Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a lament – that Jesus’s message of peace is being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the very land he was born. Israel’s deadliest-ever war on Gaza cast a shadow as the pontiff presided over the evening Mass on Sunday, attended by 6,500 people at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.»

Cuba celebrates Teacher's Day by commemorating the 62nd anniversary of its declaration as a territory free of illiteracy, the first great educational feat of the nascent revolution in the Caribbean island.»

Chile has voted to reject a new conservative constitution, leaving the text drafted during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in force. With nearly all of the ballots tallied on Sunday night, more than 55 percent of Chileans voted against the text, compared with about 44 percent in favor.»

The 7th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) agreed today not to hold the second national conference of that political organization, scheduled for the first quarter of 2024, in order to focus efforts on the fulfillment of urgent tasks.»

Intensive technical meetings are set to follow the provisional high-level political deal before a finalised text can be adopted as law. »

Cuba has a tsunami hazard map, another tool to strengthen the disaster risk reduction system here.»

The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) confirmed today the use of Russian MIR cards as a means of payment throughout the national network of ATMs and Point of Sale Terminals (POS).»

The United States has sent more weapons to Israel, including deadly bunker buster bombs, to assist the Zionist regime in its war against the besieged Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reports.»

Cuba commemorates on Thursday the armed uprising staged on November 30, 67 years ago, by the 26th of July Movement (M-26-7) to support the arrival of the Granma yacht along the eastern coast of the country, with 82 expeditionaries on board, led by Fidel Castro.»

In a shocking video that has surfaced on social media platforms, an Israeli regime soldier is seen detonating a residential building in the besieged Gaza Strip as a “gift” to his two-year-old daughter.»