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UN: African Group calls for respect for Cuba’s sovereignty, integrity

Published on: July 8, 2026
10:52

United Nations, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The African Group called for full respect for Cuba's sovereignty and territorial integrity and recalled the obligation of all States to refrain from the threat or use of force.

EU admits extraterritorial impact of US blockade on Cuba

Published on: July 8, 2026
10:51

United Nations, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The European Union (EU) Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Stavros Lambrinidis, admitted the extraterritorial effect of the United States' economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba.

NAM denounces at UN intensification of blockade on Cuba

Published on: July 8, 2026
10:51

United Nations, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) reiterated its call to the US government—during a UN General Assembly session—to end the blockade against Cuba and lift the additional unilateral measures imposed since 2017.

Cuba warns the UN on intensification of US blockade

Published on: July 8, 2026
10:51

Havana, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned the United Nations General Assembly about the intensification of the unconventional war waged against the island for nearly seven decades.

Russian State Duma opens exhibition on Fidel Castro

Published on: July 8, 2026
10:51

Moscow, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Fidel Castro belongs to the world, stated Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma (the lower house of the Russian Parliament), while inaugurating the exhibition "Soldier of the Era," dedicated to the distinguished Cuban leader.

The US blockade is a threat, not Cuba

Published on: July 8, 2026
10:50

Washington, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) "Cuba is not a threat; the blockade is the threat," read a digital billboard on a busy New York street ahead of a UN General Assembly debate on the issue.

US genocidal measures on Cuba Condemned in Milan

Published on: July 8, 2026
10:50

Rome, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Italian organizations in solidarity with Cuba condemned "the genocidal measures of the United States against the Caribbean nation" during an event held in the northern city of Milan.

Russian Army seizes five more settlements in Donetsk and Kharkiv

Published on: July 7, 2026
13:03

Moscow, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Russian army has expanded its control within the military operation zone to include Vasylivka in Donetsk, as well as Shyikivka, Novi Mir, Cherneshchyna, and Druzheliubivka in Kharkiv, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Venezuela highlights professionalism of Cuban rescue workers

Published on: July 7, 2026
13:02

Havana, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Roberto Morales, member of the Political Bureau and Organization Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, highlighted the professionalism of the island's rescue workers in areas affected by recent earthquakes in Venezuela.

Brazil enters pre-election restriction period for October polls

Published on: July 7, 2026
13:02

Brasilia, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Brazil is entering a period of electoral restrictions—a phase involving legal limits on the actions of public officials—during the three months leading up to the October 4 general elections.

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