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Seven things to read and watch on the 70th anniversary of the movement that sparked the Cuban revolution

It’s been 70 years since the moment that sparked the Cuban revolution. On July 26 1953, an attack on army barracks in eastern Cuba heralded the consolidation of a Cuban national resistance movement against the dictatorship of General Batista. A group of 111 young rebels attacked the army barracks, the…

The Conversation

2 arrested in Serbia suspected of smuggling Cubans to Spain as part of an international crime group

Serbian police said Monday they have arrested two people suspected of smuggling Cubans toward Spain

The Independent UK

Carlos Acosta: ‘At 50, I have to dance in a way that I can still walk off, and not call an ambulance’

The Cuban star on returning to the Royal Opera House stage, commissioning a heavy metal ballet and diversity in the arts

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Sex traffickers imprisoned for smuggling Cuban women and forcing them to work in strip clubs

MIAMI -- Three Cuban men, including a ringleader arrested in Miami, have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sex-trafficking and other charges of smuggling Cuban women into the United States and forcing them to work in strip clubs to pay off their debts.

Miami Herald

For Cuban asylum seekers, options dwindle after Serbia slaps restrictions on visas to curb migration

Fernando Almeyda Rodríguez and Remy Hernandez are two friends from Cuba, bound by a joint struggle for democracy in their country

The Independent UK

Cuba calls US nuclear submarine at Guantanamo Bay an ‘escalation’

Havana says it ‘strongly’ rejects the submarine’s presence, describing it as a ‘danger’ to sovereignty in the Caribbean.

Al Jazeera

ESPN somehow mistakenly said Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is from Cuba after Home Run Derby win

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a Canadian-Dominican slugger.

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In Miami, members of Congress mark 2021 Cuban protests anniversary with new hopes

The bipartisan members will introduce a resolution in Congress commemorating the second anniversary of the protests. They say plenty of work remains to liberate Cubans from the communist regime.

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China's ties to Cuba and growing presence in Latin America raise security concerns in Washington, even as leaders try to ease tensions

There is a push by leaders in Washington and Beijing to get U.S.-China relations back on track. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Xi Jinping in China in June 2023 to reopen the lines of communication between the countries. And Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is spending four…

The Conversation

‘We need Russia’s complete defeat’: Ukrainian forces upbeat on the frontline

As the counteroffensive slowly advances, those doing the fighting call for more arms from the west

The Guardian - UK

After a long lull, 3 Cuban migrant boats land in the Florida Keys within one week

MIAMI — After a roughly monthlong lag in arrivals to the Florida Keys, the third migrant boat in a week carrying people from Cuba came to shore in the island chain, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

Miami Herald

Congress members will host roundtable with pro-democracy Cuban activists in Miami

Two years after island-wide pro-democracy street protests erupted in Cuba, members of Florida’s congressional delegation will host a roundtable discussion on human rights and hear from leading Cuban activists Rose Maria Payá and Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat.

Miami Herald

Trump’s Former Security Adviser Warns About China’s Potential Cuba Military Base

It could camouflage offensive weapons along with many other risks…. We should not stand idly by, says John Bolton.

Zenger

China has had a spy base in Cuba for decades, former intelligence officer says

China’s espionage efforts in Cuba targeting the United States are not recent and date back at least three decades, a retired army counterintelligence agent has told the Miami Herald.

Miami Herald

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Diaz-Balart puts stamp on Latin America programs in spending bill

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is putting his stamp on Latin America spending in a fiscal 2024 appropriations bill.

Miami Herald

After a few calm months, officials report second migrant landing in FL Keys

Officials took into custody 32 Cuban migrants who arrived in the Florida Keys on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Ted Cruz has a message for the Cuban government and he wants to send it by street sign

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is pushing to rename the street in front of the Cuban embassy for Oswaldo Payá, a political activist who fought against one-party communist rule of the island nation.

Al Jazeera

UN to investigate fate of 130,000 people missing in Syria war

Syria, Russia, Belarus, China, North Korea, Cuba and Iran were among those voting against UN resolution.

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The Independent UK

Elián González two decades on: From focus of international tug-of-war to member of Cuba’s congress

Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: Is China figuring on owning Cuba?

Watch out for China because, listen, this nuclearized, troop-laden, threatening, ultra-aggressive military monster has just come up with another warning of evil intent. It is negotiating with Cuba about a joint military training and enhanced intelligence center 100 miles from Florida. The center would no doubt host vast numbers of…

Tribune News Service

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Trump’s lewd talk about daughter Ivanka in front of White House staff recalled in new book

Miami Herald

Where all four groups stand after Round 1 of the Gold Cup group stage

MIAMI — Tuesday marked the last day of an eventful Round 1 in the group stage of the Gold Cup. After the first round, here’s a look at how all of the groups have played so far and what’s next for each team.

Miami Herald

After Wagner revolt, Russian defense minister Shoigu meets with head of Cuba’s armed forces

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted Cuba’s Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Gen. Alvaro Lopez Miera, ion Tuesday in what appears to be his first public meeting with a foreign official after the Wagner mercenary group’s boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, led a brief armed rebellion and demanded his dismissal.

The Orange County Register

Hairy moles may provide antidote for baldness, UCI researchers find

The guy whose naked skull is pale and shiny — save that discolored mole shaped like Cuba near his ear, which inexplicably bristles with hair — may harbor an antidote to baldness.

The Independent UK

Cuban entrepreneurs get business training from the US, and hope that Biden lifts sanctions

The Cuban government opened the door to the creation of more small- and medium-sized businesses in September 2021

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