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December

October

• China will continue to support Cuban people in standing against external interference, blockade: FM Global Times 31 Oct 2024 -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday local time once again urged the US to end its embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992.
• General Assembly renews long-standing call for end to US embargo against Cuba UN News 30 Oct 2024 -- The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992.
• Millions of Cubans Remain Without Power After Grid Failure Sputnik 20 Oct 2024 -- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told a meeting with energy workers that the crisis was caused by objective problems with fuel, financing and power generation capacity, while acknowledging that many saw mismanagement as the cause.

September

• Violations of UN Charter and international law now 'facts of life', Cuban Foreign Minister says UN News 28 Sep 2024 -- The Foreign Minister of Cuba expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people, and highlighted global challenges such as wealth inequality, climate financing and debt relief, in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about reports on closing the research of the alleged sonic attacks against US diplomats in Cuba Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Sep 2024
• Memorandum on the Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act The White House 13 Sep 2024

August

• North Korea appoints top envoy to Cuba Radio Free Asia 08 Aug 2024 -- North Korea has appointed a new ambassador to communist ally Cuba, months after the former one left in the wake of Cuba's decision to establish relations with the North's bitter rival, South Korea.
• Cuba's past may be with North Korea but its future is with the South Radio Free Asia 05 Aug 2024 -- When Cuba and democratic South Korea announced they would establish relations in February, it caught socialist North Korea by surprise.

July

• Warships of Russia's Baltic Fleet Arriving at Cuba's Havana Port Sputnik 27 Jul 2024 -- Warships from Russia's Baltic Fleet began to arrive at the Cuban port of Havana on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• US aims to 'disrupt' Chinese spy station in Cuba Radio Free Asia 03 Jul 2024 -- U.S. officials say they hope to "disrupt" a Chinese intelligence gathering operation allegedly based in Cuba after a Washington think tank released satellite images it said showed the construction of a spy base capable of surveilling a nearby American naval base.

June

• Cuba to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel Press TV 21 Jun 2024 -- Cuba has announced its participation in South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which accuses the regime of committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
• Cuba Does Not Approve of US Submarine's Presence - Deputy Foreign Minister Sputnik 15 Jun 2024 -- The Cuban government was notified of the USS fast attack submarine Helena visiting the US naval base in Cuba's Guantanamo, but Havana does not approve of such visits, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said.
• South Korea and Cuba finalize plans for opening embassies Radio Free Asia 12 Jun 2024 -- South Korea and Cuba announced on Wednesday that they have finalized plans to open embassies in Havana and Seoul, and will send diplomats within the week.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement during a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Moscow, June 12, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Moscow, June 12, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2024
• AFRICOM denies US airstrike killed Cuban doctors VOA 11 Jun 2024 -- The U.S. military says it was not involved in the reported killing of two Cuban doctors whom the al-Shabab militant group allege died as a result of a U.S. airstrike in Somalia in February.
• Russia's nuclear-powered submarine en route to Cuba amid growing tensions with US Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- Russian naval ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Cuba next week, amid growing tensions with the US over the war in Ukraine.

May

• Russian Navy Vessels to Arrive in Havana on June 12 - Cuban Foreign Ministry Sputnik 06 Jun 2024 -- A detachment of four Russian naval vessels, including the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the Kazan nuclear submarine, will arrive at the port of Havana on an official visit on June 12-17, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
• US announces measures to help over 11,000 Cuban small businesses VOA 28 May 2024 -- The United States announced regulatory changes on Tuesday to increase support for the Cuban people and independent private sector entrepreneurs. The changes will enable more U.S. financial support for small private businesses in Cuba, enhance internet-based services on the island and broaden access to financial services.
• Senior Administration Officials on the Cuba OFAC Rollout US Dept. of State 28 May 2024
• Treasury Amends Regulations to Increase Support for the Cuban People and Independent Private Sector Entrepreneurs US Treasury 28 May 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR part 515, (CACR) to further implement the policy announced by the Biden-Harris Administration on May 16, 2022 to increase support for the Cuban people. These regulatory amendments update and clarify authorizations in support of internet-based services to promote internet freedom in Cuba, support independent Cuban private sector entrepreneurs, and expand access to certain financial services for the Cuban people. These regulatory amendments will become effective upon publication in the Federal Register on May 28, 2024.

April

• Cuba: Political and sectoral dialogues held under the EU-Cuba political dialogue and cooperation agreement European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Apr 2024 -- Over the past week, the EU and Cuba have held a series of meetings under their Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA).

March

• Cuba Faces More Protests as Food Shortages, Power Outages Continue VOA 21 Mar 2024 -- "Down with communism, down with Díaz-Canel," a Cuban woman chants defiantly.
• North Koreans shocked as Cuba establishes ties with South Korea Radio Free Asia 19 Mar 2024 -- North Koreans reacted in shock when they learned that their "socialist brethren" in Cuba established official relations with capitalistic South Korea, residents in the North told Radio Free Asia.
• Nothing can justify human rights violations in Gaza, West Bank: Cuba pres. IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called the Israeli massacre of Palestinians a new horrifying holocaust, saying that nothing can justify the blatant violation of human rights in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

February

• Indicted former U.S. diplomat admits spying for Cuba People's Daily 01 Mar 2024 -- A former senior U.S. diplomat charged with spying for Cuba admitted Thursday the criminal counts he was accused of by federal prosecutors, U.S. media reported citing his remarks in court.
• N Korea reduces Cuba coverage as its ally enhances ties with South Radio Free Asia 26 Feb 2024 -- North Korean state-run media outlets have minimized their coverage of Cuba after the longtime ally since the Cold War established diplomatic ties with South Korea on Feb. 14.
• Cuba Cuts Internet, Surveils Calls of Journalists, Report Finds VOA 23 Feb 2024 -- There was a time when activists and journalists who wanted to evade the ever-listening ear of the Cuban government spoke in code or had to meet in European embassies.
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels The White House 21 Feb 2024
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels The White House 21 Feb 2024
• Comment for the media by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following the talks with Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Havana, February 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Feb 2024
• Seoul's Ties With Havana Seen as Setback for Pyongyang VOA 20 Feb 2024 -- Seoul's newly forged diplomatic ties with Havana are a diplomatic setback for North Korea, which views Cuba as a brother country, according to analysts.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Havana, February 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Havana, February 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Feb 2024
• Al-Shabab Reports Cuban Hostages Killed by US Airstrikes VOA 19 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. military has confirmed conducting an airstrike near Jilib town in Somalia, where according to al-Shabab two Cuban hostages were killed in a drone strike on the same day.

January

• US missile strikes on Yemen encouraging genocide in Gaza: Cuba Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Cuba has vehemently condemned recent missile strikes carried out by the United States and its allies on Yemen, saying the US's move encourages the Israeli regime to press ahead with its genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.