Image via the PCC By Arnaldo Laborde Williams, translated from the Spanish The creation of a new Joint Task Force (JTF) under the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) by the U.S. Southern Command has set off alarms in diplomatic and military circles in Latin America. While officially its mission is to bolster counternarcotics efforts in the Western Hemisphere, its deployment in the Caribbean and its operational structure suggest a much broader capability: a strategic pressu

The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) held the Third International Meeting of Theoretical Publications and the First International Granma Rebelde Festival, in which more than 35 leftist parties participated. Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez speaks at the Third International Meeting of Theoretical Publications of Leftist Parties and Movements -- image via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish During the past week, the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) hosted two import

Trump and Starmer, September 25, 2025 -- Number 10 https://www.flickr.com/number10gov/, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons "Labour should quit its competition against Reform UK and the Tories to see who can sink the lowest in their grovelling to President Trump, their connivance in Israeli genocide and their attacks on human rights and democratic liberties", Robert Griffiths told the Communist Party's executive committee last weekend. "We have a Prime Minister who shows more conce

The leftist Colombian president retorted that “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters.” Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the UN, September 23, 2025 -- Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia from Colombia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams The United States carried out another deadly attack on a boat it claimed was being used by a left-wing Colombian revolutionary grou

Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and Secretary of Organization, held discussions and signed agreements with representatives of the Belaya Rus party and the Communist parties of Türkiye and Germany. Images via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish To further the effective implementation of the exchange and cooperation agreement between the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)

Hungry communities called for an end to food wastage and high food prices on World Food Day. About 100 protesters marched to the 7th Social Justice Summit held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday. Photo by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi & Simon Ramapuputla, Elitsha, South Africa Union Against Hunger marked World Food Day (October 16) by marching to Shoprite in Centurion, Gauteng, and to the Cape Town International Convention Centre, demanding affordable food

Images via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish To affirm the longstanding friendship and establish a plan for enhanced cooperation between the two countries, Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Secretary of Organization, met on the morning of October 17 with Liudmila Mwaa Maguni, the secretary for International Relations of the Central Committee of the Mozambique Libera

The demonstration rejected US interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs as US military operations in the Caribbean Sea increase. Images via Manuel Marrero Cruz on X By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch On October 17, tens of thousands of Cubans took to the streets of Havana to show their support for Venezuela in the face of a potential intervention by the United States following its recent military deployment in the Caribbean Sea. Under anti-imperialist and pro-sovereignty

With Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic in attendance, the First Granma Rebel International Festival was inaugurated on Friday afternoon at the Estación Cultural de Línea y 18 in the capital. This event is specially dedicated to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz. Photos via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish In a space, through a gesture, o

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, presided over the closing ceremony of the III International Meeting of Theoretical Publications of Leftist Parties and Movements. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee, also took part in the event. The Final Declaration expresses solidarity with the causes of Palestine, V

Image via the PCC Via the PCC, translated from the Spanish The head of the Departamento de Atención al Sector Social of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Rolando Yero Travieso, held discussions with Ana Prestes, Secretary of International Relations of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and Ricardo Alemão Abreu, Director of Cooperation at the Mauricio Grabois Foundation. Yero Travieso emphasized that this visit confirms the strong state of relation

Image via the PCC Via the PCC, translated from the Spanish The head of the Departamento de Atención al Sector Social of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Rolando Yero Travieso, held discussions with Senator Humberto Sérgio Costa Lima, Secretary of International Relations of the Workers' Party of Brazil (PT). Yero Travieso extended congratulations to the senator on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba for his recent appointme

The Venezuelan ambassador accused the Trump administration of “killing everyone who is on the sea working.” Video screenshot via X By Brad Reed, Common Dreams Venezuelan United Nations Ambassador Samuel Moncada on Thursday delivered a scathing denunciation of US President Donald Trump’s drone attacks on purported drug boats off the coast of his country. While holding up a copy of Thursday’s edition of the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian , which highlighted two Trinidadian citiz

For young people, who make up 75% of Burkina Faso’s population, Sankara’s legacy lives on in the policies of the current president. Photo via Capitaine Ibrahim TRAORÉ on X By Pedro Stropasolas, People's Dispatch Thirty-eight years after the assassination of Pan-Africanist leader Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré , paid tribute to the father of the August 1983 Revolution in the Sahel country. Traoré visited the mausoleum on October 15 where the c

Images via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish The meeting between Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Pham Xuan Thuy, the deputy head of the Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), who is visiting the island with his delegation, was a reflection of the excellent state of bilateral rel

Images via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on October 14 2025, the day that the Greek parliament debated the anti-labour bill allowing for 13-hour workdays, a 24-hour general strike took place in Greece. It was the second one in the last 15 days. The strike was called by 38 Labour Centres, which are local trade union associations, including those in the largest Greek cities (Athens, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patras, Larissa and Ioannina), as well as 18 s

Cuba's involvement in this international forum not only showcased its accomplishments in gender equality but also reaffirmed the island's dedication to the comprehensive advancement of women and girls in today's global context. Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish Beijing – In the context of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women, held in the Chinese capital with the slogan "One Shared Future: New and Accelerated Process for Women's All-Round

Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish Beijing, October 13, 2025 — Around 800 guests from 110 countries, regions and international organizations gathered in Beijing October 13 to participate in the 2025 Global Leaders' Meeting on Women, a key event that seeks to boost gender equality, promote female leadership and strengthen global commitment to women's rights. This annual forum has become an essential gathering place for women dedicated to

Images via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on Friday October 10, trade unions and other mass organizations held a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people outside the Israeli embassy, following a call by the All Workers’ Militant Front (PAME). Thousands of protesters called for an intensification of the struggle for an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with territorial continuity and East Jerusalem as its capital, free from

In his speech, Xi recalled the historic Beijing World Conference on Women in 1995, which adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, key documents to promote gender equality. By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish Beijing -- "Women play an important role in the creation, promotion and advancement of human civilization. The international community has a shared responsibility to advance the cause of women," Xi Jinping said, stressing the importance