The US leader believes such an operation won’t be necessary due to the worsening US-induced energy shortage Kidnapping Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel would be an easy operation for the American military, US President Donald Trump has claimed. Speaking on Tuesday to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump praised his strategy of economically isolating the island nation, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1960, as a means of forcing Havana to make concessions. “In the meantime, there’s an embargo. There’s no oil. There’s no money. There’s no anything,” he said. When asked whether he was considering an operation similar to the one that led to the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month, Trump replied: “I don’t want to answer that. Why would I answer that?” He then added: “If I was, it wouldn’t be a very tough operation as you can figure, but I don’t think that’ll be necessary.” The US abducted Maduro and put him on trial on American soil last month, ...
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The authorities have also not allowed family members to meet him despite a serious eye condition, Naureen Niazi has told RT Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been denied medical care in prison, his sister has alleged. Khan has been in prison since August 2023, when he was convicted in a case for profiting from the sale of state gifts. The authorities have denied permission to family members or doctors to meet him recently, his sister Naureen Niazi told RT in an interview. “We don’t really know his real condition because they don’t let our doctors see him. So we can’t trust what they are saying,” she said, adding the family or their doctors haven’t met Khan in the last three months. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered a medical team to examine Khan and allowed phone contact with his sons after a court-appointed lawyer’s report. Khan has been left with just 15% vision in his right eye after authorities allegedly ignored his complaints for months, lawyer Salman Safda...
Ex-Prince Andrew faces scrutiny over alleged sharing of confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein Members of Britain’s royal family are not above the law, the country’s top prosecutor said on Sunday, as police investigate former Prince Andrew over allegations he leaked information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Thames Valley Police said last week it was in discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations of misconduct in public office against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles III. “Nobody is above the law,” Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson told the Sunday Times. The prosecutor added he had “total confidence” that police would act independently and dismissed suggestions that the monarchy would receive special treatment. Read more UK’s King Charles comments on brother’s Epstein links “From my perspective, I don’t find it a difficult offense to prosecute because the core of it is a g...
Washington maintained a warm tone at the Munich conference, but it has shown that it doesn’t intend to “defend the old order,” the outlet’s sources say The Munich Security Conference has revealed a widening rift between the US and Europe, as Washington signaled that it will seek to reshape the global order regardless of whether Europe is on board or not, Politico reported on Saturday, citing sources. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the conference that the US and Europe “belong together,” and called America a “child of Europe,” receiving a standing ovation. Politico noted, however, that while the tone was warm, America’s approach toward the continent has not changed. ”The underlying message was the same: We don’t want weak allies, don’t defend the old order,” one former European official told Politico. “If the smallest common denominators the Americans can find are our common history going back to Columbus, narrow national security interests, and common civilization, that alon...
Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev flew with Crew-12 alongside NASA and European Space Agency astronauts A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), delivering a multinational mission that includes Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. Crew-12 lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday. The reusable Dragon capsule Freedom docked with the station’s Harmony module about 34 hours later, completing its journey to the orbital outpost. Other crew members include NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, who serve as commander and pilot, as well as European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot. “With that gentle contact, we have bridged the legacy of humankind’s continuous presence in space. It has been more than 25 years at this very site,” Meir radioed after docking. “The International Space Station is more than a structure, it is a promise kept. Decades in the making, built by natio...
The gunman reportedly had a history of mental health issues and an expired firearms license A Canadian school shooting suspect who killed eight people and injured dozens did not have a specific target and was “hunting” for victims, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The 18-year-old transgender person, identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar, carried out the attack at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday, after killing her mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at the family home. The suspect, a former student who dropped out about four years earlier, later killed herself after shooting five children and a teacher. 27 people were injured, including two who were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening wounds, officials said. “There was no specific targeting of any individuals. This suspect was, for lack of a better term, hunting,” RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald told reporters. “They were prepared and engaging anybody and everyb...