Facing US oil blockade, Cuban man powers car with charcoal
AGUACATE, Cuba, March 19 – Juan Carlos Pino, a Cuban mechanic with an eighth-grade education, may have found a way to outsmart the U.S. oil blockade. Read More
Russia to refer women who don’t want children to psychologists
The Kremlin chief casts Russia’s shrinking population as a matter of national survival. Read More
Italy’s justice referendum tests PM Meloni and divided opposition
ROME, March 19 – A forthcoming Italian referendum on judicial reform will test right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s political strength and could give the fragmented opposition the impetus to forge…
Saudi Arabia reserves ‘right to take military actions’ over Iran attacks
Riyadh warns of retaliation after strikes on civilian sites, signalling rising regional tensions. Read More
Saudi Arabia reserves ‘right to take military actions’ over Iran attacks
Riyadh warns of retaliation after strikes on civilian sites, signalling rising regional tensions. Read More
Iran executes three individuals arrested over January protests, state media
DUBAI, March 19 – Iran executed three men on Thursday convicted of killing two police officers during unrest earlier this year, state media reported, saying the sentences had been upheld…
Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it ‘violently lashed out’
DOHA/RIYADH, March 19 – U.S. President Donald Trump said an angry Israel “violently lashed out” and attacked Iran’s major gas field, a significant escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war, but ruled…
Rwanda, Congo agree on steps to ‘de-escalate tensions’ in Washington meeting
WASHINGTON, March 18 – The United States hosted representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, with talks centering on the stalled peace…
Trump attends return of US aircrew killed in Iran war crash
The KC-135 plane crashed in western Iraq on March 12. Read More
EU leaders to press Hungary’s Orban to lift block on Ukraine loan
BRUSSELS, March 19 – European Union leaders are expected to put heavy pressure on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday to lift his blockade on a vital 90-billion-euro ($103…