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(MENAFN) The United States and Cuba engaged in a heated exchange at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday as delegates debated Washington’s long-standing economic restrictions against the Caribbean nation.

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(MENAFN) Cuba will put a resolution before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday and Wednesday calling for an end to the US economic embargo, a Cuban radio station reported Monday. “They are trying to change historical positions at gunpoint,” Cuba’s...

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(MENAFN) Cuba is looking to expand economic cooperation with South Korea as longstanding US sanctions continue to intensify pressure on its economy and energy sector, Havana’s ambassador to Seoul said.

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(MENAFN) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday accused the United States of committing genocide against his country and breaking international law, escalating a diplomatic confrontation days before the UN General Assembly votes on...

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(MENAFN) Cuba is pressing South Korea for deeper economic ties as decades of US sanctions push its economy and energy sector toward collapse, Havana’s ambassador to Seoul said.

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington would turn its attention to Cuba once it finishes dealing with Iran. “We’ll take care of Cuba on our way back from Iran. We’ll do a little stopover,” Trump said at a rally in the state of...