Putin wants US ‘recognition’ of Russian gains in Ukraine: Historian Russian-British historian Sergey Radchenko talks to Al Jazeera about Moscow’s desire for status on the world stage. Al Jazeera · Mar 24, 2025
The release of a 1961 plan to break up the CIA revives an old conspiracy theory about who killed JFK Newly released material from documents associated with President John F. Kennedy's assassination show that a key adviser wanted to break up the CIA after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
New JFK assassination files: What was revealed about Oswald and CIA plots? New files released on Tuesday don’t shed new light on Kennedy’s assassination. But they reveal details about CIA plots. Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025
Trump releases thousands of pages on John F Kennedy assassination Experts doubt new trove of information will change underlying facts in case of 35th president’s death The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025
Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, wants Texas to require school lessons about “evil” of communism The prominent right-wing pastor told state lawmakers that an anti-communist curriculum is crucial to reaffirming that America is a “Christian country.” The Texas Tribune · Mar 11, 2025
JFK, RFK and MLK: The conspiracies behind each assassination that continue to enthrall amateur sleuths As the deadline for the release of the files looms, Rhian Lubin revisits some of the outlandish and more compelling theories out there about the killings of JFK, RFK and MLK The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025
Former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart dead at 70 - Roll Call Former Florida congressman and brother to Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is dead at 70. The Republican opposed Fidel Castro's regime. Roll Call · Mar 3, 2025
Cuba frees man who participated in 1997 attacks on hotels in Havana, orchestrated by Cuban exiles A government-run news agency in Cuba says authorities have released a Salvadoran man who was convicted of participating in a string of hotel bombings on the island in 1997 The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024
'Democracy And Freedom': Jimmy Carter's Human Rights Efforts In Latin America With a focus on human rights, US policy toward Latin America under Jimmy Carter briefly tempered a long tradition of interventionism in a key sphere of American influence, analysts say. International Business Times · Dec 29, 2024
Cuba's 'Invisible' Tragedy: US-bound Migrants Who Disappear In The Caribbean In the early hours of January 3, 2023, 32 people climbed onto a makeshift raft off southern Cuba and set out across the Caribbean for Florida, 170 kilometers (100 miles) away. International Business Times · Dec 18, 2024
Marco Rubio is no friend of Havana − but does Trump’s pick for secretary of state mean Cuba policy is set? The U.S. looks set to have its first-ever Cuban American secretary of state in 2025, after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for the role. But don’t expect that to mean cozier relations between Havana and Washington. The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024
Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer Cuba’s communist leaders are in the midst of crisis – and not for the first time. The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024
Falling off the map: how Cuba has vanished from travellers’ itineraries The Man Who Pays His Way: Savour Havana. Go to the beach. Meet the Cuban people. The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 3 recap — prison life In Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 3, the brothers are forced to deal with prison life in different ways. WhatToWatch · Sep 20, 2024
WhatToWatch · Sep 20, 2024 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 2 recap — retail therapy In Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 2, the brothers attract unwanted attention by coping in a unique way.
Latin Times · Sep 17, 2024 Controversial message praising Cuba's Fidel and Raul Castro pops up in Miami bus A MetroLink bus in Miami displayed an LED sign reading "Long Live Fidel and Raul"
International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024 On Cuban Streets, Mid-century Icons Face Challenge From New Rides Brand new Mercedes, state-of-the-art 4x4s, even Teslas: high-end, modern cars have started appearing in Havana, a city whose image is intricately linked to the classic American sedans and Soviet-era Ladas that cruise its streets.
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024 Trump’s ‘lazy’ $99 coffee table book includes 10 pages of him with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un One critic described Trump’s photos captions as akin to a ‘fascist Emily Dickinson’
Latin Times · Aug 23, 2024 Florida Republicans pen scathing letter to Mayorkas, Blinken over alleged Cuban Communist official living in U.S. 'Profound disgust' The person in question in Manuel Menendez Castellanos, who entered the country through Miami International Airport
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024 Inside the DNC: What it looked like from behind the scenes Carmen Cusido used to be a Republican. These days, she’s a registered Democrat who’s all in for Kamala Harris. Here, she reports on what it was like to be an official volunteer during the Democratic convention
International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024 Government Cronies Co-opt Beloved Hungary Lakeside, Locals Warn Ringed by once-free beaches and green parks, Hungary's Lake Balaton has delighted generations of holidaymakers -- but now, locals warn, private developers are fencing off the sandy bays for rich visitors, with the nationalist government's blessing.
Reason · Aug 6, 2024 How Chávez's Socialist Revolution Created the Venezuelan Dictator Nicólas Maduro Under collectivism, "a man must be prepared to break every moral rule," F.A. Hayek observed in 1944.
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024 My Cuban family fled a dictator. Now I’m scared they’ll elect Trump Democrats are finding it increasingly difficult to connect with Latino voters — especially Cubans, who associate left-wing politics with the communism that tore their country apart. Jesus Maria Alvarez reports on the deep rifts within his community in the battleground state of Florida
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2024 Lammy urged to drop ‘ludicrous’ financial aid to Cuba over concerns troops are fighting for Russia in Ukraine Britain needs to rethink financial support, a leading US congressman has told The Independent
The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024 Trump’s promotion of an image of strength after assassination attempt borrows from authoritarian playbook In the days since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, supporters of the former president have used the incident to project an image of power.