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Will Cuba’s changes be enough to stave of Trump’s ‘friendly takeover’?
HAVANA, June 20 — Nearly 70 years after Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, communist-run Cuba has adopted a sweeping package of free-market reforms aimed at extricating the country from a deep […]
‘Qatar Force One’: US replaces presidential jet with controversial Gulf gift to Trump
WASHINGTON, June 20 — Is it goodbye Air Force One, hello Qatar Force One? White House officials bade farewell this week to one of the two jets that have been […]
Indonesia’s free meal programme hits roadblocks amid protests, food poisoning, and corruption
JAKARTA, June 19 — Indonesia will suspend its free meal scheme during holiday periods, after mass protests in the capital condemned wasteful spending and demanded that the government address worsening […]
Starmer vows to fight as Burnham secures UK parliamentary return in resounding win
LONDON, June 19 — Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham won a crunch by-election on Friday, resoundingly securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for his expected bid to […]
Will the US-Iran deal survive? Escalating violence in Lebanon threatens fragile truce
BEIRUT, June 19 — Fighting escalated sharply between Israel and Hezbollah in south Lebanon overnight, with four Israeli soldiers killed in one of the deadliest attacks by the Iran-backed group […]
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, spews ash 1,000m high and sends 4.5km pyroclastic flow
JAKARTA, June 19 — Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted this morning, generating a pyroclastic flow that moved as far as 4.5 kilometres. The mountain’s Observation Post officer Mukdas Sofian said the […]
Cambodian court upholds political ban on Opposition politician
PHNOM PENH, June 19 — Cambodia’s top court suspended today a prison sentence handed to opposition politician Rong Chhun but upheld a ban on him running for office, his lawyer […]
Beijing calls UK jailing of Chinese‑Britons for spying ‘a political farce’
BEIJING, June 19 — China called Britain’s jailing of two dual Chinese-British nationals for spying on behalf of Beijing “a classic political farce” today, urging the country to rectify its […]
Thai court jails man for 18 months over royal Facebook comment, rights group says
BANGKOK, June 19 — A Thai court sentenced a man to 18 months in prison for royal defamation over a comment posted in a Facebook group discussing the monarchy, a […]
Switzerland says US-Iran talks called off today after Vance cancels trip
GENEVA, June 19 — Talks that had been planned for today between the United States and Iran at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland will not take place, according to […]