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Tensions Rise as Cuba Reports Deadly Clash With Florida-Based Speedboat

  Vice President JD Vance came to the Capitol to break the tie, meaning he vote was 51-50 for a Republican point of order to dismiss the war powers resolution. Cuba has reported a deadly confrontation off its northern coast, saying its forces killed four people aboard a Florida‑registered speedboat that allegedly opened fire on Cuban border troops. According to Cuba’s Interior Ministry, the vessel was detected roughly one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino canal in Cayo Falcones before the encounter escalated.  When Cuban Border Guard officers approached the boat for identification, those on board reportedly began shooting, injuring the commander of the Cuban patrol vessel. Cuban forces returned fire, killing four and wounding six others, who were later evacuated for medical treatment.  The incident comes at a moment of heightened tension between Cuba and the United States, with officials still working to determine the identities and motives of those aboard the spe...
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War of Words: Moscow Rebukes Macron Over ‘Ogre’ Remark

 

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Tensions between Paris and Moscow have sharpened after the Kremlin accused French President Emmanuel Macron of breaching diplomatic decorum with his recent description of Vladimir Putin as “an ogre at our gates.”

The comment, made during a televised interview last week, was among Macron’s strongest public criticisms of the Russian leader since the start of the war in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded on Friday, calling the remark “unworthy of a head of state” and accusing Macron of making “strange statements” that sometimes cross into “low-grade insults”.

Macron’s choice of words reflects his deep skepticism about Moscow’s willingness to pursue peace, even as international efforts — including U.S.-led talks — continue to seek an end to the conflict. France has been a vocal supporter of Ukraine, a stance that has repeatedly drawn sharp rebukes from Russian officials.

The latest exchange underscores the fragile state of Franco-Russian relations, where diplomatic language has given way to increasingly personal attacks, further complicating the already fraught path toward any negotiated settlement.

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