Rwanda Threatens to Withdraw Its Counterinsurgency Troops From Mozambique

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rwanda will withdraw its counterinsurgency troops from Mozambique if the mission’s foreign backers don’t maintain “sustainable funding,” the foreign minister said on Saturday. Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said in a post on X that Rwandan troops were “being constantly questioned, vilified, criticized, blamed or sanctioned by the very countries that …

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U.S. Energy secretary directs Texas oil company to restore operations off California

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off Southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spillinvoking the Defense Production Act. Restoring Sable Offshore Corp.’s Santa Ynez unit and pipeline off Santa Barbara aims to address supply disruption risks, according to a department …

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Hamas Calls on Iran Not to Target Neighboring Countries but Affirms Its Right to Self-Defence

CAIRO, March 14 (Reuters) – The Palestinian Iran-aligned ⁠militant ⁠group Hamas has ⁠called on Iran to not target neighbouring countries, ​while still reaffirming Tehran’s right to respond to the U.S.-Israeli attacks. This ‌is the first time ‌the group has publicly commented on Iranian policies. It ⁠has ⁠expressed solidarity with Iran during the war but appeared …

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Trump Says Most Planes Targeted in Attack on Saudi Arabia Base Had Little Damage

March 14 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump ⁠on Saturday said four ​of five tanker planes targeted ‌in an attack on ‌a base in ⁠Saudi ⁠Arabia suffered “virtually no damage.” “Four of the five ​had virtually no damage, and are already back in ​service. One had slightly more ⁠damage, but ⁠will be ⁠in the ​air …

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Protesters in Cuba Attack Communist Party Office in Rare Riot Over Blackouts

HAVANA, March 14 (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters attacked a Communist Party office in ⁠central ⁠Cuba early on Saturday, a state-run newspaper reported, ⁠in a rare outburst of public dissent triggered by blackouts exacerbated by a U.S. oil blockade. A rally ​against power cuts and food shortages appeared to begin peacefully in the city of Moron …

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