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Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, US government

The decision to release the prisoners on the island comes after Washington's most intense pressure campaign in decades, although Havana denies any decision-making under US coercion.

Regla Yolanda Gonzalez poses for a photograph following her son's release from prison, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican that saw the Biden administration loosen sanctions on Cuba, in Havana, Cuba January 21, 2025.
IRAN’S CROWN Prince Reza Pahlavi meets with Iranian former left-wing political prisoners in Paris. Many who formerly would never would have the son of the shah have now backed his post-regime plan for Iran. Iraj Mesdaghi is second from left, next to Pahlavi, and bottom right is Mahshid Sepehri.

From revolutionaries to royalists? Why some of Iran's former leftists now back Reza Pahlavi

The US flag flutters at the US embassy in Caracas on March 14, 2026, ten days after the restoration of diplomatic relations following the capture of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid.

US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say

New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, left, and Andrew Cuomo.

Anti-Mamdani super PAC evokes ‘communist’ label as Cuomo seeks GOP voters in NYC mayoral race


Google, Twitter, Meta, Apple face tougher EU online content rules

The European Commission had given online platforms and search engines until Feb. 17 to publish their monthly active users.

 A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen in front of displayed Google logo in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021.

Moshe Sneh: The communist who defended Israel - opinion

Maki, for decades the Middle East’s only legal communist party, competed for votes in consecutive Knesset elections, though it never became a significant actor

 COMMUNIST MKS were among those elected to the Knesset last week on the joint Hadash-Ta’al list.

Taiwan urges China to stop saber-rattling and start talking

Chinese officials continue their threats against Taiwan, while Taiwan calls for dialogue.

 Illustration shows Chinese and Taiwanese flags

China likely to ramp up diplomatic 'attacks' on Taiwan, island's foreign minister says

China's efforts have pushed at least six of Taiwan's allies into recognizing Beijing over Taipei in diplomatic measures.

Honour guard members take part in a flag-raising ceremony at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan August 6, 2022.

Chinese ex-President Hu Jintao forcefully removed from party congress

Hu, who has reportedly been in poor health, appeared confused during the incident, although not in obvious distress. He appeared to resist leaving as the stewards escorted him out

 Former Chinese president Hu Jintao leaves his seat next to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

China's Communist Party Congress closes, cementing Xi Jinping's 'core' status

A third five-year leadership term would solidify Xi's place as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as China's new Politburo Standing Committee members meet the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017.

Xi: 'China will never renounce the right to use force over Taiwan'

"Resolving the Taiwan issue is the Chinese people's own business, and it up to the Chinese people to decide," he said.

Chinese president Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, earlier this month.

A eulogy to a freedom fighter - opinion

Yury Pavlovich Fedorov spent nearly two decades in Soviet labor camps, for defending the right of Soviet Jews to immigrate to Israel – except he wasn’t even Jewish.

 Yury Fedorov: ‘In the Soviet Union, once you were a dissident, you were always a dissident.’

Chinese censors ban printing of ‘anti-communist’ Hasidic woman’s memoir

“Unfortunately this book is not approved to print in China as content involves anti-communist,” said a 1010 Printing representative.

 Chinese censors did not allow a local company to print copies of "The Queen of Cleveland" for American publisher Hasidic Archives.

Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91

Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the US and partnerships with the West to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War II.

 Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev^makes an impression with his hands in cement as he visits the former Berlin Wall border crossing point Checkpoint Charlie, in Berlin November 7, 2014.