Largest U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returns to Base after Failure in War against Iran

By Yaimi Ravelo on May 16, 2026 from Havana

Trump rejects a mediation proposal put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping to address the conflict with Iran. (more…)

Venezuela and the Meaning of the “51st State”

By Michelle Ellner on May 15, 2026

Historical vertigo. That is what I felt when the official White House account posted an image of Venezuela covered by the U.S. flag and labeled it the “51st State.” Not because I believed annexation was literally imminent, but because of what the image symbolized: a strange sensation of watching two centuries collapse into a meme. (more…)

Bolivian Miners Join Protests against Rodrigo Paz

By Laura V. Mar on May 14, 2026

Mining mobilization responds to a critical situation marked by fuel shortages and the shortage of explosive material. foto: EFE.

Miners in Bolivia joined together on May 13 to protests and road blockades against President Rodrigo Paz, demanding solutions to critical issues like fuel scarcity and legislative exclusion, as national dissent intensifies. (more…)

Che’s daughter says most Cubans know who their enemy is

May 16, 2026

Aleida Guevara

Dr. Aleida Guevara stated that the majority of the Cuban people “know perfectly well who their enemy is” and remain faithful to the principles of the Revolution, amid threats of aggression from the United States. (more…)

Judge Suspends Trump’s Sanctions Against UN Rapporteur on Palestine

By Randolph Borges on May 13, 2026

Francesca Albanese

The measures against Francesca Albanese constitute an unconstitutional restriction on freedom of expression

A federal court in Washington on Wednesday issued an injunction suspending sanctions imposed in 2025 by the Donald Trump administration against the UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. (more…)

Sheinbaum to Forgive Debts for Tens of Thousands of Small Farmers

May 14, 2026

Photo: Ministry of Agriculture of Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, announced a government program that seeks to settle, in many cases, and significantly reduce, in others, the debts owed by small-scale farmers, small producers, and fishermen to the government. (more…)

U.S. Formally Offers $100 Million in Aid to Cuba

May 14, 2026

March of the Cuban people in front of the U.S. Embassy in January 2026 Photo: Yaimi Ravelo

“The U.S. government made the aid offer public through a State Department statement,” said Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla reported today that for the first time, the U.S. government has publicly formalized—through a State Department statement—an offer of aid to Cuba valued at $100 million. (more…)

Trump Travels to China, but Iran Holds All the Cards

By Pepe Escobar on May 14, 2026

A few days ago, Mr. Araghchi traveled to Russia.

Earlier this week, Mr. Araghchi traveled to China. These two trips vividly reflect the power of the new Russia-Iran-China triangle, which has emerged as the driving force behind Eurasian integration and multipolarity. (more…)

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