Cubans Feel the Squeeze as US Stranglehold Deepens
HAVANA – Cubans from all walks of life are hunkering into survival mode, navigating lengthening blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport as the U.S. threatens a stranglehold on the communist-run nation. Reuters interviewed over three dozen residents…
Warsh Selection Eases Fed Uncertainty, Investors Eye Rates
NEW YORK/LONDON/SINGAPORE – The choice of Kevin Warsh to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve clears uncertainty on Wall Street about the central bank’s likely next chair, but leaves investors weighing how the former Fed governor’s past hawkish leanings will mesh…
Judge Frees 5-Year-Old and Dad Detained by ICE in Minnesota
DETROIT- A federal judge has ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son, Liam Conejo Ramos, whom immigration officers detained during a Minnesota raid. The boy — seen in a now viral photo that showed him wearing…
Chicago Mayor Orders Police to Probe Immigration Agent Allegations
DETROIT – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing the city’s police department to investigate any alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and refer the agents for prosecution if necessary, his office said Saturday. “With today’s…
Over 200 Killed in Coltan Mine Collapse in East Congo
More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters…
Nvidia CEO Dismisses Tension With OpenAI, Plans ‘Huge’ Investment
TAIPEI – Nvidia plans to make a “huge” investment into OpenAI, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker. The chipmaker in September announced plans to invest up to $100…
‘One Battle After Another’ Leads BAFTA Nominations
LONDON- Action-packed dark comedy “One Battle After Another” led nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards on Tuesday, with vampire thriller and box office smash “Sinners” also widely recognised at Britain’s top movie honours. “One Battle After Another”, in which Leonardo…
Israel Eyes Large Palestinian Camp in Southern Gaza
JERUSALEM- Israel has cleared land in southern Gaza for the construction of a camp for Palestinians potentially equipped with surveillance and facial recognition technology at its entrance, a retired Israeli general who advises the military said on Tuesday. Retired reservist…
One Year On, Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Shield Shows Limited Progress
WASHINGTON- One year after its launch, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative has made little visible progress, bogged down by technical disputes and concerns over space‑based components that have delayed the release of billions of dollars and stalled…
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid
U.N. human rights experts on Tuesday denounced the Trump administration’s decision last year to cut legal aid for unaccompanied children in U.S. immigration proceedings. The condemnation came days after U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk urged the Trump…
Dozens Dead as Winter Storm and Cold Hit Central, Eastern US
At least 38 people across 14 states had died as of Tuesday from a powerful winter storm that left much of the central and eastern U.S. gripped by snow, ice, and below-freezing temperatures, according to local officials and news reports….
FBI Agent Resigns After Attempt to Investigate ICE Shooting
WASHINGTON – An FBI agent who tried to probe the U.S. immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old U.S. citizen in Minneapolis earlier this month has resigned, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing sources. The FBI agent was…
California Joins UN Health Network After US Leaves WHO
California said on Friday it will become the first U.S. state to join the World Health Organization’s global outbreak response network following the Trump administration’s decision to pull Washington out of the WHO. The network, comprised of more than 360…
Airlines Brace for Storm Fern With Widespread Travel Waivers
NEW YORK – U.S. airlines have rolled out sweeping travel waivers as Winter Storm Fern, forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice across two dozen states, threatened to disrupt air travel across a wide swath of the country…
Post-Election Crackdown in Uganda: 2,000 Detained, 30 Killed
NAIROBI – Uganda’s military chief said on Friday that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30, and were hunting for more following a disputed presidential election in which his father, Yoweri Museveni, won a seventh term. The elder Museveni,…
US Pressures Iraq With Threat to Block Oil Funds Over Iran
DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Washington has threatened senior Iraqi politicians with sanctions targeting the Iraqi state – including potentially its critical oil revenues – should armed groups backed by Iran be included in the next government, four sources told Reuters. The warning…
Five Key Takeaways From Davos 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland – World leaders and business executives departed from Davos after an eventful World Economic Forum annual meeting which was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump. Here’s what we learned: GEOPOLITICS Europe learned the value of standing up to…
At Davos, African Leader Seeks Business Deals With Eric Trump
DAVOS, Switzerland – The president of Somaliland was at the World Economic Forum this week to win international recognition for his country and pitch investment opportunities in the East African nation. At a closed-door dinner on the sidelines of the…
Oil Rises on Iran Rhetoric and Kazakhstan Supply Outage
LONDON – Oil prices rebounded on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats against Iran, raising concerns of military action that could disrupt crude supplies while there are outages in Kazakhstan. Brent crude futures for March rose $1.68, or…
Minnesotans to Launch Economic Strike Over Trump Immigration Raids
Scores of businesses across Minnesota were expected to close for the day on Friday in what religious leaders and labor unions are describing as a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers…