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Trump claims Cuba talks underway after warning of ‘zero oil’ for Havana
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Washington was negotiating with Havana’s leadership to strike a deal, days after he threatened Cuba’s reeling economy with a virtual oil blockade. “Cuba is a failing nation. It has
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Interpol issues red notice for Indonesia ‘gasoline godfather’ Mohammad Riza Chalid
JAKARTA, Feb 2 — Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a US$17 billion (RM67 billion) corruption scandal, authorities said. Mohammad Riza Chalid, nicknamed the “gasoline godfather”, is wanted in Indonesia
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Palestinians await full Rafah reopening as Israel eases two-year closure
RAFAH, Feb 2 — Palestinians were today awaiting a full reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, after Israel partially reopened it a day earlier, nearly two years after seizing control of the key gateway during the war
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Partial reopening of Rafah crossing set today as Israel allows limited passage to Gaza
RAFAH, Feb 1 — Israel is set to partially reopen the Rafah crossing between the war-devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt today, following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access will be limited to the movement of people. The reopening
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US envoy arrives in Venezuela as Washington and Caracas rebuild ties after Maduro’s ouster
CARACAS, Feb 1 — The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country yesteray and was welcomed by the South American country’s foreign minister, as relations gradually warm after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro in a
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Italian boy, 11, forced off bus, walks 6km in icy conditions
MILAN, Jan 31 — An 11-year-old schoolboy who did not have money for a bus fare surcharge introduced for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics was forced to walk 6 kilometres (3.8 miles) home in sub-zero snowy weather, his family said
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Vietnam’s coffee pride shaken as police investigate fake blends made from soybeans
HANOI, Jan 30 — Police in Vietnam have launched a criminal investigation into a warehouse accused of producing fake coffee made from soybeans following a raid earlier this week, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday. The police seized
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Minneapolis activists track federal immigration officers using encrypted apps
MINNEAPOLIS, January 29 — A core of Minneapolis activists is playing a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the federal agents deployed in force to the midwestern city to round up undocumented immigrants. Using encrypted messaging apps and mapping
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India confirms two Nipah cases in West Bengal, says outbreak contained with 196 contacts traced
MUMBAI, INDIA, Jan 28 — Indian authorities said they had ensured “timely containment” of the deadly Nipah virus after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal state. Nipah, which spreads from animals to humans, has no vaccine and a fatality
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‘Can’t outsource our survival’: EU faces defence wake-up call as Trump shakes Nato alliance
BRUSSELS (Belgium), Jan 28 — Europe must step up efforts on defence and play a bigger role in Nato as US President Donald Trump has “shaken the transatlantic relationship to its foundation”, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said today. Trump
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