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Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger maps Iran’s options for retaliation if the United States or Israel strikes.By David E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Abdi Latif Dahir, Samuel Granados, Stephanie Swart and Lazaro GamioFebruary 27, 2026 Source link

Francisco Pichón cited growing risks to healthcare, water services and food distribution as the country’s energy reserves continue to fall.The UN’s top official in Cuba told a press briefing in New York via video link from Havana, there was “concern that the crisis could deepen”, with shortages creating “acute humanitarian risks” for vulnerable communities. ‘Multiple shocks’The strain follows “multiple shocks”, including Hurricane Melissa in October, which affected more than 2.2 million people.Cuban authorities have rolled out a month-long contingency plan to help deal with the challenges created by the fuel shortage; however, next steps are unclear, with potential for the grave…

While living in the Czech Republic with her grandfather in 2020, Cassandra Tresl, 33, and her husband, Alex Ninman, 34, learned they were expecting their first child. After welcoming their baby girl, the couple says they considered returning to the U.S. But when they started looking at how expensive it would be to buy a house and pay for child care, they decided to look to Italy instead, where Tresl had read about towns across the country selling one-euro homes.”I really thought that if I had a kid, I would go back to the States. … And then it ended…

A view of Bryggen, the historic Hanseatic Wharf in Bergen, Norway, on Sept. 16, 2024.Manuel Romano | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNorway’s $2 trillion oil fund, the largest of its kind, generated an annual profit of about $248 billion last year, with strong gains in global equities driving a 15.1% return.Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) manages the fund, which was set up in the 1990s to invest revenues from Norway’s oil and gas industry, on behalf of the Norwegian population. It’s an investor in more than 7,200 companies across 60 countries and has stakes in around 1.5% of the world’s publicly…

This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Back in 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen published the now well-worn words: “software is eating the world.”Now, a debate is raging around how much software AI will eat.Many of the world’s most valuable software stocks have seen major selloffs in recent months as investors got jittery and worried about the future of the once-vaunted software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model.Investor concerns center around fears that corporates will buy fewer software licenses as tasks carried out by SaaS tools will be undertaken by AI.Salesforce has dropped 21%…

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi (not seen), visits Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Russian-controlled Energodar, on March 29, 2023.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesRussia and Ukraine agreed to a local ceasefire to allow for repairs of the backup power lines to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a short statement on Friday that a truce had taken effect in southern Ukraine to enable the restoration of the 330-kilovolt supply line to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.”Demining activities…

The June 2025 conflict with Iran depleted Israeli and U.S. stocks of antiballistic missiles. If there is another war, the pressure will be on to destroy Iranian missiles before they can be launched. Source link

A request made to President Trump about the war in Sudan is at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Source link

Collagen supplements should not be seen as a “quick fix” for wrinkles, experts have said, but they do have “legitimate” benefits.New research from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) analysed evidence from 16 reviews and 113 trials involving almost 8,000 patients worldwide. The review found that the supplements taken over a long period could improve skin elasticity and hydration, and reduce the symptoms of arthritis, such as stiff and painful joints.However, they did not significantly affect skin roughness.It said the products should be positioned for people seeking “holistic” skin maintenance. And it found the supplements represent a “legitimate” additional anti-ageing treatment for…

For 50 years, Patricia Finn kept to the background and told other people’s stories. Now, in “The Golden Boy,” she’s finally telling one of her own. Source link

In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.” Source link

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers remarks at the top of the Cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine at Downing Street on February 24, 2026 in London, England.Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered another blow to his leadership on Friday, after the left-wing Green Party won a special election in a seat the governing Labour party has dominated for decades.The result in Gorton and Denton, in Greater Manchester, is likely to intensify speculation about Starmer’s position, who has come under pressure from the appointment of…

Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within? Source link

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has an ambitious vision for the continent’s most populous nation, but hurdles stand in his way. Source link

President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples. Source link

A vegetarian diet can reduce the risk of five types of cancer by as much as 30%, a study has found. In the largest study of its kind, University of Oxford researchers found vegetarians have a 21% lower risk of pancreatic cancer and a 9% lower risk of breast cancer compared to meat eaters. Vegetarians also have a 12% reduced risk of prostate cancer, 28% lower risk of kidney cancer and 31% lower risk of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.However, vegetarians were found to have nearly double the risk of the most common type of cancer of the…

As the deadline looms for a leading AI lab to hand over its tech to the US military, a study has appeared suggesting AI models are more than willing to go nuclear in wargames.Only a couple of years ago, the phrase on everyone’s lips was “AI safety”. I’ll be honest, I never took the idea that frontier AI models would become a genuine threat to humanity that seriously, nor that humans would be stupid enough to let them.Now, I’m not so sure.First, consider what’s going on in the US. The Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has given leading AI firm…

Representatives of the countries were in Geneva this week to discuss the fate of Iran’s nuclear program. Source link

Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in Mexico, have torched businesses and erected burning blockades since El Mencho’s death.The Mexican Open issued a statement saying “the supposed cancellation of the event due to security issues in Jalisco is false”.It said: “The event continues as scheduled and tournament operations are proceeding normally.”We remain in coordination and constant communication with federal, state, and municipal authorities, under the established security protocols.”Britons Katie Boulter and Heather Watson are scheduled to compete in the Merida Open in Mexico this week.The event takes place in…

Warning: This video contains graphic imagery of the victims of stabbings and shootings, as well as images of those killed in street violenceOne of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in Mexico has unleashed a wave of violence across 20 Mexican states, following the death of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, shortly after being captured amid a bloody firefight in Jalisco.Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) have turned many towns and cities where the cartel is active into war zones.BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state, another…

A three-year-old boy who would almost certainly have been born paralysed because of a severe spinal abnormality is able to walk after having ground-breaking stem cell surgery while still in the womb.An ultrasound scan 20 weeks into pregnancy showed Tobi Maginnis had spina bifida, a disabling condition in which the spinal cord fails to develop properly during pregnancy, leaving part of it growing outside the body. But he became just the second baby to have the abnormality repaired before he was born using rejuvenating stem cells taken from the placenta. Image: Tobi with parents Jeff Maginnis and Michelle Johnson His…

Cuba has accused those on board of planning “an infiltration with terrorist aims” and firing first. Source link

The Trump administration is signaling a different approach, after demanding an end to Cuba’s communist leadership. Source link

The Cuban government’s account of a supposed armed raid into its territory was called into question after one of the men identified as being on the boat turned up in Miami. Source link