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Trump says Cuba is ‘ready to fall’ after capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
President Trump predicted Cuba’s communist government is “ready to fall” following the U.S.-led capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. President Donald Trump late Sunday predicted Cuba was “ready to fall” after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, warning that Havana can no longer rely on Caracas for security and oil. Trump said Cuba’s fate is now directly tied to…
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Protests and US warnings shake Iran at its weakest point in years
Iran is no stranger to street protests, but several factors surrounding the current unrest make it very serious. Monday marks the ninth day since demonstrations broke out, yet even four or five days were enough for President Trump to issue a direct warning to Iranian leaders over the treatment of protesters, saying the US was “locked and loaded”. Then came…
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Protests and US warnings shake Iran at its weakest point in years
Iran is no stranger to street protests, but several factors surrounding the current unrest make it very serious. Monday marks the ninth day since demonstrations broke out, yet even four or five days were enough for President Trump to issue a direct warning to Iranian leaders over the treatment of protesters, saying the US was “locked and loaded”. Then came…
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Cuba is left reeling in the aftermath of the Venezuela strike
For months as the US military prepared to strike Venezuela, many Cubans have asked me a simple, if disconcerting, question: “Are we next?” Following the devastating attacks on Venezuelan military bases and surgical apprehension of leader Nicolás Maduro by US Special Forces, Cuba seems very much in the Trump administration’s sights. Maduro’s capture is a seismic reversal of fortune for…
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New powers to seize phones from migrants come into force
New powers allowing mobile phones to be seized from illegal migrants without arresting them have come into force. The government said it will help gather intelligence on smuggling gangs organising small boat crossings to the UK. The Home Office said seizures will begin on Monday at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent, with technology on site ready to download…
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About 33% of Nigerian immigrant households receive US benefits – Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that about one-third of Nigerian immigrant households in the United States rely on public assistance, citing figures shared amid ongoing debates on immigration and welfare dependency. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump published a chart showing welfare recipient rates among immigrant households by country of origin. The data indicated…
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Thirty-two Cubans killed during US attack on Venezuela
The US carried out a number of air strikes against targets in Venezuela as an elite military unit made its way to Nicolás Maduro’s compound. The Cuban government has said 32 of its nationals were killed during the US operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It said the dead were members of its armed forces and intelligence agencies, with…
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Spain will not recognize US intervention in Venezuela, PM says
Spain will not recognize a U.S. intervention in Venezuela that violates international law, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday, after U.S. forces captured long-serving Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation. “Spain did not recognize the Maduro regime. But neither will it recognize an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty…
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UN chief on Venezuela: US action sets ‘dangerous precedent’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by U.S. military action in Venezuela that sets “a dangerous precedent,” his spokesperson said on Saturday ahead of a likely U.N. Security Council meeting. Venezuela and Colombia, backed by Russia and China, have asked for the 15-member Security Council to meet, diplomats said, after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving…
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Iran supreme leader says will not yield as protests simmer and US threatens
ran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed not to yield after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to come to the aid of protesters, as rights groups reported a sharp rise in arrests following days of unrest sparked by soaring inflation. Speaking in a recorded appearance on Saturday, Khamenei said the Islamic Republic “will not yield to the enemy” and that…
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