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Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossio rejected as absurd the allegation that Cuba is a threat to the U.S. The article links Cuba's sixth power grid collapse to President Trump cutting off fuel in January and refers to the U.S. measures as a blockade. It presents the Cuban official's position without a U.S. administration response.
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Manchester will host the G20 summit in November 2027 at the Manchester Central Convention Centre, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcoming world leaders including Donald Trump. The article recounts earlier tensions over Trump's 'mayor of a town' remark and notes the event's scale and the UK's G20 presidency.
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A new report by Accra Reset warns that US withdrawal from aid programs, especially USAID and Pepfar, has strained healthcare in Africa and the Global South, forcing countries to restructure financing and absorb health workers. It cites clinic closures, funding contraction, and calls for greater country ownership, while polling shows many Americans support restoring some aid.
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Scott Anderson discusses his book "King of Kings" about the 1978 fall of Iran's last Shah and the Islamic Revolution, and reflects on the Middle East's shifting landscape a decade after his Fractured Lands project.
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The article explains why President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s allies are not intervening against Houthi attacks, citing reluctance to enter a broader Iran-linked conflict and the long-running Yemeni civil war. It highlights the risks to Saudi cities, oil infrastructure, and global oil supplies while framing US disengagement as a strategic problem for Riyadh.
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Houthi forces have launched a new offensive into Yemen's strategic southwestern highlands, threatening the internationally recognized government's last major barrier before Aden. The article reports intensified Saudi air support, PLC mobilization, and the strategic stakes for possible U.S. intervention.
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An American Israeli man held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days performed at a concert in Nir Oz, the Israeli town devastated by the Oct. 7 attacks. The segment frames his performance as songs of survival and hope.
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet President Trump and make his UN debut after announcing the UK will send an RAF plane to support Saudi defensive missions against Houthi attacks. The article outlines Burnham’s agenda on Ukraine, AI, and Middle East conflicts, along with the diplomatic balancing act he faces between the US and Europe.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefly met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Shannon Airport in Ireland while their planes refueled. The encounter came as Ratcliffe returned from Egypt and Zelensky traveled to the UN General Assembly, following Ratcliffe's earlier unannounced trip to Moscow.
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The essay argues that Democrats are reckoning with their Gaza policy after refusing to give Palestinian voices a platform and continuing to back Israel’s military campaign. It portrays Biden and Harris as deferential to Netanyahu and Aipac while grassroots Democratic voters and Palestinian American advocates push for a policy shift.
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Andy Burnham, ahead of his first face-to-face talks with Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly, said he trusts the US president and described the Special Relationship as strong. He is expected to press Trump on NATO, AI safety, and sensitive issues including the Chagos Islands and Falklands.
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The WSJ editorial board asks what President Trump should seek from Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit, arguing that a productive outcome must include a change in Beijing's aggressive global behavior and an end to Chinese help for Iran targeting Americans. It criticizes pomp and symbolic deals like soybeans and Boeing purchases.