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Cuban aviation authorities have warned country is running out of jet fuel, threatening to derail tourism industry Air Canada cancels all flights to Cuba as US oil blockade cuts off fuel access Moscow has said it is planning to evacuate Russian tourists from Cuba within days as a fuel crisis triggered by US efforts to choke off the island’s oil supplies deepens. Russia’s aviation authorities said …

Actor’s comments came as she accepted a lifetime achievement award for women in the arts Kristin Scott Thomas has accused male theatre critics of failing to understand plays written by women and about women. Citing her monologue on menstruation in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, she said the speech had “ripped through the internet”, proving the appetite for female stories told on their own terms.…

Unemployment rate was 4.3% in January with gains 13,000 less than the 143,000 jobs added a year ago, report shows The US jobs market added 130,000 jobs in January, according to a highly anticipated labor market report released on Wednesday, a surge of job growth after months of fatigue in the labor market. The unemployment rate was 4.3% in January, a slight cooling since the fall. Economists pred…

Unabashedly grand collection featuring velvet and beading is teamed with knits and loafers to reflect fashion in the real world right now Ralph Lauren is the US’s poet laureate of style. His brand came of age in a gilded era of American charm, when Bill Clinton was president, the economy was booming and the twin towers glittered on the Manhattan skyline. His clothes speak to an America of sportsm…

Masoud Pezeshkian tries to convey message of national unity as negotiations with US hang in balance US politics live – latest updates Iran’s president insisted his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon as he acknowledged “great sorrow” after the authorities’ recent crackdown on protesters. Speaking to crowds gathered across Iran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 revolution, Masoud Pezeshkian…

Jewish activists interrupt speech at synagogue and accuse party of paving way for persecution of other minorities Jewish activists have heckled Nigel Farage at the launch of a Jewish members’ organisation for Reform UK and accused the party of planning to use the new group as cover for persecuting other minorities. Farage spoke at the inaugural event on Tuesday night of the Reform Jewish Alliance…

Nearly half (49%) of all American adults disapprove of handling of immigration, NBC poll finds, versus 34% in April Support for Donald Trump’s immigration efforts has dropped dramatically following a wave of public revulsion over violent scenes in Minneapolis involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, new poll figures show. The figures arrive as administration officials continue …

Facing existential challenges on trade and security, the bloc has finally realised it has to grow up and go it alone – but the path ahead is a rocky one • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Emmanuel Macron put it simply – and starkly. Confronted with “a world in disarray” and a double, potentially existential challenge from the US and China, he said: “Europe must becom…

Pelicot writes of ‘brain stopping working’ when police told her of crimes of man she shared her life with for 50 years Gisèle Pelicot , who became a global symbol of courage during the trial of her ex-husband and the dozens of men who raped her while she was unconscious, has described her shock when police first showed her images of the crimes, likening herself to a “rag doll”. In extracts from h…

Head of Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales says he is working with Thames Valley and Met forces Prosecutors are “in close contact” with police over investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson’s links with Jeffrey Epstein, England and Wales’s most senior criminal prosecutor has said. Thames Valley police has said it is reviewing allegations that the child sex of…

Lucy Harrison died after being shot in chest by alcoholic Kris Harrison while staying at his home in US last year A Cheshire woman who was shot dead by her “reckless” father while visiting him in the US after a row about Donald Trump was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled. Lucy Harrison, 23, who lived in Warrington and worked as a fashion buyer for Boohoo, was shot in the chest with a semi-au…

Bishops launch Level Up! for Valentine’s Day teaching importance of qualities such as patience and integrity Faced with a steeply declining number of church weddings, Spanish bishops have turned their eye to the virtual realm in the hope that a new video game will help entice more couples to the altar. According to the most recent figures, less than 18% of all weddings in Spain in 2024 – 31,462 o…

FAA cited ‘special security reasons’ for shutting off skies around El Paso airport in area along border with Mexico US authorities have abruptly closed the airspace around El Paso international airport in Texas for 10 days for “special security reasons”, shutting off the skies for all aircraft in an area along the border with Mexico. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted the “temporary…

Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UK Business live – latest updates The Swedish-based drinks manufacturer Oatly has been banned from using the word “milk” to market its plant-based products, after a ruling by the UK supreme court. The alt-milk manufacturer has been in a long-running legal battle with the trade association Dairy UK aft…

PM to use address to call out ‘white supremacy ideology’ behind alleged bombing attempt, as annual report shows 15 targets still off track Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese will use his annual Closing the Gap speech to acknowledge the “shock and fear” of First Nations people after the alleged terrorist attack in Perth on 26 January. The alleged attack o…