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Cuba says no negotiations with US despite ‘genocidal’ blockade
Cuba reports record losses from the US embargo as foreign minister describes months of punishing blackouts.
Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spike to six-week highs as US-Iran strikes disrupt traffic in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Indian temple collapses into Ganges as riverbank erodes
A temple collapsed into the Ganges River in India’s West Bengal after severe erosion breached protective barriers
Israel’s removal of Gaza rubble risk to war crimes evidence: UN
International Court of Justice ordered Israel in 2024 to prevent the destruction of evidence related to war crimes.
Yemen fighting escalates as forces battle for Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as government-aligned forces launch counterattacks against the Iran-backed Houthis.
Trump threatens to block Canada’s Bombardier sales unless planes made in US
Trump targets aeroplane maker again, accusing Canada of unfair practices and threatening to block sales in the US.
The domestic armed threat facing Iran
External support for ethnic armed groups poses an escalating security threat to Iran, experts and state officials warn.
Syria detains Assad-era general accused of bloody crackdown on protests
Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham is accused of links to 1982 Hama massacre and 2011 protest crackdown.
Moment shop worker dives into traffic to save child
A shop worker has been hailed a ‘hero’ after CCTV video showed him diving into traffic to save a child
UK government refuses slavery reparations as Jamaica urges king to act
Britain expresses sorrow over slavery, but rejects financial compensation.