January 23, 2026
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Two foreign nationals have become the first individuals in Malaysia to be charged in court for littering under the newly enforced anti-littering law, according to a report by The Star.
WASHINGTON, March 28 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that “Cuba is next” in his latest warning directed at the Caribbean nation, while brushing aside concerns that recent US military actions could weaken his political support.
Cuba’s communist government has been under increasing pressure from Trump, who imposed a de facto oil blockade in January and previously suggested the idea of “taking” the country.
Speaking at the Saudi-backed FII Priority investment forum in Miami, Trump said his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement values “strength” and “victory,” referencing a January operation in which US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
“I built this great military. I said, ‘You’ll never have to use it,’ but sometimes you have to use it,” Trump said.
“And Cuba is next, by the way. But pretend I didn’t say that.”
He did not elaborate on any specific plans regarding Cuba, later telling reporters to “disregard that statement” before repeating “Cuba’s next” to laughter from the audience.
In the same speech, the Republican president also jokingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Trump.”
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel said last week that any external aggression would be met with “unbreakable resistance,” even as the country experienced two nationwide blackouts within a week.
Cuba has been under a US trade embargo since shortly after Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. While relations briefly improved in recent years, they have since deteriorated again under Trump’s second term, with Washington seeking to tighten its influence in Latin America.
A senior Cuban diplomat previously said Havana remains open to dialogue with the United States, but that discussions over changes to its political system are not acceptable.
Separately, two sailboats participating in an international convoy delivering humanitarian supplies to Cuba were reported missing and remained unaccounted for as of yesterday. — AFP
