By Alejandra Garcia Elizalde on September 20, 2026
Havana, the author working in darkness. foto: Bill Hackwell
In Gaza, thousands of children have been killed amid the genocide that’s being imposed by Israel with total impunity. Thousands of them are unaccounted for and buried beneath the rubble. In Cuba, millions of people have survived for years amid blackouts, shortages, difficulties accessing medicines, fuel scarcity, and a profound economic crisis imposed upon them by the United States. (more…)
Article and fotos by Yaimi Ravelo on September 19, from Havana
From a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon to Cuba and Latin America
There are stories that are more than just a “news brief,” and we’d like to tell them firsthand—especially when they come to us from places where humanity barely reaches. Even more so when someone close to you finds the words that perfectly describe a place, the people, and the feelings. (more…)
By Vijay Prashad on September 18, 2026
Leaders of BRICS member/partner countries at the 18th BRICS Summit, in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on September 13, 2026. Photo: Press Information Bureau
The New Delhi Declaration, the outcome of the summit, reiterated the demand for reform of the United Nations, international financial institutions, and the multilateral trading system.
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, occurred amid an exceptional intensification of international contradictions. Wars in West Asia, unilateral sanctions, tariff barriers, and the weaponization of finance and technology have exposed the fundamentally unequal character of the imperialist-dominated international order. (more…)
September 18, 2026
Lula, Photo: Tom Molina/Bloomberg
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his concern on Wednesday about the situation in Cuba and stated that the island’s inhabitants do not deserve to face the current difficulties. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on September 17, 2026, from Havana
On September 14, news broke that the government of Austria—the host country of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—had reportedly denied entry to its territory, under pressure from the United States, to Mr. Mahammad Eslami, Iran’s vice president and head of its nuclear agency, who was set to represent his country at the international organization’s annual General Conference. (more…)
September 17, 2026
“Criterio Compartido,” a forum for discussing the reality of Cuba. Photo: Office of the President of Cuba.
The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, announced today, Wednesday, the upcoming launch of Criterio Compartido, (Shared Criteria) a new radio program dedicated to addressing the reality of the country. (more…)
La Jornada editorial on September 17, 2026
The U.S. Southern Command reported the sinking of the fishing vessel Por siempre don Carlos and the disappearance of its 25 crew members 140 nautical miles off the coast of Manta, Ecuador. With this action, the total number of vessels destroyed by U.S. troops—invited into the country by President Daniel Noboa with the alleged aim of combating drug trafficking—now stands at 10. (more…)
John Perry on September 16, 2026
Co-Presidents of Nicaragua Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega. foto: Jairo Cajina
After Venezuela and Cuba, will the Trump administration turn its spotlight onto Nicaragua? Secretary of State Rubio has just finished a tour of three Latin American countries now allied with Trump – Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – and was asked about US policy towards Cuba and Nicaragua, and what he would do “to finally bring those dictatorships to an end.” (more…)