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The Hidden Truth About Counternarcotics in the Caribbean

“The most efficient partner of the United States in security terms in Latin America is Cuba.” —Hal Klepak, military historian, former NATO analyst and former advisor to Canada’s foreign and defense ministers December 19, 2025 — Belly of the Beast … Continue reading

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Mexico will maintain its position of support for Cuba, says Sheinbaum

Mexico City, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) President Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed today that Mexico’s position regarding Cuba is sovereign and will be maintained even if it results in a difference with the United States government, which imposes an economic blockade on … Continue reading

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Cuba condemned US threats against Venezuela at the UN

United Nations, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to defending peace and condemned the threats from the United States government against Venezuela, including the extraordinary military deployment in the Caribbean under the false pretext of the fight … Continue reading

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Cuba supports statement denouncing act of imperial piracy

Havana, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reaffirmed his support for the Venezuelan government’s statement denouncing the attack on one of its oil tankers. “This constitutes an act of piracy, a violation of International Law and an escalation … Continue reading

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Cuba calls U.S. anti-drug war a “farce”

Source: Xinhua 2025-12-07 HAVANA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Saturday that the pardon granted to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez shows that the anti-drug war declared by the U.S. government “is a farce.” Hernandez, … Continue reading

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Cuba calls to defend the Caribbean against militarization

Havana, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) The Commission on International Relations of the Cuban National Assembly called on the peoples of Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States to defend the region today as a Zone of Peace in the … Continue reading

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Cuba denounces before the UN that the “sanctions are an act of economic warfare”

Cuba reiterated its solidarity with all the peoples who are victims of these policies and demanded their immediate, total and unconditional lifting. December 4, 2025 — teleSUR This Thursday, December 4, on the occasion of the  first celebration of the International … Continue reading

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UN Expert Urges U.S. to Lift Cuba Sanctions

November 26, 2025 — Belly of the Beast Alena Douhan, the United Nations special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, spent 10 days in Cuba meeting with stakeholders on the impact of sanctions. In a press conference at the end of … Continue reading

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US sanctions must be stopped as they reshape life in Cuba: UN rapporteur

The ongoing US actions are ‘suffocating the social fabric of Cuban society’, according to the expert. By Maziar Motamedi – 22 Nov 2025 — Aljazeera The United States must lift unilateral sanctions imposed on Cuba as they are “causing significant effects … Continue reading

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UN: US policy against Cuba violates the human rights of the population

Havana, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) The UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur, Alena Douhan, stated here today that the United States’ unilateral measures against Cuba lack legitimacy and affect the human rights of the population. Photos: Vladimir Molina Espada In … Continue reading

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