In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated Press. AP Photo Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and two other men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terror … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (NewsNation) — Retired Gen. Wesley Clark speculates that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting in North Korea involves acquiring additional missiles. “I’m sure the meeting is about how can Putin get more and what’s it gonna cost,” Clark said Monday on “The Hill.” “He’s (Putin) got plenty of support to give to Kim … Read more
National Defence Minister Bill Blair’s office is defending the decision to send a Canadian ship to Cuba where it docked alongside some of Russia’s fleet, calling it a “carefully” planned move to increase its presence in the region. Spokesman Daniel Minden issued a statement on Sunday saying the visit to Havana’s port “was carefully and … Read more
(NewsNation) — The sight of Russian warships conducting drills just 100 miles off the Florida coast is provocative but not a direct threat, according to a former U.S. general, even as tensions escalate between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine war. Retired Lt. Gen. Richard Newton said Wednesday on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that the … Read more
A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war. Curious onlookers, fishermen and police lined the Malecon seafront boulevard under gray skies … Read more
A grief-stricken family in Laval, Que., is searching for answers after their father’s remains never made it home from Cuba — and a heartbreaking mistake brought another man’s body to Canada. The Jarjour siblings were on a family vacation down south last month when their 68-year-old father Faraj Allah Jarjour suddenly died. He suffered a heart … Read more
The Miami Herald profiled former Ambassador V. Manuel Rocha in 2003 when he joined the firm of Steel Hector & Davis to help open doors in Latin America. Raul Rubiera | Miami Herald | Getty Images When Carolyn Lamb saw news of Cuban spy Victor Manuel Rocha’s arrest on the news last December, she recognized … Read more
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee speaks during the hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders … Read more
A lawyer for Canadian diplomats suing the federal government over what’s become known as “Havana syndrome” is criticizing a report about the matter from a major American health institute. A report from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, a collection of leading American research centres, concluded “there was no significant differences between individuals reporting (Havana … Read more
President Biden will issue an executive order Wednesday preventing large-scale transfers of Americans’ personal data to U.S. adversaries, such as Russia, China and Iran. The executive order directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish protections for genomic data, biometric data, personal health data, geolocation data, financial data and sensitive government-related data. “Our intelligence community … Read more
