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Russia slams Trump's 'Cold War' policy on Cuba
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's foreign ministry on Sunday said it regretted US President Donald Trump's policy reversal on Cuba, calling it reminiscent of the Cold War era.<p>"The new line towards Cuba announced by US President Donald Trump takes us back to already half-forgotten rhetoric in the style of the …
Fidel CastroDonald Trump’s Half-Baked Cold War Revival in Cuba Is the Worst of Both Worlds
The change will push the remaining American tourists into the cruise-ship tours that work to give travelers a distorted rosy picture of Cuba.<p>On Friday, President Donald Trump stood before the most hardline members of the Cuban-American community in Miami, and laid out what he said was a new tough …
Latin AmericaCuba policy travels the wrong way
Trump's sudden concern for human rights rings hollow: Our view<p>For more than five decades, the United States sought to curb the Castro regime's tyranny by imposing a trade embargo on Cuba and severing diplomatic relations. The strategy just plain didn't work. If anything, it gave the Castro brothers …
Latin AmericaU.S. punishes American firm after its Canadian subsidiary leases cars to Cuban embassy in Ottawa
Honda Canada Finance, Inc. lease agreements prompt fine of almost $90k<p>U.S. President Donald Trump rolled back some of the key measures of his …
Latin AmericaTell Havana to end repression
President Trump has correctly decided threats must be taken seriously: Opposing view<p>Critics of President Trump’s Cuba policy are falling prey to President Obama’s “narrative.” Obama’s policy was in fact not new but a return to the old, discredited policy of embracing Latin American dictators at the …
HavanaCubans Need a Truth Commission
President Trump opened another chapter in U.S.-Cuba relations on Friday when he announced a rollback of portions of the detente policy with Havana introduced by President Obama in December 2014. Human-rights groups cheered, libertarians jeered, and the international—and American—left warned that …
Latin AmericaRussia criticizes U.S. for 'anti-Cuban' approach, says it sides with Cuba
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that "anti-Cuban" actions recently announced by Washington were regrettable and that Moscow confirmed its solidarity with Havana.<p>The ministry also said that the new approach toward Cuba by the U.S. administration resembles a "Cold war …
World NewsMarco Rubio: Trump's Cuba policy will help Cubans, undermine regime
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio praised President Trump's new Cuba policy as a way to undermine the Cuban military while still allowing Americans to travel …
Latin AmericaRubio: If I were president I would welcome investigation
"It is in the best interest of the president and the country to have a full investigation," Rubio said on "Face the Nation"
RussiaConspiracy Shutdown: Russia's Latest Statement on US Relations Shows They Don't Control Trump
We are six months into President Donald Trump's term, and the accusations that he might be in collusion with Russia are still front page news.<p>In the …
RussiaGnarly: Florida skateboarders plan skate ramp in Havana
A group of Florida skateboarders has gone to Cuba to build what they said would be the island nation's first concrete skate ramp.<p>The Tampa Bay Times …
Latin AmericaRussia slams Trump's 'Cold War' policy on Cuba
Trump on first visit to Camp David<p>US President Donald Trump has flown to Camp David with First Lady Melania and son Barron to spend the Father's Day …
Donald TrumpPres. Trump’s New Cuba Policy Leaves Cuban Businesses Scrambling
American tourists have come in droves since Pres. Obama normalized U.S.-Cuba ties and have been a boon to the Cuban tourism industry. Some Cuban entrepreneurs told NBC News they fear the progress could be reversed under Trump’s new policy.
