CUBA’S PRESIDENT REJECTS CALLS TO STEP DOWN AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. (PHOTO).

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Cuba’s president rejects calls to step down amid escalating tensions with Trump administration Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said he will not step down from office, rejecting suggestions that he should resign during an interview conducted in Havana in his first appearance with a U.S. broadcast network. When asked whether he would consider leaving office to help stabilize the country, Díaz-Canel pushed back sharply, saying Cuba’s leadership is not chosen by the United States and insisting the nation operates as a sovereign state. He added that stepping down “is not part of our vocabulary,” and defended Cuba’s political system as one based on domestic elections at the local level. The exchange comes amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington, with the Trump administration increasing pressure on Cuba and openly calling for political change on the island. U.S. officials have described Cuba as facing deep economic challenges and have argued that reforms to its leadership and...

BRITISH MAN APPEARS IN COURT CHARGED WITH BEING MEMBER OF AL SHABAAB. (PHOTO


 British man appears in court charged with being member of al Shabaab


A British man appeared in a London court on Thursday charged with having ​trained and fought as a commando with ‌al Shabaab militants in Somalia over 15 years ago.


Jermaine Grant, 43, is charged with six terrorism offences committed ​between 2007 and 2010, including three counts ​of attending an al Shabaab commando training ⁠camp in Kismayu in Somalia.


Prosecutor Carl Kelvin told ​London's Westminster Magistrates Court that Grant was accused ​of being a platoon leader who had taken part in a number of battles and other fighting in ​Somalia, Reuters reported.


Grant, who appeared in court flanked by two ​police officers, has also been charged with possessing an AK-47 ‌rifle ⁠during "the battle of Karan" and directing a group involved in terrorism.


He was remanded in custody for seven days while consent is obtained from ​the attorney general ​for the ⁠prosecution.


"These are serious charges and come as the result of a ​long-running investigation," Acting Commander Kris Wright of ​London's ⁠counter terrorism police said.


"This case shows we will always pursue anyone suspected of being involved in ⁠terrorist ​activity, no matter where in ​the world or how long ago it is alleged to have ​taken place."

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