Former tropical depression 19th became storm Sara moving in the central-southern Caribbean Sea on Thursday.

In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Surangel Whipps Jr, president of Palau, on the occasion of his re-election and reasserted to him the commitment to keep strengthening the links of friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

The 60th anniversary of Russia’s Cuba Friendship Society (RCFS), formerly the Soviet-Cuban Friendship Society, will be celebrated today in Moscow by its leaders and top officials of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP).

In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel wished former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador a happy 71st birthday, calling him dear brother and assuring that Cuba will never forget his generous support in hard times.

In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla reiterated the condemnation of Israel's genocide against the Palestinians and the restrictions imposed on the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, where 43,665 people have been killed and 103,076 wounded, most of them women and children.

 The damages caused by Hurricane Rafael in the province of Guantanamo led the National Cuba-Italy Friendship Association and Timbalaye, international promoter of Cuban culture, to help the recovery effort with a donation of 5,000 euros.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the World Peace Council (WPC) held in Katmandu, Nepal and attended by Fernando González, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), condemned the U.S. blockade of Cuba and the inclusion of the island in the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) keeps supporting Cuba’s agricultural and ranching sectors to help enhance a sustainable food system.

Brazil extended its solidarity to the government and people of Cuba following the impacts by two hurricanes on the island and the two quakes that rocked the eastern section of the island.

The Member States of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) expressed their solidarity with the Cuban people and government after earthquakes struck off the southeastern region of the country today on Sunday.

As part of the Action Plan of the United Nations System (UNS) to help the people of Cuba, the first of four flights with basic supplies valued at more than USD 600,000 arrived in this city thanks to a joint effort by UNDP, FAO, PAHO and UNICEF together with the European Union (EU).

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, member of the Political Bureau and head of foreign affairs, thanked today the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America - People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) for the solidarity statement sent to Cuba after the passage of Hurricane Rafael.

The genocide in the Gaza Strip; the coup attempts in Venezuela; the media campaigns and constant fake news against Cuba, and the tightening of the blockade policy: new faces of fascism in the 21st century, precisely to the analysis of these ultra-right tendencies - from a critical, urgent and committed look - the panels and round tables of the World Parliamentary Forum against fascism, neo-fascism and similar expressions, which Cuba is attending in Caracas, are dedicated to the analysis of these tendencies.

Cuba marked on Monday, November 4th, the 50th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR).