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Removal of Castro and Guevara Statues Ignites Outcry in Mexico

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025James Wagner and Marian CarrasqueroComments Off on Removal of Castro and Guevara Statues Ignites Outcry in Mexico

The Cuban Revolution leaders joined forces in Mexico in 1955. A local mayor removed a memorial to them, drawing protests and condemnation from Mexico’s highest office.

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Cuban Minister Resigns After Accusing Beggars of Faking Poverty

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025David C. AdamsComments Off on Cuban Minister Resigns After Accusing Beggars of Faking Poverty

The labor and social security minister drew public outrage when she said “there are no beggars” in Cuba, where many people struggle to afford food.

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10 Years After Obama’s Opening to Cuba, Despair Replaces Hope

December 27, 2024December 27, 2024Frances Robles, Ed Augustin and Hannah Berkeley CohenComments Off on 10 Years After Obama’s Opening to Cuba, Despair Replaces Hope

A decade since the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations — which many believed would transform the island — Cuba is in its worst crisis since Fidel Castro took power.

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10 Years After Obama’s Opening to Cuba, Despair Replaces Hope

December 27, 2024December 27, 2024Frances Robles, Ed Augustin and Hannah Berkeley CohenComments Off on 10 Years After Obama’s Opening to Cuba, Despair Replaces Hope

A decade since the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations — which many believed would transform the island — Cuba is in its worst crisis since Fidel Castro took power.

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Wayne S. Smith, a Leading Critic of the Embargo on Cuba, Dies at 91

July 6, 2024July 8, 2024Clay RisenComments Off on Wayne S. Smith, a Leading Critic of the Embargo on Cuba, Dies at 91

A former State Department official, he resigned in protest in 1982 over Cuba policy, then spent decades trying to rebuild relations with the island nation.

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Carlos Alberto Montaner, Prominent Critic of Castro’s Cuba, Dies at 80

July 15, 2023July 16, 2023Clay RisenComments Off on Carlos Alberto Montaner, Prominent Critic of Castro’s Cuba, Dies at 80

After fleeing the island in 1961, he became one of the leading voices of opposition against the country’s Communist dictatorship.

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Cuban Government Is Responsible for Death of Oswaldo Payá, Report Says

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Frances RoblesComments Off on Cuban Government Is Responsible for Death of Oswaldo Payá, Report Says

The findings in the death of Oswaldo Payá contradict the Cuban government’s official version of what happened 11 years ago.

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Russian nuclear fears loom in the geopolitical background for China.

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022JANE PERLEZComments Off on Russian nuclear fears loom in the geopolitical background for China.

On Sunday, Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, skipped the opportunity to note the dangers of nuclear war and the anniversary of the missile crisis of 60 years ago.

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Ricardo Alarcon, Diplomat and Castro Confidant, Dies at 84

May 5, 2022SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Ricardo Alarcon, Diplomat and Castro Confidant, Dies at 84

As Havana’s go-between with the U.S., he negotiated Elián González’s return to Cuba. He was also the country’s U.N. representative on two occasions.

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An old falsehood resurfaces: that Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro’s son.

February 12, 2022DAN BILEFSKYComments Off on An old falsehood resurfaces: that Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro’s son.

Some conspiracy theorists have pointed to a resemblance between Mr. Castro and Mr. Trudeau. But the facts don’t add up.

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