The third list of main topics for the day from Prensa Latina

Editors: Roberto Hernandez and Roberto Garcia

Cuba: President Díaz-Canel expresses solidarity with disaster victims in Japan

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today expressed his solidarity with the authorities and people of Japan in the face of the disasters that occurred in that Asian country at the beginning of 2024.

Cuba: Reviving the Freedom Caravan

In the presence of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel, the Freedom Caravan departed here today, 65 years after the event.

Cuba: Cuba's fourth city, history and culture frozen in time

A new year arrives in this central province of Cuba, full of traditions and memories of a past that dates back more than five centuries as a heritage region with the founding of its capital in 1514.

USA: Members of Congress ask Biden to remove Cuba from the terrorist list

Today, The Hill newspaper highlighted that Democratic members of Congress from Massachusetts asked US President Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation issued at the end of the Donald Trump administration.

USA: Be careful with Latino voters in an election year

About 34.5 million Latinos will be eligible to vote on November 5, making this racial and ethnic group the fastest growing among voters in the United States today.

Venezuela: Armed forces protect strategic facilities in Venezuela

The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) protects more than 4,200 strategic facilities in Venezuela, a military body revealed today.

Argentina: Workers protested the cancellation of contracts

Workers in the Argentine public administration protested today against the government's decision not to renew contracts signed after January 1, 2023.

Bolivia: The Transnational Education Conference will be held in October

The Bolivian Minister of Education, Edgar Barry, today described the holding of the multinational conference for this sector, scheduled for October this year, as one of the challenges facing the year 2024.

Chile: Chile announces the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza

The Chilean government has allocated 87 million pesos (about $100,000) to meet basic hygiene requirements for women, girls and adolescent girls in the Gaza Strip, the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported today.

Dominican Republic: The government rejects US senators' assurances about weapons

The Dominican government today rejected allegations by US senators, who stated that the country serves as a bridge for illegal arms trafficking to neighboring Haiti.

Lebanon: Confirmation of the death of the Palestinian leader after an Israeli attack

The deputy head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Saleh Al-Arouri, was assassinated today in Lebanon, after an Israeli drone strike in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital.

Lebanon: Approval of the response to the assassination of the Palestinian leader in Lebanon

Today, the Lebanese Resistance (Hezbollah) confirmed the assassination of the Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, Saleh Al-Arouri, along with a number of his companions, in an Israeli bombing in the capital.

Lebanon: Lebanon will submit a complaint to the United Nations regarding Israeli attacks and violations

Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati confirmed today that Lebanon will file a complaint with the UN Security Council due to the ongoing Israeli attacks and violations.

Lebanon: Reports of an explosion in a suburb of the Lebanese capital

An explosion that occurred today in the southern suburb of the capital led to tension in the scene in Lebanon, amid the threat of war due to the ongoing Israeli aggression against the country's border towns.

United Nations: The United Nations Security Council includes five new non-permanent members

Five new non-permanent members began their work today on the United Nations Security Council: Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia.

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