Members of a convoy that delivered humanitarian aid to Cuba were detained and interrogated by Customs and Border Protection upon returning to the United States on a charter flight from Havana.
The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine possible federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba's government, according to an official familiar with the group. Officials from government agencies including the Treasury Department will be part of this group. Treasury's involvement could mean the Trump administration is considering further sanctions against Cuba, already the subject of intense U.S. economic sanctions.
A scientist in Norway gave himself brain damage after testing an experimental weapon designed to disprove the existence of 'Havana Syndrome'. Working in a top-secret research project in 2024, the unidentified government scientist constructed a device capable of emitting powerful pulses of microwave radiation. The sceptical researcher tested the device on himself to prove that its effects would be harmless. However, according to the Washington Post, the researcher soon developed symptoms of the mysterious disease that has struck down diplomats around the world.
Russia has kicked out a British diplomat who has been accused of spying, Moscow's Foreign Minister confirmed on Thursday. The ministry said they had received information "regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service". The ministry said they summoned the British charge d'affaires Danae Dholakia to make a "strong protest" telling her the diplomat has been expelled.
We used to send medical supplies only, but the last two containers we have sent, we have included food, like canned food. We are sending non-perishable items of food that can last. That is what we can do because it is badly needed.
Cuban state media outlet Cubadebate said the blackout was caused by a fault at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, located about 100km (62 miles) east of Havana, which cut electricity from Pinar del Rio in the far west of the country to the eastern Las Tunas province. In all, two-thirds of the country, including Havana, were left without power, according to the national electric company UNE, which said it was working to restore services.
There was once a time when the White House Press Secretary retweeting accounts of the novel deployment of high-tech weaponry against human targets would have been global news, but what goes unsaid is that in this previous timeline, the press secretary would have been citing an actual source, with a real story to share, rather than a piece of propaganda that has clearly been manufactured for an obvious purpose.
Sixty-seven years have elapsed, and Havana still remembers the triumphant entry of Fidel Castro and his bearded revolutionaries. After departing from a military academy in the morning, a convoy of trucks advances at midday from the Malecon, traversing the city along the same original route. Riding atop the olive-green trucks are young men and women with red flags, raised fists, and shouts of Long live Fidel!
