Cuban cigar festival called off as US blockade worsens energy crisis
The annual aficionados’ bonanza has been postponed until further notice as shortages affect international travel.
Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau blasted by WHO
Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is “unethical”, it says.
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny’s body, Foreign Office says.
Rubio says US and Europe ‘belong together’ despite tensions
The US Secretary of State reassures European leaders that the Trump administration backs the transatlantic alliance.
Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency after Epstein fallout
The prominent agent and LA Olympics chief has come under scrutiny over past ties with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency after Epstein fallout – reports
The prominent agent and LA Olympics chief has come under scrutiny over past ties with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Tribes grant the Colorado River legal personhood – can this help save it?
The river, which runs through seven US states that share it, is currently facing the worst drought in 1,200 years.
Police activity under way near Nancy Guthrie’s home
A search has been carried out in Tuscon, Arizona, close to where the 84-year-old was abducted from nearly two weeks ago.
Watch: ‘I am a survivor’ Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight in an in-depth interview
Ms Pelicot reveals it is “inconceivable” that the man she shared her life with “could have committed these horrors”.
Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC: I felt crushed by horror – but I don’t feel anger
In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France’s biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, healing and choosing the right path.


