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1. Trump maintains pressure on Cuba as Rubio says diplomacy unlikely to resolve issues

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the spectre of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.

2. Democrats' autopsy of 2024 U.S. election blames Harris and 'identity politics' for loss

   

   Kamala Harris "wrote off rural America" during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient "negative firepower," according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released Thursday by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that did little to quell Democrats' concerns about the direction of their party.

3. Gunmen kill at least 16 in separate attacks in Honduras, police say

   

   Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 16 people, including six police officers, police said.

4. Disney sued over new facial recognition technology at Disneyland entrances

   

   The Walt Disney Company is facing a class-action lawsuit over a recently introduced use of facial recognition technology at its Disneyland theme park entrances.

5. Trump purged his Republican critics. Here's why he could soon regret it

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating back-to-back victories in his push to oust his critics from the Republican Party. But there are clear signs that his revenge campaign could backfire.