My Oldest Friend

By Silvio Rodriguez September 25, 2026

Giraldo and Aimé in the Galápagos

Today we woke up in Seville, Spain. At 11 a.m., I was alone and took the opportunity to play a little guitar (tomorrow we have the first of two concerts we’ll be giving in this ancient and beautiful city). At 11:44 a.m. local time, I received a message that left me speechless: in Cuba, in San Antonio de los Baños, our hometown, Giraldo Alayón García, my oldest friend, had died. (more…)

The Milei-Netanyahu Summit in New York: A Defense of a Genocidal Leader

By Gustavo Montenegro on September 27, 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei concluded his tour of the United States with a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which he reaffirmed his alignment with the genocidal state of Israel. (more…)

Rare Earths Geopolitics Define Brazil’s Elections

By William Serafino on September 26, 2026

Trump and Brazilian President Lula da Silva at the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, October 2025. photo: Daniel Torok

In a few days, the future of Brazil will be decided in a context marked by open interference by the Trump administration. On October 4, in Latin America’s largest economy, Brazilians will vote in the first round of the presidential elections. They will elect governors, senators, and deputies at the federal, state, and district levels. (more…)

Nicaragua Next in Trump and Rubio’s Imperial Sights?

By Matt Willgress on September 25, 2026

US-financed Contra counter-revolutionaries in Southeast Nicaragua 1987

The US project to recolonize Central and Latin America means regime change in Nicaragua is now on Trump’s agenda. (more…)

Cuba Denounces Multidimensional Aggression by US Government at the UN

September 26, 2026

Bruno at the UN

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced at the UN on Saturday that his country is facing a multidimensional aggression by the United States government — a permanent, abusive, and ruthless hostility that has lasted for nearly seven decades. (more…)

Deported Cubans: The Silence of the Lambs

By Raúl Antonio Capote, on September 25, 2026

illustration: Adano

As detentions of Cubans in the United States increase, the voices most critical of Havana remain silent; no politician—and almost none of the so-called influencers—is speaking out to denounce the abuse. (more…)

Washington’s Lies and Cuba’s Dignity

By Raúl Antonio Capote on September 24, 2026

illustration: Lacoste

The U.S. government may continue to lie from the UN podium, but free Cuba will continue to exist

Just because a lie is repeated a thousand times doesn’t make it true; President Trump called Cuba “an absolute failed state” from the UN podium. (more…)

“Bullying” at the UN

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on September 24, 2026

“A bully doesn’t just threaten the person right in front of them. They need others to be watching. They need an audience.” foto: AFP

Like so many people, I’ve been watching the international scene these days with a mixture of astonishment and alarm. Not because lies, violence, betrayal, or the abuse of power are anything new. What is disturbing is that they are once again being peddled as virtues; that threats are passed off as leadership, humiliation as firmness, and bluster as foreign policy. And here is Donald Trump now, speaking from the United Nations podium to remind the world who has the biggest stick. (more…)

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