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Díaz-Canel denounces attempts to destabilize order in Cuba

Havana, June 5 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel asserted today that enemies of the Revolution are attempting to manipulate the opinions of university students regarding recent measures taken by Etecsa, with the goal of promoting the subversion of public order … Continue reading

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Trump restricts travel from several countries, including Cuba and Venezuela

Washington, June 4 (Prensa Latina) President Donald Trump signed a proclamation today to prohibit and restrict travel from several countries to the United States, including Cuba and Venezuela, citing alleged security risks. The Proclamation completely restricts and limits entry from … Continue reading

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Proclamation in Richmond, California calls for Cuba to be removed from the U.S. terrorist list

Washington, June 4 (Prensa Latina) The Richmond, California, City Council approved a Proclamation urging the United States government to remove Cuba from the arbitrary list of state sponsors of terrorism and to lift all economic sanctions. Issued in a solemn … Continue reading

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Cuba Barred from Basketball Tournament after U.S. Visa Denial

June 3, 2025 — Belly of the Beast Cuba’s national men’s basketball team was supposed to play their final game of the FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers last February in Puerto Rico. But the players never made the flight. Cuba had to … Continue reading

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Cuba thanks Iran for its support in the face of the US blockade

Havana, June 3 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel today thanked Iran for its support of Cuba’s struggle to end the U.S. blockade and its exclusion from the list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism. Upon receiving the president of Iran’s Islamic … Continue reading

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Revolution resilient: May Day in Havana showed Cubans’ resolve to survive

June 2, 2025 4:13 By Ike Nahem — People’s World Editor’s Note: Though May Day is now more than a month past, People’s World presents these impressions of the mass May 1 march in Havana from Ike Nahem, a Cuba solidarity activist in … Continue reading

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Exhibit against US blockade opens in Cuba

Havana, May 30 (Prensa Latina) “Humor cannot be blocked” is the title of the exhibition held at the International Press Center in Havana, against the United States’ economic, financial, and commercial blockade policy toward Cuba. Participating in the exhibition are … Continue reading

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Cuba summons US diplomat for disrespectful behavior

Havana, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Mike Hammer today to reprimand him for his interventionist and unfriendly behavior, which he has displayed since arriving in the Caribbean country. In a statement, … Continue reading

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The Three “Crazy Cubans” Strike Again

May 30, 2025 — Belly of the Beast The Trump administration killed Chevron’s license extension for its operations in Venezuela in order to secure the votes of three Cuban-American politicians from South Florida on Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill last … Continue reading

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U.S. Activist Harassed Upon Return from Cuba

May 30, 2025 – Belly of the Beast Calla Walsh, a 20-year-old activist and U.S. citizen, said in a statement that she was detained for hours, interrogated, harassed and had her phone seized at Miami International Airport upon returning from Cuba. Other … Continue reading

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