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Former U.S. ambassador charged with being an agent for Cuba

Victor Manuel Rocha was a State Department employee for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say during that time and in the 20 years since, he acted as an illegal agent for Cuba.

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Former US diplomat charged with spying for Cuba over 40 years

Attorney general alleges ‘one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations’ of US government by foreign agent

The Guardian - US

Former US Ambassador Charged With Spying For Cuba

A former US ambassador to Bolivia and member of the National Security Council has been charged with spying for Cuba for 40 years, the Justice Department announced Monday.

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Ex-ambassador charged with serving as secret agent for Cuba's intelligence services for decades

The Justice Department says a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a covert agent for Cuba’s intelligence services since at least 1981

The Independent UK

Former US Ambassador to Bolivia, Manuel Rocha, Arrested on Suspicion of Being a Cuban Agent

Rocha's diplomatic career spanned 25 years, mainly in Latin America during the Cold War era

Latin Times

Ex-US ambassador arrested for allegedly being secret Cuban spy

Manuel Rocha, 73, was taken into custody in Miami on Friday in what marked the culmination of a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation

The Independent UK

Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says

The Associated Press has learned that a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation and is accused of secretly serving as an agent of the Cuban government

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The best holidays to book for January, from Cuban winter sun to ski breaks in the French Alps

Start planning your first trip for 2024 with these January getaways, including cosy Cotswolds walks and a chance to experience the highlights of Vietnam

The Independent UK

A Surge In Migrant Charter On Mexican Airline Flights to Nicaragua Triggers US Sanctions

Several Cuban migrants said that they had traveled with Viva Aerobus on flights chartered by small travel agencies.

Latin Times

Booming Migrant Charter Flights To Nicaragua Prompt US Crackdown

Cuban and Haitian migrants are increasingly taking chartered flights to Nicaragua from where they seek to travel overland to the United States, prompting Washington to impose sanctions this week on the operators of the aircraft.

International Business Times

Thousands led by Cuba's president march in Havana in solidarity with Palestinian people

Thousands of people led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel have marched along Havana’s iconic boardwalk in solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanding an end to the war between Israel and Hamas

The Independent UK

Cuba's Food, Energy Shortage Worsens As Economy Deteriorates

Senior officials said in televised prime-time appearances that the economy of Cuba continued to fall due to food and fuel shortages.

Latin Times

4 out of 5 Mexicans who got a flu shot this year turned down Cuban and Russian COVID-19 vaccines

Four out of five people in Mexico who got influenza shots so far this year turned down the government's recommendation they get Russian or Cuban COVID-19 boosters at the same time

The Independent UK

"We’d build our own pyro - there was a lot of smoke and chaos": Dave Lombardo talks Cuban heritage, befriending Mike Patton and why Slayer were the greatest thrash metal band

One of thrash metal's architects, Dave Lombardo recounts a life in music from Slayer to Dead Cross, Testament to Empire State Bastard

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Cuba to be the country in focus at IFFK

Cuba will be the country in focus at the 28th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to be held in the capital from December 8 to 12.

The Independent UK

Biden and Mexico's leader will meet in California. Fentanyl, migrants and Cuba are on the agenda

President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are two strong allies who don’t always get along personally

The Independent UK

Cuban private grocery stores thrive but only a few people can afford them

Dozens of tiny grocery stores have sprung up around Cuba in recent months

The Guardian - US

‘I don’t think most Americans realize what a coup is’: Edel Rodriguez takes on Trump

The cartoonist’s memoir, Worm, considers his life in Cuba, how he came to the US and the dangers of political extremes

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The Guardian - UK

Diana Nyad’s epic swim from Cuba to Florida isn’t even the most astounding part of the story

Annette Bening plays the swimmer in a new Netflix biopic; but as her coach, Jodie Foster also achieves something remarkable, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Independent UK

The controversial story behind Diana Nyad’s epic Cuba to Florida swim

New Netflix film tells the incredible story of Diana Nyad’s quest to swim 110 miles over open water without the use of a shark cage

The Independent UK

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico

About 3,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti have blocked traffic on one of Mexico’s main southern highways to demand transit or exit visas to reach the U.S. border

The Independent UK

Nyad: The controversial story behind Diana Nyad’s epic Cuba to Florida swim

New Netflix film tells the incredible story of Diana Nyad’s quest to swim 110 miles over open water without the use of a shark cage

The Independent UK

Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir 'Worm'

In his new graphic memoir, “Worm,” Edel Rodriguez mixes historical context and personal stories to recount his harrowing journey growing up under — then escaping — Communism and authoritarianism in Cuba, as well as the warning signs he sees in America decades later

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Is NYAD a true story? Diana Nyad's long-distance swim

The extraordinary story has viewers wanting to know what NYAD is based on

The Independent UK

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico's southern border, tired of long waits for visas

About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti have set out on foot to reach the U.S., walking north from Mexico's southern border

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