Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

International News Briefs for Wednesday, September 3, 2025

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

We highlight the human dimension of a journey that seeks to challenge the blockade and stand with the Palestinian people. (12 photos)

Today’s featured band is the cast of Buena Vista Social Club from their Broadway musical with an NPR Tiny Desk Concert (2025).

Cesar Prieto kept thinking back to a nervous time 4 ½ years earlier when he was sprinting away from a hotel and running toward his dreams.

The Cuban government boasts of an increase, ignoring inflation and the depreciation of the national currency.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

When someone in Havana needs to repair a washing machine, they imagine the mechanic will be a tall man, with rough hands and a smell of grease

With GPS, no one seems to need paper maps anymore. Instead of books and other long reads, there are TikTok reels and social media threads.

In Cuba, getting dressed is not just a daily act: it is a mirror of identity and, at the same time, of crisis.

We speak with Rachel Griffin Accurso, the educator known to millions as Ms. Rachel, who has become a leading advocate for children in Gaza.