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Cuba Has Sent Up To 5,000 Fighters To Russia To Fight In Ukraine War, State Dept. Says: Report

The State Department informed that Cuba has sent up to 5,000 fighters to Russia to fight in the Ukraine war and has also provided "diplomatic and political support for Moscow," according to a new report.

International Business Times

Cubans self-medicate as crisis takes toll on mental health: ‘There is no idea to hold on to’

Many people are turning to prescription drugs – and some to herbal remedies and even hard drugs – amid an outlook that feels bleaker than the collapse of the Soviet Union

The Guardian - US

Russia will continue to send oil to energy crisis-hit Cuba

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Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8bn investment in renewables, says thinktank

Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country’s transition as reparative climate finance

The Guardian - UK

Scoop: U.S. suggests Cuba complicit in helping Russia fight Ukraine

It cites "indicators that the regime knowingly tolerated, enabled, or selectively facilitated the flow."

Axios

GOP Lawmaker Warns Cuban President After Defying Trump: 'Maduro Said the Same Thing'

Díaz-Canel's comments came during an NBC interview where he framed Cuba as ready to resist any U.S. action: "I have no fear. I am willing to give my life for the revolution."

Latin Times

'Cuba After Castro': A Bold Documentary that Shows Díaz Canel's Positions Before the Current U.S. Crisis and Why Things Could Be Different - INTERVIEW

Journalists Abby Martin & Matthew Belen traveled to Cuba to interview President Miguel Díaz-Canel in his first extensive interview with an American media outlet.

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Cuban President Says Country Will Fight Back If U.S. Attacks The Island: 'If We Need To Die, We'll Die'

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that Havana will fight back against Washington should the Trump administration launch an invasion of the island.

International Business Times

'If We Need to Die, We'll Die': Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Defies US Pressure in Explosive NBC Interview

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel turned an already tense NBC interview into a warning, a nationalist message and a rebuttal to Washington all at once. Speaking on NBC News' Meet the Press, Díaz-Canel said Cuba would resist any US attempt to attack the island or force him from power, arguing that…

Latin Times

An underwater bus in Havana becomes the ride that matters during Cuba's fuel crisis

In Havana, a special underwater bus has become essential as Cuba faces its worst energy crisis in decades

The Independent UK

Cuba’s doctors were a lifeline for the world. Now the Caribbean is shamefully complicit in the US drive to expel them

For decades, Cuban doctors have served the Caribbean’s most marginalised. Now, as Cuba faces its own crisis, the region looks away, waiting on Trump’s approval

The Guardian - UK

Mexican judge rules in favor of plaintiffs in 2018 Cuba plane crash that killed 112

A Mexican judge has ruled that the plane involved in the 2018 crash in Cuba suffered from severe maintenance failures and should never have flown

The Independent UK

Cuban Foreign Minister Accuses U.S. Of 'Extorting' Latin American Countries To Cancel Cuban Doctors Program

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the U.S. of "extorting" Latin American countries by pressuring them into cancelling deals with Havana for the supply of local doctors.

International Business Times

Cubans living abroad now hold the key to their country’s uncertain future

Since the early days of Cuba’s 1950s revolution – which overthrew the US-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and replaced it with a socialist government led by Fidel Castro – the Cuban diaspora have played a large role in determining the island nation’s economic and political landscape.

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The Guardian - US

Human rights groups decry US plan for Guantánamo camp for Cuban migrants

Exclusive: Dozens of organizations write to Congress after general announced plan to ‘deal with’ those fleeing any humanitarian crisis on the island

International Business Times

Cuban President Says 'Stepping Down Is Not Part Of Our Vocabulary' Despite U.S. Pressure

Cuban President Miguel-Diaz Canel says he won't step down despite the Trump administration's ongoing pressure on the Havana regime.

International Business Times UK

Cuba's President Fires Back at NBC Anchor Who Asked If He Would Resign: 'Do You Ask That Question to Trump?'

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel discusses the country's energy crisis and US-Cuba relations in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

The Guardian - UK

Trump ‘reaping bitter fruit’ of thinking Iran intervention as easy as Venezuela, says former diplomat

John Feeley says US president was ‘flush with victory’ of Maduro capture and could make same mistake in Cuba

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Cuban president tells NBC he won’t resign under US pressure, as Russia backs old ally

In his first television interview with an American broadcaster, Miguel Diaz-Canel says revolutionaries don’t give up and step down

Euronews

Cuba accuses US of 'extorting' Latin America by forcing countries to cancel doctors deals

According to official figures, some 24,000 Cuban doctors and other healthcare professionals were deployed in 56 countries in 2025.

Latin Times

Florida Rep. Díaz-Balart Says Cuban Regime 'Will Not Survive' Trump, Calls Its Removal 'Essential'

He also criticized recent visits by Democratic lawmakers to Cuba, suggesting the party has shifted away from positions it once held on the issue

Latin Times

Human Rights Watchdog Warns Cuba Medical Missions Include 'Modern Slavery' Practices

The IACHR warned of broader human rights concerns, including "retention of identity documents, confiscation of wages, control and surveillance of private life," and restrictions on freedom of movement

Latin Times

Human Rights Watchdog Confirms Political Prisoners Excluded From Cuba's 2,000-Inmate Pardon

Human Rights Watch said Cuba's recent pardon of more than 2,000 inmates did not include political prisoners, reinforcing earlier concerns raised by other rights groups that the measure would exclude detainees jailed for dissent.

The Conversation

Canada and Mexico must work together to help Cuba survive its dire humanitarian crisis

The people of Cuba are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis due to the United States government’s energy blockade of the island nation. Although a Russian oil tanker recently passed through the blockade to deliver much-needed fuel, daily life remains precarious for ordinary Cubans, who are facing unemployment and shortages of…

Euronews

Hundreds of Cuban women stage rally against US blockade as energy crisis deepens

Cuba produces only 40% of the fuel it consumes and the shortage has paralysed the country, affecting its health system, public transportation and the production of goods and services.

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