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What the U.S. would face in a military operation against Cuba

A U.S. military operation against Cuba and its outdated defense equipment and badly outmatched armed forces could be simpler and more straightforward than January's high-stakes raid in Caracas to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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Sweden supplying Ukraine with next-generation jet fighter that can operate from austere locations

A Swedish jet that can take off and land on ordinary highways and be serviced on the ground with a skeleton crew is expected to become the backbone of Ukraine's air war against Russia.

A minibus packed with schoolchildren catches fire in central Zimbabwe, killing 7

A minibus carrying schoolchildren caught fire in central Zimbabwe, killing seven, according to police

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Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows.As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to storms, floods and droughts worsened by the climate crisis. Continue reading...

U.N. says at least 1 killed in crackdown on protests against the arrest of women in Afghanistan

The United Nations say that a violent crackdown on a protest in western Afghanistan has left at least one person dead