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BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian federal prosecutor says one of the terror attacks in Brussels today was probably the work of a suicide bomber. The attacks at the airport and the subway left many dead. A subway official says a blast there killed at least 15 and officials say fatalities occurred at both scenes. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel says authorities are worried there will be more attacks. Brussels has been locked down.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurostar has suspended high-speed rail service to Brussels-Midi station following the attacks at the airport and a metro station in Belgium. The rail service links London with Brussels and Paris via the Channel Tunnel. Europe has tightened security at major airports. Belgium has raised its terror alert to the highest level.
HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to speak out today against political repression and economic deprivation during his speech in Cuba that is to be broadcast on TV. He's wrapping up his historic trip with the speech and a meeting with dissidents.
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AP) — The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says it was "a horrible tragedy" that a U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship attacked the hospital run by medical charity Doctors Without Borders in Kunduz, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson traveled to the northern city to meet local leaders and relatives of those who died in the Oct. 3 attack that killed 42 people. He offered a U.S. apology and a U.S military report is expected within days.
GENEVA (AP) — There's criticism today of the European Union deal with Turkey over the influx of refugees and other migrants. Declaring that the U.N. refugee agency opposes mandatory detention, a spokeswoman says the UNHCR is suspending some operations in Greece because facilities handling the influx "have now become detention centers." Separately, UNICEF expressed its frustration that the plan makes no mention of children, who make up 40 percent of people stranded in Greece.
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