Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as Trump administration heaps pressure on island

Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as Trump administration heaps pressure on island

The Cuban government said late Thursday it has pardoned and released 2,010 prisoners, a sweeping move that comes as the island nation grapples with intense pressure from the Trump administration, including an oil blockade that — until recently — cut off fuel shipments. Calling it a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” Cuba’s Embassy in the U.S….

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Trump says Iran war will still take weeks, oil prices rise with no plan to open Strait of Hormuz

Trump says Iran war will still take weeks, oil prices rise with no plan to open Strait of Hormuz

Israel’s military said Thursday that it had struck “dozens of headquarters, weapons storage facilities, launch sites, and anti-tank missile positions” belonging to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon over the last 24 hours.  The IDF said it would continue to “operate decisively against the Hezbollah terror organization” in Lebanon “to remove the threat posed to…

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Trump praises “overwhelming victories” and says Iran war will wrap up “very shortly” in prime-time address

Trump praises “overwhelming victories” and says Iran war will wrap up “very shortly” in prime-time address

Washington — President Trump predicted in a prime-time address Wednesday that the U.S. will complete its military mission in Iran “very shortly,” and said U.S. forces have achieved “overwhelming victories,” but he did not offer a definitive timeline as questions swirl about when and how the war could wrap up.  The president, in his roughly…

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