Abdiwahab Ahmed

Cuba grid collapse leaves millions without power; 14 detained after unrest Cuba’s national grid collapsed, the country’s grid operator said, leaving about 10 million people without electricity as officials reported arrests after protesters stormed a Communist Party office. The grid operator said the national electric system had collapsed, plunging much of the island into blackout. The scale of the outage was not immediately detailed beyond an estimate of around 10 million people without power. The island of 9.6 million…

WFP warns Middle East war could push 45 million into hunger The U.N. World Food Programme warned that if the Middle East war continues through June, price shocks could push an additional 45 million people into acute hunger. By Ali MusaWellness Desk – Health & Nutrition Monitoring. Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), said the outlook was dire as the agency contends with rising costs and disrupted supply chains. He delivered the warning at a press conference in Geneva. “If the Middle…

Gerry Adams begins giving evidence in London civil case over IRA bombings Former Sinn Féin leader denies IRA membership as claimants seek £1 damages and ruling on personal liability for 1973 and 1996 attacks Gerry Adams, 77, took the stand at the Royal Courts of Justice after five days of claimant testimony. He strenuously denies allegations that he was directly responsible for injuries from IRA bombings in London and Manchester. LONDON — Gerry Adams began giving evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday,…

Taliban say hundreds killed in strike on Kabul hospital; Pakistan denies civilian toll The Taliban government said an air strike killed at least 400 people and wounded 250 at a Kabul drug rehabilitation hospital, a claim Pakistan rejected as false, saying it precisely targeted militant sites with no collateral damage. At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike on a rehabilitation hospital in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the Taliban government said. Pakistan dismissed the allegation as…

Bolsonaro moved out of ICU as pneumonia improves, hospital says Former Brazilian president, 70, was rushed from Papuda prison to a Brasília clinic on Friday; doctors report kidney function improving and good response to antibiotics Standfirst: Jair Bolsonaro has been transferred from intensive care to a step-down unit after showing improvement from bilateral bacterial pneumonia that developed in custody, his wife said. DF Star Hospital reported continuing recovery and said the infection was likely caused by…

Trump rebukes allies over Hormuz escorts as Iran strikes Gulf oil targets; oil prices rise Several European partners decline immediate naval deployments as Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed; strikes hit UAE, Israel and Iraq amid third week of US-Israel war with Iran Standfirst: President Donald Trump criticized some Western allies for hesitating to send warships to protect tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran launched drone and missile attacks across the region. Dubai’s main airport and energy facilities in the UAE…

Nicolas Sarkozy faces retrial over alleged Libyan financing of 2007 campaign Ex-French president appeals five-year sentence; hearing at Paris Appeal Court runs to June 3 Standfirst: A lower court in September convicted Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy in a scheme prosecutors say sought funding from Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya. He served 20 days in jail after the ruling and denies wrongdoing. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy returned to court for a retrial at the Paris Appeal Court over allegations he sought Libyan financing…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Iran is seeking talks with the United States but added that the country’s leaders are “all dead,” a remark that left unclear who he was referring to or what prompted the comment. Trump did not provide details to substantiate the assertion. It was not immediately clear whether he meant specific figures within Iran’s political or security establishment or was speaking hyperbolically. No official response from Tehran was immediately available, and there was no public indication…

Two young people die as meningitis cases rise to 13 in Canterbury area, UKHSA says Two young people have died following a meningitis outbreak linked to a cluster in the Canterbury area of Kent, as health officials confirm 13 people with signs and symptoms since Friday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had been notified of 13 cases with signs and symptoms of meningitis between Friday and yesterday in and around Canterbury. Some students at the University of Kent have been given antibiotics as a precaution while…

Veteran journalist John Ware told a London High Court on Monday that former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams’ repeated denials of IRA membership angered members of the group he interviewed — and that, based on decades of reporting, he believes Adams served for more than 30 years on the IRA’s army council and was “one of the single most influential strategists in the Republican movement.” Ware’s evidence came in a civil trial brought by three victims of separate IRA bomb attacks in 1973 and 1996, who allege Adams was directly…