Cuba’s Havana piles with rubbish as US chokehold halts garbage trucks
Only 44 of 106 of the city’s rubbish trucks were able to keep operating due to fuel shortages. Read More
UK government drops plans to delay May council votes, adding to pressure over U-turns
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is widely expected to suffer heavy losses in the May polls. Read More
Nigeria says 100 more U.S. military personnel arrive to tackle Islamists
DAKAR, Feb 16 – About 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria as Washington scales up an operation to target Islamist insurgents, a Nigerian defence spokesperson said. Read More
Climate Challenge: A Decade After Paris Agreement
Feb 16 – Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect, newly released climate datasets show the world warming at an accelerating pace, with 2025 ranking among the three hottest…
Portugal says efforts to balance budget, cut debt constrained by storm damage
LISBON/BRUSSELS, Feb 16 – Portugal will do all it can to keep the budget balanced and reduce public debt, but its efforts are likely to be constrained by the economic…
Rubio visits central Europe to bolster ties with pro-Trump leaders
BUDAPEST, Feb 15 – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to deepen cooperation with central Europe on Sunday as he kicked off a trip to Slovakia and Hungary, whose…
Albanian PM seeks to stop judiciary from dismissing ministers
TIRANA, Feb 16 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said his government would change the law to protect ministers from suspension while they are under criminal investigation, prompting the opposition…
X down for thousands of users in US, Britain
There were more than 23,210 reports of issues with X, according to Downdetector. Read More
AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok
Providers of chatbots will have to prevent them from generating illegal or harmful content. Read More
Britain needs to step up defence spending faster, PM Starmer says
Raising the country’s defence budget to 3 per cent of GDP will cost an additional $29.8 billion. Read More