[ad_1] Will GrantBBC's Cuba correspondent in HavanaWatch: Public pay their respects to Cubans killed in Venezuela during US raidFrom sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana's airport and the Armed Forces Ministry to applaud home the remains of 32 Cuban troops killed in Venezuela as they passed by in a funeral cortege.The country's leadership – from Raul Castro to President Miguel Diaz Canel
[ad_1] Watch: Machado says she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to TrumpVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has told reporters that she presented the medal for her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump at a private White House meeting on Thursday, but did not say if he accepted it."I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after meeting Trump, the first time the two
[ad_1] A group of aid workers who were put on trial in Greece for rescuing migrants on the island of Lesbos have been acquitted of all charges.The 24 former volunteers were arrested seven years ago - accused of human trafficking and other offences - and could have faced up to 20 years in jail.They had worked for an NGO that rescued asylum-seekers at risk of drowning between 2015 to 2018,
[ad_1] ReutersRights groups say more than 2,400 people were killed in the authorities' violent crackdown on protestsFamilies of people killed in the protests in Iran have told the BBC that the authorities are demanding large sums of money to return their bodies for burial. Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them unless their relatives
[ad_1] Ethiopian police say they have seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by Eritrea to a violent armed rebel group, stoking fears of renewed armed conflict.Eritrea has denied the allegation and accused Ethiopia of "floating false flags to justify the war that it has been itching to unleash for two long years".It comes at a volatile moment for the relationship between the Horn of Africa neighbours, which share a
[ad_1] The US has seized a sixth tanker in the Caribbean Sea in its ongoing efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil, officials say.The vessel, Veronica, was boarded in a predawn operation "without incident" as it was defying President Donald Trump's "quarantine of sanctioned vessels", said the US military."The only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully," the Southern Command said.Since the US military strikes
[ad_1] JEROEN JUMELET/EPA/ShutterstockThe exact cause of the fire is not yet knownA large fire has broken out following an explosion at a building in the Dutch city of Utrecht.At least four people were injured in the incident, which happened near Visscherssteeg, an alley in the city centre. The cause is not yet known. The local safety body said several buildings had collapsed and that there were reports of extensive damage,
[ad_1] Iran's judiciary has denied it scheduled the execution of a man arrested in connection with the country's recent protests.Norway-based Kurdish human rights organisation Hengaw said earlier this week that the family of Erfan Soltani, 26, had been told he faced execution on Wednesday, only days after he was detained.On Wednesday, Hengaw cited them as saying Soltani's execution had been "postponed" but warned that "serious and ongoing concerns" regarding his
[ad_1] Paul KirbyEurope digital editorReutersA Danish air force transport plane arrived in Greenland as European Nato allies deployed to the capital, Nuuk, for joint exercisesA 15-strong French military contingent has arrived in Greenland's capital Nuuk, as several European states send soldiers there as part of a so-called reconnaissance mission.The deployment, which will also include personnel from Germany, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and the UK, comes as US President Donald Trump
[ad_1] On the face of it, the announcement of phase two of President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza would seem like progress.But there remains a huge lack of clarity and detail about the future of the strip and the 2.1 million Palestinians who live there.Furthermore, there are many pitfalls.First, Trump's plan demands that Hamas, as well as other groups in Gaza, agree to disarm.Announcing phase two of the deal,
