Rubio called on Cubans seeking change to work with the CIA, while Trump suggested U.S. warships could stop off Cuba. A Cuban official ridiculed the appeal as public recruitment for the agency.
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France is deploying 70,000 officers ahead of Saturday protests, a week after riots damaged thousands of shops. Museums are closed in Paris, while some cities have banned gatherings.
A suspect has been detained after fire engulfed the Eagle’s Nest, Hitler’s former mountain retreat in Bavaria. No injuries were reported, and police are investigating the cause.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon has designated Confucius Institutes a national security threat and dismantled 80 alleged successor organizations at 30 universities. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately comment.
Kenya has reported a second Ebola death but says its nine confirmed cases remain within one cluster. Officials are investigating whether its first patient had contact with Nigeria’s first patient at a Ugandan airport.
The US is removing 50% tariffs from some Canadian products used by farmers while adding duties to other goods. Sen. Susan Collins welcomed the exemptions as the trade dispute figures in her Maine reelection race.
The Trump administration has exempted some Canadian agricultural products and business supplies from tariffs, a move welcomed by Maine Sen. Susan Collins and criticized by her Democratic challenger.
Kaylub Giamanco says he thought he might die as he confronted a gunman at his daughters’ Oregon elementary school. Four people were killed and two were wounded in the attack.