Category: News Desk

Thu 16 April 2026: The Pentagon is “ramping up” planning for “possible” military operation in Cuba, according to a report Wednesday. Citing two anonymous sources familiar with the matter, USA Today reported that directives were issued to ramp up preparations in case President Donald Trump orders intervention on the island, marking a possible escalation following years of economic pressure. Separately, […]

Mon 13 April 2026: Asian stocks fall as naval blockade threat injects new turmoil into financial markets.  Oil prices have risen sharply following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade of Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 8 percent on Sunday to top $103 a barrel. It was the first […]

Sat 11 April 2026: Russian casualties are mounting, its recruitment is falling and its territorial acquisitions are dwindling, recently released figures suggest. The casualty rate for Russian soldiers in Ukraine increased to a new monthly high in March, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. They say drone production enabled a record number of strikes. Ukraine tallied Russian casualties […]

Fri 10 April 2026: Cuba’s Diaz-Canel vows to resist US pressure to resign as Trump escalates threats, tightens oil blockade on the island.  Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says he will not bow to pressure by the United States to resign. “Stepping down is not part of our vocabulary,” he said in an interview with US […]

Fri 10 April 2026: Melania calls for Congress to holding survivors’ hearing but does not say why she chose to speak on the issue. United States First Lady Melania Trump has denied any connection to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a rare speech delivered from the White House. During the brief address on […]