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The Latest: Trump says ‘it looks like I’ll be the one’ to intervene in Cuba after Castro indictment
President Donald Trump on Thursday said past U.S. presidents have mulled intervening in Cuba for decades, but “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.”
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U.S.-Cuba tensions: Key West, the 1962 missile crisis front-line, remains vigilant
At the end of the Florida Keys island chain, Key West is closer to Havana than Miami. Tourists line up for a picture with the “90 miles to Cuba” concrete buoy on a seawall to prove it.
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UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarm
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to use “every means at its disposal” to press Hamas to disarm, warning that every act of violence in the Palestinian territory risks “unraveling” the agreement.
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Israel deports hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists after international backlash
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli government on Thursday released and deported hundreds of flotilla activists who attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Outrage abroad over the activists' treatment prompted several countries to summon Israeli envoys to hear their concerns.
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Trump administration expands energy ties in Venezuela amid economic crisis
Venezuelans are seeing signs of renewed U.S. involvement in their country as the Trump administration pursues energy deals tied to the nation’s vast oil reserves.
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U.S.-Cuba tensions heighten after Raúl Castro’s indictment
President Donald Trump said on Thursday at the White House that he was standing firm on his policy on Cuba.
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Cuban pro-democracy activists meet in Miami-Dade after Raúl Castro’s indictment
The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, a coalition of pro-democracy groups, met on Thursday in Miami-Dade County’s Fontainebleau neighborhood to discuss efforts to kick communism out of power on the island.
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US sanctions Lebanese lawmakers, security officials over Hezbollah influence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Hezbollah-affiliated parliamentarians, state security officials, and allies of the militant group were hit with U.S. sanctions Thursday, for allegedly seeking to preserve the Iran-backed group's influence over Lebanese state institutions and obstruct disarmament efforts.
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Indictment of former Cuban president includes 5 fighter jet pilots involved in 1996 plane downings
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996 downing of small civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles.
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Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) — Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills Thursday.
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Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister has a long history as a provocateur. This week, Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.
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Europe faces a Ukrainian drone problem as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
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Supreme Court sides with US company in claims over property seized in Cuban revolution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago.
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U.S. Southern Command welcomes Nimitz carrier strike group to Caribbean
The U.S. Southern Command welcomed the Nimitz carrier strike group to the Caribbean on Wednesday when the U.S. Justice Department announced Raúl Castro’s indictment in Miami.
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The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China
BEIJING (AP) — On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar, with formal handshakes in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, enthusiastic greetings from flower-waving children, and marching columns of soldiers branching gleaming bayonets. But the visits also revealed how different China’s relationship is with the two countries.
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UK government to release papers related to former Prince Andrew's appointment as trade envoy
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government is set on Thursday to release confidential papers related to the former Prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy, just months after lawmakers accused the king’s brother of putting his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ahead of the nation.
20 hours ago
This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As negotiations with the United States hang in the balance, a hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad over the past decades is believed to have seized a place near the center of power.
17 hours ago
Myanmar military recaptures 2 strategic border towns from ethnic militias
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has regained control of two towns near the country’s borders with India and Thailand, marking a significant advance in the civil war as it seeks to reassert control of regions long held by resistance forces.
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Montenegro at 20: After breaking with Serbia and joining NATO, EU is the next frontier
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro marks 20 years of independence from a union with Serbia this week, celebrating a two-decade transformation that has already brought the Balkan country into NATO. Now it is eyeing its next milestone: full integration into the European Union.
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In many ways, Brits admire the US. But as America hits 250, they say one man defines it: Trump
WASHINGTON, England (AP) — Loud. Broken. Baffling.
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In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles mounted with belt-fed Soviet-era machine guns. And at one mass wedding, a ballistic missile, like the one that rained down cluster munitions on Israel, adorned the stage.
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Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.
1 day ago
Holy deception: Rome's 'sexy priest' calendar star never set foot in a seminary
ROME (AP) — A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome men in priestly attire has been a perennial Rome souvenir for the last two decades — but few, it seems, are actually men of the cloth.
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Here is the U.S. indictment against Raúl Castro and 5 Cuban military pilots
This is a copy of the Miami grand jury’s indictment that the U.S. Justice Department distributed on Wednesday at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.
1 day ago
UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effort
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to support strong action to limit climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn.
