By Geraldina Colotti, on October 26, 2026.
Brazil held its ground, one of the last bulwarks against the advance of the far right in Latin America. The veteran Lula pulled it off, winning the runoff with 64,256,232 votes against the 59,826,041 cast for the far right, represented by Flávio Bolsonaro: 51.79 percent versus 48.21 percent. It was a hard-fought victory contested down to the last vote, achieved at the end of a toxic election campaign that saw an extraordinary level of democratic participation. (more…)
By Isaac Saney on October 24, 2026
“To Fight against the Impossible and Win”
On October 28, 2026, Canada will once again have an opportunity to make a consequential statement at the United Nations General Assembly: to vote in support of Cuba’s resolution calling for an end to the United States’ economic, commercial and financial war against the island nation. This vote is about more than the seven decades of aggression of Washington against Havana. (more…)
October 24, 2026 from Caracas
On Thursday, October 22, the opposition rally called by María Corina Machado’s Vente Venezuela party drew a small crowd in Caracas and Maracaibo. Meanwhile, thousands of women marched through the capital for health and peace. (more…)
By Luciano Vasapollo on October 24, 2026 from Rome
In the face of the energy blockade that plagues the daily lives of Cubans, defending culture means defending the sovereignty, memory, and dignity of a people. Abel Prieto denounces the attempt to suffocate the island; Díaz-Canel underscores the need for resistance and international solidarity. Popular culture thus becomes a political and human response to the United States’ strategy of isolation. (more…)
By José Ernesto Nováez Guerrero and Joshua Suarez on October 24, 2026
While Marco Rubio Calls on Cubans to Work with the CIA…..
Trump once again threatened Cuba at a rally held today in Florida, as part of a nationwide tour the president is undertaking ahead of the midterm elections. (more…)
By Ben Norton on October 24, 2026
Meta censored left-wing President Lula da Silva, while promoting far-right, Trump-backed candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.
Big Tech corporations in the United States are manipulating politics and meddling in the elections of countries all around the world. In the lead-up to the first round of Brazil’s election this October, Meta censored left-wing President Lula da Silva, while simultaneously promoting the accounts of far-right, US-backed candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on October 23, 2026 from Havana
illustration: Adán Iglesias Toledo
Only those of us who live in Cuba can truly grasp the intensity, the injustice, and the inhumane escalation of the blockade, which the U.S. regime has recently intensified with tremendous ferocity against the Caribbean island. (more…)
October 22, 2026 from Havana
Foto: Omara García Mederos
Given its importance, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) presents the full text of the speech taken from the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cubaminrex. (more…)