By Atilio Baron May 5, 2026 from Buenos Aires
The US Embassy in Havana. foto: Efe
Trump and his mediocre team of advisors never learn. The United States got bogged down in the Vietnam War and suffered a humiliating defeat. It then did the same in Iraq and Afghanistan, with identical results. The chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces stationed in Kabul is one of the most embarrassing chapters in U.S. military history. Now it is attacking Iran, indiscriminately bombing military and civilian targets, and threatening to send that country back to the “Stone Age.” But Tehran’s retaliation was devastating: it destroyed nearly all military installations in the Gulf petro-monarchies and closed the Strait of Hormuz, causing a sharp rise in oil prices and putting the global economy in check. (more…)
By Emilia Reed on May 5, 2026 from Havana
Cuba is not alone! foto: José M. Correa
During the May 1st mobilization, the hashtag #LaPatriaSeDefiende became a trending topic on social media platform X in three countries: Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and the United States. This is no small feat. In terms of communication, it demonstrates that an organized community can stake a claim in the digital space even in environments where algorithms—since they are not neutral—do not favor us. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on May 4, 2026
image: Adán Iglesias Toledo
Since 1959, successive US administrations have launched numerous terrorist actions that have resulted in the deaths of more than 3,400 Cubans, while simultaneously imposing arbitrary economic, commercial, and financial extortion in an attempt to overthrow their legitimate government. (more…)
May 4, 2026
Gerardo Hernandez, The Hero of the Republic of Cuba and National Coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) gave an interview to Cubainformación TV, in which he addressed international solidarity with the island, the role of the CDR, the involvement of young people, the disinformation campaigns on social media, and the current situation of the blockade against the island. (more…)
May 2, 2026 at the Palace of the Conventions in Havana Cuba
Graciela Ramirez, Fotos: Presidencia de Cuba.
Remarks by Graciela Ramírez Cruz, coordinator of the International Committee for Peace, Justice, and Dignity at the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba. (more…)
By Becca Renk on April 28, 2026
In honor of the 39th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. citizen Ben Linder by the U.S.-funded counterrevolutionaries in Nicaragua, the National Assembly declared April 28th the Day of the Internationalist Hero, recognizing internationalists who gave their lives for the people of Nicaragua. (more…)
By Ed Newman on April 30, 2026
Jose Cabanas
Radio Havana Cuba brings you a special interview with Cuban diplomat José Ramón Cabañas. Serving in Cuban diplomatic missions for nearly 40 years, Cabañas is currently the Director of the Center for International Policy Research (CIPI), based here in Havana. (more…)
By Isaac Saney on May 1, 2026
Trump’s increased aggression against Cuba with the stroke of a pen
Today—International Workers’ Day—while millions across Cuba marched in defiant celebration of sovereignty, dignity, and social justice – and the socialist system that is the guarantor of these achievements – the regime of Donald Trump chose to intensify its economic war on the heroic island nation. This timing is not incidental. It is profoundly symbolic: an imperial declaration issued on the very day the Cuban people publicly reaffirm their revolutionary commitment before the world. (more…)