Cuba begins releasing more than 2,000 prisoners as US pressure mounts
US President Trump has made clear his desire to change Cuba’s leadership and has placed the country under an oil embargo.
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Africa: Middle East War – Anxiety Mounts As Oil Price Hits $100 Per Barrel
There is anxiety that Nigerians may continue to pay more for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol alongside Automotive Gas Oil, called diesel as the price of crude oil rose to above $100 per barrel, yesterday. Many Nigerians had looked forward to lower fuel energy cost, following a drop on Wednesday to $92,…
Pressure mounts on American Airlines CEO as carrier lags rivals
A snow removal machine is seen working while a Boeing 737 American Airlines passenger aircraft is parked at gate on the tarmac of LaGuardia airport in New York on January 25, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images American Airlines‘ promised turnaround is off to a rocky start this year. Pilot and flight attendant…
EU pressure mounts on Musk’s X over AI ‘undressing’ images
German media minister Wolfram Weimer. Annegret Hilse/Reuters German media minister Wolfram Weimer has urged the European Commission to take legal action to stop what he called the “industrialisation of sexual harassment” taking place on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. Weimer joins other European officials and bodies, including the EU’s executive body, in raising concerns…
UK borrowing costs jump, stocks slide as budget speculation mounts
Rachel Reeves, U.K. chancellor of the exchequer, delivers a speech in London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British government bond yields rose sharply on Friday following reports Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is no longer planning to raise income tax rates in the Autumn Budget later this month. The yield…
Pressure mounts on Solly Malatsi as SABC stares down ‘risk of collapse’
Khusela Diko and Solly Malatsi Pressure is mounting on communications minister Solly Malatsi’s to act to rescue the SABC as it struggles to pay its escalating bills. On Monday, reporters heard that state-owned signal distributor Sentech, whose primary client is the SABC, is “subsidising” the public broadcaster’s signal distribution expenses to the tune of R70-million/month….
Netanyahu says starvation claims in Gaza are exaggerated as backlash mounts over plans for new Israeli offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came under pressure from all sides Sunday as his controversial plan to seize Gaza City drew backlash inside his government and on the streets of Israel, while malnutrition deaths in the Gaza Strip continued to climb. At a press conference on Sunday, a defiant Netanyahu continued to deny there is…
Aid drops over Gaza criticized for being dangerous as starvation mounts under Israel offensive
ABOVE NORTHERN GAZA — From the sky, a besieged Gaza briefly came into view early Saturday as the military plane opened its back door and a mass of tents could be seen near the Mediterranean coast from a side window. Then, boxes of baby formula, food and other supplies were pushed out the back and…