UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba’s socialist government, including by threatening military intervention. The annual exercise aimed at calling out the U.S. government’s “maximum pressure policy” has been put
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba’s socialist government, including by threatening military intervention. The annual exercise aimed at calling out the U.S. government’s “maximum pressure policy” has been put
President Zelensky has thanked the European Union for the support it has given to Ukraine, describing heads of state and government gathered in Brussels as “real leaders”. Meanwhile, President Trump has said Ukraine’s resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries was a disgrace. Zelensky made the comment flanked by European Commission President Ursula von der
WASHINGTON — State visits usually occur when two countries are on warm terms, but U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as their economic and tech competition is only escalating, especially through an artificial intelligence race. Neither expects any grand bargain, but the leaders are expected to play
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won all three parliamentary special elections that were held in Canada on Monday, indicating ongoing public support for the prime minister well into his second year in office and after recent trade tensions with the US. The votes were triggered by the resignations of three MPs. The most notable result saw
Staff writers Updated August 31, 2026 — 10:39am,first published August 31, 2026 — 5:22am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian sharemarket has dipped lower at the open after a rise in oil prices on Monday morning, while Wall Street
