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Topic: Cuba

Fungus-coated wetsuit to shellfish venom pills, declassified papers show CIA plots to assassinate Castro

Plots, which ran in 5 phases from 1959-1963, are detailed in a 1977 internal investigation by CIA's John Earman, which were published online Thursday by National Security Archive project.

Cuban missile crisis: 13 stormy days in Oct 1962 when US, USSR came to brink of nuclear conflict

On 16 Oct 1962, Kennedy’s NSA walked into the White House with ‘proof’ of Soviet missile deployment in Cuba. What followed was a ‘naval quarantine’ of the Caribbean nation.

‘Marquez is a Malayali’—Kerala loves Cuba & its romantic communism

In ‘Mad About Cuba’, Ullekh NP draws on the connection between Cuba and Kerala. The book is the result of an upbringing in the Marxist stronghold of Kannur and a trip to Cuba in 2023.

Cuba beyond postcards. This photographer didn’t want to come back with just ‘travel pictures’

With his series on Cuba, Rohit Chawla has ventured into painting. 'Almost everybody’s a photographer now. I had to reinvent the game to stay relevant,' he said.

SubscriberWrites: Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis reshaped international law on missiles, showcasing diplomacy’s power in averting nuclear war and emphasising deterrence over warfare.

India sends 90 tonnes of medicines to Cuba

The consignment of medicines consists of nine active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

EU’s Meta probe, Georgians protest ‘Russia-inspired’ bill & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

Putin breaks silence on Navalny, Vietnam loses another President & other global news you may have missed

New Delhi: After claiming victory in yet another presidential election, Vladimir Putin, one of Russia’s longest-serving leaders, broke his silence on the death of...

Cuba says thwarted ‘terror plot’ hatched by Florida man who arrived on island by jetski

One of the men arrested, whose identity was unclear, was armed with several handguns, ammunition clips and ammo.

Vladimir Putin has an invitation to visit Cuba, says Russian ambassador

Longtime political allies Cuba and Russia - both subject to U.S. sanctions - have increased economic ties by facilitating trade and investment to circumvent those restrictions.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.