Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

International News Briefs for Tuesday, December 16, 2025

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

Matt Levy from the United States took our photo of the day: “What Time Is It?,” in California, USA.

Imports of pork, sugar, coffee, grains and animal feed reach record highs despite advance payment required.

Violent attacks and threats waged by a coalition of militarized gangs are among the many risks Haitian journalists face to report the news.

The news about what is being cooked up in the upper echelons of the country surprised me in the early hours of Wednesday.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, December 15, 2025.

With more than 99% of ballots counted, Jose Antonio Kast garnered 58.2% of the vote, while Jeannette Jara managed 41.8%.

Among those pardoned were citizens of the United States, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Australia, Japan, Lithuania, and Latvia.

Viruses—about six of them are circulating, a friend tells me. There may be more. Who knows? They attack relentlessly, all the time.

Felix Maradiaga: “we shouldn’t place all our hope in solutions that come from outside; we have to organize an internal force of resistance”.