Latin AmericaCuba's small businesses say they will suffer under Trump's policy changes
HAVANA — When Julia de la Rosa heard President Trump's speech restricting Americans' ability to visit Cuba, she immediately started calculating how many workers she'll have to fire.<p>De la Rosa, 49, has spent the past 20 years renovating an abandoned family home and turning it into a private bed and …
Latin AmericaCuban cigar wars: A legendary exile braces for US re-opening
Manuel Quesada puffs on one of his creations-a funky-looking thing called a Q D’etat-as he tells a story about the Cubans getting under his skin. It …
Latin AmericaCuba Calls Out Donald Trump, U.S.: Don’t Get Hincty With Us, Racist Hypocrites
In response to President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he is reversing the Obama administration’s lifted restrictions with Cuba, the …
African-American NewsTrump's US-Cuba policy needs to demand communication with the outside world
Last week the President will unveil his much-awaited policy for U.S.-Cuba relations. Expectations are that he will balance the exile community’s push …
Latin AmericaFormer Obama aide on Cuba: Trump, GOP lawmakers don’t believe in freedom
Ben Rhodes, a former White House aide who helped craft President Obama's Cuba policy, on Sunday slammed President Trump's decision to reverse …
Latin AmericaCuba to Trump: US in no 'condition to lecture us' on human rights
<b>(CNN) —</b> Responding to President Donald Trump's announcement Friday that he is reversing the Obama administration's steps to normalize relations with Cuba, the Castro government said the US is in no "condition to lecture us."<p>Trump's speech in Miami to announce the rollback was "full of hostile …
World NewsThe good, bad, and ugly of Trump’s new Cuba policy
Late last week, President Trump announced a change in US policy towards the communist dictatorship in Cuba. Although Trump claimed he was “canceling the last administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba,” his new approach actually leaves most of Obama’s policies in place. It does not end …
Latin AmericaBetter ties between the U.S. and Cuba? Miami's Cubans are divided
When President Trump scaled back President Obama’s pact that broadened relations with Cuba, he said he was “completely canceling” a “terrible and misguided deal.”<p>There was a time in Florida when the Cuban American community would have reacted to such an announcement with almost uniform approval.<p>But …
Latin AmericaAmerican, Delta and United Stand Pat on Cuba, But Experts Expect Traffic Declines
It has never been clear whether the Cuba experiment is working out for the U.S. airline industry, and now it is less so.<p>In the second half of 2016, after President Obama re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba and authorized commercial air service from the U.S., the U.S. airline industry …
Latin AmericaBusinessman Donald Trump could benefit from President Donald Trump's new Cuba policy
President Donald Trump on Friday announced he will reinstate tough restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and American companies looking to do …
Donald TrumpDon’t get too worked up over Trump’s Cuba shift. It’s just a policy tweak.
PRESIDENT TRUMP announced a new policy on Cuba on Friday, and even before he finished speaking, criticism was pouring in from advocates of President Barack Obama’s opening to the communist island. They asserted that Mr. Trump was sacrificing the Cuban people’s hopes for more freedom, which Mr. …
Latin AmericaCuban Entrepreneurs Fear Economic Gains Will Be Lost With Trump Policy Change
Cubans are worried about the effect of President Trump's rollback of the openings begun by President Obama.
World NewsPanama to Cuban migrants: go home and get multiple entry visas
The Panamanian government has a proposal for a group of Cubans stranded in that country: return voluntarily to the island, become self-employed …
Latin AmericaDem senator: Trump's foreign policy is 'do the opposite of Obama'
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) slammed President Trump's foreign policy agenda on Saturday, saying Trump's only guiding principle is "do the opposite of …
Foreign PolicyTrump Will Tighten Cuba Travel Policies and 11 Other Tourism Trends This Week
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This …
Latin AmericaCubans Respond To Trump Changing U.S. Policies On Cuba
On Friday, President Trump announced he was reversing Obama-era decisions that eased restrictions with Cuba. We get the reaction from Cubans.
World NewsNormal relations with Cuba are overdue
Regarding the June 15 news article “Experts cool on Trump’s promised Cuba policy”:<p>In August 2016, I booked a November Road Scholar trip to Cuba. I explained to friends that I thought I had to travel back there before President Trump shut the country down again. This comment elicited a laugh from …
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