Beijing and Havana in talks about joint military base in northern Cuba

China and Cuba are in talks over building a joint military training facility in northern Cuba that could lead to Beijing having permanently stationed troops close to the United States, thus also expanding the scope for espionage activity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The facility would be located just 100 miles from the US mainland.

Russia hopes to sign free trade agreement with Iran by end of year

In further evidence of warm ties between Russia and Iran, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk announced this week that Moscow hopes to sign a free trade zone agreement with Iran and several other Eurasion countries by the end of the year, i24News reports.

Titanic Submarine Goes Missing; Rescue Launched

A submersible used to take tourists to view the wreck of the doomed Titanic ship has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean, sparking a search and rescue mission, officials say.

Freed US Missionary ‘In Hell’ During Captivity

An evangelical American missionary recently freed after more than six years of captivity by Islamic extremists said Monday he had endured hell in part because he refused to convert to Islam.

Vietnam Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg Dies At 92

Journalists, friends, and family have plunged into mourning after Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst who became one of the most important whistleblowers of the 20th century by leaking secret documents about the Vietnam War, died over the weekend.

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