Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

International News Briefs for Monday, October 20, 2025

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, October 20, 2025.

Gilberto Ramírez Pinheiro from the United States took our photo of the day: “Columbia Tuscalum” in Cincinnati, USA.

I believe that as one grows older, the world shrinks considerably, becomes faster, and everything that once seemed important ceases to be so.

The preliminary count from Bolivia’s Electoral Tribunal shows a commanding lead for senator Rodrigo Paz in Sunday’s presidential election.

Today’s featured artist is David Bryne (USA) with the song “Independence Day” from his 1989 album “Rei Momo”.

The events took place on October 16, when demonstrators marched banging pots and shouting “Freedom!” and “Down with Diaz-Canel!”

The real power of Peru’s political system lies in Congress, where various groups divide it up in more or less equal portions.

It is paradoxical that activists who proclaim “freedom for political prisoners” quickly join defamatory campaigns.

I have two friends, both over 80 years old. I visit them often and run a few errands for them because all their relatives live outside Cuba.

Oscar Perez-Oliva heads the strategic Ministry of Foreign Trade, a technocrat who combines family legacy, Party discipline and continuity.