Tag: Foreign influence

Categories Latin America

Cuba reports 1st death amid anti-govt protests as US says Cubans coming by sea NOT welcome

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One man was killed in clashes with police during an anti-government rally, Cuba’s Interior Ministry said, confirming the first death amid the protests as the US insists it will turn away any Cubans who flee the unrest by sea. … Read More >Cuba reports 1st death amid anti-govt protests as US says Cubans coming by sea NOT welcome

Categories Latin America

Cuban FM claims US-backed ‘mercenaries’ stoked unrest ahead of protests disguised as cry for help

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Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has denounced the weekend’s protests as a “systemic provocation” by dissidents working hand in hand with the forces of the US government to destabilize the nation. … Read More >Cuban FM claims US-backed ‘mercenaries’ stoked unrest ahead of protests disguised as cry for help

Categories Latin America

Cuba’s president blames Washington for protests, says US sanctions responsible for shortages and ‘social unrest’

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The Cuban president has hit out at the US, alleging it played a considerable role in the first major protests on the island in years by encouraging dissent and causing shortages with its blockade. … Read More >Cuba’s president blames Washington for protests, says US sanctions responsible for shortages and ‘social unrest’

Categories Shows

Why Cubans are so angry — live from Havana (Full show)

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Rick Sanchez explains the unfolding protests in Havana and a number of other Cuban cities, the biggest the country has seen in decades. The protests are an expression of Cubans’ sudden prolonged isolation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international travel and severe economic turmoil in the country. … Read More >Why Cubans are so angry — live from Havana (Full show)

Categories Asia & Pacific

China says it ‘drove away’ US warship ‘illegally’ in waters claimed by Beijing on anniversary of Hague ruling on South China Sea

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Beijing has once again called on the US to desist from provocative behavior after an American warship entered the waters around the Paracel Islands on the fifth anniversary of a court ruling against Chinese claims to the region. … Read More >China says it ‘drove away’ US warship ‘illegally’ in waters claimed by Beijing on anniversary of Hague ruling on South China Sea

Categories Latin America

‘Freedom, food, vaccines!’ Mass protests in Cuba backed by US officials as president urges supporters to defy ‘foreign meddling’

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Large anti-government protests broke out in Cuba’s major cities in a rare display of “pro-freedom” sentiment that was immediately cheered on by US officials and denounced as “foreign provocations” by President Miguel Diaz-Canel. … Read More >‘Freedom, food, vaccines!’ Mass protests in Cuba backed by US officials as president urges supporters to defy ‘foreign meddling’

Categories Russia

Naive to think West will change stance on Navalny’s ‘poisoning,’ Russia’s OPCW envoy tells RT after report reveals inconsistencies

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The latest OPCW report might eventually prove that the prevailing narrative around last year’s alleged poisoning of the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny holds no water, but don’t expect Western nations to admit this. … Read More >Naive to think West will change stance on Navalny’s ‘poisoning,’ Russia’s OPCW envoy tells RT after report reveals inconsistencies