Quote of the Day by Fidel Castro: “A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle…..”Fidel Castro was a long-time leader of Cuba who came to power after a revolution. He introduced communist rule and changed the country’s sy...
23 Mar, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
Lights out, pressure up: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio demand new Cuba leadershipAmerica's President Donald Trump has promised swift action against Cuba's government. This comes as US sanctions, including halting oil exp...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
Trump says 'Cuba will be failing pretty soon' after Venezuela stops oil, money supportPresident Trump stated Cuba is nearing failure, as it's no longer receiving oil and money from Venezuela. This follows the U.S. military's ...
28 Jan, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
After Maduro, who's next? Trump's comments spur anxieties about his plans for Greenland and CubaFollowing a U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Trump reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland for national security, citing ...
05 Jan, 2026, 07.37 AM IST
Why did Donald Trump spare Russia, North Korea from massive Liberation Day tariffs? Here's the reason he citedPresident Trump has announced tariffs that target nearly every country, excluding Russia and North Korea due to existing sanctions. The US-...
03 Apr, 2025, 10.24 PM IST
What if the US pulls support from the IMF and World Bank? Here’s how it could shift global power to ChinaConcerns over the US potentially stepping back from global institutions like the IMF and World Bank have increased, especially with the Tre...
27 Feb, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
Italy looks to foreigners for quick fix to sickly health serviceThe country needs to attract more foreign clinicians to fill the gaps, but it faces challenges such as low salaries, burnout, and bureaucra...
04 Oct, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Oil rises as China moves to support economy, tropical storm in focusThe focus today is on "China actions to support its economy, Tropical Storm Idalia heading for Florida and whether Brent can regain momentu...
28 Aug, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Brazil prez Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva removes military guards at presidential palaceLast week, Lula told reporters that security force members were complicit in letting a mob of supporters of far-right former President Jair...
18 Jan, 2023, 09.10 AM IST
Russia will support India in a stand-off against ally China. Here's whyNot that sentiment plays no role in relations between nations. It does. The immense soft power that the West wields over nations like India...
30 Mar, 2022, 10.46 AM IST
Joe Biden courts Latino voters in first trip to Florida as nomineeA win for Biden in Florida would dramatically narrow Trump's path to reelection. But in a state where elections are often decided by a perc...
16 Sep, 2020, 01.32 PM IST
Where the Left now stands after the Tripura beating and new visibility in MaharashtraOrganising the less privileged is what defines the Left, not worship of a Soviet destiny. If the Left acts on this, it can reclaim lost gro...
21 Mar, 2018, 06.38 AM IST
Mazagon to Bermuda: Bacardi gets desi CEO Mahesh MadhavanBacardi, owned by the Facundo Bacardi family, is counting on Madhavan's consumer and trade insights in the emerging markets to drive the ne...
08 Mar, 2017, 11.43 AM IST
- Climate change focus shifts to "post-Cancun": Ramesh
Noting that "no major breakthrough" was possible at the climate change conference in Cancun, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said that t...
21 Sep, 2010, 09.19 AM IST
- Obama vows to exit Iraq and rebuild US 'moral stature'
President-elect Barack Obama vowed to pull troops out of Iraq, crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and shut down the Guantanamo Bay camp as part ...
17 Nov, 2008, 07.40 AM IST
- Palin: Obama would fly `flag of surrender' in Iraq
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman nominated by the Republican party as vice president, called Democrat Barack Obama's plan to withdr...
03 Oct, 2008, 08.03 AM IST
- Fidel Castro ill, cedes power
Cuban president Fidel Castro, who ruled a communist country on the doorstep of the United States for nearly 50 years.
02 Aug, 2006, 03.43 AM IST