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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


Top official from China's Xinjiang says 'Sinicization' of Islam 'inevitable'

Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly called for the "Sinicization" of religions, including Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity, urging followers to pledge loyalty to the Communist Party.

A Chinese pagoda overlooks the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 4, 2021.

Illya Gefter presents ‘The Front,’ works that raise historical questions

The fundamental meaning of art, I believe, is in offering a vision of harmony on the one hand and coping with a tragic absence of harmony in human existence on the other.

'THE MAP' by Ilya Gefter

'Boycott Israel': Communist city councilor interrupts Eurovision semi-finals in Norway

Jorunn Folkvord, a member of the Oslo City Council on behalf of the communist "Red" Party protested against Israel during the pre-Eurovision Song Contest in Norway.

Jorunn Folkvord protesting Israel at the Eurovision semi-finals in Oslo, Norway, January 13, 2023.

Cuba stages pro-Palestinian march past US embassy in Havana

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, now deceased, was famous for staging similar, but much larger demonstrations to protest US sanctions and meddling in Cuban affairs.

 People march nearby the US Embassy in support of Palestinians, calling for a ceasefire and for charging Israel with committing “genocide” in Gaza, in Havana, Cuba, November 23, 2023.

Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90

Bradman never lost his bitterness over Castro’s takeover of the country, which replaced the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista with years of deepening repression and economic malaise.

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro.

‘The Dinner’ pits Russian immigrants against Sabras

Based on a novel by Dan Redler, the parallel stories are about the haves and the have-nots, those who are bored with their lives and look for something to give them meaning.

 ‘THE DINNER’

Stalin and the creation of Israel: The Soviet tyrant’s inadvertent Zionism - opinion

While Stalin’s antisemitism was all-too-real, during the perilous 1940s, in two conflicts, Stalin found himself the Jewish people’s benefactor.

 SUPPORTERS OF the Russian Communist Party attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the death of Soviet leader Josef Stalin, in Moscow’s Red Square, in March.

French parliament declares Israel not an apartheid state

Habib called the accusation that Israel is an apartheid state “the biggest fake news of the 21st century” and “the fuel that drives all of the antisemites in the world.”

A man wearng a T-shirt with the message, "Boycott Israel Apartheid" holds a Palestinian flag during a protest action on a bridge overlooking umbrellas placed along the artificial beach along the "Paris Plages" event, in Paris, France, August 13, 2015. Paris' decision to celebrate "Tel Aviv on Seine"

Purim 1953 in the USSR: When Joseph Stalin had his fatal stroke

Joseph Stalin had a stroke and collapsed in his dacha on Purim, March 1, 1953, possibly assisted by someone in his inner circle. He died four days later.

 A photograph of Stalin taken in 1937.

Taiwan to allow more China flights in show of goodwill

Taiwan is set to resume allowing flights to China after they had previously been frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resuming direct flights is said to be an expression of goodwill.

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