US eases air travel and export financing sanctions on Cuba

The United States announced changes to its sanctions on Cuba, lifting export payment and financing restrictions and facilitating airline travel in Washingtons latest move to ease the US embargo on the island. The amendments, which take effect on 27 January, will remove restrictions on payment and financing terms for authorized exports and re-exports to Cuba of items other than agricultural items or commodities, according to a statement from the Treasury and Commerce Departments. Jan 27, 2016

Latest Isis video purports to show Paris attackers and threatens Britain

A video published on 24 January by the media centre of Islamic State (Isis), purported to show images and last statements of nine of the people who took part in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people on 13 November. The footage showed the men delivering anti-Western diatribes and concluded with an apparent threat to attack Britain. Jan 25, 2016