At a moment of profound instability in British politics, with the Labor Party engulfed by internal revolt, François Picard welcomes Owen Jones, British journalist and political commentator. He offers an unsparing diagnosis of a political movement at a crossroads. “The country is in political turmoil,” Jones declares at the outset. What follows is not merely … Read more
Clashes between rival gangs in the suburbs of Haiti’s capital have killed at least 78 people and wounded 66 since Saturday, the United Nations office in Haiti said on Thursday. The toll included 10 civilians. Haiti, the Caribbean’s poorest country, has faced spiraling gang violence and worsening insecurity over the past two years. Source link
Power outages in Cuba worsened on Thursday as Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy told state television that oil reserves were “depleted” amid the ongoing US blockade of oil shipments. The minister said Cuba’s power grid had reached a “critical” state. “We have no fuel at all [oil]And no diesel at all… The impact … Read more
At least 16 people, including two children, were killed when a Russian missile hit an apartment block in Kiev on Thursday morning, officials said, as airstrikes hit Ukrainian cities for the third consecutive day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the building was nearly destroyed and 20 people were missing. Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko initially said … Read more
A renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz saw the seizure on Thursday of a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates coast. Earlier Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had announced he had quietly visited the UAE during the Israeli-US war with Iran, though the UAE swiftly denied that any secret visit had occurred. Speaking on … Read more
CIA Director John Ratcliffe puts Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday in a bid to improve dialogue between Washington and the communist-run island, the Cuban government said. The meeting took place “in a context marked by the complexity of bilateral relations,” Havana said. The CIA did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Source link
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China’s help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran in its war against the US and Israel. Source link
From the Temple of Heaven to the Forbidden City, plenty of great power pageantry on display as the leaders of the world’s two mightiest nations toasted each other at an official state banquet. Source link
A whale has reportedly been spotted near the Danish island of Anholt, with the local Danish Environmental Protection Agency believing it to have been dead for some time, according to Danish media. The animal is believed to be a stranded humpback about 10 to 15 meters (about 33 to 50 feet) long, leading to speculation … Read more
British Labor lawmaker Josh Simons on Thursday said he would resign from his seat in parliament in a move designed to give Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham a chance to return to parliament and challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer. FRANCE 24’s Béédicte Paviot reports from 10 Downing Street. Source link