Cuba is trapped between US pressure and Chinese apathy

A federal judge blocked restrictions that prevented faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from speaking to outside groups without prior approval. U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel sided with a West Point law professor who argued that the Trump-era “Academic Engagement Policy” violated professors’ First Amendment rights. The policy required faculty members to […]

Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a surge in Ebola cases of a rare variant. The decision to close the border was made by an Ebola task force led by Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo. The flow of people between Uganda and the DRC has spread the rare Bundibugyo […]

Officials say the remedy is in development, and once ready, repairs will be performed free of charge.

Iran began lifting its internet blockade after 88 days, the longest internet blackout in modern history. Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, announced in a Tuesday X post that the country would begin reopening the internet in line with a request from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. NetBlocks, an internet monitoring group, confirmed the same […]