On May 26, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez addressed the United Nations Security Council to denounce the energy blockade that the United States has unilaterally imposed on Cuba and demanded an end to the “acts of war” against his country.

The text provides for a gradual transition, guarantees salary maintenance, and establishes two days off.

As the country maintains high interest rates and dollar reserves to sustain the confidence of financial markets, that very position generates opportunity costs and structural outflows that prevent the real accumulation of reserves and investment in productive sectors and infrastructure.

The perpetrators and masterminds behind the attack remain unknown. A few hours later, five police officers were executed by a criminal gang in another part of the country, alerting the government to a clear surge in violence in recent hours.

The protests have prompted various response strategies from the government. Now, mounting pressure has led the Paz administration to reshuffle the cabinet in an attempt to defuse calls for resignations. At the same time, it has opened another front of conflict with Colombia by expelling the ambassador from Bogotá.

Social and political movements in South Asia also reiterated their solidarity with the Cuban people amidst the prolonged energy blockade imposed by the US and its threats of military aggression.

The US Department of Justice has indicted the historic leader of the Revolution for an event that took place nearly 30 years ago. Havana maintains that this is a ploy to justify military aggression against Cuba.

Peru’s electoral challenges reflect a much deeper political crisis in the Andean country.

First Deputy Minister of Health, Tania Cruz, said that causing shortages and hardship to millions of people is genocide.

The two candidates will face off in a runoff election on June 7. Their governing policies differ profoundly, as evidenced by their recent statements ahead of the upcoming election.

Demonstrators have closed several roads and faced heavy repression from security forces. Meanwhile, the Paz government has accused former president Evo Morales of being behind the mass protests.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez addressed a mass gathering in India’s capital to condemn the tightened US blockade on the island and call for the people of the world to rally in its defense.