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De stap van de Trump-administratie weerspiegelt de aanklacht tegen Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, terwijl een brandstofcrisis Cuba teistert. De spanningen tussen Cuba en de VS lijken verder op te lopen nu berichten uitgaan dat Raúl Castro, de 94-jarige voormalige president van het land, mogelijk binnenkort een aanklacht krijgt vergelijkbaar met diegene die in januari leidde tot de Amerikaanse ontvoering van de Venezolaanse leider, Nicolás Maduro. Hoewel Raúl officieel met pensioen is, blijft hij de machtigste figuur in de Cubaanse politiek na het overlijden van zijn broer Fidel in 2016. Door hem aan te pakken, lijkt Washington de druk op de communistische leiding van Cuba te verhogen aan het einde van een reeds buitengewoon intense week. Lees verder...

Roman Lavrynovych is een van de drie beschuldigden van brandstichtingen aan een voertuig en twee huizen in Londen die gelinkt zijn aan de premier

Wilderness Society says changes undermined intent of national standards intended to reverse decline of plants, animals and ecosystemsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreen groups have accused the Albanese government of watering down a proposal to protect threatened species and ecosystems.National environmental standards were the key plank of reforms to Australia’s nature laws, passed by the parliament in November. Continue reading...

Despite surprise fall in unemployment, weak wage growth and inflation pressures put the squeeze on workersUK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9%Business live – latest updatesDespite a surprise fall in the unemployment rate, the latest jobs data show the labour market in a fragile state, even before the Iran war threatened to derail the UK’s nascent economic recovery.At 4.9% in the three months to February, the unemployment rate was down from 5.2% in the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...

• A new report warns that hundreds of hospitals serving 6.6 million Americans in 44 states and Washington, D.C., face serious threats from potential Medicaid cuts. • The cuts could force hospitals to reduce services or close, severely impacting healthcare access for lower-income and underserved communities. • Medicaid remains a critical funding source for these facilities, highlighting the broad national implications for public health infrastructure.

Man wielding knife also tried to slash tires and taken into custody, with two transit officers and police officer injuredSix people were brought to the hospital after a man wielding a butcher knife threatened to stab a bus driver, tried to slash tires at a Boston transit station Friday before being taken into custody, authorities said.Among those injured were two transit officers, a Boston police officer and the suspect in the case, said Richard Sullivan, superintendent of police for the Massachusetts Bay transportation authority. Sullivan, who briefed reporters at a news conference, said he wasn’t aware of the other two reported as injured by Boston’s emergency medical services agency. Continue reading...