Florida senators rebuke Mexican president for receiving Cuban, Venezuelan...
Florida Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott on Wednesday rebuked Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who this month hosted the Cuban and Venezuelan heads of state for top-tier events...
View ArticleTop Cuban diplomat urges Biden to lift Trump sanctions
Cuba’s top diplomat is urging President Biden to lift Trump-era sanctions on his country, calling it a “pity” that the White House is allowing them to stand so far.In an interview with MSNBC’s “Andrea...
View Article9 Cuban baseball players defect during tournament
Cuban officials said nine of 24 baseball players on the national team defected during the U-23 World Cup in Mexico, NPR reported.In a note published on Cuba’s National Sports Institute (NIS) web portal...
View ArticleCuban government denies request for civil liberties protest
The Cuban government has denied a request for a civil liberties protest on Tuesday.The protesters, involved in a Facebook group called Archipelago, said the event would have been a peaceful march in...
View ArticleBlinken pressed to fill empty post overseeing 'Havana syndrome'
Senators in both parties are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to immediately appoint a high-level official to oversee the department’s response to "Havana syndrome," the mysterious symptoms...
View ArticleCuban protest leader says group will gather in November despite warning from...
A Cuban protest leader said Thursday his group will gather for a demonstration in November despite warnings from a prosecutor that doing so could have legal ramifications."We are not mercenaries, nor...
View ArticleCuban lawmakers approve new legal rights for citizens
The Cuban National Assembly on Thursday approved new legal rights for citizens after the government was sharply criticized earlier this year for its handling of protests.The changes, which follow a...
View Article40 House Democrats vote against resolution supporting Cuban protesters
Forty House Democrats voted against a resolution on Wednesday that condemned the Cuban government and supported protesters in the country.The resolution said it was focused on “expressing solidarity...
View ArticleCuba accuses US of coordinating upcoming civil liberties protest
Cuba is accusing the U.S. of coordinating a civil liberties protest that is set to take place on Nov. 15.Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said in a meeting with diplomats on Wednesday...
View ArticleBlinken calls on Cuba to respect rights ahead of planned protests
Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Cuba to "reject violence, and instead, embrace this historic opportunity to listen to the voices of their people" ahead of planned protests against the Communist...
View ArticleCIA director says there will be consequences if Russia is behind 'Havana...
The director of the CIA has warned Russian intelligence agencies that there will be "consequences" if they are behind the recent "Havana Syndrome" attacks that have plagued U.S. officials in embassies...
View ArticleRick Scott says White House hung up on him
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) blasted the White House for "shameful cowardice" on Wednesday for allegedly hanging up on him when he called to speak to President Biden about a Cuban human rights activist...
View ArticleMexico approves use of three-dose Cuban COVID-19 vaccine
Mexico's health safety council announced on Wednesday that it had authorized the emergency use of Cuba’s COVID-19 vaccine.The council said it had enough evidence to consider the vaccine, known as...
View ArticleRussia suggests military deployments to Cuba, Venezuela an option
A top Russian diplomat on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of Moscow sending military deployments to Cuba and Venezuela, as tensions between the Putin regime and the West intensify.Deputy...
View ArticleUS to increase embassy staffing in Cuba for restoration of visa processing:...
The Biden administration is expected to announce a plan to restore some staff at the U.S. embassy in Cuba, after nearly five years of running the mission under a skeleton crew.According to a report by...
View ArticleBolivian soldier who executed Che Guevara dies
The Bolivian soldier who executed Ernesto "Che" Guevara more than 50 years ago died this week at the age of 80.Mario Terán, part of a military group that captured the Argentinian-born revolutionary in...
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