US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy comes into effect as trade war drags on
A US ban on several Canadian imports, including alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, has come into effect as a trade war between the two neighbours drags on. The latest measure by the Trump administration is in response to Canada’s implementation of…
Cuba tendrá una mezquita de 9 millones de dólares de Arabia Saudí
La Habana/ Madrid/El perímetro de la antigua termoeléctrica de Tallapiedra, en La Habana Vieja, se encuentra por fin cercado para dar comienzo a unas obras anunciadas hace casi diez años. En esta década se han apagado para siempre las viejas chimeneas de…
U.S., Iran hold separate mediator talks as Mideast oil exports revive
The building of the destroyed Shajareh Tayebeh primary school is pictured surrounded by rubble in Minab in Iran’s Hormozgan province on August 10, 2026. Six months on, a team of AFP journalists obtained rare access to the school which has remained…
OpenAI cancels release of new AI model over safety concerns
OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the ChatGPT-maker revealed it did not meet safety standards, the company confirmed Monday. The news comes one day before the AI giant hosts an…
Maharashtra anti-conversion: New law is changing how Indian Christians pray in the state
Some churches in and around India’s financial capital Mumbai have begun asking worshippers to give a declaration in writing – «I came here to pray of my own free will.» Visitors write down their names, sometimes add an ID card number, and…
Cuba: Se fuga otra joven del béisbol cubano en búsqueda de las Grandes Ligas
La Habana/La fuga de jóvenes peloteros en la Isla sigue en aumento. La última conocida es la de Leandro Forteza García, de 19 años, que dejó el país “en las últimas horas” y llegó a República Dominicana. La salida del pitcher fue reportada por el experto…
Samsung to inject $1 billion into Nvidia- and KKR-backed AI infrastructure firm
Samsung Electronics and its affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an artificial intelligence infrastructure company launched by global investment firm KKR and backed by AI darling Nvidia. Samsung Electronics said…
Argentina’s Milei threatens to sue UK over Falkland Islands oil project
Argentina‘s President Javier Milei threatened Monday to sue the United Kingdom over an oil project near the Falkland Islands, the British-administered territory over which Buenos Aires claims sovereignty. Britain and Argentina fought a brief but…
Christa Pike execution: Tennessee governor rejects clemency plea
«After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike’s request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and do not plan to intervene,» Governor Lee said in a statement.…
Espacio: SpaceX logra poner en la órbita terrestre su enorme Starship
Miami/SpaceX logró poner en órbita terrestre este lunes el Starship, en la decimocuarta prueba de vuelo de la poderosa nave, un «enorme hito» para la compañía de Elon Musk y el programa que abre el camino hacia su objetivo de lograr un sistema…