Cuba has wielded global soft power for decades. Why that matters now.
When the United States struck Venezuela on Jan. 3, almost a third of the victims were Cuban nationals. Their presence in the country shows Cuba’s soft power.
Day: January 14, 2026
Mané’s strike sends Senegal past Egypt into Cup of Nations final
Senegal advanced to the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for the third time in four successive competitions following a 1-0 win over Egypt on Wednesday night in Tangier.
Labour MPs might rebel over Hillsborough law after talks with families break down
Bill would enforce duty of candour on public officials to assist inquiries after disastersKeir Starmer is facing the prospect of Labour MPs rebelling on his flagship Hillsborough law, after talks broke down with families over how the duty of candour wo…
I tried the viral never-ending modular keyboard, and it rewired my productivity for good
Naya is taking to Kickstarter to fund its second product launch – a modular keyboard that connects with its module lineup.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
Bitchat, a P2P messaging app launched by Jack Dorsey, has emerged as a key lifeline for people in Uganda and Iran facing government-imposed internet shutdowns (Reuters)
Reuters:
Bitchat, a P2P messaging app launched by Jack Dorsey, has emerged as a key lifeline for people in Uganda and Iran facing government-imposed internet shutdowns — A little-known offline messaging app launched by Twitter co-fo…
Thousands protest in Bulgaria to call for fair vote as the country seems headed to an early election
Thousands of people have braved freezing weather to protest in Bulgaria’s capital to call for a fair election as the Balkan country appears to be headed to its eighth vote in the last five years.
Denmark and US ‘agree to disagree’ on Greenland’s future, foreign minister says
Washington and Copenhagen will stand up a ‘high level working group’ for further discussions on Greenland’s security
Verizon suffers major outage as thousands of users say phones switched to SOS mode
More than 180,000 people have reported having connectivity problems with their Verizon devices, according to Downdetector
Denmark says there’s a ‘fundamental disagreement’ with Trump over Greenland
The two sides agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as President Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of Denmark’s Arctic territory of Greenland.