Mexico Pledges Aid to Cuba Amid US Pressure; Cyclone Fytia Devastates Madagascar
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, despite efforts by the United States to cut off oil access to the island nation, according to The Guardian. Sheinbaum stated that Mexico was exploring all diplomatic avenues to send fuel to the Cuban people, despite potential tariffs threatened by the U.S. on countries that sell oil to Cuba.
Meanwhile, in Madagascar, Tropical Cyclone Fytia caused widespread devastation over the weekend. The Guardian reported that at least three people died and nearly 30,000 were affected by flooding. It is estimated that more than 40,000 homes could be flooded in the coming days as the storm, the first tropical storm of the season, brought as much as 150mm of rain.
In the United States, Disney warned of a potential hit to its amusement park business due to flagging numbers of international visitors, according to BBC Business. The company indicated it would offset this decline by marketing to U.S. customers and still expects modest growth in its parks business. The number of foreign visitors to the U.S. dropped last year for the first time since 2020, with some analysts attributing this to a backlash against former President Donald Trump's policies. Disney did not comment on the specific reasons for the shift.
Also in the U.S., Júnior Pena, a right-wing Brazilian influencer and supporter of Donald Trump, was arrested by ICE agents in New Jersey, The Guardian reported. Pena, whose full name is Eustáquio da Silva Pena Júnior, had previously declared his support for Trump and falsely claimed that migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were all criminals. He has reportedly lived in the U.S. since 2009.
In a heartwarming story out of Clemson University, CBS News reported that Rusne Augustinaite, a junior guard on the women's basketball team, received a surprise visit from her mother, Rasa, who lives in Lithuania. Augustinaite's teammates pooled their money to bring Rasa to the U.S., as travel costs and work obligations had previously prevented her from seeing her daughter play in person. Video footage captured the emotional reunion between mother and daughter.
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