International Cuba on the brink as Trump turns up the pressure: ‘There is going to be a real blockade’ Country is already suffering acute fuel shortage; experts say complete cutoff will be ‘catastrophic’ to its infrastructureIt’s just gone midday on Linea, one of the main roads through Havana’s Vedado neighbourhood, and Javier Peña and Ysil Ribas have been waiting since 6am outside a petrol station. They’re passing the time fixing a leak on Ribas’s 1955 gold and white Mercury.A tanker has pulled up on the forecourt in front of […] todayFebruary 1, 2026 2
insert_link International Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list MSF said it would not share the list as it had not been able to ensure staff would remain safe.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
International As Rafah reopens, Palestinians are ‘given an impossible choice’ ‘It’s a crime that Palestinians are given an impossible choice.’Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
International Polls open in Costa Rica as centre-right populists aim to extend mandate Laura Fernandez, President Chaves's protege and ex-chief of staff, is frontrunner and could avoid April 5 run-off.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
International Starmer’s visit to China was not a reset, but a new way forward The UK prime minister’s China visit reflects the realities of a new global order that has upended traditional alliances.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026 1
insert_link Local NPP Legal Directorate congratulates Bawumia on flagbearer victory The Legal Affairs Directorate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on his election as the party’s flagbearer and presidential candidate for the 2028 general elections.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026 2
insert_link Local SHS students clash damages 3,955 seats at Baba Yara Stadium Over 3,000 seats at the Baba Yara Stadium have been damaged following clashes between senior high school students over the past two weeks.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 1, 2026 2
insert_link Local NPP victory 2028: Is it time for Prof. Akosua Dickson’s experiment? With the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology announcing a vacancy for the position of Vice-Chancellor, the institution’s first female Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson, is approaching the end of her tenure. Her impending exit comes at a time when leadership performance, technocratic competence and women’s participation in high-level politics are increasingly shaping voter sentiment in Ghana. Within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) some political observers believe Prof. Dickson […] todayFebruary 1, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
