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First Lady Melania Trump's Public Approval Hits Record Low, CNN Data Analyst Reveals

At comparable points in their husbands' second terms, Michelle Obama had a +42 rating, Laura Bush +46, Hillary Clinton +25, and Nancy Reagan +50.
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Trump Says Iranian Counterproposal To End The War Is 'Not Good Enough' As Deadline To Attack Power Plants And Bridges Nears

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran's counterproposal to end the war is "not good enough" as his deadline to attack infrastructure including power plants and bridges continues to near.
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Federal Government Appeals Judge's Order, Seeks to Send 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo and His Father Back to Detention

According to the filing, obtained by CBS News, the federal government is appealing a ruling by U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, who ordered both father and son released after finding their constitutional rights had been violated.
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Fidel Castro's Grandson Claims 'The Majority Of Cubans Want To Be Capitalist, Not Communist'

Sandro Castro, grandson of Fidel Castro, criticized aspects of the Cuban regime as the Trump administration continues to put pressure on the island to achieve structural changes.
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Russia Confirms It's Sending Oil To Cuba In Defiance Of U.S. Blockade: 'We Are Providing Humanitarian Support'

Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev confirmed that the country is sending fuel to Cuba, effectively defying the U.S. blockade on the island's private sector.
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Washington Post Editorial Board Calls Left-Wing Figures Who Traveled To Cuba To Protest U.S. Blockade 'Useful Idiots'

The Washington Post's editorial board called left-wing figures from around the world who traveled to Cuba to protest the U.S.'s blockade preventing the island from getting fuel "useful idiots," saying the best way to help the country is "freeing them from a dictatorship that has failed to meet their needs for more than half a century."
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Cartels Are Changing Their Drug-Trafficking Strategies And Diversifying Activities Due To Increased Crackdown From Mexico And U.S.

Cartels are changing their drug-trafficking strategies and diversifying their activities as a result of the increased crackdown by U.S. and Mexican forces, according to a new report.
Tourism falls in Cuba in 50% in 2024

Fuel Shortages Further Strain Cuba's Tourism Sector as Travelers Choose Other Destinations Amid Deepening Crisis

After averaging more than 4 million visitors as recently as 2019, only about 1.6 million tourists traveled to Cuba between January and November 2025, a drop of nearly 70 percent since 2018
Marjorie Taylor Greene Questions Trump's Mental State Over Iran War: 'What Is Happening?'

Trump Says There Could Be Substantial Changes In Cuba Before The End Of The Month

President Donald Trump said there could be substantial changes in Cuba before the end of the month as his administration continues to prevent the island from getting fuel to pressure the Havana regime.
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico

Mexico Confirms Cooperating With The U.S. In Operation That Killed Jalisco Cartel Leader El Mencho

Mexican authorities confirmed there was cooperation with the U.S. in the operation that led to the killing of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the longtime leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
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Mexican Embassy In The U.S. Calls Out MAGA Activist Laura Loomer For Saying The U.S. Killed 'El Mencho': 'This Post Is False'

The Mexican embassy in the United States called out MAGA influencer Laura Loomer for saying that the "US eliminated a top Cartel leader" in the country, rejecting that was the case.
Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel

Cuban Regime Reportedly Negotiating Opening Up The Economy In Exchange For Not Getting Overthrown

The Cuban regime has begun negotiating with the U.S. opening up its economy in exchange for not getting overthrown, according to a new report.
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Petro Says He Proposed Trump To Change The 'A' In His MAGA Slogan To 'Americas': 'Seems He Liked It'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he proposed Donald Trump a change in his MAGA slogan to give it a regional approach as tensions between the two thaw following their White House meeting.
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Cuba Has Less Than a Month Worth Of Oil Left After Mexico Cancels Shipment: 'A Major Crisis On Their Hand'

Cuba has less than a month worth of oil at current levels of demand and domestic production after a recent shipment from Mexico was halted, according to a new report.
Colombia Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio

Colombian Foreign Minister Currently Can't Attend UN Security Council Meeting Because Her Visa Has Not Been Approved

Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio may not be able to attend a UN Security Council meeting because her special visa has not been approved, local press noted.
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Autopsy Supports Claim That Migrant Who Died In Detention Camp Was Choked

The autopsy found that Lunas Campos died from asphyxia caused by neck and torso compression, and his manner of death was ruled a homicide. He died Jan. 3 after what ICE initially described as a "medical distress" while in custody.
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Mexican President Sheinbaum Says She Received 'Written' Assurances That U.S. 'Military Activities' In The Area Wouldn't Go Over The Country

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration received a "written" assurance from U.S. forces that military activities in the region last Friday wouldn't go over the country.
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum Explains That U.S. Military Plane That Landed In Mexico Carried Nationals Who Had Gone To The U.S. For Training

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum explained that the arrival of a U.S. military plane in the country, which caused controversy amid tensions with the Trump administration over threats to conduct unliteral actions against cartels, carried nationals who had gone to the U.S. for training.
Explosions in Caracas Venezuela

Venezuelan Mother Recalls Last Message From Son Who Worked As a Guard In Maduro's Compound As U.S. Troops Arrived: 'I Love You, It Has Begun'

The mother of a Venezuelan 18-year-old recalled the last message her son sent her as the U.S. operation to capture authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro began.
Miguel Diaz-Canel

Cuban Soldiers Killed In Operation To Capture Maduro Returned To Havana In Boxes Smaller Than Caskets

The remains of the 32 Cuban soldiers killed by the U.S. in Venezuela during the operation that captured authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro were returned to their country in boxes smaller than coffins.
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Prominent Cuban Dissident Says Havana Regime Expects An Attack From The U.S. By Next Week

A prominent Cuban dissident said the Havana regime expects an attack from the U.S. by next week and top officials are taking their families to bunkers across the country.