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Exclusive-CIA highlighted Cuba's grim economy but gave mixed view on government falling

Politics

Exclusive-CIA highlighted Cuba's grim economy but gave mixed view on government falling

U.S. intelligence has painted a grim picture of Cuba’s economic and political situation, but its assessments offer no clear support for President Donald Trump’s prediction that last weekend’s military action in nearby Venezuela leaves the island nation “ready to fall,” said three people familiar with the confidential assessments.

Saudi Arabia's Yemen humiliation

Yemen

Saudi Arabia's Yemen humiliation

Thousands of people took to the streets of the cities of Aden and Mukalla in southern Yemen on Saturday in support of the country's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, which denied it was planning to disband.

Iran authorities signal intensified crackdown as unrest grows

Iran

Iran authorities signal intensified crackdown as unrest grows

Iran's authorities indicated on Saturday they could intensify their crackdown on the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming unrest on terrorists and vowing to safeguard the governing system.

Yemen's main separatist group denies it is disbanding

Yemen

Yemen's main separatist group denies it is disbanding

Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, denied on Saturday it was disbanding, contradicting a statement by one of its members that the group had decided to dissolve itself.

Cameroon to crack down on gold smuggling routed to the UAE

United Arab Emirates

Cameroon to crack down on gold smuggling routed to the UAE

Cameroon says it will tighten controls on artisanal and small-scale gold mining from January 2026, aiming to curb smuggling that officials say is siphoning off revenues in a sector with significant potential but no operating industrial gold mines.

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