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Cuba experiences nationwide blackout as fuel shortages worsen

Recurring power outages across Cuba reflect deepening energy crisis driven by fuel scarcity and aging infrastructure, affecting millions of residents and highlighting the humanitarian impact of prolonged sanctions.

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Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with UAE over regional tensions

The rupture marks an escalation in long-standing North African-Gulf friction and signals deepening divisions over Middle Eastern geopolitics, potentially reshaping regional alliances and diplomatic channels.

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Yemen: 33 killed in strike near Sanaa, Houthis say

The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group accused Saudi Arabia of hitting several homes in the village of al-Shariya near the Yemeni capital.

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