US urges its citizens in Cuba to brace for protests, outages, fuel shortage

The US embassy in Cuba warned Americans in the country on Tuesday that there was a spike in government-sponsored protests against Washington and that some US citizens were denied entry upon arrival. It also said American citizens in Cuba should prepare for “significant disruption” from power outages and fuel shortages. Why it’s important In recent weeks, Washington has moved to […]

Syrian forces extend control

Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Tuesday as part of a deal agreed last week to gradually integrate the Kurds’ forces and institutions into the state, days after entering the mixed Kurdish-Arab city of Hasakeh and the countryside around the town of Kobane. Kurdish forces have ceded swathes of territory to […]