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Cuban president defiant amid US pressure and energy blockade threats 

16 April 2026

News|Conflict Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that his country does not seek conflict with the United States ...

Senate vote on arms sale shows ‘massive cracks’ in US support for Israel 

16 April 2026

This week, a vote in the United States Senate to block military equipment for Israel ended in defeat. But rights advocat...

UK’s Starmer under fire over report Mandelson failed security vetting 

16 April 2026

News|Politics United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over UK media reports that former amb...

AOC, Boebert join calls for sexual misconduct accountability in Congress 

16 April 2026

Lawmakers from across the political spectrum have called for more accountability for sexual misconduct in Congress this ...

‘Whose is he?’: A Gaza father’s fight for a child who might not be his 

16 April 2026

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Mohammed Lubbad found himself being pulled out of the rubble of his home. An Israeli strike h...

‘Endless grief’: Turkiye mourns victims of second school shooting in a week 

16 April 2026

Mourners have gathered in Turkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras for the funerals of victims killed in the secon...

Former lieutenant governor of Virginia kills wife and himself, police say 

16 April 2026

News|Crime Virginia’s former lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has shot and killed his wife before taking his own l...

US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war 

16 April 2026

Washington, DC – The latest effort to curtail United States President Donald Trump’s power to wage war with Iran has...

No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive 

16 April 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in disc...