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‘This gesture made history’: watch given to Gina Lollobrigida by Fidel Castro is to go on sale

After the actor turned photojournalist interviewed the communist leader, he gave her his watch – one of many items of her memorabilia up for auction

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OAS calls on International Criminal Court to detain Venezuelan leaders amidst humanitarian crisis

An OAS panel said the orders are key to prevent crimes against humanity to continue

Latin Times

Student Movements Are Often Wrong

We shouldn't assume that student political movements necessarily have a just cause. Far from it.

Reason

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Barbara Walters forged a path for women in journalism, but not without paying a price

Walters was the first woman to co-anchor a national news show on prime time television. "The path she cut is one that many of us have followed," says biographer Susan Page, author of The Rulebreaker.

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'Los Frikis' Film Commemorates Cuban Punk Rockers Who Self-Infected HIV as a Cry for Freedom

The story of Los Frikis, a group of punk-rock lovers who chose self-infect with HIV to have access to freedom and food in the 90's in Cuba, and the people who made a movie about them

Latin Times

Cathy Young on Putin's American Fans

As she explains, admiration for Putin on the US right is rooted in a combination of illiberalism, nationalism, and cultural grievance.

Reason

Bernie Moreno says he fled socialism in Colombia for the US in 1971. What does history say?

The Republican challenger to Democrat Sherrod Brown for US Senate in Ohio has made dubious claims in his campaign

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Is Javier Milei Making Argentina Great Again?

The new Argentine president is popular with American libertarians, but his record at home looks increasingly populist and authoritarian.

Reason

Obama opened a door between Cuba and the US. Why is Biden closing it again?

Despite his campaign promises, the president is mimicking Trump’s approach to the island and fueling its economic misery

The Guardian - US

Oliver Stone: Charges Against Trump Are 'Ridiculous'

Maverick American director Oliver Stone told AFP that the legal proceedings against Donald Trump are "all political" and that the ex-president was a victim of "lawfare" -- when prosecutions are used to silence political figures.

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35 Of The Most Unsettling Declassified CIA Documents Available To The Public

This user asked members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community about the craziest declassified CIA documents, and quite a few redditors had something to share. The post 35 Of The Most Unsettling Declassified CIA Documents Available To The Public first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Who is Manuel Rocha, the US diplomat who accepted he spied for Cuba?

Rocha admitted to a four-decade betrayal of the US foreign service as a Cuban mole.

Al Jazeera

Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation

Liz Oliva Fernández says the sanctions, imposed 60 years ago and upheld through Biden, has led to a ‘desperate situation’

The Guardian - US

A US ambassador working for Cuba? Charges against former diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha spotlight Havana's importance in the world of spying

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Dec. 4, 2023, that Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. government employee, had been arrested and faced federal charges for secretly acting for decades as an agent of the Cuban government. Rocha joined the State Department in 1981 and served for over 20…

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‘He was mocking his captors’: a poet’s confession and the Cuban revolution

A new documentary charts the fall from grace of Heberto Padilla, a disillusioned former supporter of Castro, who was forced to make a public ‘self-criticism’

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Rep. Maria Salazar discusses Cuba spy, creeping Marxism, and immigration

“The Kool-Aid is acid at the end,” says the Florida Republican, who has denounced the rise of democratic socialism in America.

The Guardian - US

From Yasser Arafat to Madonna: how the Palestinian keffiyeh became a global symbol

The scarf has gone from a mark of solidarity to a hipster fashion piece – and back again

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Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies at 90

Juanita Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago.

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Juanita Castro obituary

Sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro who turned against her brothers and their regime, became a CIA informer and sought exile in the US

International Business Times UK

Fidel Castro's Sister Who Worked For The CIA Dies At 90

Juanita Castro lived in exile in Miami for decades after a family row in the 1960s.

The Independent UK

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90

The anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Miami at age 90

Al Jazeera

Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine embrace

Ten years after Mandela passed away, his keffiyeh moment remains a symbol of South African warmth for Palestine.

The Guardian - US

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

‘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

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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