The US president has claimed he may have the “honor” of taking the Caribbean island US President Donald Trump has said he expects to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form,” claiming he could do “anything I want” with the Caribbean nation. Trump made the remarks on Monday in the Oval Office despite ongoing talks between Washington and Havana as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis and widespread blackouts amid a US oil blockade. “I do believe I’ll be… having the honor of taking Cuba. That’s a big honor,” Trump said, adding: “Taking Cuba in some form.” Pressed by reporters, Trump said the US could take different actions toward the island. “Whether I free it, take it. I think I can do anything I want with it, you want to know the truth,” he said, without elaborating. Trump spoke as Cuba plunged into a nationwide blackout on Monday. Nearly 11 million people were left without electricity as fuel shortages strain the country’s aging power stations. Following ...
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Six hundred sailors aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford were left without beds, the New York Times reports Hundreds of US military service members aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford were left without beds after a fire broke out last week, the New York Times reports. US Central Command described the incident as “not combat-related” and said it caused no damage to the warship’s propulsion systems. The Gerald R. Ford is the largest ship in the US Navy, carrying over 4,500 sailors and pilots, and is taking part in the US-Israeli war against Iran. The newspaper revealed on Monday that it took more than 30 hours to extinguish the fire, which originated in the ship’s main laundry area. Dozens suffered smoke inhalation, the report said, citing anonymous sources. More than 600 sailors lost their bunks and have since been sleeping on floors and tables. Many have been unable to do laundry since the incident. Read more Trump threatens media with treason charges over Iran war coverage The aircraft c...
Hundreds of people have already been killed in cross-border strikes since the start of the Middle East escalation A group of European nations as well as Canada have called on Israel to stop a ground incursion into Lebanon, saying the attack could lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences” in a country where hundreds of people have already been killed in the ongoing Middle East escalation. The Israeli military announced “limited and targeted ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds” in its northern neighbor on Monday after the group – which has close ties with Iran – launched waves of strikes on the Jewish state in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The attacks followed a joint US-Israeli campaign against Iran launched on February 28. In a joint statement issued Monday, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and Canada said they were “gravely concerned” by the escalating violence and called for “meaningful engagement by Isra...
The IDF says it has begun “limited and targeted” moves against Hezbollah strongholds in order to protect residents of northern Israel The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that its troops launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon on Monday. The operations are said to be aimed at increasing security for residents of northern Israel. In a statement on X, the IDF explained that the “limited and targeted ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds” are “part of broader defensive efforts to establish and strengthen a forward defensive posture, which includes the dismantling of terrorist infrastructure and the elimination of terrorists operating in the area.” The Israeli military noted that prior to the entry of its ground troops into the area, it carried out artillery and airstrikes against “numerous terrorist targets in order to mitigate threats in the operational environment.” Israel has launched numerous airstrikes on Leb...
The Ukrainian leader will “never” reopen the Druzhba pipeline, the Slovak prime minister has said Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky will never restore oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline, which serves as the key artery for delivering Russian oil to Slovakia and Hungary, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. He has rebuked the EU for its reluctance to exert sufficient pressure on Kiev to unlock oil supplies despite having ample opportunity to do so. Ukraine shut down the key Soviet-era pipeline in late January, claiming the halt was due to damage by a Russian drone strike. Moscow, however, has denied targeting it, with Bratislava and Budapest also rejecting Kiev’s account and insisting it was part of a Ukrainian blackmail campaign. In a video address on Sunday, Fico said that he had spoken with Zelensky about the situation, describing the call as “very strange.” “Zelensky will never put oil through the Druzhba pipeline, never,” he said. Read more Kiev bankrolling Hungar...
The US president has accused outlets of spreading AI-generated propaganda allegedly fabricated by Tehran US President Donald Trump has threatened media organizations with treason charges, accusing them of knowingly colluding with Iran to cast doubt on Washington’s decisive “victory.” In a lengthy Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump alleged that “fake news” outlets had been spreading false information supposedly fabricated by Iran using artificial intelligence. “The fact is, Iran is being decimated, and the only battles they ‘win’ are those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets,” Trump wrote. Trump claimed that Tehran has circulated fabricated footage showing attacks on US military assets, including alleged strikes on refueling aircraft and naval vessels. Read more Securing Strait of Hormuz should be ‘a team effort’ – Trump According to the president, some of the images depict non-existent “kamikaze boats” and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircr...