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Cuba loosens control of its private sector in a struggle with a mounting humanitarian crisis

Cuba has loosened restrictions on private businesses to allow imports of foreign goods and medicines, a sector firmly controlled by the Communist-led government

The Independent UK

US Secretary of State Rubio's obsession with Cuba is part of his American dream

Championing a 'maximum pressure' strategy on Cuba, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reveals a personal and professional commitment to the cause. The United States has ramped up sanctions and economic blockades against the country. Rubio highlights the Cuban government's failures and mismanagement while voicing his hope for an improved future…

The Economic Times

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Trump is sowing fear over Cuba, terrorism and the ‘radical left’. This is what could come next

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is again taking aim at Cuba. This time, however, the Trump administration is framing Havana as a decades-long sponsor of terrorism and espionage that has helped cultivate the “radical left” in the United States.

The Conversation

In the 18th and 19th centuries, slave ships sank near Bahamas; researchers found their trail revealing the darkest chapters of human history

Fourteen wrecked slavers' ships were identified in the Bahamas. These vessels transported enslaved Africans during the 18th and 19th centuries. The wrecks reveal a previously unknown route for the transatlantic slave trade. Historical research identified these ships as part of a larger maritime traffic. The findings bear witness to the…

The Economic Times

Colombia's President-Elect Abelardo de la Espriella to Cut Ties With Cuba and Nicaragua: What It Could Mean for Venezuela

Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has announced a sweeping overhaul of the country's foreign policy that includes closing Colombia's embassies in Cuba and Nicaragua, restoring diplomatic relations with the United States and Israel, and reassessing Bogotá's engagement with leftist governments across the region.

Latin Times

Raúl Castro absent as Cuba celebrates anniversary of key revolutionary attack

Cuba has held a traditional rally to commemorate one of the revolution’s most important anniversaries

The Independent UK

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Cargo of Hope: First Air Shipment of $100M U.S. Aid Package Departs Miami for Cuba

A charter flight from Miami launched Washington's $100M Cuba humanitarian aid drive, using church channels to bypass Havana authorities.

Latin Times

Professor 'worried' after quote in 'AI' US government report 'justifying Cuba siege'

AN academic has revealed how he was “worried” after learning that he was cited in an official US State Department report which is seen as…

The National (Scotland)

'I just got back from Cuba. If Donald Trump invades it will be a bloodbath'

THERE will be a “bloodbath” if America invades Cuba, according to an academic recently returned to the UK from the besieged island nation.

The National (Scotland)

Spanish hotel chain Meliá is leaving Cuba because of legal and financial hurdles from US sanctions

Meliá, a major Spanish hotel chain, says it will completely shutter its operations in Cuba because of operational and financial difficulties on the Caribbean island nation linked to U.S. sanctions and an energy blockade

The Independent UK

US sends food for Cuban residents while still pressuring island's government

A cargo plane packed with food and hygiene kits has left Miami for Cuba as part of the U.S. government’s humanitarian assistance efforts for the people of the island nation

The Independent UK

Trump’s State Department cites ‘blacklists’ and McCarthyism in memo labeling leftists ‘front groups’ for communist Cuba

New report approvingly cites Red Scare-era tactics to crack down on dissent from leftists including elected officials and the DSA

The Independent UK

State Department Report Details Decades of Alleged Cuban Support for Spy Rings and Far-Left Extremist Groups

The document concludes that Cuba's influence has outlasted the Cold War through networks of activists, political organizations and international partnerships

Latin Times

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The Guardian - UK

US claims of Cuba’s ‘unique threat’ jar with reality of hunger and blackouts

State department’s 100-page report is latest push in Trump administration campaign to bring down government

The Guardian - US

‘Front groups and fellow travelers’: state department attacks US left over Cuba

New report denounces Havana and claims ‘campaign of subversion’ has infiltrated highest levels of US government

International Business Times UK

US State Department Accuses Cuba of Waging a 'Revolution Against Western Civilisation Itself' in 100-Page Report

A US State Department report accuses Cuba of a long-term campaign to infiltrate American institutions, support left-wing militancy, and wage a 'revolution against Western civilisation.'

Evening Standard

Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern: A triumphant tribute to a neglected visionary

5/5 This retrospective of the Cuban-American artist is a revelation

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The Independent UK

Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in U.S.

A famous Cuban dissident artist, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country

The Guardian - UK

Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink

As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growing

Latin Times

"Many Things Are Going to Happen": Trump's Vague Cuba Warning, Explained

Trump hints at big Cuba news within two months. Here's the year of sanctions, indictments and military contacts behind the vague warning.

The Guardian - UK

Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US

Whereabouts of artist imprisoned after 2021 protests had been unknown following end of his prison term in July

The Conversation

Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientist explores why

The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s population live in autocratizing countries — that is, those becoming more authoritarian.

Latin Times

Pentagon Is Reportedly Developing Military Strike Options Against Cuba as Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Havana

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said Washington prefers a negotiated transition to a technocratic government willing to implement political and economic reforms

International Business Times UK

Marco Rubio Accuses Iran and Cuba of Funding Antifa: 'They Despise the West'

Marco Rubio warns of a rising threat from far-left extremism, linking it to Iran and Cuba, and calls for global counterterrorism efforts.

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