A fire that broke out early this morning in this city’s Centro Habana municipality, apparently caused by the explosion of two electric mopeds kept by the front door, claimed seven lives, namely a family of five adults and two children.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez congratulated Cuban athletes for their performance in the Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla demanded the closure of the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo.

While speaking at the plenary session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), Cuba warned about the danger of the selective use of the concept of "Responsibility to Protect" (RtoP) for political purposes.

Cuban deputy Foreign Trade and Investment minister Debora Rivas and Chinese ambassador to Havana Ma Hui signed the documents making official a 100 thousand-dollar donation to assist the Cuban families affected under the recent intense rains which hit the center and eastern sections of the island.

The plenary session of the National Council of the Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC by its Spanish acronym) began today, in Havana, with the presentation of the results of the debates in commissions held on June 26.

Authorities of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and the patrol brigade of the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) assured on Monday that in Cuba there is no impunity for crime and the security forces are working to maintain citizen security as a conquest of the Revolution.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, said that his participation in the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact was interesting, as he gave a vision of where the world is moving and also of the obstacles that exist around the issues of global finance.

The voices of members of more than a hundred organizations and social movements were heard loud and clear in front of the White House as they demanded changes to the U.S. Cuba policy.

Panama’s daily La Estrella de Panamá looked back on Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro’s denunciation of terrorist plans in 2000 to kill him and thousands of students and social activists.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met today in Paris, with solidarity friends of his country, Cuban nationals residing in the European nation, and personalities of politics, culture and the arts.

The continued dissatisfaction of the people with the limited progress in the recovery of the housing fund after weather conditions was the subject of analysis of the monthly meeting with the country's governors, led by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.

 Speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermudez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the Summit on the New International Financial Pact, in France, on June 22, 2023, "Year 65 of the Revolution".
Your Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic;

 PARIS, France - "Make yourself at home," said UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay on Thursday to the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, who visited the headquarters of the United Nations agency, in the framework of his participation in the Summit for a New World Financial Order, which is being held in this city.

Some 36 irregular migrants were flown back to Cuba on Charter flight from the United States on Thursday.