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Havana, Cuba — Cuba’s president says his country does not want war with the United States, but has vowed that Cubans will defeat American forces if attacked. Miguel Diaz-Canel, dressed in military uniform, addressed a crowd of government supporters Thursday to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the start of the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion. The failure to oust Fidel Castro by a unit of CIA-trained Cuban exiles led Cuba’s revolutionary leader to publicly declare support for socialism for the first time, sparking a Cold War conflict with the United States that continues to this day. One of the CIA’s…

Sky Sports News’ North East correspondent Keith Downie gives an update on Eddie Howe’s future, his priorities in the summer transfer window and the interest in Anthony Gordon.What’s the latest on Eddie Howe’s future?It feels like the Newcastle manager is at a crossroads this summer. After four-and-a-half years in charge at St James’ Park, he has etched himself into Newcastle lore and will go down as one of Newcastle’s greatest ever managers. However, the team is changing and rebuilding this summer will be a major undertaking. Mr Howe’s family has settled in Tyneside, where he made the move from the…

Cristóbal Valenzuela, Co-Founder and CEO of AI Video generation startup Runway is currently worth more than $5 billion, but it may not be able to capture the hearts of more people around the world. His recent comments about the potential of AI in Hollywood attracted some anti-AI creatives. In this week’s Semaphore World Economy, an AI executive suggested that studios should invest the $100 million they spend on one movie into 50 films to increase output and the likelihood of a hit. “If you spend $100 million to make one 90-minute feature film, imagine spending that $100 million on, say,…

In front of the European Central Bank (ECB) east of Frankfurt, there is a stone monument inscribed with the words “European Central Bank – Eurosystem.” Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesWith less than two weeks left until the next European Central Bank meeting, European Central Bank policymakers appear undecided about the future of interest rates.Financial markets are currently pricing in a rate hike at the April 29-30 meeting, followed by a June hike, according to LSEG data. A majority of traders expect the ECB’s key interest rate to reach at least 2.5% by the end of the year,…

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance speaks at the Turning Point USA event at the Classical Center’s Aikins Ford Arena on April 14, 2026 in Athens, Georgia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump sent Vice President J.D. Vance to Hungary this month to boost the embattled prime minister and then to Pakistan to negotiate peace with Iran in hopes of ending a war started by the United States and Israel.Both trips ended with visible setbacks and some awkward moments, raising questions about whether Vance’s political star was still growing or whether he was left to shoulder some of the administration’s…

Miguel Díaz-Canel celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of the Socialist Revolution, which was threatened with US attack.by AFP and APPublished April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said his country does not seek conflict with the United States but is ready to fight if necessary, as the country marks the anniversary of its socialist-revolutionary character amid threats of U.S. attack.Díaz-Canel struck a defiant tone Thursday in his remarks to a crowd commemorating the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s declaration of the socialist character of Cuba’s revolution and the day after U.S.-allied forces’ failed invasion at the Bay of…

Liverpool have announced that striker Hugo Ekitike has suffered a “serious” Achilles injury and will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup with France.The forward suffered a slip on the grass during the first half of Tuesday’s Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield and was substituted after tests revealed he had ruptured his Achilles tendon. There are fears the 23-year-old will be out for at least six months, and in the worst case scenario, nine months, but further analysis will be needed to determine a recovery timetable. “Ekitike will therefore be sidelined for the remaining…

Google announced Thursday that it will block a record 8.3 billion ads worldwide in 2025. This was an increase from 5.1 billion the previous year. But the number of advertiser accounts the company has suspended is far smaller than this spike suggests, raising questions about how it manages the platform. The search giant blames this disparity on its growing use of AI, particularly its Gemini model (Google’s family of AI systems). Google says this will allow it to detect and block ads that violate its policies earlier and with greater accuracy. Last year, the company said its AI-driven systems caught…

Chen Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Imagescharles schwab announced its long-awaited cryptocurrency investment product on Thursday. Bitcoin and ether As the gap between traditional finance and digital assets narrows, trading becomes more accessible to customers.This move puts brokerages in direct competition with companies such as: robin hoodwhich serves a relatively young clientele and also offers investments in stocks and cryptocurrencies (and now also offers other financial services).Schwab, one of the world’s largest brokerages with over $11 trillion in client assets, has been vocal about its clients’ interest in crypto investing for months. The product, called Schwab Crypto, is…

Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Imagesgoogle enables its Gemini AI chatbot to connect to personal photos using the Nano Banana image generation tool.Google announced Thursday that it will now allow users to connect Personal Intelligence, an AI feature that connects Google apps to get personalized answers, to the Gemini chatbot. If you opt in, Nano Banana can create personalized images based on your private Google Photos, rather than manually uploading images to the chatbot. Users can ask Gemini to “create a claymation image of me and my family enjoying our favorite activities,” and Gemini will automatically generate that specific image,…