Cuba's Deepening Crisis: Economic Hardship and US Sanctions
Cuba faces its worst economic crisis since 1991, marked by food shortages, a failing healthcare system, and the emigration of 1.79 million people between 2022-2023; this is fueled by a lack of trading partners and continued US sanctions, alongside internal resistance to change.
Cuba's Deepening Crisis: Economic Hardship and US Sanctions
Cuba faces its worst economic crisis since 1991, marked by food shortages, a failing healthcare system, and the emigration of 1.79 million people between 2022-2023; this is fueled by a lack of trading partners and continued US sanctions, alongside internal resistance to change.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State, Signaling Hardline Shift in US Foreign Policy
Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed as US Secretary of State on the day Donald Trump began his presidency. Rubio, a hawkish foreign policy expert, plans to strengthen the State Department's influence and prioritize US interests, including potentially using force to annex territory. Trump also sign...
Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State, Signaling Hardline Shift in US Foreign Policy
Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed as US Secretary of State on the day Donald Trump began his presidency. Rubio, a hawkish foreign policy expert, plans to strengthen the State Department's influence and prioritize US interests, including potentially using force to annex territory. Trump also sign...
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76% Bias Score
Cuba Releases Dissident Ferrer in Deal with US
As part of a deal to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the Cuban government released 553 prisoners, including prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, who had spent over three years in prison following anti-government protests in 2021. The deal, brokered by the Catholic C...
Cuba Releases Dissident Ferrer in Deal with US
As part of a deal to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the Cuban government released 553 prisoners, including prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, who had spent over three years in prison following anti-government protests in 2021. The deal, brokered by the Catholic C...
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40% Bias Score
Cuba Frees Opposition Leader Ferrer in Deal with US
On Thursday, Cuba freed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer and around 553 other prisoners, including many political prisoners, following a deal with outgoing US President Biden to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism; Ferrer, founder of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), ...
Cuba Frees Opposition Leader Ferrer in Deal with US
On Thursday, Cuba freed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer and around 553 other prisoners, including many political prisoners, following a deal with outgoing US President Biden to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism; Ferrer, founder of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), ...
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44% Bias Score
Cuba Frees Prisoners Amidst U.S. Policy Shift on Terrorism Designation
Cuba released around 18 prisoners, including those arrested during the 2021 protests, on Wednesday following the U.S. intention to remove Cuba from its state sponsor of terrorism list, a move facilitated by Vatican talks; however, Cuba maintains both actions are unrelated.
Cuba Frees Prisoners Amidst U.S. Policy Shift on Terrorism Designation
Cuba released around 18 prisoners, including those arrested during the 2021 protests, on Wednesday following the U.S. intention to remove Cuba from its state sponsor of terrorism list, a move facilitated by Vatican talks; however, Cuba maintains both actions are unrelated.
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44% Bias Score
Cuba Releases Hundreds of Prisoners Following US Policy Shift
On Tuesday, Cuba began releasing hundreds of prisoners, including some political prisoners, following talks with the Vatican and the US removing Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list; Bárbara Isaac Rojas' twin daughters are among those released, with one receiving parole and the other an ex...
Cuba Releases Hundreds of Prisoners Following US Policy Shift
On Tuesday, Cuba began releasing hundreds of prisoners, including some political prisoners, following talks with the Vatican and the US removing Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list; Bárbara Isaac Rojas' twin daughters are among those released, with one receiving parole and the other an ex...
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40% Bias Score
Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State, Advocates for Compromise in Ukraine Conflict
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State on January 20th, hours after President Trump's second inauguration. Rubio, a vocal critic of China and supporter of Israel, has called Russia the aggressor in Ukraine but advocates for ending the war through compromise, ...
Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State, Advocates for Compromise in Ukraine Conflict
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State on January 20th, hours after President Trump's second inauguration. Rubio, a vocal critic of China and supporter of Israel, has called Russia the aggressor in Ukraine but advocates for ending the war through compromise, ...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump Threatens Spain with Tariffs Amidst BRICS Confusion
President Trump mistakenly believes Spain is a BRICS nation and threatens 100% tariffs on Spanish goods due to insufficient defense spending, while simultaneously reversing US policies toward Cuba and Venezuela.
Trump Threatens Spain with Tariffs Amidst BRICS Confusion
President Trump mistakenly believes Spain is a BRICS nation and threatens 100% tariffs on Spanish goods due to insufficient defense spending, while simultaneously reversing US policies toward Cuba and Venezuela.
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48% Bias Score
Cuban Political Prisoner Ferrer Released, Rejects Conditional Freedom
Cuban political prisoner José Daniel Ferrer was released from prison on Thursday after more than three years following negotiations between the Biden administration and the Cuban government, facilitated by the Vatican, resulting in the freedom of 553 prisoners; however, Ferrer refused conditional re...
Cuban Political Prisoner Ferrer Released, Rejects Conditional Freedom
Cuban political prisoner José Daniel Ferrer was released from prison on Thursday after more than three years following negotiations between the Biden administration and the Cuban government, facilitated by the Vatican, resulting in the freedom of 553 prisoners; however, Ferrer refused conditional re...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Cuba Frees Activist Ferrer Amid Last-Minute US Diplomatic Deal
On Thursday, Cuban authorities released prominent opposition activist Jose Daniel Ferrer, following a last-minute diplomatic agreement with the Biden administration that saw Cuba removed from a US terrorism list and the release of 553 prisoners, a deal brokered in part by the Vatican after years of ...
Cuba Frees Activist Ferrer Amid Last-Minute US Diplomatic Deal
On Thursday, Cuban authorities released prominent opposition activist Jose Daniel Ferrer, following a last-minute diplomatic agreement with the Biden administration that saw Cuba removed from a US terrorism list and the release of 553 prisoners, a deal brokered in part by the Vatican after years of ...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Rubio's Senate Confirmation Hearing Highlights Hardline Stance on Foreign Policy
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, expressed concerns about China's influence on the Panama Canal, labeled Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, criticized the Biden administration's handling of Venezuela, and advocated for ...
Rubio's Senate Confirmation Hearing Highlights Hardline Stance on Foreign Policy
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, expressed concerns about China's influence on the Panama Canal, labeled Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, criticized the Biden administration's handling of Venezuela, and advocated for ...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Cuba Releases Political Prisoners Amidst Diplomatic Developments
José Daniel Ferrer, founder of the Unión Patriótica de Cuba, and over a dozen other prisoners, including Reyna Yacnara Barreto Batista, were released from Cuban prisons on Wednesday following ongoing talks with the Vatican and the U.S. removing Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Cuba Releases Political Prisoners Amidst Diplomatic Developments
José Daniel Ferrer, founder of the Unión Patriótica de Cuba, and over a dozen other prisoners, including Reyna Yacnara Barreto Batista, were released from Cuban prisons on Wednesday following ongoing talks with the Vatican and the U.S. removing Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Progress
48% Bias Score