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Argentine foreign minister fired over support for lifting US embargo on Cuba

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Argentine President Javier Milei has dismissed Foreign Affairs Minister Diana Mondino after she backed a UN resolution to end the longstanding US embargo on...

Cuba plunged into nationwide blackout after major power plant failure

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Cuba experienced a complete power outage on Friday after a critical failure at the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant led to the disconnection of the...

US sends submarine to Cuba after Russian ships arrive

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The USS Helena is on a “routine visit” to Guantanamo Bay, Washington has said. An American attack submarine has docked at the US base of...

Ex-US ambassador jailed for spying

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Victor Manuel Rocha pleaded guilty for working as an agent for Cuba for more than 40 years. Former US Ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha has been...

Former US ambassador accused of being Cuban spy – AP

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Diplomat Manuel Rocha has been accused of failing to register as an agent of a foreign government. A former US diplomat who previously served as...

UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn US embargo of Cuba

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The US and Israel were the only two out of 190 UN members to oppose the document’s adoption. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted...

The 64th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution: An Unprecedented Chapter in World History

Birsen Filip -

Today, Cubans are commemorating the 64th anniversary of their independence. On this day in 1959, the Cuban Revolution was successfully conducted by Fidel Castro’s 26th...

60 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis: How cool heads prevented a Soviet-US naval encounter sparking a nuclear war

Felix Livshitz -

When the world came dangerously close to atomic Armageddon. This October marks the 60th anniversary of the 'underwater' component of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It...

Cubans vote on gay rights

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Amendments to Family Code will allow same-sex marriage, gay adoptions, and surrogacy. Nearly four million Cubans voted in favor of the government-backed amendments to the...