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Cuban heroes killed in Venezuela to return January 15
Via the Revolutionary Government of Cuba This Thursday, January 15, 2026, the mortal remains of the 32 combatants who fell heroically during the criminal attack perpetrated by the government of the United States against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will arrive in the Homeland. In a military ceremony at the José Martí International Airport in Havana, they will receive the first posthumous tribute. They will then be transferred along Rancho Boyeros Avenue to the

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Jan 131 min read


Broad-based public meeting in solidarity with Venezuela held in New Delhi
Image via the CPI(M) on Facebook A broad-based public meeting in solidarity with Venezuela was organised today (January 12) at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhavan, New Delhi, to protest against U.S. aggression, the conspiracy to abduct the democratically elected President of Venezuela and the First Lady, and to express solidarity with the people of Venezuela. The meeting was addressed by leaders and Members of Parliament from several political parties, including: M. A. Baby [

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Jan 123 min read


There are no talks with the U.S. government: Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
Image via the PCC Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez took to X and the Communist Party of Cuba website today (January 12) to stress that there are no ongoing talks between the governments of Cuba and the United States. Statement: There are no talks with the U.S. government, except for technical contacts in the field of migration. We have always been willing to engage in serious and responsible dialogue with the various US administrations, including the current one, on

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Jan 121 min read


Crucial Hours in Venezuela and Across the Continent
Venezuelans march in Caracas demanding the release of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, January 9 -- image via X By Manuel Bertoldi 10 Points for debate and political orientation of the popular forces of Our America One. The recent military aggression by the United States and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro constitute the most serious and explicit attack that US imperialism has carried out in the entire history of the Venezuelan nation. At the same time, they repres

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Jan 127 min read


Cooperation Between Cuba and Venezuela: A War Target for the US
The relationship between Cuba and Venezuela transcends traditional diplomacy; it is a phenomenon of direct confrontation against imperialism and a model of cooperation between peoples that has transformed the geopolitics of the Caribbean and South America. This alliance is not a recent or improvised development; it has deep roots, and its destruction has become a primary strategic objective for the United States. Chavez and Castro meet, December 1994 By Carmen Navas Reyes Bac

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Jan 123 min read


The Kidnapping of Venezuela’s Sovereignty
By Atul Chandra and Tings Chak On January 3, 2026, the United States did not merely bomb a sovereign country and capture its president. It displayed, in the most unambiguous terms, a total defiance of the post-War international order that it helped create. When US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and National Assembly deputy Cilia Flores from Caracas and transported them to a Brooklyn jail, they did not simply violate Venezuelan sover

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Jan 125 min read


Some Lessons About the Empire in These Days of January
Cubans at a mass rally in solidarity with Venezuela on January 3 -- image via the Communist Party of Cuba By Llanisca Lugo González In these early days of January, we have had to witness what hoped never to see, though it comes as no surprise: the kidnapping of a legitimate sitting president through a criminal act of aggression by the United States. The initial bewilderment that followed in the first hours after the US military operation has given way to actions of denunciati

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Jan 125 min read


Trump threatens, Cuba responds
In yet another demented social media rant, Donald Trump threatened Cuba today saying that the embargoed nation would no longer be allowed to get any oil from Venezuela. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. He also accused Cuba of "extortion" against Venezuela, especially ironic given that his government bombed Caracas, kidnapped its president a

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Jan 112 min read


We will defend Cuba: Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and Foreign Minister of Cuba: The US intends to impose its will on the rights of sovereign States and has resorted to force and aggression against Cuba for 67 years now. On its side there is its huge military power and the dimensions of its economy, plus a vast experience in aggressions and crimes. On our side there is reason, International Law and the patriotic spirit of an entire people.

