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Cuban president concludes visit to Iran

Tehran, December 5 (RHC) -- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel concluded in Tehran today his official visit after a busy agenda of meetings at the highest governmental level, with businessmen, solidarity groups and tours of centers of interest.... More

National News

Havana, Dec 5 (RHC) The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) confirmed today the use of Russian MIR cards as a means of payment throughout the national network of ATMs and Point of Sale Terminals (POS).

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Havana, Dec 5 (RHC) Authorities and officials from Mexico and Cuba today expressed satisfaction with the inscription of the bolero on UNESCO's representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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International News

Khan Yunis, December 6 (RHC)-- The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says its fighters have killed ten Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip, as the occupying regime continues its brutal assault on the besieged territory.

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Tel Aviv, December 6 (RHC)-- The Israeli military is encircling the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces’ chief of the general staff said on Tuesday. 

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The Sixty-third Summit of the heads of state of MERCOSUR, Common Market of the South, will take place on the 7th in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, in the midst of good news. Bolivia has become a full member of this integrationist mechanism, which also includes Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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The Fujimori family, which in recent decades has marked Peru's political life, continues to generate headlines. The news now is that the possible release of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity, has been halted for the time being.

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The U.S. administration seems to have selective hearing, as it ignores the growing requests from personalities and institutions to remove Cuba from the arbitrary list of countries it considers to be sponsors of terrorism.

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San Salvador, December 5 (PL) - Cuban Taimara Oropesa aspires to become the first badminton player from her country to reach the Olympic Games in this sport, in Paris 2024.

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Havana, December 5 (ACN) -- Raul Trujillo, head coach of the Cuban Greco-Roman wrestling team, described in this capital as a very good year 2023 for the gladiators of that style, with outstanding results such as the two gold medals and one bronze medal in the World Championship.

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Havana, December 5 (JIT) - Cuban boxing star Julio César La Cruz heads the list of boxers who will be present in professional engagements scheduled for the rest of the year.

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Julian Assange remains in Belmarsh prison in London as he fights a US attempt to extradite him to face charges – including under the Espionage Act. The charges are in connection with the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as diplomatic cables, in 2010 and 2011.

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Fernando González Llort, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, deputy to the National Assembly of People's Power and president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), spoke on November 17, at the final session of the International Tribunal against the Blockade of the United States, which took place at the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.

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U.S. support for Israel’s attacks on Al-Shifa and the genocide in Gaza is a violation of international humanitarian law.

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Los Angeles, November 24 (RHC)-- America's Hollywood film industry has clamped down on actors and actresses over their pro-Palestine views and opposing Israel's brutal aggression against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. 

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Glasgow, November 24 (RHC)-- The BBC has been accused of editing out multiple calls for a ceasefire in Gaza in its coverage of an entertainment awards ceremony in Scotland.   The Scottish arm of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held its ceremony on Sunday in Glasgow.

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Los Angeles, November 22 (RHC)-- In Hollywood, the United Talent Agency has stopped representing Oscar winner Susan Sarandon after she spoke at a rally in New York City last week, where she called for a ceasefire in Gaza. 

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