Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as Trump administration heaps pressure on island

Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as Trump administration heaps pressure on island

The Cuban government said late Thursday it has pardoned and released 2,010 prisoners, a sweeping move that comes as the island nation grapples with intense pressure from the Trump administration, including an oil blockade that — until recently — cut off fuel shipments. Calling it a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” Cuba’s Embassy in the U.S….

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise in Easter trade on hopes for Hormuz reopening

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise in Easter trade on hopes for Hormuz reopening

Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Friday, after Iran and Oman were reportedly drafting a protocol to “monitor transit” through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes that the crucial waterway could partially reopen. Tanker traffic through the key oil-shipping route “should be supervised and coordinated” with the two countries, said Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister of…

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