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AI-generated image: One Cuban artist freed, 700 still rotting in Castro's jails

One Cuban artist freed, 700 still rotting in Castro's jails

Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, aged 38, arrived in Miami on or around 18 July 2026 after serving a five-year prison sentence imposed following his arrest during the 2021 anti-government protests.

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Hugo White
20 JUL · 3 min read
AI-generated image: China's steel tantrum exposes the cost of naive investment

China's steel tantrum exposes the cost of naive investment

Jingye Group demanded compensation from the UK after British Steel was nationalised last week.

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Hugo White
19 JUL · 3 min read
AI-generated image: Brussels once again lectures small islands on how to run their own affairs

Brussels once again lectures small islands on how to run their own affairs

The EU has demanded that five Caribbean nations phase out citizenship-by-investment programmes by June 2028 or risk losing Schengen visa-free access for their citizens.

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Hugo White
18 JUL · 4 min read
AI-generated image: Britain's overdue aid reckoning puts security first

Britain's overdue aid reckoning puts security first

UK bilateral aid to Kenya is being cut by 93 per cent, with Tanzania facing a 91 per cent reduction and several other African nations seeing drops of 88 to 90 per cent.

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Hugo White
18 JUL · 4 min read
AI-generated image: Meloni's reform gamble exposes the fragility of Italian politics

Meloni's reform gamble exposes the fragility of Italian politics

Italy's lower house passed the electoral reform bill by 217 votes to 152 on 16 July 2026 despite an earlier narrow defeat on preference voting.

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Hugo White
17 JUL · 4 min read
AI-generated image: The gamble of hitting Iran in broad daylight

The gamble of hitting Iran in broad daylight

US forces conducted daytime air strikes on Iranian targets on 15 July 2026

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Hugo White
15 JUL · 3 min read
AI-generated image: Israel turns to battle-hardened realism as Eisenkot edges ahead of Netanyahu

Israel turns to battle-hardened realism as Eisenkot edges ahead of Netanyahu

Polls in July 2026 show Gadi Eisenkot leading Benjamin Netanyahu 43 percent to 34 percent as preferred prime minister.

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Hugo White
15 JUL · 3 min read
AI-generated image: Zelensky's reshuffle signals resolve, not retreat

Zelensky's reshuffle signals resolve, not retreat

Zelensky announced a major cabinet reshuffle on 12 July 2026, replacing Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to align leadership with a new strategy focused on foreign policy, security and frontline support.

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Hugo White
13 JUL · 3 min read
AI-generated image: Moldova's financier premier is no cure for its EU gamble

Moldova's financier premier is no cure for its EU gamble

Moldova's President Maia Sandu nominated financier Vasile Tofan as prime minister following the resignation of Alexandru Munteanu.

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Hugo White
12 JUL · 3 min read
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