others in an immigration enforcement obstruction probe; President Donald Trump's Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU; and experts question whether China's one-child policy was necessary.

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A federal immigration officer looks through a window of a home in Maplewood, Minn., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction probe

Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a person familiar with the matter said. The subpoenas, which seek records, were sent to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties, the person said. Read more.

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Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances

President Donald Trump ’s pledges to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America’s closest allies warning of a rupture with Washington that would shatter the NATO alliance that had once seemed unshakable. The European Union’s top official on Tuesday called Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland a “mistake” and questioned Trump’s trustworthiness. Read more.

Why experts question whether China’s one-child policy was necessary in the first place

China’s one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed, because parents wanted their only child to be a male. Now, experts say, the question is whether it was all necessary. Read more.

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Naomi Osaka of Japan walks into Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Naomi Osaka makes grand entrance and big fashion statement at Australian Open

A statement of confidence as much as style, Naomi Osaka walked onto one of the biggest stages in tennis wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol in a bold opening act at the Australian Open. Aware that such an iconic walk-on could backfire if she lost her first-round match, Osaka secured a victory over Antonia Ruzic.