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Jul 18, 2026 - World

As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growingWhen Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder, again, whether the island’s antiquated electricity system may soon become unrecoverable.The 777-mile Caribbean island of 9.5 million people has been sweltering under a six-month-long oil blockade imposed by the US, part of a pressure campaign to bring down its communist government. But the parlous state of Cuba’s infrastructure goes far further back. Continue reading...

Jul 18, 2026 - World

Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in a new statement, warns of "unforgettable lessons" if U.S. continues attacks.

Jul 18, 2026 - World

Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, mythological home of ancient Greece's 12 Olympian gods, has captured the imagination through the millennia. Rising to 2,918 meters (9,573 feet) from a base practically at sea level, the ancient Greeks believed the throne of Zeus, king of the gods, stood on the highest of its craggy, often mist-shrouded peaks.

Jul 18, 2026 - World

A sweeping new survey of Jewish Americans has found deep divisions over Israel's military campaign in Gaza, with religiously affiliated Jews far more supportive of the war effort than secular Jews who identify with the faith through culture or ancestry rather than belief.

Jul 18, 2026 - World

The suspect, Anastasiia Berezovska, was found dead in Ukraine a few days later.