By Alejandra Garcia on June 11, 2025
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner waves to supporters after the Supreme Court decision
In a decisive moment for Argentina’s political landscape, the Supreme Court has upheld former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s conviction in the Vialidad case, ratifying her six-year prison sentence. Given her age, she may request house arrest instead of serving time in prison. (more…)
Havana, June 5, 2025 (ACN)
Mayor Lee welcoming Cuban diplomats to Oakland,
The mayor of Oakland city in the US state of California, former democratic congresswoman Barbara Lee, reiterated her support for a change in US policy towards Cuba and her rejection of Washington’s over 60-year economic, commercial and financial blockade of the Caribbean Island nation. (more…)
By Alonso Urrutia and Nestor Jimenez on June 10, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum
Expressing her government’s unwavering commitment to defending the rights of Mexican nationals residing in the United States—whom she described as hard-working and honest people, regardless of their immigration status—President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized practices that criminalize the movement of people. We respectfully but firmly call on the US authorities to ensure that all immigration procedures are carried out in accordance with due process and within a framework of respect for human dignity and the rule of law. (more…)
By Isaac Saney, on June 8, 2025
The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) building in Havana. Photo: Reuters.
The recent student manifestations and expressions of discontent in Cuba over increased rates announced by ETECSA (Cuba’s telecommunications company) should be viewed in the wider context of the ongoing and escalating economic war and destabilization campaign by the United States against the island nation. These protestations are not random or isolated incidents but reflect genuine frustrations and grievances stemming from the challenges caused by the long-standing financial, commercial and trade warfare waged against Cuba, (more…)
June 6, 2025
Josué, 10, and Yasmely, 9, were reunited with their families, photo:@madeleintelesur
The 30th flight under the Plan Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland Plan) arrived this today at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira State, Venezuela, with 192 deported compatriots, including 10 minors, two of whom, after experiencing the anguish of separation. (more…)
By: Rosa Miriam Elizalde on June 7, 2025
Warm greetings between Raúl and Pope Francis upon his arrival in Havana. Photo: Ismael Francisco
Ninety years ago, on June 7, 1935, Cuba and the Holy See officially sealed a diplomatic bond that, against all odds, has withstood the upheavals of the 20th century and the challenges of the 21st. That agreement was not only the beginning of a formal relationship: it was the expression of an understanding that, without much fanfare, has been nourished by mutual respect, attentive listening, and tenacious diplomacy that has preferred bridges to trenches. (more…)
By Manolo De Los Santos on June 5, 2025
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio
Cuba is once again facing a severe, multi-faceted crisis, not due to the hurricanes that pummel through the Caribbean every year, but from the relentless and suffocating pressure exerted by its powerful neighbor to the north. This is a recurring story of a people striving for independence under an unyielding siege and blockade. Through deliberate actions, the US government has been meticulously constructing and enforcing even greater barriers that threaten the very survival of the Cuban people. (more…)
June 5, 2025
Alberto Núñez
During the 11th Parliamentary Forum of BRICS, a bloc initially composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and recently expanded, Cuban deputy Alberto Núñez strongly rejected Washington’s blockade against the island, which he described as a “suffocating economic war.” (more…)