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Trump suggests US could carry out ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba

As tensions between two countries reach new highs, US president says regime is ‘talking with us’

The Guardian - UK

Cuba’s speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime change

A boat carrying 10 heavily armed men entered Cuban territorial waters on Feb. 25, 2026, intent, according to officials in Havana, on infiltrating the island nation and undermining the communist government through acts of sabotage and terrorism. When the men opened fire on an approaching Cuban Border Guard patrol boat,…

The Conversation

Cuban troops 'kill four' in shootout with US-registered speedboat - everything we know

Cuba says the group came from the US dressed in camouflage and armed with assault rifles, handguns, homemade explosives, ballistic vests and telescopic sights

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Cuba has survived 66 years of US-led embargoes. Will Trump’s blockade break it now?

After toppling Venezuela’s leader earlier this year, the Trump administration has turned its sights on Cuba. The near-total blockade of the island is now posing the greatest challenge to the government since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.

The Conversation

Rubio holds ‘secret’ talks with grandson of Cuba’s dictator as Trump tries to bring regime change: report

Trump administration has cut off the flow of subsidized oil to Cuba in an attempt to pressure the country to make economic and political changes

The Independent UK

Scoop: Cuba hardliners ask Trump's DOJ to indict Raul Castro

It would be the latest move by his administration aimed at pressuring Cuba's struggling government to change its communist leadership.

Axios

No water or electricity, and children begging in streets filled with rubbish – but this is why I won’t leave Cuba

Whether you blame the US or the communist regime, there is no doubt that this is an island spiralling into tragedy

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Trump administration sets deadline to overthrow Cuban regime, officials say they’re confident it can happen

Venezuela was the first domino to fall.

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Principles jettisoned, is former Trump foe Marco Rubio playing the long game?

The secretary of state – a neoconservative foreign policy hawk turned America First cheerleader – has defied expectations that he would not last in Trump’s cabinet

The Guardian - US

With Maduro gone and Venezuela’s oil cut off, Cuba is isolated and vulnerable

“And when he woke up, the oil was still there…”

The Conversation

Cuba’s leaders just lost an ally in Maduro − if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support

Footage of a handcuffed Nicolás Maduro being escorted to a Brooklyn detention center will come as uncomfortable viewing for political leaders in Havana.

The Conversation

Is Havana next? After Maduro's removal, Cuba loses an ally and fears economic disaster

The Cuban leadership has lost a critical economic ally in Nicolás Maduro, and likely US oil embargo could deepen the island's economic crisis. But according to an expert, it is unlikely to bring people to the streets.

Euronews

‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it

The Guardian - UK

Barron Trump’s “Awkward” Moment At NYE Bash Reignites Paternity Conspiracy Theories

“He’s obviously the real father of Barron Trump, which makes Barron Fidel Castro’s grandson.”

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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce

Something’s missing from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of “Operation Northwoods.” Something that explains the origins of this menu of false flag operations – pretexts for war with Cuba – drafted by the Pentagon in March 1962.

The Independent UK

What to know about how Florida will teach McCarthyism and the Cold War

Students in Florida’s public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War that is steeped in rhetoric of that era

The Conversation

Why hurricanes rarely kill in Cuba

Hours before Hurricane Melissa roared towards Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, the island’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, announced that 735,000 people had been evacuated – one in every 15 Cubans. The storm had already smashed into Jamaica, the most powerful to ever strike the island, causing landslides, power failures and…

The Guardian - US

Trump’s military pressure on Maduro evokes Latin America’s coup-ridden past

US forces and CIA actions target Venezuela’s leader, recalling coups and assassinations across the region

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The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war by staring down Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev over the Cuban missile crisis. At least, so goes a standard U.S.-centric interpretation of events.

The Guardian - UK

Raila Odinga obituary

Kenyan politician who contested the presidency five times and whose term as prime minister ushered in a period of calm and inclusivity

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30 Striking Photos That Capture Iconic Moments In History

History isn’t limited only to books; it’s also captured in powerful images. These 30 photos captured moments in history so emotional, striking, and shocking that they still resonate today.

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Cuba’s leaders see their options dim amid blackouts and a shrinking economy

The lights went out in Cuba again.

Reason

Assata Shakur Stood With the Oppressors

The fugitive freedom fighter allied with a government known for imprisoning dissidents, curtailing civil liberties, and forging equality in the sense that people are more equally oppressed.

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I've played every Call of Duty: Black Ops game, and will now attempt the impossible: Explaining all of the lore so you can understand Black Ops 7

There's a maximum amount of sense this series can make, and we'll endeavour to reach that threshold together.

The Independent UK

Miami’s Freedom Tower reopens as Trump ramps up arrests in city of Cuban migrant pride

Miami’s Freedom Tower stood as a beacon of hope for Cubans fleeing communist rule at the height of the Cold War

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