Cuba
UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions
In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.
Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, US government
US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade
Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says
US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say
Trump's new policy, which he calls the “Donroe" Doctrine, aims to establish US dominance throughout the Western Hemisphere by replacing regime leaders with US-allied governments.
Trump says he expects to have 'honor of taking Cuba,' heightening tensions
The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations.
Trump urges Iranian diplomats to seek asylum, vows total defeat of regime
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper also gave a press conference at CENTCOM HQ, Florida, addressing the ongoing operation against Iran.
Cuba appears to hold speedboat suspects in provincial hospital
Four others aboard were killed on Wednesday when Cuban forces returned fire on the Florida-registered speedboat off the northern coast of Cuba, Cuba's Interior Ministry said.
Four killed after boat from Florida entered Cuban waters, occupants opened fire
All four killed were aboard the Florida boat, with the incident taking place amid heightened tension between Cuba and the United States.
Cuban military, medical advisers leave Venezuela as US pressure mounts on Rodriguez
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez faces US pressure to cut ties with Cuba, leading to the departure of Cuban security advisers and medical personnel from the country.
The Munich moment that changed everything for Marco Rubio - opinion
From Venezuela to Tehran to Munich, Rubio is no longer just executing policy; he’s shaping a new world order.
Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil
US President Donald Trump announces potential tariffs on countries providing oil to Cuba, ramping up pressure on the island’s leadership.
US seeks to end Cuba’s communist rule by year’s end - WSJ report
The US government is reportedly working behind the scenes to end Cuba's communist rule by the end of 2026.
Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion
While Foucault praised Iran’s 1979 revolution as spiritual, Iranian women warned it would mean coercion, veiling, and the erasure of their rights.
