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US-Cuba Relations
Rubio urges Cubans to cooperate with the CIA

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is encouraging all Cubans to contact the CIA to collaborate in a way that supports the Cuban government—or, more accurately, to bring about change. He stated this on X.

"Take this opportunity to create the change you want to see through a discreet partnership."

Rubio’s Cuban counterpart, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, is unimpressed by the overture.

"The situation for the CIA must be quite desperate if they are now forced to hawk their services like toothpaste," he wrote.

Just the other day, President Donald Trump threatened a "little war" against Cuba. Marco Rubio’s parents are from Cuba, and he has long advocated for US action against the country. 

Persistent queues at Kastrup following new security procedures

Queues at Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup) are continuing into Saturday, reports Danish broadcaster TV2.

Due to new, temporary security procedures, carry-on luggage must be checked manually. This, combined with the start of the autumn school break in Sweden, has resulted in unusually long lines.

On Saturday morning, it is estimated that passing through security will take about 45 minutes. Passengers are therefore advised to arrive at the airport two to three hours before their departure.

A TV 2 reporter at the airport notes that the situation is significantly better organized on Saturday than it was the previous day. 

Drink-throwing aide out after one month on the job

Britt McHenry, a press aide at the U.S. Department of State, is leaving her job shortly after being caught on film throwing a drink at another spectator during a basketball game, according to reports from ABC.

A video published by TMZ shows the former ESPN reporter throwing a drink at people before being escorted out of the arena, all while blowing kisses to other spectators.

McHenry had only started the job on September 10. The White House has not commented on her departure, other than to state that it is an “internal personnel matter.”
 

Presidentvalet i Brasilien

Lula gör ett köp i sista stund: sin allra första smartphone

Brasiliens president Lula da Silvas ökade närvaro på sociala medier under valrörelsens slutskede har möjliggjorts genom att han köpt en smartphone – den första han någonsin ägt, rapporterar Reuters.

Nyhetsbyrån noterar att den 81-årige vänsterpolitikern i allmänhet ogillar telefoner. Att han ligger efter den konservative Flávio Bolsonaro har dock tvingat honom att tänka om inför söndagens avgörande valomgång.

”Hans kommunikationsstil formades innan internet fanns”, säger Ana Elisa Silva, som har anslutit sig till presidentens stab för att hjälpa honom att navigera i det nya medielandskapet.

Opinionsmätning: Knapp ledning för Bolsonaro – det ser ut att bli en rysare

Söndagens presidentval i Brasilien ser ut att bli oerhört jämnt, rapporterar Reuters med hänvisning till en ny opinionsmätning från CNT/MDA.

Den sittande vänsterpresidenten Lula da Silva får 45 procent i mätningen, medan hans utmanare, den konservative senatorn Flávio Bolsonaro, ligger på 46,3 procent.

Båda politikerna kämpar in i det sista för att säkra väljarnas stöd, rapporterar AFP. Lula da Silva tillbringade lördagen tillsammans med tusentals anhängare på stranden Copacabana i Rio de Janeiro, medan Bolsonaro reste till staden Belo Horizonte, längre norrut.

Bolsonaro fick något mer stöd än da Silva i den första valomgången – ett val där över tio kandidater deltog. I helgen återstår bara två.

Middle East Crisis West Bank

Israeli operation in the West Bank expected to last for days

Israel is conducting raids in the occupied West Bank as part of an operation expected to continue for several days, reports The Times of Israel.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the Shin Bet security service, the Border Police, and the Civil Administration carried out “targeted and thorough searches in the area to locate and neutralize terror infrastructure and weapons, and to interrogate several dozen suspects.”

The raid follows a shooting incident in the West Bank in which five people were shot. Two Israeli soldiers were killed, as were the two Palestinian perpetrators.

The West Bank is a Palestinian territory that has been under Israeli occupation since 1967. The region has recently been marked by heightened tension, following several high-profile acts of violence committed by Israeli settlers.

Families displaced from Hebron amid Israeli offensive

Around 250 families in the city of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, have been forced to leave their homes following the launch of an offensive by Israel, reports AFP.

Higazi Shawer al-Tamimi, a 70-year-old shop owner, says he was awakened in the middle of the night by soldiers who told him he had to leave the area—but he has no intention of doing so.

“I have lived through every phase of the occupation, and I will die here.”

Israel launched the offensive following an attack on a military post on Friday, in which two soldiers were killed. According to Israel, the Palestinian perpetrators, who were killed in connection with the attack, came from an area in Hebron.

 

Times Of India

 

Times Of India

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