International

Cuba describes the OAS resolution on the elections in Venezuela as an “inference”

Cuba described as an “inference” the resolution approved by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) that requires the authorities of Venezuela to publish “expitely” the electoral minutes of last July 28 in that country.

“As we warned, the inter-interference resolution on Venezuela was imposed in the OAS,” the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, wrote in X.

He also stated that the OAS, “which supported coups d’état, dictatorships and did not condemn US invasions in the region, lacks the authority to urge our countries to submit to spurious mandates. Cease interference.”

The organization’s resolution urges the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela to “expitly publish the minutes with the results of the vote of the presidential elections at the level of each polling station.”

It also calls for “respect for the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty through an impartial verification of the results that guarantees the transparency, credibility and legitimacy of the electoral process.”

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The non-binding text was presented on behalf of the United States and Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay as co-sponsors.

His appeal joins the one also made this Friday by the European Union and 22 countries, including Spain, in favor of the “immediate publication of all the original minutes” of the elections and the “impartial” and “independent” verification of the results of those elections, in which according to the CNE Nicolás Maduro prevailed on Edmundo González Urrutia.

On July 31, 17 governments voted in favor of another OAS resolution that asked the Venezuelan authorities to publish “immediately” the minutes of the elections, but this initiative finally did not prosper.

That first text had 17 votes in favor, none against, 11 abstentions – like those of Colombia and Brazil, and five absences, so it did not achieve the absolute majority necessary to get ahead.

The CNE of Venezuela proclaimed the victory of the president, Nicolás Maduro, for a third consecutive term, in results rejected by the opposition and questioned by several foreign governments and international watch groups.

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The main opposition coalition – the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) – led by Edmundo González Urrutia, assures that it obtained a “monumental victory” with 7.3 million votes, according to the electoral records obtained by that majority bloc.

Cuba, Venezuela’s political ally, was one of the first countries to recognize Maduro’s triumph decreed by the CNE, despite protests against this result.

International

Erin brings strong winds and storm surge despite weakening offshore

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday but continues to pose a threat to parts of the U.S. East Coast with potentially dangerous flooding, according to meteorologists.

Although the hurricane’s eye is expected to remain offshore, experts are concerned about Erin’s size, as strong winds extend hundreds of kilometers beyond the storm’s center.

In its 18:00 GMT bulletin, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) lifted tropical storm warnings for the Bahamasand Turks and Caicos Islands, but kept them in effect for parts of North Carolina.

Erin was located several hundred kilometers southeast of North Carolina and was moving northwestward.

“This means there is a risk of potentially life-threatening flooding of 60 to 120 centimeters above ground level,” said NHC Director Michael Brennan.

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He also warned of the possibility of destructive waves, combined with storm surge, that could cause severe damage to beaches and coastal areas, making roads impassable.

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Three U.S. Warships deploy near Venezuela to combat drug trafficking

Three U.S. naval vessels are moving toward the coasts of Venezuela, according to international media reports on Tuesday, after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Donald Trump is ready to combat and curb international drug trafficking.

Reports indicate that the ships will reach Venezuelan waters within the next 36 hours as part of a recent U.S. deployment aimed at countering international narcotics operations.

The announcement coincides with Leavitt’s statement that Trump is prepared to “use the full extent of his power” to halt drug flows into the United States. The naval deployment involves approximately 4,000 military personnel.

“The President has been clear and consistent. He is ready to use every element of U.S. power to prevent drugs from flooding our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela—it is a narco-terror cartel,” the spokesperson said during a press conference.

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Cuban authorities free salvadoran convicted in 1997 hotel bombing

Salvadoran national Otto René Rodríguez Llerena was released after serving a 30-year prison sentence for his involvement in a terrorist attack at a hotel in Cuba in 1997, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

During his trial, Rodríguez Llerena admitted to placing an explosive device at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel under the orders of anti-Castro exile leaders. He was arrested the following year when he returned to Havana with another load of explosives that failed to detonate.

“The Cuban government reiterates its commitment to combating terrorism, respecting human rights, and the need for the international community to hold accountable those who promote such acts,” the statement read.

He was released on August 15 and is the second Salvadoran to complete his sentence. In December of last year, another Salvadoran, Ernesto Cruz León, was released after planting bombs at tourist centers, one of which killed an Italian tourist identified as Fabio Di Celmo.

A third Salvadoran, Francisco Chávez Abarca, also received a 30-year sentence from Cuban courts in 2010 after being extradited from Venezuela through Interpol for actions against Cuba.

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Rodríguez Llerena had requested conditional release in 2016, arguing that his actions had not caused any direct fatalities, but no further information was released about his situation until now.