National News

Playa Girón - On the sands of Playa Girón, at one of the geographical points of the Zapata Swamp -- where mercenaries attempted to take over the country and were defeated on April 19, 1961 -- more than one hundred young people experienced another encounter with history this Saturday.

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Havana, April 19 (RHC)-- Prominent Cuban diplomat Abelardo Moreno Fernández passed away in this capital in the early hours of Saturday morning at the age of 80.

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International News

Washington, April 19 (RHC)-- The Trump administration is now threatening to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students, unless university officials hand over the records of its current international students. 

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Boston, April 19 (RHC)-- In Boston, 400 Jewish residents and others joined rabbis and community leaders to call for the release of abducted Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk. 

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Two recent publications in separate media outlets offer contrasting versions of Cuban medical services abroad, one accurate and the other distorted.

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After 25 years of saving the canal and the definitive departure of foreign military, analysts have considered the possibility of the return of what they call the fifth frontier.

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 "Honduras will always be able to count on Cuba," declared Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel in this Central American country, where he attended the Ninth Summit of CELAC, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, as the bearer of a message of peace and unity.

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Havana, Apr 17 (JIT) - Cubans Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo lost in two sets to Canadians Samuel Schachter and Jonathan Pickett in the opening of the fourth phase of the Elite tournament of the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2025, based in Brasilia.

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Havana, Apr 16 (JIT) - Two consecutive victories put on track the performances of Cubans Jorge Roberto Elías and Yerisbel Miranda in the Medellín 2025 Sub-Zonal 2.3.2 Chess Tournament, in Colombia, which in each section defines a place for the upcoming World Cup.

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Havana, Apr 15 (JIT) - Cuban pitchers Raidel Martínez and Liván Moinelo, both from Pinar del Río, had fruitful performances today with their respective teams in the Japanese Professional Baseball League 2025

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Marco Rubio -- Little Marco, as his boss in the White House calls him -- is ignored by Trumpist diplomacy, but he has been given the underhanded task of intensifying the attack on the island where his parents were born as a consolation prize.

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March 21st marked the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, an occasion which seems to be out of place in the United States. 

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The so-called State of the Union Address is currently a verbal presentation by the President of the United States to a joint session of Congress (House and Senate) in a plenary hall of the Capitol, which is also attended by members of the Supreme Court, senior government officials, the accredited diplomatic corps and a select list of guests.

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Havana, April 18 (RHC)-- The renowned Cuban singer-songwriter Eduardo Sosa Laurencio, who recently passed away, would have turned 53 today, but his artistic work and legacy live on and are honored in the national culture.

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Isla de la Juventud, April 7 (RHC)-- The Isla Verde International Caribbean Film and Environment Festival returns for its third edition in Cuba, with headquarters on the Isla de la Juventud until April 12th.

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Hollywood, March 2 (RHC)-- At the Oscar awards ceremony Sunday evening, Guy Pearce, nominated for best supporting actor for his role in The Brutalist, expressed his support for Palestine on the red carpet, adding that such acts of solidarity are “the least we can do.” 

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