US Senate aims to avert government shutdown before elections

The US is taking action against Cuba's military cooperation with foreign countries and imports of weapons into the socialist country. As the US State Department announced, sanctions are being imposed on five companies and eight individuals that facilitate Havana's military relations as well as arms deliveries to the Cuban government. The listed high-ranking officials include Cuba's Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Álvaro López Miera, and the Cuban military attachés at the embassies in Moscow and Beijing.

"The communist regime in Cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism that spies on the US, arms violent left-wing radicals, spreads toxic Marxist ideology, and serves as an operations base for Russia, China, and Iran just 90 miles off our coast," US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio wrote on platform X.

US President Donald Trump has caused a stir with a statement about the liberal judges on the US Supreme Court. He would like to fire the members of the court appointed by Democrats, Trump said. "I would love to fire them." Trump hinted that his statement was a reaction to demands from Democrats to increase the number of judges on the Supreme Court.

This is intended to create a counterweight to the three conservative judges that Trump himself nominated. "It's a shame they're on the court," Trump said about the three liberal members of the court. "A couple of them just don't belong there." At the same time, he explained that he respects their stance. They would never deviate from their opinions. "I respect that."

US President Donald Trump has insulted Canada during an appearance in Las Vegas. He spoke about his tariffs, which triggered a trade conflict with the neighboring country, and said Canada is "nasty" - an English word that can mean "mean" or "repulsive" in German, depending on the context. The economy of Las Vegas, which is heavily dependent on tourism, is currently suffering from a decline in visitor numbers.

According to the mayor, tourists from Canada - Nevada's most important international market - have largely stayed away as a result of Trump's trade policy and his verbal attacks on the northern neighbor.

US President Donald Trump has again referred to the planned ballroom in the White House as a "military complex". This includes "a lot of different things, some of which I can't even talk about," he said on Wednesday (local time) during an appearance in Las Vegas. Later, however, he explained that the project was still a ballroom.

Originally, Trump had announced that he would finance the ballroom, for which the east wing of the White House was demolished, from his own pocket and with the help of friendly donors. In the meantime, however, the costs have risen sharply. Senate Republicans then tried to provide $1 billion for security measures and military modernizations at the White House as part of the project.