As Israeli forces have been carrying out their genocide of Gaza over the past six months, Israeli officials have been expanding construction of illegal settlements in East Jerusalem at a speed not previously seen in modern times, new reporting finds.... More


We urge anyone who reads this to publicly oppose sending weapons to Israel as long as this onslaught continues.... More


What Are U.S. Assurances Worth?

In the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the sentient computer HAL becomes unreliable and eventually homicidal. The cause of this is a contradiction in HAL’s programming. While programmed to act on and dispense information in a straightforward and accurate fashion, HAL is simultaneously programmed to lie about the true nature of his mission. As his human supervisor puts it in the movie’s sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, HAL “was told to lie by people who find it very easy to lie.” Those people were the one’s running the U.S. government. ... More


The U.S. government argues that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be prosecuted because he’s a “hacker” not a journalist. So why isn’t it satisfied with punishing him like one? While awaiting extradition, Assange has now served five years in Belmarsh Prison in the U.K. — the statutory maximum sentence under U.S. law for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.... More


Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of CELAC to examine the breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations ... More


Babar Ahmad recounts his chilling expulsion to the US, shedding light on the stark realities of extradition and the potential fate of Julian Assange.... More


The British High Court of Justice in London has given WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a significant reprieve in his fight against extradition to the United States on charges of espionage. ... More


There is only political upside for Albanese in picking up the phone to Biden, not waiting for an appeal to wend its way through the UK courts... More


Washington, March 12 (RHC)-- Spotted at President Biden's State of the Union last week on Capitol Hill was Gabriel Shipton, who alongside Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is fighting for clemency for his brother, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. ... More


Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the closing ceremony of the XI Congress of the Federation of Cuban Women, at the Convention Palace, on March 8, 2024, "Year 66 of the Revolution".... More


The lifeless body of an infant lies on the ground, her small frame wrapped in a white shroud. Her delicate features, once a source of joy and hope for her parents, are frozen. ... More


SIKEREI: Art and Tradition

Sikerei is a project for the design and production of exclusive humidors. Tradition and art work together to create a product that represents the essence and quality of Cuban cigars. ... More


The British high court did not make it easy for the press to cover Julian Assange’s anti-extradition hearings in late February. For those of you who may have forgotten, Assange just appealed his extradition to the United States, where he faces brutal punishment for practicing journalism. But the British high court doesn’t want you to remember.  How else to explain it making press coverage of the proceedings so extraordinarily difficult?... More


Speech by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel at the ceremony to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.  ... More


The taste of China

泸州老窖(Luzhou Laojiao)is one of China's leading liquor producing companies, located in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province.  It is famous for its strong aroma type liquor and has several brands, the most prominent being Guojiao 1573.  This white liquor comes from the 1573 liquor deposits, a nationally protected site that was built in 1573 and is still in operation today.  This year, they were invited to participate in the Habano Festival held in Cuba from February 26th until March 1st.... More


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