Japan protests against Putin visit to disputed Kuril islands
Japan said it «strongly protests» against Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Kuril islands on Thursday, the first time the Russian president had visited the disputed island chain. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup – known in…
Diplomacia: Díaz-Canel agradece a Rusia por “el apoyo y solidaridad”
La Habana/El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, agradeció «el apoyo y solidaridad» de Rusia, durante un encuentro con Mijaíl Shvydkói, enviado especial de su homólogo ruso, Vladímir Putin, a las actividades por el centenario del nacimiento del líder…
‘Hormuz remains blocked’: Iran disputes Trump claims as traffic sinks to near 3-month lows
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ali Saeedi | Getty Images Iranian authorities have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Washington has «total control»…
Israeli troops fail to remove settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank village
The Israeli military failed in an attempt on Wednesday to remove occupied West Bank settlers who for days have blockaded Palestinian homes, an eyewitness and an AFP photographer reported. The siege began on Sunday, when a group of settlers set up a…
Muratov: Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine
He opens a folder and takes out a stack of large photographs: portraits of prisoners. One shows four journalists – Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger – convicted and jailed on extremism charges. They’d…
EE UU: Rubio compara la transición en Cuba con la de Europa del Este
Madrid/“Estoy seguro de que Cuba, antes de que esta Administración termine, estará en un camino irreversible hacia un futuro muy diferente”. Así de rotundo se mostró el secretario de Estado de EE UU, Marco Rubio, en una entrevista concedida junto a su…
South Korea Kospi bull market: SK Hynix, Samsung surge
A man looks at a stock index board showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) after the close of trading in Seoul on July 28, 2026. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout,…
Colombia: Bogota’s search for survivors continues
The search for survivors continues in Colombia, more than 48 hours after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country. More than 200 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 are reported missing. The new president, Abelardo de la…
Twitch users can now block Amazon from using their content to train AI
Twitch is now allowing users to stop Amazon from training their generative artificial intelligence (AI) models using users’ content, the popular streaming platform said. The US company said users can opt out of a default setting that allows Amazon…
Minas: La industria militar de EE UU se interesa por el cobalto cubano
Madrid/La pugna por el control de Sherritt muestra el máximo interés que despiertan en EE UU las reservas de níquel y cobalto que la canadiense operaba hasta que, el pasado mayo, Washington impuso sanciones a la estatal cubana Moa Nickel S.A. A la…
