AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoUN Vote: The General Assembly again called for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba, but support fell to 130 votes from 165 last year; 17 countries opposed the resolution and 25 abstained. The vote is nonbinding. Diplomatic Clash: The debate erupted into a shouting match between Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and U.S. envoy Mike Waltz. Washington then ordered Cuban diplomat Richard Tur expelled, accusing him of knocking a U.S. official’s phone away. Caribbean Divide: Jamaica abstained for the first time, while Trinidad and Tobago voted against the resolution, marking a sharp break with the region’s usual support for Cuba. Island Crisis: The diplomatic fight comes as Cuba faces worsening blackouts, including outages of up to 89 hours in Cienfuegos, and a record-high dollar rate on the informal market.
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