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Tourists empty out of Cuba as US fuel blockade bites
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» HAVANA — With rolling power cuts, hotel closures, and flight routes suspended for lack of fuel, tourists are gradually emptying out of Cuba, deepening a severe crisis on the cash-strapped island.
Lies, horror, trauma: Kenyans recount forced Russian recruitment
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» NAIROBI — The scars on Victor's forearm remind him constantly of the day a Ukrainian drone attacked him after he was forcibly conscripted, like hundreds of young Kenyans, into the Russian army.
Colombian president under fire for ‘Jesus made love’ claim
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» BOGOTA - A claim by Colombia’s left-wing president that Jesus “made love” to disciple Mary Magdalene has shocked the country’s many Christians, with the faithful urging him to show respect on Friday.
Nearly 1 in 4 Hong Kong students can't finish homework without AI, study shows
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/01/2026
» A leading Hong Kong think tank has called for a centralised platform for AI in schools, revealing that while 95% of students use the technology, nearly one in four struggle to finish homework without it, putting their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills at risk.
US official says Venezuela freeing Americans in 'important step'
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Venezuela on Tuesday started freeing jailed Americans, said a US official, who hailed the move by the country's interim leadership following Washington's ouster of former-president Nicolas Maduro.
Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2025
» TOKYO — As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Guinea-Bissau youth hope presidential vote brings better life
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» BISSAU - Caramba Souare focuses on cleaning the car in front of him despite a din of surrounding festivities on the last day of presidential campaigning in Guinea-Bissau.
‘Morgue is full’: How Kenyan starvation cult kept killing
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» MALINDI, Kenya - The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation.
US raises bounty on Venezuela's Maduro to $50m
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges and whose most recent election victory was not recognised by Washington -- to $50 million.
Israel emerges stronger from Iran war, but risks blowback
Bloomberg, Published on 29/06/2025
» Over the past two years, Israel has become more militarily dominant in the Middle East than at any time in its history. But its success has also laid the groundwork for future risks.