August 2025 Archives

NATO defense budget to reach 2% of GDP

Published on: August 28, 2025
09:50

Brussels, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) All the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), except Iceland, will allocate 2% of their GDP to military spending in 2025, for a total of $1,4 trillion, the organization announced.

Cuba: US militarily threatens Latin America with absurd pretexts

Published on: August 28, 2025
09:19

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban government denounced the United States military deployment in the Caribbean Sea, considering it a direct threat to the region, driven under "absurd pretexts" and in clear violation of the spirit of peace promoted by Latin American and Caribbean countries.

One-third of Argentine companies consider job cuts

Published on: August 28, 2025
09:03

Buenos Aires, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) One-third of companies in Argentina predict job cuts for the remainder of the year, a forecast that adds further concern to an already economically burdened population, according to a survey by the consulting firm Bumeran.

Lula meets Panama’s President looking for MERCOSUR agreement

Published on: August 28, 2025
09:00

Brasilia, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with his Panamanian counterpart, Jose Raul Mulino, sight a free trade agreement between his country and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), with support from this nation that currently holds the bloc's pro tempore presidency until 2025.

Hungary rejects Ukraine’s accelerated EU accession

Published on: August 28, 2025
08:57

Budapest, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated that his country will never support Ukraine's accelerated accession to the European Union (EU), calling it a fatal blow to the bloc.

Cuban long-lived artist to talk about her life and work

Published on: August 28, 2025
08:43

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban writer and visual artist Teresita Gomez will discuss her work as part of the Libro a la Carta cultural program, which will take place at Fayad Jamis Bookstore in Old Havana.

La Colmenita takes Vietnam’s optimism and hope to Cuba

Published on: August 28, 2025
08:13

Hanoi, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) From now on, everything we do at La Colmenita will try to imitate this joy, this optimism, this hope, Carlos Cremata, director of the Cuban children's theater company, affirmed in this capital on Thursday.

Uruguay’s unprecedented surgery, a milestone public health service

Published on: August 27, 2025
13:59

Montevideo, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's public health system marked a milestone with the highly complex surgical intervention performed at the Maciel Hospital in this capital, which included the removal of a tumor and the placement of a 3D prosthesis.

Colombia’s progressive sectors repudiate US military deployment

Published on: August 27, 2025
13:42

Bogota, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) The deployment of US military and naval forces off the coast of Venezuela, under the pretext of anti-drug operations, deserves the repudiation of progressive sectors in Colombia.

Cuba ready for start of 2025-2026 school year

Published on: August 27, 2025
13:37

Havana, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) The efforts and actions carried out since last July guarantee the start of the next school year in Cuba today, if necessary, according to a statement by the Minister of Education, Naima Trujillo, in a public appearance.

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