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15 October, 2024
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio share the stage at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 4, a day before the former US president won a second term. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Trump’s pick of Rubio as top US diplomat leaves Latin America bracing

Long-time outspoken China critic raises concerns in region he might press governments to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in 2 months

Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba’s president warns against unrest over nationwide blackout

Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power, millions still in dark

Residents were already suffering from food, medicine and fuel shortages. Most have also been unable to charge phones and get online.

Residents pass the time during a blackout following the failure of a major power plant in Havana, Cuba. Photo: AP
Russia

Russian warships make the journey to Cuba despite tensions with US

Havana residents watched from shore as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called routine.

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Russia

US military worries Russian submarines will stalk coasts

Russia’s deployment of a naval flotilla to Cuba was generally consistent with routine military posturing by Moscow – with one exceptional detail, according to America’s national security adviser.

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Russia

Russia’s formidable Kazan submarine arrives in Cuba under watchful US eyes

The vessel will take part in military drills, along with the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, which can carry Zircon hypersonic missiles.

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The Russian Navy’s Kazan nuclear submarine arrives in Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Tourism

Cuban tourism has hit ‘rock bottom’. Will Chinese, Russians save it?

Cuba is trying to make up for the sharp decline in US and European visitors with arrivals from allies China and Russia. While the strategy has paid early dividends, one expert calls it ‘a long shot’.

United States

Former US envoy Rocha who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years

Rocha, whose espionage activities continued until his arrest, was also given a US$500,000 fine.

US-Russia relations

Kremlin dismisses report Russia is behind Havana Syndrome affecting US spies

Latvia-based media group reported that members of a Russian intelligence unit had been placed at scene of reported health incidents involving US staff. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said report was baseless.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Reuters
United States

New US study finds no brain injuries among ‘Havana Syndrome’ patients

The mystery of so-called Havana Syndrome, which struck down dozens of US diplomats, deepened after new research offered no explanation for symptoms including headaches, balance problems and difficulties with thinking.

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Symptoms of the mysterious ailment were first reported by US embassy officials in the Cuban capital Havana in 2016. File photo: AP
United States

Cuba summons top US diplomat, accuses US of stoking protests

Cuba’s government protested as interventionist comments from the US following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba.

Espionage

US accuses former ambassador of spying for Cuba over decades

US calls it ‘one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the United States government by a foreign agent’.

Diplomacy

Cuban PM seeks Chinese tourism support to ease post-pandemic slump

Manuel Marrero Cruz tells Chinese tourism representatives in Beijing the US embargo on Cuba is dampening an already dire economy.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meets Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 6.Photo: EPA-EFE/Xinhua
Marshall Islands

My Take | How Cuba defied US subversion playbook and paid the price

The UN has again voted overwhelmingly to condemn the United States’ embargo against the island, with only America and Israel voting against.

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The Cuban flag flutters in the wind after being raised at the Cuban Embassy reopening ceremony in Washington July 20, 2015. Photo: Reuters
United Nations

UN votes to end US embargo on Cuba. US and Israel oppose

The UN General Assembly called for the 31st time on the United States to end its decades-long trade embargo against Cuba. The non-binding resolution was approved by 187 countries.

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US-China relations

China’s rising clout in Latin America setting off alarm bells: US general

Washington at risk of being ‘out-competed’ by Beijing’s aggressive investment in the region, particularly in critical infrastructure like 5G.

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US-China relations

Reports of Chinese spy base in Cuba met with shrugs in Latin America

Latin American nations are strengthening relations with China amid a belief that Washington’s focus turned to the Middle East and now the Indo-Pacific.

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US-China relations

US says it had to declassify information to confirm Chinese spy base in Cuba

White House worked to ‘get some context downgraded’ before revealing that the Cuban base has existed since 2019.

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US-China relations

US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019

A Biden administration official said the US intelligence community has been aware of China’s spying from Cuba and a larger effort to set up intelligence-gathering operations around the globe for some time.

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US-China relations

Reports of China plan to build spy facility in Cuba ‘not accurate’: US

Denials of imminent threat to national security cap a day marked by fresh calls in Washington for tougher stance against Beijing.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Beijing on November 25, 2022. On Thursday it was reported that Cuba had agreed to let China build a surveillance operation on the island to spy on US communications. Photo: Xinhua
Obituaries

Bolivian general who captured communist Che Guevara dies 84

Gary Prado Salmon was in charge of a patrol in southwestern Bolivia on October 8, 1967, that captured the Argentine revolutionary and Bolivia’s Congress declared him a national hero.

Bolivian former General Gary Prado Salmon in 2007. Salmon, who captured Argentine guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara in 1967, died on Sunday at the age of 84. Photo: AFP
United States

‘Havana Syndrome’ not caused by foreign adversary, US intel finds

Evidence casts doubt on suspicions that Russia or another country is using directed energy attacks on American personnel around the world, officials say.

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Americas and the Caribbean

US rapper 6ix9ine accused of throwing money at Cuban fans, sparking chaos

A news outlet reported the singer started throwing the bills from a car in front of a Havana hotel where he was staying, while others said he dropped cash from a hotel window.

E-commerce

Cubans turn to chat apps to find the goods they need

Group messaging has become one popular avenue for people to find goods unavailable in stores as internet usage booms on the communist-governed island.

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A youth uses his smartphone as he and a friend walk along the Malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba, on November 25, 2022. Ever-widening access to the internet is offering a new opportunity for Cubans looking for hard-to-obtain basic goods: online shopping. Photo: AP
Diplomacy

Cuba’s leader to visit China as island battles struggling economy, energy woes

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will visit Beijing, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping, as the final stop on a mission to secure support for crisis-stricken Caribbean country.

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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will visit China as part of a tour that also includes stops in Algeria, Russia and Turkey. Photo: Getty Images
My Take

My Take | Why the US kept making enemies who wanted to be friends

Through myopia, paranoia and arrogance, America has consistently created its own enemies and harmed other peoples in the interest of empire. Yet again, China is becoming an enemy, a role it doesn’t want but can’t refuse.

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United States

Messy Summit of the Americas highlights contrast in US, China hosting styles

Agenda and guest list not finalised until days before, a controversy that could have been defused if handled earlier: one critic calls it ‘amateur hour’.

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