By Francisco Delgado Rodríguez.on May 9, 2025
“Hey the Chinese are Spying on Me!!”
The Cuban government has had to come out and deny, once again, the bizarre story about the existence of Chinese military bases in Cuba. The island’s foreign minister reacted on social media to the news that, to the surprise of some, this was reported by CNN, which could well have activated its correspondent in Havana to verify, once again, the absurdity of such nonsense. (more…)
By Dr. Lauren Collins on May 8, 2025
Cuban patients: In common with a world-wide trend, Cuba’s population is aging fast.
Dr. Lauren Collins reports on the positive results coming from new drugs that the world hears little about because they are developed in Cuba. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on May 8, 2025
Cuban medical brigades, photo: afp
In an exercise in diplomatic cynicism bordering on the grotesque, the US government accuses Cuba of “modern slavery” for its international medical cooperation, while practicing, in broad daylight and with apparent legal cover, brutal forms of institutionalized trafficking against Latin American migrants. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on May 7, 2025 from Havana
It is common to hear many people ask how it is possible that an individual like Donald Trump could be elected president of a country that, although it does not guarantee universal education, has research centers, universities, and institutions of advanced thought in various fields. (more…)
By Sergey V. Lavrov on May 7, 2025
What brings them so close together and what makes them increasingly dear to the land of snow and the island of coconut trees –to my Russia and my Cuba? – Evgueni Yevtushenko, “Russia and Cuba” (1963) (more…)
May 6, 2025
The National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) launched the 18th edition of the Cuban Days Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Monday. Under the slogan “Love is the law,” the event will run until May 18 in the largest of the Antilles. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on May 6, 2025 from Havana
Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel arrives in Russia to commemorate the end of World War 2. photo: Alejandro Azcuy.
In commemoration of the Nazi surrender ending the second world war on May 8, 1945
President Donald Trump’s historical and cultural ignorance is so vast that he is unaware of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views on the heroism of the army and people of the former Soviet Union in defeating the forces of Nazism during World War II (WWII). (more…)
By Cira Pascual Marquina on May 2, 2025
Both Iran and Venezuela have stood firm for decades in defense of their sovereignty and self-determination in the face of relentless US aggression. From cultural collaboration to strategic cooperation in the energy sector, the ties between these countries have deepened since the beginning of the Bolivarian Process. In this interview, we speak with Dr. Ali Faramarzi, Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Caracas and a researcher focused on Iranian history and culture, about the solidarity bonds between the two nations, their resistance to imperialism, and the promise of a multipolar world for the Global South. (more…)