Cuba launches new format and campaign for island's leading beer

HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) — The Cristal Festival, organized by Cerveceria Bucanero S.A. as a great show for the Cuban public, will be held in the provinces of Holguin and Havana on July 12 and 19, respectively. The event, which began in 2023,...

Tallavana neighborhood secures Havana Garden Club’s Yard of the Month awards

Inside Miami's BBL trade, where 15,000 women a year risk their lives for bargain prices with sketchy surgeons

They descend on clinics all over Miami, this daily wave of women seeking to reshape their lives by reshaping their curves. The arrivals pass by those who've had the operation and are leaving – heavily padded and walking gingerly – in a constant...

Cuba and the MST strengthen ties at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro

The meeting was part of the activities promoted by the Cuban Embassy in Brazil and was attended by leaders of various grassroots movements. Photo: MST / Priscila Ramos. The Cuban president and Brazilian social leader João Pedro Stedile embraced...

Cuba's heart beats in Marica

Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (RHC)-- After arriving early Sunday morning in Rio de Janeiro to attend the Seventeenth BRICS Summit, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez held a meeting with the Governor of the municipality of Marica, Washington Quaquá, a...

No Sign of Life from Cuba’s Communist Party

Image generated with Artificial Intelligence By Harold Cardenas Lema (Joven Cuba) HAVANA TIMES – Judging by the press reports about last the 10th Plenary Session of the Cuban Communist Party Central Committee, the delegates apparently live in some...

New terrorists and more violence against Cuba, while the US contemplates, without acting

The violent enemies of the Cuban people have a label: they are the real terrorists. Cuba delivered yesterday to the Secretary General of the United Nations an update of the National List of persons and entities that have been subjected to criminal...

Cuban minister resigns after saying beggars in the country were all fakes

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Trump Appears to Move off Regime Change Approach to Cuba

Ever since the MAGA movement engulfed the U.S. Republican Party, it has harbored two competing foreign-policy tendencies—a muscular internationalism and a neo-isolationist reluctance to intervene. That tension has played out on a number of issues,...

DHS deports convicted criminals to tiny African…

The Trump administration said it has deported a group of immigrant men from different countries to the tiny African nation of Eswatini. The five men have long criminal records involving rape, homicide, drugs and assault according to Department of...

Trump administration sends deportees to tiny African nation Eswatini

The Trump administration said it has deported a group of immigrant men from different countries to the tiny African nation of Eswatini. The five men have long criminal records involving rape, homicide, drugs and assault according to Department of...

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Another key ally quits Netanyahu's governing coalition in a major blow to Israel's leader TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is quitting the government, leaving him with a minority...

Florida Lawmakers Report 750 Migrants in Cages at Alligator Alcatraz

“The images you have seen do not do justice to the place. They are essentially crammed into cages,” they say. Florida opened the site to Democratic legislators, but not to the press. / EFE EFE (via 14ymedio), Florida, June 13, 2025 — Florida...

Trump administration deported ‘monsters’ to tiny African country in deal catching diplomats by surprise

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US immigration policy echoes approaches tried before in Australia, Britain and elsewhere

They included countries where officials have not provided “diplomatic assurances” that migrants will be safe, and with as little as six hours’ notice. A Supreme Court ruling this month cleared the way for the policy. What is a ‘third country’?...

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Another key ally quits Netanyahu's governing coalition in a major blow to Israel's leader TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is quitting the government, leaving him with a minority...

With a Lack of Players for the Classic, Cuba Is Debating Inviting Those Who ‘Defected’

Eight months before the event, only Yoan Moncada, Andy Ibáñez, Andy Pagés and Daysbel Hernández have confirmed their participation. Members of Team Cuba at the last World Baseball Classic. / Jit 14ymedio/Swing Completo, Havana, 9 July 2025 — The...

Lina Luaces Crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025: Meet Gloria Estefan's Stunning Niece

Lina Luaces, the 22-year-old model and rising star of the Estefan family dynasty, was crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025 on Tuesday, July 8, during a glitzy ceremony in Hialeah, Florida, the beating heart of the Cuban-American community. Representing...

Where to Find a Labubu in Denver, Colorado

If you've been on social media recently (or around a Gen Zer), you have probably noticed a spike in interesting trends, from the commercialization of Dubai chocolate to a rising matcha frenzy. However, there's one internet fad that is unlike any...

Trump Administration Deports Five Men to Eswatini, Expanding Global Gulag in Africa

The United States expelled five men to the Southern African country of Eswatini on Tuesday as part of its ongoing efforts to exile immigrants to so-called “third countries.” The move closely followed the United States’ deportation of eight men —...