August 16, 2025 from Hanoi
Việt Nam and Cuba shares a long-standing friendship, with diplomatic relations officially established in 1960. — VNA/VNS Photo
A fundraising project named “65 Years of Việt Nam – Cuba Solidarity” has collected 249.9 billion VND (over 9.5 million USD) by Saturday noon, with more than 1.15 million contributions made, nearly four times the minimum targeted goal. The campaign coincided with the 99th birthday of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. (more…)
By Raúl Antonio Capote on August 16, 2025
graphic: Moro
The latest barbarity confirms that the greatest genocidal figures in history is the White House’s unconditional support for Israel in its extermination of the Palestinian people. (more…)
By Natalia Marques on April 15, 2025
Federal forces seen in Washington, DC on August 14
DC residents stand firm against federal takeover which many label as racially charged
Several days after US President Donald Trump announced his takeover of the local police force of Washington, DC, federal forces have begun patrolling the streets of the US capital. The Pentagon announced Thursday, August 14 that all 800 National Guard troops President Trump ordered into Washington’s streets this week to restore “law and order” have now been deployed. (more…)
By Prensa Latina on August 14, 2025 in Washington DC
Cuban medical brigades arriving in Mexico
While a small group of detractors in high positions in the US government increase their attacks on Cuba’s medical internationalism, others in the US Cuba solidarity movement are dismissing the tired old charges by putting a spotlight on the contribution these brigades continue to make on the needs of humanity. (more…)
By Chantal Liegeois and David Cavalcante on August 14, 2025
foto: Reuters
Between the null vote promoted by Evo Morales and the dispersion of the progressive camp, the right wing is poised to reopen the neoliberal path that the MAS had closed for twenty years. (more…)
By Francisco Dominguez, on August 13, 225
What should we read into the sudden doubling of Washington’s outrageous bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s head? (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on August 14, 2025
foto: Hector Planes
Yesterday marked the official start of tributes to mark the centenary of the birth of Fidel Castro (1926-2016), which will culminate on August 13 next year. It will not be just a series of events to remember him, but an extensive journey of reflection, remembrance, and action that will review his political work, the ideas he defended, and the life of a man who, despite attempts by the global right wing to tear down his physical and symbolic statues, remains a reference point for millions. (more…)
By Isaac Saney on August 13, 2025
Today marks the beginning of Fidel Castro’s centenary—a hundred years since the birth of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution. As we enter this centenary period, we do so not with statues or monuments, for Fidel himself rejected such commemorations. Instead, we honor him in the most profound way possible: by continuing the struggles to which he dedicated his life—against exploitation, imperial domination, and injustice; for socialism, peace, dignity, and the full emancipation of humanity. (more…)