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Cuban Media Criticizes Miss Cuba Universe 2025, Lili Estefan's Daughter and Gloria Estefan's Niece

The recently crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025, is facing sharp criticism from Cuba's state-controlled press, which has accused the beauty pageant of being a "superficial" industry that "objectifies" women. Lina Luaces was elected the representative of the island in Miss Universe on July 2025 in Miami.

Latin Times

Cuban Peso Drops To All-Time Low As Economic Crisis Shows No Sings Of Abating

The Cuban peso reached a new all-time low on Monday as a partial dollarization of the economy continues

Latin Times

People in ICE Custody Complain of Long Waits for Deportation

Many say they are still in immigration detention facilities months after agreeing to leave the U.S.

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Miami Republican Slams Cuban Govt. Over Documents Exposing Billions In Hidden Reserves: 'Not Only Murderous And Cruel'

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed the Cuban government following a report revealing a military-controlled conglomerate has stashed away as much as $18 billion in offshore and dollar-denominated assets

Latin Times

Cats and dogs abandoned in tourist hotspot as economic crisis worsens

For years, Nélida Pérez has fed street cats, but Cuba’s worsening economic crisis is making it increasingly difficult

The Independent UK

In Cuba, Castro's 'Influencer' Grandson Causes A Stir

Cuban influencer Sandro Castro has chosen a very different path to his revolutionary grandfather Fidel, using his name to pursue online fame while occasionally poking fun at the island's dire shortages of food, medicine, power and fuel.

International Business Times

Leaked Documents Expose Cuban Military's $18 Billion in Hidden Reserves: Report

Cuba's military-controlled conglomerate, GAESA, has stashed away as much as $18 billion in offshore and dollar-denominated assets, according to a new report

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Cuban Donor Behind Pro-immigrant Billboards in Miami Steps Into the Spotlight After Getting Threats: 'I Will Not Be Intimidated'

Michael B. Fernández, a Cuban-American billionaire and philanthropist, has revealed himself as the anonymous donor behind a series of billboard campaigns in Miami criticizing Republican lawmakers over their stance on immigration

Latin Times

‘Our north is the south’: Softball leagues flourish in Brazilian city as Cuban arrivals outnumber Venezuelans for first time

Southern city of Curitiba ranks just behind northern entry-point towns in Cuban asylum requests

The Guardian - UK

Mother, mentor and meteor on a bike - Road and track success with US team leads Cuban Marlies Mejías back towards Olympic Games

'Marlies lives at the intersection of performance and purpose, and she's just getting started' says team director

Cycling News

She fled Cuba for asylum – then was snatched from a US immigration courtroom

Jenny, 25, entered the US legally, but Ice agents arrested her after a hearing, part of a growing trend of court detentions

The Guardian - US

Cuban government scrambling to deal with outrage about country’s economic crisis

Cuba doesn’t have any beggars, according to the country’s minister of labour, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera. In a speech to the national assembly on July 15, she denied the existence of destitution in the communist country, claiming the problem was actually people “disguised as beggars”.

The Conversation

Eswatini opposition attacks US deal as ‘human trafficking disguised as deportation’

Men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba to be temporarily held in kingdom

The Guardian - UK

Cuban Contestant Plummets Midair After Harness Failure on Telemundo's Miss Universe Latina

Cuban contestant Laura Pérez suffered a terrifying fall during the live broadcast of Miss Universe Latina, Telemundo's popular reality show that selects the U.S. Latina representative for Miss Universe 2025.

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The Independent UK

What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini where the US sent 5 deportees

The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power

The Independent UK

Cuban minister resigns after saying beggars in the country were all fakes

Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera resigned after her comments on Monday

The Guardian - US

US deports migrants to Eswatini, African country with troubling human rights record

Announcement that people from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen were deported comes after eight others were sent to South Sudan this month

International Business Times

Cuban Minister Resigns After Downplaying Poverty

The labor minister in economically depressed Cuba resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over her claim that people rummaging through garbage cans were only pretending to be poor and not truly desperate.

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The Independent UK

The money-spinning doctor who swapped medicine to breed black soldier flies

These flies are gaining global attention, with many countries investing in farming insects over the past decade

International Business Times

US Sanctions Cuban President Four Years After Historic Protests

The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role "in the Cuban regime's brutality toward the Cuban people."

Al Jazeera

US sanctions Cuban president, ‘regime-controlled’ luxury hotels

Rubio said he had sanctioned several senior officials and their ‘cronies’ for their ‘brutality toward the Cuban people’.

The Guardian - US

US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan

Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country

The Independent UK

Photos of Cuban women embracing nail art as escape from economic crisis

Despite Cuba’s economic crisis, many women are embracing elaborate nail art as a bold fashion statement. Manicurists like Marisel Darias Valdés treat it as an art form, creating intricate designs that can take hours and cost up to $40 — more than triple the average monthly salary.

The Independent UK

Cuban women embrace extravagant nail art despite economic hardships

Cuban women are embracing extravagant nail art despite the country’s deep economic crisis

International Business Times

Bitter Pill: Cuba Runs Low On Life-saving Medicines

Cuban Jessica Rodriguez never knows if she will find the medicines that keep her four-year-old son alive in a country that has all but run out of essential drugs.

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