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Statement from the Cuban government regarding Cubans killed in Venezuela
News from Cuba | Monday, 5 January 2026
As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the United States government against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, carried out in the early morning of January 3, 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat. They were serving on missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry ... read more
Cuba denounces and demands urgent reaction from the international community against the criminal attack by the US on Venezuela
News from Cuba | Saturday, 3 January 2026
Cuba condemns US military presence in the Caribbean
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 26 November 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, released the following statement on the military presence of the United States in the Caribbean The exaggerated and aggressive military presence of the United States in the region constitutes a threat against Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole. With the encouragement ... read more
Founder of the Cuban Revolution's Mariana Grajales women's brigade passes away
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Lilia Rielo Rodríguez, revolutionary combatant and one of the founders of the Mariana Grajales women's platoon in the Rebel Army passed away aged 90 years old in Havana on Tuesday 11 November. Lilia was born on 27 March 1935 in San Luis in the east of Cuba and at 22 years ... read more
Operación Carlota: 50 Years of Cuba and African Liberation by Isaac Saney*
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 4 November 2025
"The Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people of Africa. The Cuban internationalists have made a contribution to African independence, freedom and justice unparalleled for its principled and selfless character.” Nelson Mandela, July 26, 1991 November 5 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Operación Carlota, Cuba's ... read more
Ten lies the US Ambassador told the UN about the blockade on Cuba
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Ahead of the UN vote on the US-imposed blockade on Cuba, the US once again spread lies about the nature and intent of its coercive policy on Cuba The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told multiple lies during his speech in the debate on the resolution demanding ... read more
World overwhelmingly rejects the blockade at the UN for 33rd consecutive year
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 29 October 2025
For the 33rd consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted to condemn the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba. Despite an intense diplomatic offensive waged by the US government, aimed at pressuring countries to reverse their longstanding support for an end to the blockade, the international community ... read more
Cuba braces itself for Hurricane Melissa
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Cuba is bracing itself as Hurricane Melissa, the year’s most powerful storm, is expected to make landfall on the eastern end of the island on Tuesday evening. Melissa is due to wreak havoc in Jamaica earlier in the day, with the Category 5 storm set to be the strongest to hit ... read more
Cuba accuses US of pressuring other nations ahead of UN vote on the blockade
News from Cuba | Thursday, 23 October 2025
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has accused the United States of exerting “gross pressure” on other countries to dissuade them from voting against the US economic blockade of Cuba at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.Rodríguez said Washington is running a “campaign of misinformation and intimidation,” claiming the State ... read more
Cuba presents blockade report to the UN ahead of 33rd vote
News from Cuba | Monday, 20 October 2025
The cost of the US blockade to the Cuban economy has increased by a staggering 49 per cent on the previous twelve months, according to Cuba’s latest report to the United Nations. The 55-page document, published ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote due to take place on ... read more
