Cubans Intensify Protests After Sundown, Protected by the Night and Blackouts
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:55:00 GMT
Residents in many cities bang pots, and in one town they sacked the office of the Communist Party in a rare outburst of violence.
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Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:55:00 GMT
Residents in many cities bang pots, and in one town they sacked the office of the Communist Party in a rare outburst of violence.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:49:00 GMT
The U.S., Israel and Gulf states are searching for more affordable, effective solutions to their advanced antimissile capabilities.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT
From bustling cafes to underground tent cities, more than two years of conflict has turned war into a way of life.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:53:00 GMT
Plus, Iranians’ hopes of regime change are crushed, war looms over the midterms and an Epstein victim tells her story.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:03:00 GMT
After retiring from Chevron, Ali Moshiri warned the Trump administration it would face a morass if it tried to install the democratic opposition.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:46:00 GMT
The Iranian women’s team grabbed global attention—and criticism from Tehran—for their refusal to sing the Iranian national anthem.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT
U.S. and Israeli forces dominate the battlefield, but Tehran is choking oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:36:00 GMT
The depot is the beating heart of the Iranian oil industry, storing and loading most of its crude exports.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:47:00 GMT
One option would be to clear the way for naval escorts by using more-intense air power against Iranian missiles and drones. Another option: seize the territory around the waterway with ground troops.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT
The president was warned that a military attack could prompt Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz, but moved ahead.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT
In Tehran and beyond, residents worry they will be left with a devastated country and the same autocratic rulers as before the war began.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 05:40:00 GMT
Beijing hasn’t explained why it abruptly stopped what had become a routine practice, nor its resumption.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:30:00 GMT
North Korea is more focused on its regional strike capabilities, such as developing tactical nuclear-capable weapons.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:21:00 GMT
The first passenger trains connecting the capitals of China and North Korea resumed after a six-year hiatus, a sign of warming ties between the countries.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT
A scramble for power in West Africa kicked off 24 hours of gunbattles, betrayal, kidnapping and superstition.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:29:00 GMT
The players sought refuge after they were criticized by Iran’s state media for not singing their country’s national anthem.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:58:00 GMT
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said officials have held talks with the Trump administration as Havana frees 51 prisoners.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:06:00 GMT
Housing starts in Canada are set to decline over the next three years due to higher construction costs, weaker demand and elevated levels of unsold inventory, the country’s housing agency said.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:31:00 GMT
The mother of a girl injured after a fatal school shooting last month in Canada launched a lawsuit against OpenAI for its decision not to inform police of the suspect’s interactions with its ChatGPT chatbot.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:36:00 GMT
The gunfire follows a series of similar shootings at synagogues in the Toronto area.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT
The Wall Street Journal follows two families whose accounts show how Venezuelans are still battling the remains of the strongman’s regime.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:02:00 GMT
A sustained return to modest growth is likely to be hindered by the rise in energy prices and uncertainty that has accompanied the Middle East conflict.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT
A schism in the House of Windsor looks irreconcilable. Inside the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William that could linger for decades to come.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:38:00 GMT
The investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor comes at a shaky moment for the British royal family, and for the king himself.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:39:00 GMT
The Gulf city has emerged as a premier destination for expats. Now that it is caught in the Mideast conflict, some of them are finding little sympathy back home.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:54:00 GMT
Conflict in the Middle East has raised energy prices, potentially slowing U.K. growth and pushing borrowing costs higher.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:47:00 GMT
Last week’s attackers in Michigan and Virginia were naturalized citizens, possibly radicalized here.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:32:00 GMT
Government controls were responsible for the crises in the 1970s.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:32:00 GMT
An oblivious college student then, I still remember my parents’ fear and anger. It lived on well past the crisis.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:32:00 GMT
The cost of inaction in Iran right now looks quite high.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:32:00 GMT
The U.K.’s slowness to send an air defense destroyer to Cyprus was telling.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:46:00 GMT
The Hungarian Prime Minister is blocking an EU loan that Ukraine needs to keep fighting Russia.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:24:00 GMT
Nearly 150 of the world’s elite show-jumping horses were in Qatar for the Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha when Iranian missiles lit up Gulf skies.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT
Mobile internet access has been shut off in Moscow in recent days after similar outages in dozens of regions.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:07:00 GMT