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South Florida Cubans, officials react to Raul Castro indictment outside Freedom Tower
Miami’s Freedom Tower has been a beacon of hope and freedom for members of South Florida’s Cuban-American exile community.
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Trump, Rubio signal support for change in Cuba amid historic indictment announcement
The Trump administration is signaling a tougher stance toward Cuba as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio tied a historic indictment and renewed criticism of the island’s communist leadership to calls for political change and economic reform.
1 day ago
Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and triggered a backlash abroad Wednesday, after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned for a long time.
1 day ago
Republican lawmakers from Florida react to Raúl Castro’s indictment
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joined U.S. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, and Byron Donalds during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel defends Raúl Castro after indictment
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel released a statement on Wednesday reacting to the U.S. indictment of Raúl Castro, whom he referred to as “a hero,” a “stateman,” and a “guerrilla fighter.”
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Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fears
Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.
14 hours ago
John Suarez joins Local 10 to discuss Raul Castro indictment, turmoil between Cuba, US
Reactions are coming in from across South Florida following news of the indictment against former Cuban President Raul Castro.
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Cuban exiles at Miami’s Cafe Versailles react to Raul Castro indictment news: ‘All for it’
Cubans in South Florida have been reacting to the news of former President of Cuba Raul Castro being indicted by the United States.
1 day ago
Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Residents of Lithuania's capital were told to take shelter and the president and prime minister were taken to safe locations on Wednesday after an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern flank over incursions related to Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine.
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Rubio releases message in Spanish to Cubans suffering on the island
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a video addressing Cubans on the island on Wednesday, the anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Cuba in 1902.
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U.S. indicts Raúl Castro over 1996 fatal shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes
The U.S. has indicted Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
1 day ago
Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China.
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Cuban exiles at Freedom Tower react to Raúl Castro indictment
Ramón Saúl Sánchez was 5 when Fidel Castro took power, and 12 when he left Matanzas, Cuba, for Miami. He was a teenage member of Alpha 66, a paramilitary organization that aimed to get Castro out of power.
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North Korean soccer team beats South Korean hosts in rare match between divided countries
SUWON, South Korea (AP) — Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries Wednesday as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated host Suwon 2-1 against the backdrop of political tensions.
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Trump’s portrait hits New Delhi traffic as US Embassy rolls out 'Happy Birthday America!' rickshaws
NEW DELHI (AP) — In New Delhi’s chaotic traffic, where the backs of auto-rickshaws sometimes double as mobile billboards, some commuters are now being greeted by an unlikely face: U.S. President Donald Trump.
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British PM Starmer congratulates Arsenal as title celebrations go deep into the night
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer took time out from dealing with his own sticky political situation to congratulate his favorite soccer team, Arsenal, on winning the Premier League.
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Taiwan's Lai says he'd tell Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases from US, if given a chance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that if given the chance he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump of his hope to continue U.S. arms purchases, which Lai called essential for peace.
1 day ago
Finnish divers recover remaining 2 bodies of Italians from underwater cave in Maldives
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Divers on Wednesday recovered the last two bodies of four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives last week.
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Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations
BEIJING (AP) — Torrential rain and floods hit parts of China this week, killing at least 12 people and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate, state media reported.
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Aaron Rosen joins Local 10 News to discuss ongoing turmoil between Cuba, U.S.
A tense standoff continued on Tuesday between the United States and Cuba.
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Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Tuesday intercepted all remaining vessels from an activist flotilla attempting to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, the latest effort to highlight the grim conditions for nearly 2 million Palestinians with severe shortages of housing, food and medicine.
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NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s top military officer said Tuesday that he does not expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent.
2 days ago
Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern while the world grapples with the fallout from the Iran war and rising energy prices.
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WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday expressed concern over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola known as Bundibugyo in eastern Congo, where authorities reported 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 suspected cases.
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Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war, as a growing number of Republicans defied the president's direction on a conflict that has spanned well over two months.
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Assignment Venezuela: Caracas residents report inflation continues to plague highly-dollarized economy
It has been about four months since Nicolás Maduro’s capture, and residents in Caracas say they are still feeling the economic pain.
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Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city
USHUAIA, Argentina (AP) — Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia on Tuesday, with the aim of detecting the possible presence of the rat-borne virus in an area previously thought unaffected.