Climate
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5, expected to make landfall in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa now has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph
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Politics
Young Cubans are being lured to Russia for work and forced to fight in Ukraine instead
An anonymous Russian army officer reported the presence of entire battalions of foreigners, mainly Cubans and Serbians, fighting in Ukraine on the side of Russia
Politics
Congressional reps back Cuban exile push against Miguel Diaz-Canel U.N. visit
The Cuban regime confirmed that Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel will attend the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York in September.
Business
Paris Club democracies meet Cuban regime in Havana raising criticism of 'special treatment'
The Paris Club is a group of 14 democracies that manage the debt of the Cuban dictatorship. It has renegotiated and refinanced its debt multiple times.
Culture
Cuban artists call to boycott regime-sponsored cultural events
Several Cuban artists called on the international art community to abandon "the political fantasy that Cuba is a socialist utopia"
Climate
Havana: 20 injured after building collapses in Havana due to Hurricane Idalia
Additionally, government authorities said that "16 partial and two total landslides were reported, causing minor injuries to three people, including a minor" in the capital city
Business
JetBlue Airlines to halt Cuba flights as U.S. travel restrictions continue
JetBlue representatives said they will proactively provide an automated full refund to their original form of payment to customers
Immigration
Elderly Cuban woman rescued in the Darien Jungle after being abandoned by her son
The woman's daughter, Yudith Rejas León, shared a video of her mother in which she explained that she had abandoned her after she broke her leg in the middle of the treacherous journey
Entertainment
Celia Cruz and '¡Azúcar!' stun fans two decades after her death
Celia Cruz's death paralyzed the Latin music world on July 16, 2003
Human Rights
Republican presidential candidates remember Cuba's historic July 11 protests on second anniversary
Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Francis Suarez, and Ron DeSantis remembered the second anniversary of the Cuban protests that shook the country on July 11.