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Jan 101 min read


The US Is Committing Terrorism in Venezuela; Why Will Nobody Say That?
Despite the candor with which US officials have stated their intent “to intimidate or coerce” Venezuelans and Cubans, US reporters and commentators seem unwilling to use the word “terror.” Trump on January 6 -- public domain image By Kevin Young, Common Dreams The US government’s official definition of “international terrorism” includes “violent acts” intended “to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion,” including through “kidnapping.” By the US def

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Jan 106 min read


Honour and Glory: In Tribute to the Cubans Who Fell in Combat Against Criminal US Imperialist Aggression
Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Victims of a new criminal act of aggression and state terrorism, perpetrated against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the United States, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat and after fierce resistance, carrying out missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of their counterparts in the South American country. Here we honour their heroism and n

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Jan 61 min read


Down with the Imperialist boot in Venezuela and Latin America!
Joint Statement by Communist and Workers’ Parties Joint Statement by Communist and Workers’ Parties The undersigned Communist and Workers’ Parties strongly condemn the criminal bombings carried out by the United States against the city of Caracas and other areas of Venezuela in the early hours of 3 January. This military imperialist attack constitutes a serious violation of the sovereignty of an independent state and is directed against the interests of the people of Venezuel

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Jan 62 min read


Marxist Internationalism or National Interest?
By Shadab Murtaza In contemporary left-wing political discourse, particularly in debates surrounding anti-imperialist struggle, two distinct liberal tendencies have become increasingly evident. The first is an openly bourgeois liberal current that accepts the imperialist system as natural, inevitable, and structurally permanent. The second, and more theoretically problematic, tendency presents itself as Marxist or communist while remaining confined—both analytically and polit

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Jan 56 min read


Cuba announces 32 compatriots killed in criminal US attack, declares period of National Mourning
Via the Communist Party of Cuba Editorial Team, translated from the Spanish As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the government of the United States against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, carried out in the early hours of January 3, 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat. They were carrying out missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of counterpart organizations in that country. Faith

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Jan 53 min read


Cuba denounces "cowardly US aggression" against Venezuela
Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the military aggression of the United States against Venezuela, while categorically reiterating Cuba's absolute support and solidarity with the sister Bolivarian Republic and its government. It supports the speech of the Executive Vice President, comrade Delcy Rodríguez and supports her demand that the government of the United States provide proof of the w

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Jan 42 min read


Thousands march in Havana as Cuban President denounces US attack on Venezuela as "state terrorism"
All images via the Presidency of Cuba on X Various Sources Saturday, January 3 - Tens of thousands of Cubans gathered at the historic Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana, alongside the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, to condemn the imperialist attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his partner Cilia Flores. "Down with immoral and fascist imperialis

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Jan 31 min read


Solidarity with Venezuela!
Statements from Cuba, Turkey, India, France, the United States, Ireland, Britain and Scotland. In the wake of the illegal US imperialist attack on Venezuela and the apparent kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, condemnation and outrage have been expressed by Left parties and leaders around the world. Cuba: Turkey: Communist Party of Turkey: TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan on the attack on Venezuela : "The United States has begun bo

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Jan 33 min read


Parties around the world salute the 67th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution
Political parties and organizations from Latin America, Europe, the United States and the Global South sent messages of congratulations and solidarity to Cuba for the 67th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution, reaffirming their support for the Cuban people and condemning the blockade imposed by the United States. Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The 67th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution's victory has been celebrated wit

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Jan 23 min read


For a militant 2026 of strength, solidarity, struggles, and victories!: WFTU
Marchers during the General Strike on December 11 in Portugal -- image via the Portuguese Communist Party As we welcome the year 2026, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) addresses its militant and class-oriented greetings to workers, trade unionists, and progressive peoples across the globe. The new year finds the international working class confronted with old and new challenges, but also armed with experience, organization, and the unbreakable strength of solidari

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Jan 14 min read


Working Class Fightback in 2025
From India to Portugal to Italy and the United States and beyond, the working class fought back in 2025! Marchers during the December 11 General Strike in Portugal -- image via the Portuguese Communist Party By Cameron Harrison From the ports of Italy to the mines of India, from the public squares of Portugal to the picket lines re-emerging in the United States, in 2025 the international working class demonstrated a militant retort to the deepening crises of the capitalist sy

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Jan 14 min read
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