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Cuban officials report country-wide blackout amid U.S. energy blockade
The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a "complete disconnection" of the country's electrical system and said it was investigating.
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Why allies aren't leaping to Trump's aid in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to persuade other countries to help protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a development analysts say is partly the result of how he has treated allies since returning to the White House last year.
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Why the U.S. is sending 2,500 marines to the Gulf — and what they might do there
While U.S. President Donald Trump tries to convince allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he is also sending 2,500 marines to the region — the first deployment of U.S. troops since it and and Israel first attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly strike on Kabul hospital that it says killed hundreds
Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a ceasefire have gone unheeded.
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Trump expects to have the 'honour' of taking Cuba
Calling Cuba a 'failed nation' with a 'nice landscape,' U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he thinks he will have the 'honour' of taking Cuba, adding he could do anything he wants with it.