The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), through the president of the Justice and Peace Committee, Bishop Elias Zaidan, demanded the removal of Cuba from the US list of States Sponsors of Terrorism, and to kick off on the road of understanding to the benefit of the Cuban people.

The Network of Cubans Residing in Latin America and the Caribbean (Red de Cubanos Residentes en América Latina y el Caribe,) rejected in Panama the recently exposed terrorist plans against the island nation.

Representatives of 44 organizations gathered at the Fifth Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean issued a declaration in solidarity with Cuba, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

The Russian State Duma approved in plenary session a statement demanding the removal of Cuba from the arbitrary U.S. list of countries sponsoring terrorism, Prensa Latina reported today.

The President of East Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, acknowledged Cuba’s medical support of his country and the training of health professionals.

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched an online site called MeDevIS ((Priority Medical Devices Information System) as the first open-access electronic database of medical devices.

The Spain-based “Miguel Hernandez” Solidarity-with-Cuba Association has sent a medica aid shipment for Havana’s National Institute of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, recognized today the historical legacy and invaluable contribution of Kim Il Sung to the ties between Cuba and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

German deputy Sevim Dağdelen said today in Washington that it is a shame that Cuba is on the U.S. list of countries sponsoring terrorism.

While the “Gran Polo Patriotico” candidate and head of state Nicolas Maduro started his presidential race on Thursday touring 70 Venezuelan cities, local opposition presidential candidates also joined the race towards the July 28 elections, in tune with the rules of the National Electoral Council (CNE).

The passage of hurricane Beryl on the Caribbean Sea inflicted dramatic damage on small island states in the area, where the United Nations assesses the consequences to give a response to major needs.

In order to commemorate the signing of the document that proclaimed the independence of Venezuela, a day like today 213 years ago, and the Day of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, wreaths dedicated to Jose Marti and the Liberator Simon Bolivar were laid in Havana.

A delegation of experts from the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) headed by its VP Javier Toledo Tápanes visited related projects in the city of Adama, Ethiopia, on a tour led by Asfaw Dingamo, State Minister of Water and Energy and his advisor Abera Endeshaw.

China’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ming told reporters in Beijing that her government will not allow third parties to slander China-Cuba relations.