Washington, July 12 (IANS) The United States renewed its call for the immediate release of political prisoners in Cuba as Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked the fifth anniversary of the July 11, 2021, anti-government demonstrations, saying the Cuban people still deserve “a better future” after decades of repression and economic hardship under the Communist government.In a statement issued on the anniversary of the protests, Rubio said thousands of Cubans had taken to the streets five years ag…
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United Nations, July 11 (IANS) India has called for an end to economic embargoes and sanctions, assailing them as barriers to economic and social development, and infringements on the sovereignty of nations.“As the world’s largest democracy, India regards multilateralism as an article of faith”, Eldos Mathew Punnoose, a counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission, told the General Assembly on Friday.Embargoes and sanctions “impede the realisation of human rights, including the rights to deve…
United Nations, July 8 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the US government of carrying out “multidimensional, non-conventional warfare” against Cuba, which he said has lasted for almost seven decades and “become ever crueler and more ruthless during the last seven months.”Speaking during a UN General Assembly (UNGA) debate on the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,” Rodriguez said threats of…
Havana, July 7 (IANS) Cuba’s request for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to debate the US blockade at its session reflects the imminent threat facing the island, an official said.The Cuban Foreign Ministry’s director general of Multilateral Affairs and International Law, Pedro Luis Pedroso, told reporters the scenario presented to justify the debate “is not a hypothetical situation of aggression. It is not based on a simple risk assessment.”The debate, to be held on Tuesday, will serve to denounc…
Washington, July 6 (IANS) As the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence, two immigrant members of Congress — one Republican and one Democrat — reflected on their journeys to America and delivered a bipartisan message that legal immigration remains central to the country’s identity and future.Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez of Florida and Democratic Congressman Adriano Espaillat of New York, both naturalised American citizens who arrived in the United States as c…
Havana, July 3 (IANS) The US government has been pressuring governments around the world to end bilateral healthcare programs with Cuba, according to Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.The impact of ending these programs has been “to deprive many communities of access to health services,” he wrote on Facebook, Xinhua news agency reported.The United States is also pressuring other governments to change their traditional stance against the US economic blockade and even to ref…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump hinted at a possible shift in US policy towards Cuba, saying the island nation was “coming our way” but offering no further details.Washington, July 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump hinted at a possible shift in US policy towards Cuba, saying the island nation was “coming our way” but offering no further details.Trump made the remark while speaking at the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, on Wednesda…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Three Cuban nationals, including a former employee of a Cuban government-linked organisation sanctioned by the United States earlier this month, have been taken into federal custody after Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated their legal status, the State Department said. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the three were apprehended by federal agents this week after Rubio revoked their legal status.According to the department, Carlos Antonio Lloga Domin…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) Several world leaders on Thursday expressed solidarity with the people of Venezuela and offered aid following the devastating earthquakes that have claimed the lives of 32 people and injured over 700 people. US President Donald Trump has expressed Washington’s support for Venezuela and said that he has directed US government agencies to get ready to move quickly.”The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have le…
Havana, June 24 (IANS) Cuba denounced the latest sanctions imposed by the United States on five Cuban state-owned entities and a member of the extended family of former Cuban President Raul Castro, arguing the measures aim to further harm the economy.”The U.S. government, led by its dishonest and mendacious Secretary of State (Marco Rubio), continues to take steps to tighten the noose around Cuba’s economy,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on X, referring to the sanctions Washington …