Cuba starts freeing prisoners a day after the US said it would lift terror designation
Cuba has started releasing some prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism
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After U.S. lifts terror designation, Cuba starts freeing prisoners
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Biden Administration Taking Cuba Off Terrorism List in Deal to Free Political Prisoners
The action is part of a deal worked out with help from the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
Biden administration removes Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list
President-elect Donald Trump designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism shortly before he left office in January 2021.NBC News - 1d -
Biden Will Remove Cuba From List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
The decision is the latest in a series of conflicting U.S. approaches to Cuba by different administrations.The New York Times - 1d -
Biden to lift Cuba's status as terror sponsor in exchange for prisoners' release
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Why a return to Obama-era policy on Cuba would be a big mistake
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