Cuba
Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion
While Foucault praised Iran’s 1979 revolution as spiritual, Iranian women warned it would mean coercion, veiling, and the erasure of their rights.
Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91
Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money to go to Cuba, pushes for deal
Venezuelan Interior Minister: One hundred people killed in US operation to capture Maduro
Cuba's Raul Castro leaves the political stage, his legacy yet unknown
Still, some thirty years after the end of the Cold War, Cuba remains one of the last Communist-run countries in the world.
Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms he's retiring
Older Cubans said they would miss having a Castro at the helm, although most acknowledged it was time to pass on the baton.
Biden launches review, aims to close Guantanamo before leaving office
Trump kept the prison open during his four years in the White House. Now, 40 prisoners remain, most held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried.
Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary
Mayorkas is one of a number of Jewish Cabinet secretaries, including Antony Blinken in the State Department, Janet Yellen in Treasury and Avril Haines as director of national intelligence.
Alejandro Mayorkas, the Cuban-Jewish attorney who may head Biden's DHS
Mayorkas' ties with Israel extend beyond his family. In 2016, he spearheaded a deal to automate the sharing of cyber-data between Israel and the US.
The 30th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War: A Cuban perspective
At the end of July, we were on a family vacation in Havana. We had flown from Mexico with a boisterous group of young Danish Communists on their way to cut sugar cane in the Marxist paradise.
Antibody drug lowers risk of death in elderly COVID-19 patients
A Cuban study found that itolizumab prevented COVID-19 from worstening.
Bird sacrifices and chants, Cuba's Santeria seek coronavirus protection
"We are calling these blessings upon her to keep her healthy," said Henry Rodriguez, 40, leader of the ceremony. "But this ceremony isn't just for us; it's also for global health."
Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during a prison visit
“He said, quote: ‘I don’t know what’s so wrong with this country,'” Gross, 70, told NPR in a story posted Wednesday.
The challenge of finding kosher food in Cuba
“It’s very difficult in Cuba to be shomer Shabbat, or to keep kosher.”
