In January 2026, the Trump administration enforced an oil and fuel blockade on Cuba, triggering severe energy shortages and widespread blackouts that have especially impacted vulnerable populations, such as expectant mothers. The shortages of food, milk, and essential medicines are straining maternal care services, making pregnancies more difficult and uncertain. The BBC’s Will Grant spoke […]
Continue ReadingUsing a Starlink terminal in Iran can result in a hefty prison sentence.image: Imago / watson U.S. activists are helping Iranians access Starlink to circumvent the regime’s internet restrictions while minimizing the risk of repression. This article is available in French. Lisez-le maintenant! Mar 28, 2026, 1:54 p.mMar 28, 2026, 1:54 p.m Charlotte CAUSIT, Washington, […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 Twenty-two migrants have died off the coast of Greece after spending six days at sea in a rubber boat, the Greek coast guard said in a statement late on […]
Continue ReadingThe statement comes after Ukraine signed a defense cooperation pact with Saudi Arabia on Friday, during Zelenskyy’s two-day visit to Riyadh. That accord, Zelenskyy said, “lays the foundation for future contracts, technological cooperation, and investment. It also strengthens Ukraine’s international role as a security donor.” The outreach reflects Kyiv’s broader push to leverage its battlefield […]
Continue ReadingBritney Spears at the premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in Los Angeles on July 22, 2019Image: keystone At the beginning of March, events came to a head for the singer. She was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in the US state of California. After her release, Britney Spears is said to […]
Continue ReadingKash Patel has been director of the security agency for just over a year.Image: keystone 03/28/2026, 08:0903/28/2026, 08:09 According to media reports, the director of the US Federal Police Agency FBI, Kash Patel, has fallen victim to a hacker attack. A group with connections to Iran claimed responsibility for the cyber attack, wrote the New […]
Continue ReadingThe revelations in The Irish Times about Aughinish Alumina in Limerick came a day after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine that killed four people and injured dozens more. While the Government has refused to arm Ukraine’s military, a plant in Ireland has exported vast amounts of alumina via its […]
Continue ReadingThe Maldives is threatening international legal action to press its claim for control of the Chagos Islands.
Continue ReadingAgents found eight Molotov cocktails in the man’s Hoboken home, according to court documents.
Continue ReadingUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Washington expects its military operation against Iran to wrap up within weeks without the need for ground troops. This comes as G7 nations adopted a declaration on Iran calling for an immediate halt to attacks against civilian populations and infrastructure.
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