Four shot dead on US-registered speedboat by border guard, Cuba says
Six other passengers were wounded in the incident, which took place near an island on Cuba’s northern coast.
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Former US Treasury Secretary Summers is leaving Harvard
Feb 25, 2026, 9:13 p.mFeb 25, 2026, 9:13 p.m After his connections to sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein became known, former Harvard President Larry Summers is withdrawing from teaching at the elite university. “I have made the difficult decision to resign my professorship at Harvard University at the end of this academic year,” said the former […]
Continue ReadingCanada’s AI minister blames OpenAI for ‘failure’ after mass shooting – POLITICO
“We were really disturbed by the reports that there might have been an opportunity to escalate this to law enforcement further, and we want to make sure if any company has that opportunity, they would escalate,” he added. OpenAI’s head of policy, Chan Park, and six others from the company, met with members of Prime […]
Continue ReadingFour dead on US speedboat after battle
According to Cuba, four people on the boat were killed in an exchange of fire between Cuban border troops and the crew of a US-registered speedboat. Feb 25, 2026, 9:07 p.mFeb 25, 2026, 10:49 p.m Six other people were injured and received medical care, Cuba’s embassy in the USA said, citing the Interior Ministry. Border […]
Continue ReadingNetflix CEO Ted Sarandos to visit White House Thursday to discuss Warner Bros. bid
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will attend meetings at the White House Thursday, underscoring the political dynamics involved in the company’s proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, according to two people familiar with the discussions, granted anonymity to speak candidly. Top of the agenda: Netflix’s bid for the media giant and President Donald Trump’s demand that […]
Continue ReadingOrbán deploys troops to guard energy sites over alleged Ukraine threat – POLITICO
Together with pro-Russian Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who on Monday cut off emergency power supplies to Ukraine, Orbán has accused Kyiv of slow-walking repairs to the Druzhba pipeline that supplies Russian oil to Hungary. Ukrainian authorities have said the pipeline was damaged in a Russian airstrike in late January and is still undergoing repairs. Earlier […]
Continue ReadingBrazil court convicts ex-lawmaker in murder of politician Marielle Franco
The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.
Continue ReadingPolitician brothers convicted in Brazil for ordering murder of prominent councillor
Marielle Franco’s murder at the age of 38 in Rio de Janeiro sparked protests across Brazil.
Continue ReadingSpain declassifies files on 1981 attempted coup
On 23 February 1981, a group of officers led by Tejero burst into the main chamber of the national parliament, wielding guns and threatening the politicians as a new government was being sworn in. Their aim was to return authoritarianism – six years after the death of the country’s dictator Francisco Franco.
Continue ReadingIsland nation moves to restart EU membership talks after Trump’s threats
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Iceland is set to hold a referendum “in the coming months” on restarting European Union accession talks, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said Wednesday. Reykjavik abandoned EU membership talks in […]
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