The seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker in Caribbean waters has reignited decades-old tensions between the United States and Cuba. Cuban leaders are condemning the action as an act of piracy and a violation of international law, arguing that it fits a long historical pattern of U.S. aggression against sovereign nations in the Caribbean and Latin America. From the Cold War era and the decades-long U.S. embargo on Cuba, to modern sanctions and maritime enforcement, Havana says the latest incident i

CUBA CALLS FOR HELP : Sergio Vigoa de la Uz, the Cuban ambassador to Namibia, says the United States of America's (US) ongoing economic blockade of Cuba is "a silent genocide" against his homeland. Cuba will once again present its resolution calling for an end to the US's unilateral embargo on Cuban trade to the United Nations General Assembly in the coming days. In addition to Namibia's support at the UN, the ambassador is calling on the general Namibian citizen to help. The embassy will organi

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