July 18, 2026
Photo: El Canal Newspaper
The French shipping company CMA CGM has breached its contract and left dozens of containers destined for Cuba stranded in the port of Kingston, Jamaica. (more…)
By Mike Prysner on July 18, 2026
Image by Center on Conscience and War.
On July 4, the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, more than 500 veterans and military families gathered in the birthplace of the nation to reject what they called the Trump administration’s fascist vision for the country’s future (including domestic troop deployments and endless war). The coalition—About Face, 50501 Vets, Veterans For Peace, Common Defense, Military Families Speak Out, Fayetteville Resistance Coalition, and CCW—marched under the banner Freedom Over Fascism. (more…)
By Pablo Merguet on July 17, 2026
Delcy Rodriguez
While Caracas is conducting negotiations to recover its reserves and undertake a difficult and ambitious reconstruction plan, the death toll has risen to nearly 5,000, and unofficial reports indicate that nearly 50,000 people are missing. (more…)
By Cubadebate Media Observatory on July 16, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech today at the State Department headquarters in Washington during the opening of the Ministerial Meeting on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism. (more…)
By Ben Grosscup on July 15, 2026
Construction in Nicaragua to build sewage pipes, one of many projects going forward despite U.S. economic warfare.
Meanwhile, in the US, public systems are crumbling or being sold off to private corporations.
Upon landing in Miami, a TSA agent asked me where I had just come from. “Nicaragua,” I said. “Aren’t the people there poor?” he asked. His inquisitiveness surprised me, but I went with it: “Yes, there is poverty in Nicaragua. But even families living in small homes with tin roofs know they can receive quality health care as well as education up to the university level. All of it is entirely free.” (more…)
By Carlos Aznarez on July 16, 2026
foto: EFE
As can be seen in this brief overview, “Israel”—through its political-military diplomacy—is relentless in its efforts to expand the influence of Zionism and its doctrine of death throughout the continent. (more…)
July 15, 2026.
Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez
The Cuban government rejected the meeting convened by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss “far-left terrorism.” Havana maintains that the meeting aims to justify actions against progressive organizations and restore mechanisms of political persecution. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on July 16, 2026
Raúl Roa Kourí
In September 1960, as Fidel Castro paced impatiently through a room at the Shelburne Hotel in New York, a young Cuban diplomat recalled a proposal that could change the course of that visit. The hotel had just demanded a $20,000 deposit from the delegation. Fidel decided to leave. If necessary, they would sleep in tents in the United Nations gardens. (more…)