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Why is Cubans trending?

Updated 24/10/2026, 10:21:11 UTC

Cubans is drawing attention across 2 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

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WorldAl Jazeera2h ago

Rubio calls on Cubans to partner with CIA ‘to create positive change’

Washington has raised pressure on Havana after the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

WorldAl Jazeera7h ago

Marco Rubio urges Cubans to collaborate with CIA to topple gov’t

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Cubans to secretly work with the CIA to topple their government.

WorldThe Guardian10h ago

Rubio tells Cubans ‘now is the time’ to act to see political change

US secretary of state makes comments after Trump tells US rally warships could intervene on return from Iran Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political change in their country to act, saying “now is the time” moments after Donald Trump told a Friday rally for candidates in south Florida that US warships could intervene in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war. The US secretary of state, in his social media post addressed “to those who seek to create positive change”, urged Cubans to capitalize on Trump’s plans. “The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete [sic] partnership with the CIA,” Rubio said. Continue reading...

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