Cubans on Friday are facing a worsening crisis as U.S. efforts to block oil supplies take a toll.
For cricket-mad Bangladesh, T20 World Cup expulsion means heartbreak
As Bangladesh watch the T20 World Cup from afar, the mood in Dhaka is sombre and the players are left disappointed.
JD Vance Is Booed at Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan
Before the event, protesters marched in Milan in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose personnel are in Italy to advise local officials in securing the Winter Games.
Bob Woodward says he is ‘crushed’ by Washington Post layoffs
Watergate reporter says colleagues and readers ‘deserve more’ after newspaper lays off hundreds of workersThe veteran Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward has said he is “crushed” by the mass layoffs of hundreds of colleagues at the paper and said t…
Watch: Trump has called to nationalise US elections. Is it a big deal?
The BBC’s Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains why the US president’s comments are causing a stir in a midterm election year.
Putin’s terrifying new drone force is bigger than the ENTIRE British Army in blow to UK’s defences
RUSSIA’S newly formed drone force is bigger than the entire British Army. There are 87,000 soldiers in Moscow’s Unmanned Systems Forces compared with just 70,000 troops in our military. A UK defence source said the figures were “genuinely worrying”. Th…
Palmer Luckey’s Erebor becomes the first newly created bank to receive a national charter under the second Trump administration, launching with $635M in capital (Wall Street Journal)
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Palmer Luckey’s Erebor becomes the first newly created bank to receive a national charter under the second Trump administration, launching with $635M in capital — Erebor founder Palmer Luckey was one of the tech…
In the Grip of Gangs, Haiti Faces a Government Leadership Vacuum
The tenure of a presidential council that has been running Haiti expires on Saturday. It’s unclear what will come next.
New York officer who hit suspect with cooler found guilty of manslaughter
Sgt Erik Duran convicted by judge for causing Eric Duprey to fatally crash his motorized scooter in 2023A New York City police officer was convicted on Friday of second-degree manslaughter after he tossed a picnic cooler filled with drinks at a fleeing…
‘Gang stuff’ and ‘illicit trysts’: How Epstein sought leverage with the wealthy
Jeffrey Epstein drafted letters to men like the retail billionaire Leslie Wexner in which he hinted at shared secrets.