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Cuba's Raul Castro Joins May Day March as Tensions Simmer with US
The new measures target Cuba’s energy, defense and financial sectors as officials call them collective punishment and rally more than 500,000 marchers.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump expanded sanctions on Cuba targeting the security apparatus and specific economic sectors, as May Day celebrations brought huge crowds to Havana's American embassy.
- Washington's fuel blockade imposed in January has forced authorities to ration key services, worsening economic stagnation on the Caribbean island and deepening pressure on the communist government.
- During the rally, Ninety-four-year-old Raul Castro joined President Miguel Diaz-Canel as authorities presented a book containing over 6 million signatures from Cubans vowing to "Defend the Homeland" against potential military action.
- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejected the measures, calling them "collective punishment" and "illegal," while vowing the nation would defend itself despite mounting economic hardship.
- Despite talks between UnitedStates and Cuban officials in April, no formal agreement has emerged, leaving the two nations at near-unprecedented tension levels as Washington continues pushing for economic reform.
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INTELLINEWSThreatened by Donald Trump who announced this Friday the strengthening of sanctions against the island, the Cuban authorities have tried to display their strength in front of the crowd gathered for the traditional Workers' Day.
·Paris, France
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On the day of work, Cuba sent a belligerent signal to Washington: more than 500,000 people gathered in Havana – against the embargo and Trump's threats.
The socialist Caribbean island groans under the blockade - there is a lack of fuel and food. On the day of work, the people in Havana air their anger at the U.S. embassy.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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A day marked by popular joy and denunciation against the economic blockade imposed by the United States on Havana
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