Cuba Reaffirms its Commitment to Multilateralism at the UN Security Council

February 18, 2025

Carlos Fernández deCossio, at the UN

The Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, took part on Tuesday in an open debate of the Security Council entitled “Putting multilateralism into practice, reforming and improving global governance”, which took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (more…)

Brazil’s Former President Jair Bolsonaro Charged with Coup Conspiracy  

By Caroline Oliveira on February 19, 2025 from São Paulo

Jair Bolsonaro, photo: Evaristo Sá/AFP

A report by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), sent on Tuesday (18) to the Federal Supreme Court (STF), lists 34 individuals denounced by the Federal Police for their involvement in the coup plot that led to the January 8 2022,acts to prevent Lula de Silva from the presidency after his election. (more…)

Argentina President Milei Denounced Before the US Department of Justice for Crypto Scam

February 18, 2025

Argentine president Milei under investigation for Crypto scam.

The Javier Milei scandal reached the United States, with the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) receiving “reports of criminal operations” for the crypto $Libra. (more…)

Claver-Carone and His Obsession with Cuba

By Johana Tablada on February 18, 2025

Mauricio Claver-Carone. Foto: Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images.

Mauricio Claver Carone, the special envoy for Latin America appointed by President Trump and under the orders of the now infamous Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is trying to scare Cuba and its neighbors into submission by claiming, once again, that this time it is true that the Revolution has only a few days left and that the US government will do everything possible to accelerate this process. (more…)

Leonard Peltier Released From 49 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

Sumterville Florida on February 18, 2025

Leonard Peltier, photo: Angel White Eyes

This morning, Leonard Peltier was released from over 49 years of wrongful incarceration.  Mr. Peltier is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and will reside on his tribal homelands in North Dakota. (more…)

Helping Opposition in Cuba, USAID’s Longest-Running Mission

By David Brooks and Jim Cason on February 18, 2025

Alan Gross, USAID worker who tried to bring SIM cards into Cuba to activate satellite communication system, photo: AP

President Donald Trump’s plans to close the international aid agency USAID have put the organization, founded in 1961 as part of the US Cold War strategy to confront the Soviet Union and the socialist bloc, under the microscope. Among its first missions was supporting counterinsurgency efforts in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. (more…)

US Seizing Panama and Greenland Aimed at China

By Brian Berletic on February 17, 2025

Marco Rubio photo: Michael Badon.

While a recent interview with the newly confirmed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began with promising slogans, it quickly unraveled into threats of overt aggression, including outright calls to seize the Panama Canal and annex Greenland from Denmark under an implicit threat of military force. (more…)

La Colmenita: Turning 35… while Continuing to Dream Everyday

February 15, 2025, Havana

La Colmenita, photos: Bill Hackwell

Message of congratulations from the Cuban President, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, to Tin Cremata director of Cuba’s national children’s theatre company; La Colmenita (more…)

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