Cuba Acknowledges Talks with Trump Officials For the First Time
Facing a massive energy crisis and increasing protests on the streets, the Cuban government acknowledged that it had entered into negotiations with the Trump administration. Source link
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UFC fighters to train FBI agents at Quantico
Athletes will visit the FBI academy this weekend to give a seminar on fighting techniques and tactics. Source link
India top court rejects menstrual leave petition saying ‘no-one will hire women’
In 2025, the industrial and services conglomerate RPG Group announced a two-days-a-month period leave policy for employees in its subsidiary CEAT. Engineering giant L&T also introduced a similar policy, offering a one-day leave in a month, while food delivery company Zomato offers up to 10 days of period leave a year. Source link
Here’s who’s not on the list of America’s top philanthropists
Dia Dipasupil | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. America’s top 50 philanthropists gave a whopping $22.4 billion to charity in 2025, according…
Emirates issues scam alert: Beware of fake tickets, phishing emails, and fraudulent calls |
Airline passengers are being urged to stay alert as scammers increasingly target travellers through fake emails, fraudulent calls and deceptive online offers. Emirates has issued a warning advising customers to be cautious of phishing messages, “free ticket” scams, fake invoices and fraudulent calls posing as airline representatives. The airline said scammers often attempt to obtain…
5 things to know before the market opens Friday
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. The U.S. launched 60 more trade investigations last night, as the Trump administration continues to look for ways to replace the president’s now-overturned duties. The new probes focus on forced labor trade practices. Stock futures are higher this morning after…
Trump eases Russian oil sanctions as Iran war sends prices spiking
The United States has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil, a boost to the Kremlin as Washington tries to contain energy prices sent soaring by the American-Israeli assault on Iran. President Vladimir Putin’s team welcomed the move to ease penalties that were imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and pushed Friday for the U.S. to…
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated
The seamen died when Iranian warship the Iris Dena was sunk on 4 March by a US submarine near Sri Lanka. Source link
The world’s largest flower hides in rainforest vines and smells like rotting flesh |
Deep within the rainforests of Southeast Asia is one of the most unusual plants to have been found anywhere in the world. The Rafflesia Arnoldii is famous for producing the largest single flower found anywhere on the globe. The flower can grow up to almost one meter in diameter and can weigh up to 11…
Asylum seekers increasingly being detained and pressured to leave the U.S.
Asylum-seekers with no criminal records are being detained around the country as the Trump administration seeks to remove immigrants looking for legal pathways to remain in the United States. The move is a major departure from previous practice, under which asylum applicants were allowed to work and build lives in U.S. communities as their cases…