The "Southern Cross" solidarity brigade, made up of Australians and New Zealanders, ended a visit to Cuba with a statement of support for the Revolution and against the new inclusion of the island in the list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism.

The UNESCO Regional Office is bent on inscribing Havana’s Vedado neighborhood on the World Heritage List and taking actions to that end, including the organization of an open-door conference intended to highlight and share Vedado’s emblematic architectural ensemble, according to a press release sent to ACN.

The International Conference Pedagogy 2025 will take place February 10-13 at Havana’s Conventions Center, called by the Cuban Education Ministry.

In the presence of Army General Raul Castro, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Chief of the National Defense Council, opened the Bastion 2024 Strategic Military Exercise, running till Friday, January 24th.

In a post on X on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from Türkiye, President Miguel Díaz-Canel assured that Cuba will keep consolidating projects with the Eurasian nation.

Originally planned for November last year as part of the country's preparedness for defense but postponed to 2025 due to hurricanes Oscar―in the east―and Rafael―in the west―as well as to earthquakes in Eastern Cuba, the strategic exercise Bastion 2024 will start today throughout the nation until January 24.

The National Executive Secretariat of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) issued a statement condemning the inclusion of Cuba in the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Below is the full text of their message.

Cuban university students ratified that their preparedness responds to a fundamental sense of duty to defend the Homeland.

In a post on X assuring that Cuba is not alone, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla thanked the Party, Government and people of China for sending a donation in solidarity that will contribute to the recovery of the National Electric System (SEN) in the context of the project Equipment and Spare Parts for Cuba’s Distributed Generation System, agreed between Presidents Miguel Díaz-Canel and Xi Jinping.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel paid homage on Monday to thirteen military who fell in the line of duty, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin.

Osbert Richard Frederick, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, and Sergio Martinez Gonzalez, Cuban ambassador to the Caribbean island, held talks today on the interest of strengthening ties and collaboration between the parliaments of the two countries.

It is of utmost importance to transform and improve the road safety system in the country to guarantee the lives of our citizens, said Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca, Cuban deputy prime minister, today in Havana.

A traffic accident occurred early this morning on the Cayo Coco highway, with a preliminary death toll of six at the time of writing.

Tourists visiting Cuba can access an official site to obtain an electronic visa, a procedure that speeds up the process and allows them to fill out the online traveler's form from the comfort of their homes.