Cuba In Contact With US, Diplomat Says, As Trump Issues Threat To Block Oil
Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, told newsmen on monday that the US government was aware that Cuba was “ready to have a serious, meaningful and responsible dialogue”.
Trump Sues IRS And US Treasury Over Tax Returns Disclosure
President of the United States, Donald Trump, has sued the US treasury department and Internal Revenue Service for $10bn over the disclosure of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.
Starmer Begins China Visit, Pushes Improved UK –China Relations
UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK is seeking a more sophisticated relationship with China as he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Zelensky Criticises Deadly Russian Drone Strike On Passenger Train
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has condemned a Russian drone attack on a passenger train which reportedly killed at least four people, describing it as terrorism.
Trump Says He’s Raising Tariffs On South Korea To 25%
United States President, Donald Trump has announced that he is hiking tariffs on South Korean exports.
Paris Protests Erupt Over Death of Mauritanian Man in Police Custody
Thousands of people have protested in Paris over a Mauritanian immigrant worker, 35-year-old, El Hacen Diarra, who died in Police custody.
Vietnam’s Ruling Communist Party Re-Elects To Lam As General Secretary
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam has been reappointed as head of the country’s ruling Communist Party for the next five years.
US, Ukraine, Russia Begins Trilateral Discussions in Abu Dhabi
Ukraine, Russia and the US are set to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi this Friday, marking the first time that the three countries have sat down together since Russia invaded in 2022.
UK Absent From Trumps’ Board Of Peace Signing
UK’s foreign minister Yvette Cooper has said Britain will not take part in the signing ceremony for US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” taking place this Thursday in Davos, Switzerland citing concerns about the inclusion of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces are still fighting in Ukraine.
Rescuers Search For Several Missing In New Zealand Landslide
Rescuers are still searching for several persons still missing after a landslide occurred at a campground in the tourist hotspot of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand