Rubio faces fierce Senate fire over Iran War, Taiwan Arms deal and Cuba policy
Rubio’s testimony, which coincided with a fresh round of Israel-Lebanon political talks at the State Department, offered few definitive answers on several key issues.
Rubio’s testimony, which coincided with a fresh round of Israel-Lebanon political talks at the State Department, offered few definitive answers on several key issues.
The US indictment of Raul Castro over the 1996 aircraft shootdown has reignited tensions with Havana, as Trump signals possible changes to Washington’s Cuba policy.
Fresh tensions erupted between Washington and Havana after US intelligence claims linked Cuba’s growing drone programme to possible threats near Florida and Guantanamo Bay.
Trump’s remarks linking Cuba to recent US actions in Venezuela and Iran, along with sharp criticism of NATO, signal a tougher and more unpredictable foreign policy stance.
The US has moved to penalise countries supplying oil to Cuba, declaring Havana a national security threat as Mexico temporarily suspends shipments amid mounting economic pressure.
In the face of the surge, health authorities have prioritized in-home care to ease the strain on hospitals.
The period following the disintegration of the Soviet Union was the most critical in Cuba. Even the most optimistic thought Communist Cuba would die a natural death in the absence of Soviet economic and military assistance. What Castro did was to attempt further ideological rigidity. He rejected perestroika and simply fine-tuned the existing politico-economic structures without disowning Marxism-Leninism. Doing more with less became the battle cry of Cuban leaders. Today, that option doesn’t exist.
As of now, there are 46,724 active cases in the country, while 451 patients have been admitted to intensive care units.
"The people of Cuba deserve the prize of dignity," he said
The decision has been greeted with derision, with a critic tweeting, “Blood wasn’t spilled on Cuban streets in order to import a few extra suitcases.”