The German chancellor is the latest European leader to criticize the U.S. after Washington temporarily eased sanctions against Russia.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT
War is never a good thing—but it can reorient an economy in some positive ways.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:56:00 GMT
Output unexpectedly fell and challenges are expected to gather pace from the jump in energy prices prompted by the war in the Middle East.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:00:00 GMT
Trump’s assaults on Iran and Venezuela—both Chinese allies and key suppliers of oil for its energy-hungry economy—could reaffirm Beijing’s mistrust of Washington.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:38:00 GMT
After crackdowns on Uyghurs and Tibetans, a new law threatens punishment for anyone who doesn’t embrace the common language and culture.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:39:00 GMT
The sudden and unusual lull has stoked uncertainty about what Beijing is doing while the world focuses on war in the Middle East.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:08:00 GMT
Subdued sales activity was weighed by a nine-day Lunar New Year holiday and cooling consumer demand.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT
Massive oil stockpiles and a shift to electric vehicles are helping to insulate the Chinese economy from supply disruptions in the Middle East.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT
As the fighting in Ukraine drags on, Moscow is casting its net farther afield to find fresh reinforcements.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:23:00 GMT
The Trump administration has rolled back some efforts to put pressure on Russia’s economy, and held out the possibility of easing sanctions further.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:36:00 GMT
In a sign of deepening ties, satellite data from Moscow could help Tehran hit American forces around the Middle East.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT
Small Ukrainian counterattacks are demonstrating that Kyiv’s forces have got plenty of fight left.
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT
Norway controls Svalbard, but a treaty grants Russia, China and others access. Now concerns are mounting over President Trump’s focus on the Arctic.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT
Decades after it lost its coast to Eritrea, the country has moved forces close to the border region—raising fears of another civil war with nearby rebels.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:10:00 GMT
A Kenyan court dismissed a lawsuit by a Maasai leader and environmentalist who alleged a Ritz-Carlton luxury camp blocked a route of the famous Serengeti migration.
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:05:00 GMT
The White House says Rwanda has violated a U.S.-brokered agreement on Congo, but sanctions are on ice.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:10:00 GMT
Sending migrants to Cameroon skirted judicial orders, lawyers said.
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT
The M23 militia has tried to assert itself as the government in and around Goma. It is failing badly.
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:00:00 GMT
The Pentagon plans to deploy submarines to an expanding facility in allies’ strategy to deter Beijing.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:37:00 GMT
Debris engulfed the site at Mount Maunganui following record rainfall. A government minister said young people were among the missing.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:30:00 GMT
U.S. agreements with three island nations have benefited both sides but have also had challenges.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:11:00 GMT
Court documents reveal what police say were the movements and motivation of Sajid and Naveed Akram.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:13:00 GMT
Police charged 24-year-old Naveed Akram after he woke up from a coma.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:34:00 GMT
Canada has signed a string of agreements with India aimed at deepening ties in areas like critical minerals and energy as it seeks more alliances amid tensions with the U.S.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:27:00 GMT
The prime minister is traveling to India, until now a bitter rival, to mend fences and build new alliances with the world’s middle powers.
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:56:00 GMT
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to accelerate efforts to deepen commercial ties with India after years of diplomatic distress.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:19:00 GMT
With Pax Silica, the Trump administration is retreating from an adversarial stance it took toward allies and friends last year.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:04:00 GMT
The Microsoft co-founder canceled his keynote address as he faces growing scrutiny over his ties to the convicted sex offender.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Ships in the Persian Gulf have been sitting ducks for Tehran.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT
The president told his White House team that Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the strait, the world’s most vital shipping lane.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:43:00 GMT
The Pentagon has also weighed sending more destroyers to the region to escort tankers through the strait.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT
Missiles and drones have punctured the notion that financial clout and luxury can act as impenetrable shields.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT
Tehran’s battered leaders are making tough demands as Arabs hope to spark talks.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Ships in the Persian Gulf have been sitting ducks for Tehran.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:29:00 GMT
The release of 400 million barrels of oil is part of a bid to tame crude prices and prevent supply disruptions.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:38:00 GMT
The Trump administration shifted from opposing the largest-ever intervention in oil markets to cajoling allies into moving forward with the maneuver in a matter of hours.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT
Economic disruption stemming from the conflict is hurting countries worldwide—while providing a windfall to Russia.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT
Israel is sticking with its goal of creating the conditions for regime change in Tehran.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:49:00 GMT
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:15:00 GMT
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