Germany pledges to build Europe’s strongest army as NATO allies answer Trump pressure
This is part six of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance.Germany is pledging to become a more...
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Raúl Castro makes first public appearance since Trump administration charged him with murder
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro made his first public appearance Friday since the Trump administration charged him with murder over...
Trump expands Cuba sanctions beyond US companies in major crackdown on foreign enablers
The Trump administration is rolling out what experts describe as the most significant expansion of U.S. sanctions on Cuba in...
The End of the Voting Rights Act Isn’t Just a “Black Problem”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks with other members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the Supreme Court decision in...
Taiwan watches Trump-Xi meeting for signs China will test US resolve
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: President Donald Trump’s meetings with communist China’s supreme leader Xi Jinping in Beijing will be keenly watched here...
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress
It’s primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual...
Iran escalates Hormuz ‘tit-for-tat,’ seizes ship tied to billionaire close to Trump, Macron
Tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz April 22 after Iran’s IRGC seized two vessels in what analysts describe as...
When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers to Israel. The resolutions...
Cuba releases 2,000 prisoners amid Trump pressure, energy crisis
Cuba’s government released more than 2,000 prisoners as the island faces mounting economic pressure linked to U.S. sanctions and worsening...
US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade as Trump says island ‘has to survive’
The U.S. government will allow a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, effectively easing a blockade that...
Russia ships fuel to Cuba using ‘spoofing’ tactic challenging Trump embargo: reports
Russia is covertly shipping oil to Cuba using deceptive shipping tactics to bypass U.S. sanctions, according to maritime intelligence reports,...
Rubio says Cuba needs ‘new people in charge’ as blackouts, unrest grip island
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions on Cuba are tied to political change on the island,...
Trump’s Greenland push drives Danish prime minister to call early election
Denmark will head to the polls March 24 after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a snap parliamentary election, a move...
Rambling Man: Trump’s State of the Union
“The deliberate cruelty that they found humor in stood out to me,” says Jordan Uhl of Donald Trump’s Tuesday evening...
Russian ‘dark fleet’ tanker believed to be delivering oil to Cuba, detected off US coast amid Trump ban
A tanker allegedly carrying Russian fuel en route to Cuba is using deceptive "dark fleet" tactics, including signal manipulation and...
