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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.
Spain, Portugal face fresh storms, torrential rain
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» RONDA (SPAIN) - Spain and Portugal endured fresh storms and torrential rain that claimed another life Saturday, just days after the deadly flooding and major damage caused by Storm Leonardo.
Spain mourns as train crash toll rises to 40
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» ADAMUZ — Spain begins three days of national mourning on Tuesday for the 40 people killed in a high-speed train crash that the prime minister has vowed to investigate.
Venezuela looking to 'new era' after Maduro ouster, says interim leader
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez declared Wednesday her country was entering a new era marked by greater tolerance towards political rivals, following the US ouster of her former boss Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuelan opposition blindsided by Trump, waiting it out
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» CARACAS - Its leaders in exile and frozen out by US President Donald Trump, its supporters too scared to claim the streets: Venezuela's opposition finds itself in limbo despite the weekend ouster of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro.
US attacks Venezuela, captures president
Published on 03/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The United States attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidency
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» TEGUCIGALPA - Nasry Asfura, a conservative businessman backed by US President Donald Trump, was declared winner of the Honduran presidential vote Wednesday, weeks after a razor-thin election marred by delays and allegations of fraud.
Trump closes another door to immigrants after university shooting
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has halted the US green card lottery programme, which it said was used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting and the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2025
» Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
Japan quake highlights need to better convey disaster info to foreigners
Kyodo News, Published on 13/12/2025
» KYODO — The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off northeastern Japan recently highlighted the need for Japan to provide safety tips and evacuation information to foreign nationals more effectively, particularly as the country witnesses an inbound tourism boom.