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Mexican volunteers load boats with aid for energy‑strapped Cuba
PROGRESO, Mexico, March 20 (Reuters) – Volunteers in Mexico loaded a fleet of modest boats bound for Cuba with rice, baby wipes and other supplies in a growing grassroots effort […]
China’s commerce minister meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) — China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday and exchanged views on topics including China-U.S. economic and trade relations, […]
From the Frontline: Eid without joy — Lebanon’s displaced mark holiday in war’s shadows
BEIRUT, March 20 (Xinhua) — Along the western seafront of Sidon, some 40 km south of Beirut, rows of makeshift tents face the Mediterranean. Their fabric walls flap in the […]
US strike against alleged drug smugglers in eastern Pacific kills two, Coast Guard says
March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. forces launched a strike against a boat allegedly involved in drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific, the U.S. military said on Friday, killing two people. […]
Mexico’s coastal communities fear more crude contamination as spill source unclear
(Corrects surname of ecologist to Zepeda from Zepada in paragraph 5) Read full story Date: 21 March, 2026 3:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
Costa Rican ex-Supreme Court judge sent to US in first-ever national extradition
SAN JOSE, March 20 (Reuters) – Costa Rica on Friday extradited former top judge and security minister Celso Gamboa to the United States, where he is wanted on charges of […]
Spain identifies systemic weaknesses behind 2025 blackout, urging grid reform
MADRID, March 20 (Xinhua) — A final report on the April 28, 2025 blackout, which left most of Spain and parts of Portugal without electricity for around 10 hours, has […]
Iran Supreme Leader names new year ‘resistance economy’, denies role in attacks on Turkey, Oman
March 20 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei released a message on Friday marking the start of Persian New Year which he named the year of a “resistance […]
NATO withdraws troops from Iraq mission to Europe as Iran war rages
BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) – NATO has withdrawn all of its troops from an advisory mission in Iraq, the military alliance said on Friday, as the repercussions of the Iran war […]
Cuba says its president’s term not subject to negotiation in talks with US
HAVANA, March 20 (Reuters) – A senior Cuban official said on Friday that neither Cuba’s political system nor the term of President Miguel Diaz-Canel were subject to negotiation in talks […]