Cuba says four killed after speedboat from Florida opens fire on border patrol – The Irish Times
Four people were killed and six others ‌were wounded on Wednesday after a speedboat from Florida entered ​Cuban…
Cuban health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s debilitated health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the…
‘The House Of The Spirits’ Team Talk Working With Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende was both topical and prophetic with her view of a world dominated by patriarchy and patriarchal…
A US shipment of medicine to Venezuela signals a new era of cooperation
MAIQUETIA, Venezuela (AP) — A shipment from the United States of medicine and medical supplies arrived in Venezuela…
Trade war, global instability push de-dollarisation into China’s academic mainstream
Interest in de-dollarisation has spiked in Chinese academic and policy circles, as Beijing grows increasingly wary of the…
In the age of Trump, are ‘safe-haven’ US assets not so safe any more?
For decades, the US dollar has served as the currency of global reserve, the de facto anchor for…
Irish citizen among prisoners released from Venezuelan jail after US capture of Nicolas Maduro
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Simon Harris’s west coast trip gets Sharon Stone seal of approval – The Irish Times
The Taoiseach let fly at Sinn Féin on Tuesday afternoon for saying his Government has not taken a…
Jimmy Kimmel Offers To Give Donald Trump One Or All Of His Own Awards If POTUS Pulls ICE Out Of Minneapolis
Jimmy Kimmel displayed a number of the awards he has received over the years and made an offer…
Venezuelans protest in Dublin – The Irish Times
Venezuelans in Ireland gathered on Saturday to celebrate the removal of Nicolás Maduro from power and to demand…
US seizes another tanker trying to break Venezuela naval blockade
Published on 09/01/2026 – 17:55 GMT+1 Washington said on Friday that it had seized another tanker that tried…
the dark history of Caracas’s El Helicoide – The Irish Times
El Helicoide, a modernist concrete building in downtown Caracas, was originally constructed as a state-of-the-art shopping centre in…