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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Andrew Roth in Washington, Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana

Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism

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Joe Biden at the White House on Monday. Photograph: Chris Kleponis/EPA

The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in a deal the country’s communist government said would involve the “gradual” release of 553 political prisoners.

The deal, which administration officials said was negotiated through the Catholic church, was announced on Tuesday, just five days before Biden exits the White House and Donald Trump is inaugurated as the country’s 47th president.

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