By Bruno Sgarzini on October 27, 2026
Marco Rubio standing in the back of the Oval Office, White House, during Donald Trump’s press conference. Photo: Samuel Corum/CNP.
In any country in the world, it would be considered a handout or a bribe, but in the United States, the laws regulating lobbying consider it legal. If we look at the history, it is quite evident: after January 3, Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, threatened Delcy Rodríguez with more bombings if she did not do what the Trump administration wanted, and appointed Mauricio Claver-Carone, former director for Latin America of the National Security Council during Trump’s first term, as an intermediary. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on October 27, 2026 from Havana
graphic: Adano
In these turbulent and threatening times, as the world is beset by a decaying yet highly dangerous and aggressive empire, three countries stand out as examples of nations that have confronted this demon and succeeded in halting or defeating it. These are Brazil, Iran, and Cuba. (more…)
By Becca Renk Foster and John Perry on October 27, 2026
Raizal fisherfolk visit their counterparts in Nicaragua in 2014. Photo: The Archipielago Press.
When Abelardo de la Espriella was declared the winner of Colombia’s presidential elections, he announced his plan to sever diplomatic relations with Nicaragua, saying, “In my government there will be no ties whatsoever with tyrannies.” (more…)
October 27, 2026
Flavio Bolsonaro
Argentina’s customs office issued a statement on Tuesday saying there is “no record” of former Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro entering the country. (more…)
October 27, 2026
The Cuban delegation confronts Waltz, on October 27, 2026, at the UN General Assembly.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla responded on Tuesday to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz during the General Assembly debate on the draft resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade against the island. (more…)
By Geraldina Colotti, on October 26, 2026.
Brazil held its ground, one of the last bulwarks against the advance of the far right in Latin America. The veteran Lula pulled it off, winning the runoff with 64,256,232 votes against the 59,826,041 cast for the far right, represented by Flávio Bolsonaro: 51.79 percent versus 48.21 percent. It was a hard-fought victory contested down to the last vote, achieved at the end of a toxic election campaign that saw an extraordinary level of democratic participation. (more…)
By Isaac Saney on October 24, 2026
“To Fight against the Impossible and Win”
On October 28, 2026, Canada will once again have an opportunity to make a consequential statement at the United Nations General Assembly: to vote in support of Cuba’s resolution calling for an end to the United States’ economic, commercial and financial war against the island nation. This vote is about more than the seven decades of aggression of Washington against Havana. (more…)
October 24, 2026 from Caracas
On Thursday, October 22, the opposition rally called by María Corina Machado’s Vente Venezuela party drew a small crowd in Caracas and Maracaibo. Meanwhile, thousands of women marched through the capital for health and peace. (more…)