President Donald Trump declared on Thursday, a national emergency over Cuba, accusing the communist regime of threatening U.S. national security and aligning with hostile powers.
Responses poured in from around the world after President Donald Trump announced on social media that the United States carried out overnight strikes in Venezuela.
Cuba’s communist figurehead “president,” Miguel Díaz‑Canel, published a New Year’s message this week urging the Cuban people to be “united more than ever."
A humanitarian crisis deepens across the Caribbean as officials confirm more than 40 deaths linked to Hurricane Melissa, the historic storm that battered Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti this week.
Russia deepened its alliances with communist Cuba and socialist Venezuela this week, formalizing military and strategic agreements that strengthen Moscow’s foothold in the Western Hemisphere and directly challenge U.S. influence.
A caravan of roughly 1,200 migrants—mostly from Cuba—is trekking north through southern Mexico, but unlike those in years past, this group isn’t heading for the U.S. border.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry announced plans to open four new embassies in Latin America by the end of 2025, targeting Panama, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Uruguay. The expansion will also include over ten new consular offices across Europe. This diplomatic push will be partially funded by a reduction in Ukraine’s operations in Cuba.
Top leaders of Cuba’s communist regime, including figurehead Miguel Díaz-Canel, were hit with new U.S. visa restrictions Friday on the fourth anniversary of the July 11, 2021 anti-communist protests. The State Department sanctioned key officials for their roles in the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators, holding them accountable for grave human rights abuses.
