Cuban minister resigns after suggesting beggars are pretending
Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera’s comments dismissing poverty in the Caribbean nation trigger angry backlash.
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Cuban medical missions provide crucial support to several Caribbean healthcare systems, especially in times of crisis.
Havana has freed 553 inmates under Vatican-mediated deal, despite Trump’s reversal on US sanctions relief.
Trump’s tariff threats and political pressures are believed to be reasons third countries agreed to receive deportees.
Donald Trump wants to send up to 30,000 undocumented immigrants to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
![In this June 5, 2018 photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, troops stand guard outside Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, in Cuba. The 20th anniversary of the first prisoners' arrival at the Guantanamo Bay detention center is on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. There are now 39 prisoners left. At its peak, in 2003, the detention center held nearly 680 prisoners. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP22008599706359_cropped-1738698736.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Elon Musk’s criticism of USAID has sparked debate over whether the aid agency should be permanently closed.
The US president wants to send unauthorised immigrants to Guantanamo Bay, a prison notorious for the abuse of inmates.
Here’s what we know about the Guantanamo Bay announcement, upcoming hearings and other key developments.
As the Lunar New Year began on Wednesday, millions across the world are celebrating.
The decision would reverse a move during Donald Trump’s first term to re-name Cuba a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’.
With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20.
