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Source: The Guardian – World ·
GeopoliticsUS indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime
Charges filed in Miami against 94-year-old for allegedly shooting down exiles’ planes in 1996The United States issued a federal criminal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s for…
Source: The Guardian – World ·
GeopoliticsUS doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in CongoAn American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of …
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsPolice officer catches baby dropped from window of burning home
Body cam footage shows the moment a baby was thrown from a window and caught by an officer during a house fire.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsCould a football match soften North Korea-South Korea relations?
A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is 'serious incident'
The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsTrump exerts iron grip on Republican Party with Massie defeated
Victory over a Republican rebel in Kentucky shows the president's strength but his power comes with risks for the midterms.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsXi basks in spotlight as he hosts Putin days after Trump
Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsSamsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus
The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsLithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert
Flights were suspended and people were urged to take shelter after a suspected drone was detected near the Belarus border.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsTesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say
Police said the vehicle was abandoned by the driver after it took on water near the shoreline of Grapevine Lake in north Texas.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsBarney Frank: One of the first openly gay US congressmen dies aged 86
After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks in hospice care at his home in Maine.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsWhale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue
Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsUS military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions rise
Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones during the last week.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsAustrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsMurder or accident? Mystery of Mango tycoon's hiking death after son's arrest
Isak Andic's son Jonathan denies involvement in the fatal fall of his father, who founded one of Europe's biggest clothing empires.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsEbola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns
In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsFar-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsRosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal
Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC's Russia Editor.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsUS charges Cuba's Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planes
Castro and five others are charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, murder, and destruction of aircraft
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralPutin and Xi say ties are at ‘unprecedented’ high at friendly summit after Trump visit
China-Russia relations are at a “historic high,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing days after hosting U.S. President Donald…
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralEbola death toll rises as two Americans are flown to Europe for monitoring
The suspected death toll from the Ebola outbreak in central Africa rose again Wednesday as a group of potentially exposed Americans was arriving in Europe for monitoring and the W…
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralChina and Russia sign agreements strengthening their ties after Xi-Putin meeting
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing for a meeting one week after Xi met with President Donald Trump for a summit. NBC News' Janis Mackey…
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralBlanche faces questions over how Castro will stand trial in the U.S.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that an arrest warrant has been issued for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot down two civilia…
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralJustice Department charges Raul Castro with murder
A Florida grand jury indicted Raul Castro, the former leader of Cuba’s Communist regime, with murder and other charges for the 1996 shootdown of American humanitarian airplanes. N…
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralAbsence of USAID likely slowed Ebola detection and response, former officials say
The Trump administration hollowed out USAID last year, but the State Department denied the changes have hampered its response.
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralRaúl Castro indictment brings back history of Cuba’s downing of U.S. civilian planes
Cuba shot down two Brothers to the Rescue U.S. civilian planes in 1996, killing four Cuban Americans and drawing swift condemnation from the U.S. and the international community.
Source: The Washington Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIn seemingly ungovernable Britain, prime ministers keep failing and falling
Keir Starmer, Britain's first Labour prime minister in 14 years, is fighting for his political life as mainstream parties crumble in favor of more extreme voices.
Source: The Washington Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPutin, Xi signal unity but fail to reach deal on pipeline sought by Russia
The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline could carry 50 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas annually to China.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsHeavy Rain and Floods in China Kill at Least 22
China’s most intense storm this year set off damaging flash floods in seven provinces, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsTimmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird.
A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then finger-pointing.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsAustralian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show Becomes the Star
David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway. “I’ve usurped the spot of the lead model,” he said.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsJustice Dept. Charges Raúl Castro as Trump Escalates Pressure Campaign Against Cuba
The indictment was an extraordinary escalation of the Trump administration’s multifaceted pressure campaign against Cuba’s Communist government.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsAfter Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role
Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but some people wanted relationships between countries to hold more sway in this year’s voting.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy the U.S. Chose May 20 to Seek Charges Against Raúl Castro
The choice of this specific date to indict the former president Raúl Castro carries historical echoes from more than a century ago.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsRubio Moves Closer to Decades-Long Goal of Transforming Cuba
The secretary of state is the son of immigrants who left Cuba before the Castro revolution to look for economic opportunities. Yet, he pursues change with the zeal of a political …
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsEbola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsAutocracy’s ‘Loyal Losers’
Even the most capable autocrats need help hanging on to power. Mediocre officials are often best for the job, according to new research.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsNews of U.S. Indictment Slow to Reach Cubans Waiting for a Breakthrough
While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raul Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread. “This has…
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsBodies of Last 2 Missing Italian Divers Recovered in the Maldives
Experts have spent days conducting a complex search operation to find five divers who died on a trip to explore deep underwater caves in the Indian Ocean last week.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsJames Roscoe, Deputy British Ambassador to the U.S., Leaves Job Abruptly
James Roscoe, a diplomat who previously worked for the royal family and at the United Nations, left his role without an immediate explanation.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsSoccer Game Between North and South Korean Teams Draws Strong Emotion On and Off the Pitch
While diplomatic relations between the two Koreas are near a historic low, a rare trip by athletes from the North triggered intense emotions in some older South Koreans.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsIran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks
The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsKilling in Japan Stirs Fears of Tokuryu Crime Rings
Four teenage boys were arrested in the killing of a woman at her home. The police say they might have been directed by a new type of transient criminal network known as tokuryu.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsVideo Shows Itamar Ben-Gvir Taunting Pro-Palestinian Activists
The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Mi…
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsEbola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Says
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.”
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