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FBI's Most Wanted Activist & Tupac's Godmother Assata Shakur Dies in Cuba

Born JoAnne Deborah Byron, Shakur was granted political asylum in Cuba after being charged with the murder of police officers in a shootout.

Latin Times

Assata Shakur, an icon of Black liberation who was exiled to Cuba, dies aged 78

Shakur spent decades exiled after she was convicted of killing a state trooper in 1977 and escaped from prison

The Guardian - US

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died

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Mamdani Breaks Silence About Maduro and Cuban President Díaz-Canel: How Jorge Ramos and Daughter Paola Got Him to Open Up — EXCLUSIVE

When New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani finally decided to speak publicly about Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, he didn't do it in a press conference or a statement through his office but on a podcast. He was being interviewed by none other than Emmy Award-winning journalist…

Latin Times

Trump Admin To Shift Hundreds Of Millions In Funding To 'Confront The Marxist, Anti-American Regimes Of Venezuela, Cuba'

The Trump administration said it's shifting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to "confront the Marxist, anti-American regimes of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua" as it ramps up pressure on Caracas.

Latin Times

Top Cuban Official Says Regime Won't Provide Military Support To Venezuela If Attacked By The Trump Admin: 'We're Not Going To War With The U.S.'

Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said the regime won't provide military support to Venezuela should the country enter a war with the U.S.

Latin Times

A new generation of musicians is revitalizing the music scene in Cuba

Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu are part of a new wave of musicians revitalizing Cuba’s music scene

The Independent UK

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump about autism, Tylenol and pregnancy

President Donald Trump has announced his administration is recommending women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless necessary

The Independent UK

Facts, math, and reality don’t exist in Trump land: POTUS claims Cuba has no autism as they can’t afford Tylenol

Doctor calls claims these "misinformed lies."

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Trump's Cuba, Tylenol and Autism Theory Collides with Reality: What Experts in Havana Say

President Donald Trump caused a stir when he connected autism, acetaminophen (commonly known by the brand name Tylenol in the U.S.), and the island of Cuba during a White House announcement.

Latin Times

Over 1,000 Cubans Recruited to Fight for Russia in Ukraine, Ukrainian Officials Say

Ukrainian intelligence officials revealed that more than 1,000 Cubans have signed contracts with the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, with at least 39 confirmed dead. The disclosure was made during a briefing organized in Washington by Cuban American Republican lawmakers, highlighting growing concerns about Havana's alleged complicity in Moscow's…

Latin Times

U.S. Deports 2003 Cuban Air Hijacker to Mexico Amid Havana's Continued Refusal to Take Back Ex-Convicts

Adermis Wilson Gonzalez was convicted of air piracy for hijacking a Cubana de Aviación Antonov-24 with 46 passengers in 2003, armed with two fake grenades

Latin Times

Tens of thousands of Cuban mercenaries being recruited to fight for Putin in Ukraine, says Kyiv

Ukrainian officials told a panel of US lawmakers that at least 20,000 Cuban citizens have signed contracts with the Russian military

The Independent UK

How Trump has turned the legal system ‘on its head’ to meet deportation goals

Cuban asylum seeker EC and others saw hard-won victories vanish as new rules upended immigration courts

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Illegal Immigrant Who Beheaded Texas Motel Manager Had Prior Child Sex Abuse Arrest, Records Reveal

A Cuban national living unlawfully in the US has been charged with capital murder after allegedly beheading a Dallas motel manager, reigniting debate over immigration enforcement and criminal justice failures.

The Guardian - UK

Cuban prisoners forced to work making cigars and charcoal for export to Europe, report claims

Madrid-based NGO estimates at least 60,000 inmates subject to forced labour with little or no pay in Cuban jails

Euronews

Prisoners in Cuba forced into labour for exports to Europe, report claims

Tens of thousands of prisoners are subjected to systemic forced labour, producing goods such as coal and cigars for export markets in conditions close to slavery, according to a new report published on Monday by the NGO Prisoners Defenders.

The Independent UK

Ten million lose power amid Cuba’s fifth blackout in a year

The entire grid collapsed after a malfunction at one of the nation’s biggest plants

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The Guardian - US

Cuba hit with fifth blackout in less than a year with 10m people in the dark

Grid failure follows string of nationwide blackouts that plunged antiquated power system into near-total disarray

The Guardian - UK

Lawyers say men deported by US to Eswatini are being imprisoned illegally

The men, who had been released after serving criminal sentences, are from Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen

International Business Times

Rubio Cites Poland Role In Cuba As He Hails Dissident

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Poland has played a behind-the-scenes role in Cuba as he hailed a leading dissident from the communist-run island.

The Guardian - UK

False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez review – a new vision of migration

A novel of interlocking stories captures the ordinary lives and interior worlds of Cuban exiles seeking sanctuary in Miami

Latin Times

Cuban Rapper Chocolate MC Accused of Hiring Hitman to Kill Cuban Artist El Taiger's Murderer

The Cuban rapper, also known as Yosvani Sierra Hernández, allegedly tried to set up the murder of Damian Valdez Galloso, the accused murderer of El Taiger.

International Business Times

Vietnamese Rice Grower Helps Tackle Cuba's Food Shortage

Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land -- in a first -- to help address acute food shortages in the country.

Al Jazeera

US sanctions Brazil health officials over Cuba’s overseas medical missions

Washington claims the health officials were involved in Cuba’s ‘coercive labour export’ of medical workers.

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