International

Cuba extends validity of passports and eliminates costly extensions

May 16 |

The Cuban government decided to eliminate the two-year extension of the Cuban passport and extended the validity of the document to 10 years, according to the general director of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cubans Living Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, on his Twitter account on Tuesday.

The official said the measure comes “as part of the continuous strengthening of Cuba’s ties with its nationals abroad” and will take effect next July 1.

What are the measures announced on Tuesday?

1-Extending the validity of passports to 10 years for those over 16 years of age, and 5 years for minors; eliminating the extension requirement and reducing the cost of passports at consulates, setting the price at 180 dollars/euros for those over 16 years of age and 140 dollars/euros for minors.

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2-Equalize the length of stay in Cuba for Cubans living abroad and their foreign relatives (spouses and children).

3-Establish for the emigrants before January 1, 1971 the use of the Cuban passport to enter Cuba, according to the new Constitution.

3-The extension of stay abroad beyond 24 months, automatic and free of charge, announced in March 2020, with the aim of supporting Cubans who were abroad during the critical period of COVID-19, also remains in force.

The official said these measures seek to facilitate Cubans’ travel abroad, their return to Cuba and increase their participation in the political, economic and social life of their country of origin.

He announced that more details on these migratory-consular measures will be informed in the coming hours through local media and on digital pages of the Ministry of the Interior and Cuban consulates.

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International

Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.

On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.

According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”

International

Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’

Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.

“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.

“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.

International

Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.

Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.

“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.

The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”

Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.

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Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.